AMANDA EDWARDS Associate AIA, Architectural Designer
CO N TAC T (580)399-3926 MANDY.L.EDWARDS@GMAIL.COM
E D U C AT I O N 2015 2018
MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE University of Oklahoma- Cumulative GPA: 3.74/4.00 Norman, Oklahoma
2008 2009
DIPLOMA IN ADVANCED SPANISH El Instituto de Lengua Espanola San Jose, Costa Rica
2004 2008
B.S. RETAIL MERCHANDISING/ MINOR IN ART East Central University Ada, Oklahoma
SKILLS / INTERESTS PR OFESSIONAL Revit AutoCAD Rhino Sketchup Photoshop Illustrator InDesign Cognos Budgeting
PERSONAL Interior Architecture Residential Design Tennis World Travel Languages Running Latin Dancing Crossfit
SCHOLARSHIPS
EXPERIENCE 2018
Present
• Document production with other team members • Participating on multiple projects of various types, assisting in all phases • Participating in coordination, planning and overall support for projects 2016 2018
•Christopher C. Gibbs Academic Award •Lissa and Cy Wagner Academic Award •Okla. State Board of Architecture Path to Licensure Award •Klaholt Kimker Recruiting and Enrichment Award •Oklahoma City Community Foundation Award •Roberson Travel Grant
C E R T I F I C AT I O N S / R E S E A R C H •Autodesk Building Performance Analysis Certification (April 2017) •Journal of Architectural Education research paper submission, titled “Pro Forma for Architecture Students” (July 2017) •Research paper, “The Future of Sustainability Practices Using BIM in the AEC Industry”, University of Oklahoma (April 2016) •Research paper, “The Islamic Influence on the Architecture of Spain during the Middle Ages”, University of Oklahoma (November 2015)
DESIGN PR OFESSIONAL Merriman Anderson Architects I Dallas, Texas
AR CHITEC TUR AL INTERN Barrett Williamson Architecture I Norman, Oklahoma •Providing support to Mr. Williamson by creating drawings using AutoCAD; developing plans, elevations, sections, detail drawings, and performing redline revisions •Creating renderings using Sketchup •Visiting sites for field measurements •Assisting in the process of streamlining efficiency in the firm by creating a variety of dynamic blocks in AutoCAD
2016
AR CHITEC TUR AL INTERN (SUMMER) Redland Childers Architects I Ada, Oklahoma •Primarily responsible for designing a portfolio for the firm, viewable at: https://issuu.com/rcada/docs/portfolio/1 •Producing drawings using AutoCAD, visiting constrution sites, attending bid openings, photographing past projects and adding them to the firms archives
CONTENTS 01
THE PERCH DISTRICT Master Plan for OU’s South Research Campus
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THE GEDDA HOUSE Computer Applications for Interior Design
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KRAKOW OXYGEN HOUSE Bee Breeders Competition Submission
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COMPUTER APPLICATIONS Using Revit and Grasshopper for Rhino
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DIAPHYSIS Dallas CASA Parade of Playhouses Design
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THE HIVE MARKET OKC Mixed Use Skyscraper
Amanda Edwards
Master of Architecture University of Oklahoma
“To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of failure.�
SOUTH CAMPUS MASTER PLAN WORK IN PROGRESS
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STRATEGIC VISION FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA SOUTH RESEARCH CAMPUS
“Future economic growth will take place where the creative people are... this strategy means more market-rate housing while also promoting those things that residents want and need: parks and playgrounds, supermarkets and farmer’s markets, cafes and restaurants- and, eventually, good schools- all embraced in a framework of top-notch walkability.” Jeff Speck, Walkable City
Norman campus to the north
AXIS ACTIVATION South Campus is currently very disconnected from its surroundings. The axis bringsthesitetolivebyintroducingpublic transitandpedestrianfocusedactivities.
RIBBON CONNECTIONS Ribbons of activity help in branding new districts in relationship to the research being done on the South Campus on the site as well as reaching out to make connections to the city.
