Andrew Cridlin
Andrew Cridlin A.Cridlin@vt.edu 804.819.9908
PROFESSIONAL TRANSIT FACILITIES Asheville River Arts District, North Carolina.
LandDesign Internship Summer/Fall 2014
BETHESDA MARKET Downtown Bethesda Row, Maryland.
LandDesign Internship Summer/Fall 2014
PROJECT MAPPING Interactive, Dynamic Online GIS Map.
LandDesign Internship Summer/Fall 2014
EDUCATIONAL CULTIVATING COMMUNITY Site, Program, and Community Design Spring 2014
COMMUNITY CENTER Site and Program Design Studio
Fall 2013
YPSILON NAEF Toy Design Competition
Spring 2012
TRANSECT THROUGH WESTERN EUROPE
Interdiciplinary Study Abroad Program Spring 2012
TRANSIT FACILITIES Asheville River Arts District, North Carolina LandDesign Summer/Fall 2014 Transit Facilities is a set of concept renderings presented to the Asheville River Arts District. These train watching structures were commissioned as teaching elements about the history of rail within Western North Carolina. The final built products are to be completed by various artists from the Asheville region. The images elicit the emotions and moods associated with rail and the mountain regions of North Carolina. Work includes: modeling, design concepts, rendering, and client communications.
BETHESDA TRANSIT FACILITIES MARKET Downtown Asheville River Bethesda Arts District, Row, Maryland North Carolina USA LandDesign Summer/Fall 2014 Bethesda Market is an active and engaging retail, park, and trail project in Downtown Bethesda. The concept takes the existing dilapidated site and introduces active social spaces connected by a ribbon that mimics the Capital Crescent Trail, which runs from Silver Spring to Georgetown through Bethesda. The portion of the trail on site is expandable to accommodate temporary uses including street fairs and swap meets. Connections to the Capital Bikeshare and existing infrastructure is accomplished on both the North and South ends of the site. Work includes: site analysis, concept development and drawings, and final design renderings. Pedestrian + Bicycle Movement
PROJECT MAPPING Interactive, Dynamic Online GIS Map LandDesign Summer/Fall 2014 Project Mapping is an interactive and intriguing online GIS map that houses data, metrics, media, and locations for LandDesign projects, past and present.
Project Mapping Guide
ArcGIS Online Project Polygon Layer ArcGIS Online Project Information Tab
ArcGIS Online Project Map - Differing Basemaps
This project was created after months of research on existing mapping services and platforms. Working in close collaboration with the GIS department at LandDesign we were able to setup simple, precise workflows for data collection, entry, and updating. Connections to online media platforms such as Google+ and Vimeo were incorporated. Upon its completion a step-by-step guide was created to teach new employees about the project and how to perform multiple tasks. Work includes: research of existing mapping platforms, data collection and entry for 100+ projects, creation of ArcGIS and ArcGIS Online maps, writing of step-by-step guide, and employee training.
EDUCATIONAL
CULTIVATING COMMUNITY Site, Program, and Community Design Studio Collaboration with Shane Gray and Sheema Laguerre Spring 2014 Cultivating Community is a sustainable community design located on a 250 acre greenfield site in Blacksburg, VA. Located west of the Virginia Tech campus and Downtown Blacksburg the site acts as the catalyst for expansion of the Downtown, west of US 460. The design accommodates an expanding socially and culturally diverse population.
Blacksburg, Virginia Town Social Nodes
Pedestrian Connections
Surrounding Agriculture
Surrounding Neighborhoods
Vehicular Connections
Town Stream Connections
Cultivating Community’s concept focuses around three main useage types: Community, Commercial, and Research. These cores are connected along a central spine that mimics downtown Blacksburg. Agriculture sweeps in from the peripheries and further connects each element. Community is introduced through active and passive programming for the socially and culturally diverse population this design caters to. In the center of the site mixed use buildings activate the streetscape allowing for increased resident interaction. The research core connects to the Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center in the east portion of the site. Work includes: conceptual design work, final design work, final master plan rendering, and final design diagrams.
