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fine art meets fieldwork.
 
topographica expands from santa monica,
delivering aerial imaging and mapping for
architecture, construction, and public art.

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t.e.u.c.l.a. sculpture by richard serrafranklin d. murphy sculpture garden
ucla, westwood, ca
august 2025

richard serra’s t.e.u.c.l.a. sculpture, franklin d. murphy sculpture garden at ucla, august 2025.


project descriptiontopographica acquires aerial views of contemporary sculptor richard serra’s t.e.u.c.l.a. sculpture installed in front 
of the ucla broad art center. 

3D model in progress.
project idtop-2508-pa-001

categories photography
3d model
public art
richard serra’s t.e.u.c.l.a. sculpture, ucla broad art center, august 2025.
richard serra’s t.e.u.c.l.a. sculpture, ucla broad art center, august 2025.
richard serra’s t.e.u.c.l.a. sculpture, ucla broad art center, august 2025.
richard serra’s t.e.u.c.l.a. sculpture, ucla broad art center, august 2025.
richard serra’s t.e.u.c.l.a. sculpture, ucla broad art center, august 2025.
richard serra’s t.e.u.c.l.a. sculpture, ucla broad art center, august 2025.

richard serra’s t.e.u.c.l.a. sculpture, ucla broad art center, august 2025.
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 the biophilia treehouseucla dma counterforce labencino, ca
february 2023–current

the biophilia treehouse, encino, ca, june 2025.



project descriptionthe biophilia treehouse is a ucla dma counterforce lab public art project directed by professor rebeca méndez to grow a series of living sculptures offering birds a place to nest and thrive. 

biophilia treehouse is also conceived as an outdoor classroom, a community storytelling center, and a sequence of stepping stones designed to restore landscape connectivity across la county.

the first biophilia treehouse was conceived and produced at the ucla design media arts fablab and installed in encino, ca, on the grounds of the holy spirit retreat center stewarded by the sisters of social service.

full project description: https://counterforcelab.org/biophilia-treehouse
project idtop-23-25-pa-001

categories photography
4k video
3d model
public art
the biophilia treehouse, encino, ca, june 2025.
the biophilia treehouse, encino, ca, june 2025.
the biophilia treehouse, encino, ca, june 2025.
the biophilia treehouse, encino, ca, june 2025.
the biophilia treehouse, encino, ca, june 2025. 
the biophilia treehouse, encino, ca, june 2025.
landscaping the biophilia treehouse with ucla ecology and evolutionary biology students, encino, ca, february 2023.
3D survey of biophilia treehouse, encino, ca, september 2023.
3D model of biophilia treehouse, ucla design media arts, september 2023.


the biophilia treehouse, encino, ca, june 2025.
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château palmer margaux, france
june 25, 2025
& july 9, 2025
château palmer estate, margaux, france, june 2025.



project descriptiontopographica is commissioned by premium winemaker and estate château palmer to acquire aerial photos and videos of their site located near bordeaux, france.
project idtop-2507-vd-001
categories 4K video
agriculture
luxury
photography
new gardens, château palmer estate, june 2025. 
new gardens, château palmer estate, june 2025.
new gardens, château palmer estate (still from 4k video), july 2025.
new gardens, château palmer estate (still from 4k video), july 2025.
château palmer (still from 4k video), june 2025.
vineyards, château palmer (still from 4k video), june 2025. 
château palmer (still from 4k video), june 2025.
vineyards, château palmer (still from 4k video), june 2025.
vineyards, château palmer (still from 4k video), june 2025.









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radius books artist weekendtesuque, nm
august 1, 2025



project descriptionproviding santa fe-based publisher radius books with 4k vertical videos of the 2025 radius books artist weekend dinner for their instagram. 

videos available on vimeo: https://vimeo.com/user/239872173/folder/26245498
project idtop-2508-ev-001
categories 4K video
events
2025 radius books artist weekend dinner, tesuque, nm.
2025 radius books artist weekend dinner, tesuque, nm.
2025 radius books artist weekend dinner, tesuque, nm.
2025 radius books artist weekend dinner, tesuque, nm.