INTUITIVE PATTERN EXPERIMENTATION In this exercise we applied textures to the site representing programmatic opportunities.Thisdemonstratedtheneed for density through program, but also that the program should reach out to engage with other activities on campus.
MASTER PLAN ITERATION #2 From this plan, each student chose a site to developourownbuildingsandprogramming based on the specific needs of the site.
THE NEST
URBAN DESIGN & PLANNING FOR DIVERSITY The campus of the University of Oklahoma is expanding, and 500 acres of land to the south OU’s campus have been designated as the Research Campus. OU recently built five state of the art research facilities with more facilities to be built in the near future, investing millions of dollars into researchanddevelopmentinfieldssuchas robotics, radar technology,andis bestknownforweather and climate technology.
DISCONNECTION About Norman, Oklahoma
AlthoughtheSouthResearchCampusisfastbecomingaworld-renownedresearchdestination,the campusislackingthesynergyandcommunityinvolvementthatwillultimatelydetermineitstruesuccess. Due to the abundance of land, the new buildings of South Campus are spread very far apart, separated even further by endless parking lots. With a lack of shading and pedestrian centered boulevards,thesitecompletelydiscouragesactivitiesoutdoorsandtheimmensespacebetweenthe buildingsbecomesadeadzone.Theresearchcampusdoesnotfeatureanyrestaurantsorshopping forthemanyemployeesonthesite,limitingthefunctionsofthesitetosimplyaworkenvironment.A more successful use of the site is to infuse the vast space with fun, and allow for density and diversity as the research campus grows, as well as spur economic development.
Extroverted design solution
“The Perch District”serves as an anchor for the renewed purpose of South Campus. Connecting the “Nest” to the existing academic/research buildings is key and will be accomplished with an axis which stretches from the Nest to a proposed Preforming Arts Center.This axis will not only serve as the tie that binds activities on the South Campus, but also represents a larger connection to North Campus. ThePerchBoutiqueHotelstandsas a beacon at the corner of Jenkins and the new axis, calling attentiontothebustlingstreetlifeandwelcomingvisitorsintothesite.Theshady,pedestrianfocusedaxis brings the entire site to life, featuring street level vendors and impromptu entertainment.Winding alleyways and tucked-away courtyards are an adventure to explore in this mixed-use development.“ThePerchDistrict”willincludemixedprogrammaticelementslikebusiness,residential,and retail and will overlap within the central axis to better enhance the livelihoods of workers, students, researches, and travelers to the site. With“The Perch District”anchoring the site, a sense of lost and scattered connection is re-established and celebrated, providing a renewed sense of place for the important growth of OU’s campus.Throughacombinationoflanduses,highdensity,publicspacesandinfrastructure,theareawill be activated in a way according to a new vision required of a Research University.
SOUTH CAMPUS MASTER PLAN WORK IN PROGRESS
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PRECEDENT STUDY- LAS RAMBLAS SITE GATEWAY ARTICULATION
ARTICULATION EXPERIMENTS
SOUTH CAMPUS MASTER PLAN WORK IN PROGRESS
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ITERATION#1-WORKINPROGRESS This studio is a year long investigation into the urban design and development that is needed on OU’s South Research Campus in Norman, Oklahoma.The first semester, completed in December 2017, was dedicated to working in teams to develop a master plan for the campus, using other successful research campuses as precedents. In the spring semester of 2018, we will continue developing individual buildings based on what is needed on the site to make a cohesive and synergistic research campus.
TheSouthResearchCampusiscurrentlyexistingintwophasesofdevelopment-older,forgottenbuildingstothenorth,andnewer,self-containedbuildings to the south.The new development offers many amenities to the researchers within the buildings; but on the exterior, buildings a spread far apart, separated by huge expanses of parking lots.This design creates dead zones between the buildings, offering no reasons for researchers to venture out of their offices. In addition, there are no amenities for the public to visit the site, adding to its lifelessness. The NEST (National Environmental Simulation andTesting Facility) will be the crowning achievement of the South Research Campus.This new facility will attract researchers and visitors from all over the world. For this reason, I am proposing a boutique hotel and restaurant district on the site. Currently, thenearesthotelsandrestaurantsaremilesaway.Thekeytothisdistrictisdensity-allamenitiesarewithinwalkingdistance,andthepedestrianfocused axis brings the entire site to life featuring street level vendors and impromptu entertainment.Winding alleyways and tucked-away courtyards are an adventuretoexploreinthismixed-usedevelopment.“ThePerchDistrict�willincludemixedprogrammaticelementslikebusiness,residential,andretail and will overlap within the central axis to better enhance the livelihoods of workers, students, researches, and travelers to the site.
