1990s Projects
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una porta per venezia [1990]
Entry for an invited competition to redesign Piazzale Roma in Venice. The design is characterized by a thick wall with six gates that act as a boundary between the vehicular arrival to the city and subsequent pedestrian circulation. A monumental tower rises from behind the walls. The entry was awarded 2nd place and was exhibited at the 1990 Venice Biennale.
A Gateway for Venice [Site plan] (black ink on electrostatic copy with zippatone, color letratone, and adhesive text labels on mylar (matte double sided); 35 3/4″ x 43 3/4″)
Axonometric View [Birdseye axonometric, scale 1:500] (black ink with zipatone and adhesive text labels on mylar (matte double sided); 36″ x 45″)
Long section, long elevation, and three floor plans (black ink drawing with letraset and adhesive text labels on mylar (matte double sided); 36″ x 45″)
A Gateway to Venice [Two building elevations – Grand Canal – and one floor plan] (black ink drawing with blue layout pencil and adhesive text labels on mylar (matte double sided); 36″ x 45″)
Two building sections and three building elevations (black ink drawing with zipatone and adhesive text labels on mylar (matte double sided); 36″ x 45″)
Eight exterior perspectives, drawing by Nader Tehrani (black ink drawing with adhesive text labels on mylar (matte double sided); 36″ x 45″)
Exterior color perspective 1(prismacolor and gouache paint on strathmore; 28 1/4″ x 12 1/4″)
Exterior color perspective 2 (prismacolor and gouache paint on strathmore; 28 1/4″ x 12 1/4″)
PROJECT INDEX
Additional projects by Jorge Silvetti and Rodolfo Machado completed in the 1990s.
Seaside – A Residential/Commercial Building [1990]
A proposal for a four-story mixed-used building incorporating two levels of commercial space and two levels of multi-family units.
Brecher Residence [1991]
Interior design and furnishings of private residential apartment.
Cranbrook – A New Entrance for Cranbrook [1991]
Winning entry to an invited competition to design a new campus entrance for the Cranbrook Academy.
Nordbanhofgelande [1991]
Urban design proposal to develop the railroad yards and adjacent sites of the Nordbanhofgelande (north station railyards) area of Vienna.
The Concord House [1991]
Single-family residence in Concord, Massachusetts.
Banffire [1992]
Winning entry to the competition for the design of a public recreational facility for the Transcanada Pipelines Pavilion – public art commission at the Banff Centre for the Arts.
Princeton University Parking Garage [1992]
A four-story parking garage in the campus of Princeton University.
The Spreebogen [1993]
Entry for the International Competition for the design of the north area of the Spreebogen and the New Chancellery Building and associated offices in Berlin, Germany.
The Getty Villa [1994]
Winning entry for master plan, reprogramming, and expansion of the Getty Villa in Malibu.
Phillips Exeter Academy Stadium [1994]
Entry to the invited competition for a new stadium facility at the Phillips Exeter Academy.
Robert F. Wagner Jr. Park [1996]
A public park and Belvedere pavilion, Battery Park City (in association with Hanna/Olin Landscape Architects and horticulturalist L. Miller.)
Retiro Urban District [1996]
Entry to the public competition for the urban development of the railroad yards of the Retiro Station and adjacent open areas.
Nursing and Biomedical Sciences Building [1996]
Entry to the invited competition for the Nursing and Biomedical Sciences Building at the Houston Medical Center.
Museo Constantini [1997]
Entry to the international competition for a new museum of Latin American Art.
Sonic – A Drive-in Restaurant Prototype [1997]
A new prototype for the Sonic Drive-in restaurant chain.
Mission Bay [1998]
Winning entry to the invited competition to provide a design for the University of California San Francisco Mission Bay New Campus.
Princeton University Master Plan – Northeast Campus [1998]
A master plan for the expansion of the campus of Princeton University.
Sigma Sigma Tower [1998]
Commemorative tower of the Sigma Sigma Fraternity at the University of Cincinnati campus.
Jefferson Residence Hall [1998]
New residential hall at the University of Cincinnati campus.
Lippincott & Margulies [1998]
Interior design and furnishings for new headquarters offices of Lippincott & Margulies creative design consultancy.
Scully Hall [1998]
New students’ residential building, “Scully Hall.”
Frankfurt AM Main [1999]
Entry to the invited international competition for a new entertainment, commercial, and residential complex in Frankfurt.
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The Rodolfo Machado & Jorge Silvetti Collection
This site was made possible thanks to the support of Jorge Silvetti, Nelson Robinson Jr. Professor of Architecture, Emeritus and Ann Whiteside, Librarian/Assistant Dean for Information Services at the Frances Loeb Library.
Developed in collaboration with Ines Zalduendo, Special Collections Curator at the Frances Loeb Library, M.Arch ’95 and Ashleigh Brady, Archival Collections Website Editor, M.Arch ’26.
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