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 drones and la water narrativesucla design media arts
winter 2024

handbound book co-designed, printed and bound at ucla design media arts, march 2024.

project descriptionundergraduate class introducing drone photography, faa regulations, sectional charts, weather, and drone flight and safety. 

students focused on the los angeles aqueduct, a critical water conveying system that brings life to our homes and campus, from sylmar, ca, to mono lake.

the class culminated in a 132-page book students co-designed, printed and bound at the ucla design media arts print lab.

this class earned yogan muller the 2024 ucla unit-18 professional development award and was featured in the spring 2024 ucla soaa faculty spotlight, and in the ucla institute of the environment and sustainability (ioes) magazine in july 2024.

read:
•spring 2024 ucla soaa faculty spotlight: https://arts.ucla.edu/single/faculty-spotlight-spring-2024/
•interview for the ucla ioes magazine: https://www.ioes.ucla.edu/article/ucla-counterforce-labs-yogan-muller-publishes-book-on-la-aqueduct-following-cop21/

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categories photography
4k video 
infrastructure
research
teaching
utilities
slipcase, drones and la water narratives book, ucla design media arts, winter 2024.
cover printed with white ink, drones and la water narratives book, ucla design media arts, winter 2024.
toc, drones and la water narratives book, ucla design media arts, winter 2024.
double page spread, yogan muller’s water survey, drones and la water narratives book, ucla design media arts, winter 2024.
double page spread, yogan muller’s water survey, drones and la water narratives book, ucla design media arts, winter 2024.
double page spread, yogan muller’s water survey, drones and la water narratives book, ucla design media arts, winter 2024.
double page spread, yogan muller’s water survey, drones and la water narratives book, ucla design media arts, winter 2024.
double page spread, student work, drones and la water narratives book, ucla design media arts, winter 2024.
double page spread, student work, drones and la water narratives book, ucla design media arts, winter 2024.
double page spread, student work, drones and la water narratives book, ucla design media arts, winter 2024.
double page spread, interview with ucla deputy chief sustainablity officer bonny bentzin, drones and la water narratives book, ucla design media arts, winter 2024.
Double page spread, interview with ucla deputy chief sustainablity officer bonny bentzin, drones and la water narratives book, ucla design media arts, winter 2024.
double page spread, yogan muller’s water survey, drones and la water narratives book, ucla design media arts, winter 2024.
inner spread of the back cover printed with white toner ink, drones and la water narratives book, ucla design media arts, winter 2024.







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 drones and la water narrativesucla design media arts
winter 2024

the cascades, sylmar, ca, february 2024.


project description drone footage yogan muller captured for his “drones and la water narratives” undergraduate class at ucla design media arts, introducing drone photography, faa regulations, sectional charts, weather, and drone flight and safety. 

project idtop-2402-03-ph-001
category photography
infrastructure
teaching
utilities
the cascades, sylmar, ca, february 2024.
the first la aqueduct, jawbone canyon north, ca, february 2024.
second la aqueduct, haiwee, ca, february 2024.
the first la aqueduct, pine tree canyon, ca, february 2024.
The first la aqueduct, near haiwee, ca, february 2024.
best available control measures, dust mitigation techniques, owens lake, ca, february 2024.
best available control measures, dust mitigation techniques, owens lake, ca, february 2024.
owens river gorge, near bishop, ca, may 2024.
owens river, near bishop, ca, may 2024.
the second los angeles aqueduct, detail, jawbone canyon, ca, february 2024.
the second los angeles aqueduct, jawbone canyon, ca, february 2024.
concrete foundation, first los angeles aqueduct, pine tree canyon, february 2024.
the first los angeles aqueduct, bobcat canyon, ca, may 2024.
the first and second la aqueducts, mojave desert near warren, ca, february 2024.
the california and first los angeles aqueducts crossing near neenach, ca, february 2024.



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 wine countrybordeaux, france
june 30, 2025
july 2, 2025


Macau, France, July 2025

Project descriptiontopographica acquires aerial views of select locations of the legendary bordeaux wine country.
project idtop-2507-land-001