THE NEST
NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SIMULATION & TESTING
THE PERCH DISTRICT
GATEWAY TO THE RESEARCH CAMPUS
T H E G E D DA H O U S E
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COMPUTER APPLICATIONS FOR INTERIOR DESIGN This course solidified skills for computer drafting, three-dimensional computer modeling, computer rendering and digital presentation graphics to providerepresentationstrategiesforinteriordesign problemsolvingandpresentation,usingAutoCAD, Sketchup, VRay, and Adobe Photoshop.
As a tool for combining drafting, 3D modeling and rendering skills, the plans and sections of an existing house were used to make a complete 3D representation. DINING AREA
The Gedda House is a modern home located in Goiania, Brazil. The house was built in 2008 by Mustafa Bucar. At 3,875 square feet, the home features spaces that blend indoor and outdoor experiences. KITCHEN
To create a complete 3D model, plans and sections were placed into Sketchup and spaces were extruded. Using VRay, materials were applied to match the existing Gedda house and renderings were made. Photoshop was used in post-production to add entourage and context. DRIVEWAY
K R A KO W OX YG E N H O U S E
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GLOBAL AND CULTURAL ISSUES
Building Entrance
The air quality in Krakow, Poland is among the worst in the world, due to their reliance on coal in energy production.The challenge for this project was to produce a design for the Krakow Oxygen House, a community center for the people of Krakow with lung diseases. The key function of the building is to provide a comfortable and supportive environment to the patients, as well as their friends and families. Factors I considered in the design process are ways Polish families handle illness of relatives, as well as the traditions of Polish families from generation to generation. This is an important factor to consider because family traditions differer greatly between cultures, especially when a family member is sick, and can have a great impact on the design of a project such as this. Methods of air scrubbing was another key design aspect. Patients at the Oxygen House should have access to the cleanest air possible, escaping the pollution of the city. Along with taking advantage of the natural air cleaning properties of the sites vegetation, I explored technologies to clean the air within the building. One process that I researched was the method that the capillaries in fish gills use to maximize oxygen conversion, and applying these findings to the design of the buildings skin to eliminate pollution before it enters the building.
Community Space- Interior View
Section Perspective- Northern View
K R A KO W OX YG E N H O U S E
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ABSTRACT EXPERIMENTATION
FOR THE KRAKOW OXYGEN HOUSE
WIND DIAGRAM
Hybrid diagram of wind directions for the Krakow Oxygen House site.
MEMBRANE INVESTIGATION Biomimetic investigation of capillaries to engineer a building skin that eliminates pollutants, cleansing air before it enters the building.
CO M P U T E R A P P L I C AT I O N S
SPRING 2016 & 2017
REVIT FOR STRUCTURAL DESIGN The purpose of this project was to design the steel structure of a threestory office building. The vertical loads for the roof and each floor were calculated in order to appropriately size each memeber of the builidng, including: -Joists, using Vulcraft open-web joists -Primary and secondary beams -Columns -Bracing system -Bolt connection design Shear, moment, and deflection were calculated for each member, and I used Revit to draw a 3-D model to show the structural system. Materials were applied to surfaces on the first floor for perspective renderings that correlated to prominent spaces. A physical model was also constructed at 1/8� scale.
PARAMETRIC DESIGN USING GRASSHOPPER The light filter was designed in Rhino by copying three polygons up, rotating the middle polygon, and then lofting to create six surfaces. The Grasshopper algorithm has an attractor point at bottom of each of the six lofted panels, and the circle pattern gets smaller as it gets more near to the attractor point. The end of the filter that has the larger holes is much weaker than the more structural end with the smaller holes. The six panels hold together with a series of mushroom shaped tabs that should theoretically lock the tabs into the slits . One side of each panel has eight tabs that slide into slits on the adjoining panel.
