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AARON W ANDERSON
aaron.w.anderson@gmail.com T 951.833.5502 7506 Sungold Ave Corona, CA 92880
Education
Awards
Bachelor of Landscape Architecture, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo: June, 2010.
LADAC Achievement Award, Spring 2009 LAF/CLASS Fund Memorial Student Scholarship, Spring 2009 National Society of Collegiate Scholars 2005-2007 Sigma Lambda Alpha 2007-Present Dean’s Honor List Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Fall 2007, Fall 2009, Winter 2010
Emphasis
Thematic design, didactic landscapes, sustainability
Experience BMLA Landscape Architecture, Intern, Corona, CA – Summer 2008
Designed Veteran’s Memorial for the City of Corona, created office marketing posters, and updated AutoCAD details catalog
Landscape Architecture Department, California Polytechnic State University, Office Assistant, San Luis Obispo - Winter 2008-Spring 2009, Spring 2010 Aided in work leading up to accreditation review by Landscape Architecture Accreditation Board and the
Landscape Architecture Department 35th Anniversary, and created student project archive
San Diego Wild Animal Park, Senior Project, Escondido, CA - Fall 2009-Winter 2010 Client based project that incorporated principles of education, conservation, and environmental enrichment to
redesign the African elephant enclosure and visitor experience
Off Campus Study, Czech Republic, Austria, Hungary, Italy, Ireland, & England - Spring 2009 Study of spaces, signage, & zoological gardens in a series of urban and suburban environments recorded
through sketchbooks and photography
Affiliation President, ASLA, Student Chapter - Fall 2008-Spring 2009, Member since 2005 Organized and oversaw activities such as club meetings, events, and Open House. Open House booth
awards include “Best Use of Theme” 2007, and “Committee Favorite” 2008
Parliamentarian, Empower Poly Coalition (Organization for Environmental Action) - 2006-2009 Worked with students to establish an interdisciplinary network that addressed sustainability at Cal Poly and
worked with community members in San Luis Obispo
Organizer, Focus the Nation: Global Warming Solutions for America - Spring 2007-Winter 2008 Represented Student Chapter of ASLA and coordinated efforts for global warming art installation, and organized reception and dinner for administration, facilities, professors, and students
Skills
Computer: Adobe Design Premiun CS 5, Keynote, SketchUp, iMovie, AutoCAD, Microsoft Office Design: Hand Drafting, Sketching, Drawing, Painting, Rendering, Model Making Knowledge: Set Design, Lighting Design, Sustainable Design, Structures, Conservation Biology
Interests
Sustainability, mentoring, effecting change, performing arts, thematic design, painting
Space is transformative and allows people to travel thousands of miles when exploring the details within.
Mankayana The African Elephant Savanna
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Finalize Design W5 Integrate Signage W2
Dublin Case Study Plant Research
Disney Case Study
Conflict Research
Savanna Research
San Diego Case Study
Analysis of Exhibit Analysis of Viewing
Observe Elephants
Design Development W7 Concept Design W6
Concept Development
Review Comments W5
Complete Design W6
Zoological Research W8 Conservation Research W8
Analysis of Experience
Biology Research
Finalize Signage W5
Signage Development W1
Design Development W1
Residents Research W8
Signage Design W4
Story Design W9 Presentation Graphics W9 Story Development W7
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The graphic design of research and analysis is an articulation of space, interpreting the relationships of the component within the spacial environment.
Termite Construction Kingdom:Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Isoptera Family: Termitoidea Genus: Macrotermes
Where are African termites found? These termites are found throughout most of Africa in well drained areas
Why plants grow around termite Mounds?
Do all of these termites live in one colony? Macriternes have a highly developed social caste system which includes workers, soldiers, and reproductives. Worker
Soldier
King
Queen Lateral Connectives
Some termites selectively gather clay particles for mound construction in savannas. This trait results in a higher clay content present in termite mound soils than in surrounding soils. In many cases, termite soils also contain higher levels of organic carbon, nitrogen, and minerals such as calcium and potassium than surrounding soils.
Central Chimney Mound The Job of Worker Termites: -feed and groom all other casts -dig tunnels -locate food and water -maintain colony atmospheric balance -repair the nest
Surface Conduit
Fungas Gardens Radial Channel Galleries
The Job of Soldier Termites: -defend the colony from outside threat -reley on worker termites to be fed
The Job of King and Queen Termites: -responsible for all reproduction of colony
Cellar
Young mounds are roughly cicular and often irregular in shape.
Space has meaning and tells a story that requires time to unravel before the visitors eyes, as in the Termite quadrant of Mankayana at the San Diego Wild Animal Park.
Space evolves as the visitors and residents interact with it, as in the Elephant enclosure of Mankayana at the San Diego Wild Animal Park.
Space can be generated out of the surroundings or become an abstraction of the elements, as in the South Street Seaport in New York.
Space is influenced by the seasons and elements, causing the boundaries to change through the years, as in Muir Woods National Monument.
1’-6”
3’-2”
White Aluminum Dome
Polycarbonate Lens
Frosted Hurricane Chimney
12’-0”
Black 3” dia. Aluminum Pole
Space can establish mood and affect visitor movement, as in Piedras Blancas, a historic project maintained by the BLM.
The intersection of planes, lines, and forms create space that provides unique chambers based on perspective, as in Triangle Park in San Luis Obispo.
Concept models push preconceptions of space by exploring boundary, object, and corridor relationships.
A story can be communicated by traveling though space, as in the Axion Adventure, a ride concept based on the Disney Pixar film WALL-E.
Space is created through the extrapolation of form and repetition of pattern, as in the Corona City Hall Veteran’s Memorial.