ASHLEY BLAKE KOGER
a.b.koger@gmail.com 2738 NE 7TH Avenue Portland OR 97206 937 581 1061
EDUCATION SEPT 2010JULY 2013
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
PORTLAND, OREGON
SEPT 2009MAR 2010
GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART
SEPT 2003JUNE 2007
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI
DEC 2006APRIL 2007
CENTRE FOR ENVIRON. PLANNING & TECHNOLOGY
AHMEDABAD, INDIA
1999-2003
BEAVERCREEK HIGH SCHOOL
BEAVERCREEK, OHIO
Masters Degree of Architecture, Urban Design Specialization
Masters Certificate in Urban Design Research
B.S. Architecture Dean’s List, Honors Scholar Student
Architecture & Interior Design Design Studio, Lecture on Indian Affordable Housing 8 weeks of travel throughout India
Graduated with Honors 12th in Class of 532 Students, 4.48 Cumulative GPA
GLASGOW, SCOTLAND CINCINNATI, OHIO
WORK EXPERIENCE JAN 2012APRIL 2013 JUNE 2011SEPT 2011
APR 2013JUNE 2013 SEPT 2011DEC 2011
APRIL 2010SEPT 2010 NOV 2007SEPT 2009 JAN 2006APRIL 2006 SEPT 2005DEC 2005
THA ARCHITECTURE
PORTLAND, OREGON
As part of the project team for PCC Cascades new Student Center and Academic Building, I worked through DD and 100% CD documents. Previously, as a summer a intern, I worked on multiple project teams to help with presentation formatting, model building, and rendering. In addition, I spent time in marketing with RFP and RFQ proposals, and helped with general office organization tasks. (thaarchitecture.com)
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
PORTLAND, OREGON
Working as the Graduate Research Fellow for Nancy Cheng, Director of Architecture in Portland, I worked on material experimentations for Shaping Light, developed the ‘Shaping Light’ website and co-wrote a paper, ‘Folded Sun-Shades: from Origami to Architecture,’ which was published for the National ACSA 100th Annual Meeting in Boston. I attended this conference and co-presented the body of research.
LDG ARCHITECTS
TAOS, NEW MEXICO
A firm of 10 designers and creatives, at LDG I lead design competitions; managed small commercial projects; produced complete schematics, DD, and CD drawing sets; 3D model, schematic design presentations; LEED certification documents; planning and zoning appeals; presentation boards; RFQ and RFP production and design; model building; website design (www.ldgtaos.com). I worked at LDG multiple times as an intern, and then full-time for nearly 3 years.
APRIL 2006SEPT 2006
ERGO ARCHITECTURE
SEPT 2005DEC 2005
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
Firm of 4. Developed a digital detail library for the firm, drew construction details for a modern house project, worked closely with a client to develop a project scope and preliminary design for a house
CINCINNATI, OHIO
Teacher’s Assistant for Computer Graphics Class for Architecture Students. Taught 20 Students Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, & GoLive twice a week; hosted studio critiques, evaluated and graded student work, gave student performance reviews