Land Use Diagram
Hydrology Diagram
Circulation Diagram
Site Scale Design Location Diagram
Cultivating Community’s research core looks to incorporate one of Blacksburg’s and Virginia Tech’s greatest assets, the Corporate Research Center, into an urban fabric opposite to its traditional development patterns. The northwest of the square, my site scale design area, looks to incorporate agriculture as well as the language of an underlying ephemeral stream. As one approaches the square, this language of stream manifests itself as a glass walkway juxtaposing the hard urban lines of the walkway. Research findings are displayed on interactive and dynamic screens. These allow for project showcases and evokes ideas between the multitude of disciplines present within the Corporate Research Center. Work includes: site scale designs, final plan rendering, final section and perspective renderings. Section Cut + Ground Plane Diagram
Terrace Section
Site Scale Perspective
COMMUNITY CENTER Site and Program Design Studio Fall 2013
Virginia
Montgomery County
Community Center is a 3.5 acre site located in Blacksburg, VA. Adjacent to many trails and parks, this easily accessible site will serve as a gateway into the neighborhoods of Northern Blacksburg. The site uses active programs to attract members of the Blacksburg and Virginia Tech communities.
Blacksburg
Shenandoah Neighborhood
Blacksburg, Virginia
1. Community Center 6. Community Pavilion
2. Meadow Lawn 7. Imagination Playground
3. Raised Deck 8. Recreation Courts
4. Community Pool 9. Walking Trail Connection
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5. Splash Pad with Jets 10. Dry Swale and Site Hydrology
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Section A-A
Section B-B
Section C-C Planting Plan
YPSILON Naef Toy Design Competition Collaboration with Kelsey Mclean Spring 2012 Ypsilon is a design for the biannual Naef Toy Design Competition at Virginia Tech’s College of Architecture and Urban Studies. It was awarded honorable mention by a panel consisting of Naef executives and design professors. The toy design illustrates motion with unique diagonals. When one begins stacking, a new dimension of movement is discovered.
TRANSECT THROUGH WESTERN EUROPE Virginia Tech College of Architecture and Urban Studies 7 Week Tour Through Western Europe Summer 2014 Transect Through Western Europe was a seven week tour through six countries exploring landscape, cities, construction, art, and culture. An interdisciplinary approach was taken to studying how the built environment and culture may be interpreted in a broad cultural context. My focus of study was on the relationship of public spaces in multi-family housing communities. It culminated with an in depth case study of Nordbahnhofgel채nde, a new development in Vienna, Austria.
A ndrew C ridlin
100 Collegiate Court Apt. 29 Blacksburg, VA 24060 804.819.9908 A.Cridlin@vt.edu
Awards
Education Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
College of Architecture and Urban Studies Landscape Architecture Program GPA 3.71 2011-2016 (Expected) Transect Through Western Europe : Seven week exploration through France, Italy, Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, and Denmark
Experience
LandDesign Inc.
Alexandria, VA Summer + Fall 2014 Landscape Architecture Intern
Shirley Brandes Staley Award 2014
Naef Toy Design Competition 2012 Honorable Mention
Eagle Scout Award 2009 Enhanced the facilities for a therapeutic horse riding academy for handicapped children as my final service project
Five month design internship
Virginia Tech ASLA Student Chapter Member
Creation of 3D models for community recreation areas, campus research facilities, and county sports facilities
Sigma Lambda Alpha Honors Fraternity
Marketing + Concept renderings for transit facilities
Wendy Jacobson Associate Professor Virginia Tech Wjacobso@vt.edu
Gabriela Clark
Principal LandDesign Inc. Gcanamar@Landdesign.com 703.549.7784
Organizations
Development of an interactive and dynamic project map to house data, locations, and media for all LandDesign projects past and present (ArcGIS + ArcGIS Online)
Construction document sets for streetscape and university facility designs
References
Award presented to the third year student who demonstrates the greatest ability in small scale site design
Conceptual designs for streetscape and mixed use facilities
Stockner’s Rockville, VA Summer 2013 Intern to the Commercial Estimator Aided in the estimation of dozens of commercial installations, the creation of bid proposal packets, and collection of submittal information on commercial landscape projects Assisted designers on several residential projects
2013-2014 2014
Skills Adobe Creative Suites ArcGIS AutoCAD Kerkythea Renderer Land F/X SketchUP