D I A P H YS I S P L AY H O U S E S
SUMMER 2017
OPTIMIZED FRAMEWORKS The Diaphysis Playhouse was designed as a submission for the Dallas CASA Parade of Playhouses. Dallas CASA hosts this event each year to raise money in order to help abused and neglected children have safe, permanent homes. Our design won third place and was a fan favorite. Inordertooptimizethestructureofourplayhouse,weusedCentipedesoftware to calculate exactly where and how much structure was necessary. Wecreatedmanyiterations,keepinginmindthatwewouldbeconstructing our playhouse with wood and plexiglass, as well as designing a playhouse that was fun and safe. A CNC router was used for cutting the majority of the pieces for the playhouse,includingtheinteriorcolumns,boltholesforpreciselocation,aswell as the ribs for the torsion boxes used for the floor and ceiling. The total design and construction was competed in only four weeks.
T H E H I V E MA R K E T
SPRING 2017
ARCHITECTURAL LANGUAGE EXPLORATION For this exploration, a series of rules were developed for how each component could attach to one another. A formal and structural language emerged from the inherent properties of 3 specific components. A physical model was constructed to test the physical limits of the rule set that explored characteristics, such as structural stability, as well as density and transparency of spaces created by following the rule set. A computer algorithm was also created using Python for Rhino to create a 3d model.This algorithm challenged me to write a clearly defined set of rules so that the architectural language could be translated into a 3d model.The resulting physical model ultimately inspired the super-structure of the Hive Market Skyscraper.
T H E H I V E MA R K E T
SPRING 2017
WHAT EXPERIENCES CAN BE ENHANCED BY VIEWING ACTIVITIES FROM THE INTERIOR OF A BUILDING RATHER THAN THE EXTERIOR? Oklahoma City’s downtown has undergone a renaissance in recent years,transformingaforgottenindustrialwastelandtothestate’scenter for economic growth and urban development. However, the city faces the issues resulting from decades of extreme suburban sprawl. OKC is attracting many new companies and young, diverse employees, but downtown is severely lacking the density and amenities that this new workforce requires. Thepurposeofthisprojectistousearchitecturetoprovideasequence of experiences that create visual and physical connections to interior spaces, creating a sense of intimate inclusiveness. This dynamic designenvironmentwillbethesettingofawalkablecommunitycentered around plazas, markets, and a variety of transportation options. This diversely connected space will allow for the opportunity for different types of people to meet together and exchange ideas.
T H E H I V E MA R K E T
SPRING 2017
DESIGN APPROACH Currently, downtown OKC is separated from Bricktown by an elevated railroad track. In order to create a connection betweenthesedistricts,currentandpotentialpedestriantraffic patternsarebeinganalyzed.Thesepatternsweredrawnfrom existing and future site context, such as Chesapeake Arena, theBricktownCanal,thefuturedowntownpark,andthepossible MLS stadium.
Pyramid Structure: Pro- Inherent strength Cons- Uninhabitable space
Hexagonal Octahedron Structure: Pros-Inherentstrength,eailyaggregates, creates dynamic spaces when stacked
SUPER STRUCTURE Provides dynamic interior and exterior spaces, for many community spaces such as terraces and plazas.
S K E TC H E S A N D I N S P I R AT I O N
Narrow residential alley used as inspiration for injecting charm and familiarity into the currently disconnected site of the Perch District on OU’s South Campus.
Another sketch used to represent the narrow, pedestrian focused boulevards I envision for activating the lively residential and retail center of the Perch District.
Sketch of Chase Tower while visiting Chicago in 2016
Graphite and charcoal drawing of a mantis, completed in 2006.
WORLD TRAVEL
Travelingtheworldtolearnaboutotherculturesandlanguagesisone of my most important priorities, and I plan to continue traveling and visiting as many countries as I can.