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
ASHLEY BLAKE KOGER
a.b.koger@gmail.com 2738 NE 7TH Avenue Portland OR 97206 937 581 1061
PUBLICATION JAN 2013
‘Historic Design Guidelines Notebook’ Oregon State University
Designed for the University for future guidlines for development. Completed in conjunction with Becca Cavell at THA Architecture. APRIL 2012
‘Architects Should Build Things’ AAA Blog An article submitted as a guest blogger which outlines the U of O Design/Build Pavilion at The Oregon College of Arts and Crafts. The article emphasizes the importance of making in the learning process of design education.
FEB 2012
‘Folded Sun-Shades: from Origami to Architecture,’ ACSA 100th Annual Meeting, Boston Massachusetts by Nancy Cheng, Abraham N. Rodriguez and Ashley Koger. This paper summarizes Nancy’s body of research and suggests steps for moving forward with the Sun-Shade design.
INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOPS 2013
AIJ INTERNATIONAL URBAN DESIGN WORKSHOP
FUKUSHIMA, JAPAN
MARKING THE FOREST
EUGENE, OREGON
Urban Design studies for Tamura City, and area of Fukushima severely affected by the 2011 Nuclear Power Plant explosion. 2013
A 10 day study of the forest concluding with a design/build project made of local materials.
VOLUNTEER 2011
DESIGN/BUILD SCHOOL TEACHING PAVILION
PORTLAND, OREGON
OVER THE RHINE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
CINCINNATI, OHIO
SCPA DESIGN PROJECT
CINCINNATI, OHIO
Volunteer Project to design and build a teaching pavilion for the Multnomah County ‘Outdoor School’ Program 2005-2007
2006
Renovating Historic properties for Subsidized Rental, Saturday Volunteer
Working with High School Students to Redesign their school building into Subsidized Apartments
SKILLS Revit SketchUp AutoCAD Architecture SD, DD, and CD Drawings Graphics
Model Building 3D Computer Modeling Adobe Creative Suite Photography MAC Platform
Drawing Set-up and Organization Detailing Material Research RFP & RFQ Applications Website Development
GERRY GAST UNIVERSITY OF OREGON PORTLAND, OREGON (503) 412-3696
JONAH COHEN, AIA THA ARCHITECTURE PORTLAND, OREGON (503) 227-1254
REFERENCES DOUGLAS PATTERSON, AIA LIVING DESIGNS GROUP TAOS, NEW MEXICO (575) 751-9481