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CHRIS LEONBERG résumé
chrisleonberg@gmail.com (+1)
609.828.0719
810 North Lenola Road Moorestown, NJ 08057
EDUCATION Cornell University, College of Architecture, Art, and Planning, Ithaca, NY Bachelor of Architecture, August 2009 GPA 3.7 • Dean’s List 8 semesters RELATED EXPERIENCE Williams & Wimsatt Architects, Christchurch, New Zealand, Project Designer o Worked with small team on design of a school complex in Abu Dhabi, UAE. o Helped to generate complete set of working drawings for above project.
December 2009
Leo A Daly, Washington, DC, Intern o Developed a schematic design proposal for an office tower in Quanzhou, China. o Worked collaboratively with the design director during SD and DD phases. o Built study models and created schematic drawings and diagrams. o Produced presentation materials for delivery to clients.
Summer 2008
SPG Architects, New York, NY, Intern Summer 2006 o Reorganized and redesigned the firm’s material library, integrating a new digital index with the physical library. o Participated in bi-weekly office-wide design review meetings. o Researched and chose materials for use in several projects. o Conducted site visits during various stages of construction on a showroom for designer Bill Blass. Wallace, Roberts, & Todd, Philadelphia, PA, Extern January 2006 o Shadowed a principal and Cornell alumnus for one week, learning about LEED certification. o Conducted a site visit, met with clients, and took part in a design charrrette for a range of office projects. AAP Computer Labs, Cornell University, Student Computer Assistant o Assist students with plotting, printing, and scanning. o Help students with software and other technical issues.
Fall 2008 to Spring 2009
ACADEMIC ENDEAVORS Thesis: Toxicity: A Long Term Urban-Strategy for Williamsburg, NY Spring 2009 o Developed a scheme that addressed issues of environmental remediation, cultural interactions, and urban agriculture. o Generated fantastic images that suggest a possible future form for urbanism in the 21st century. Environmental Analysis Interface Design & Research Fall 2008 o Studied ways to visualize environmental and structural data, utilizing large-scale, multi-touch screen technology. o Worked with Professor of Computer Graphics, Donald Greenberg. Sustainable Design Research Studio Spring 2008 o Investigated sustainable design strategies using parametric software for an actual development site in Fiji. o Used environmental data analysis programs to develop systems which respond to real weather data. Semester Abroad in Rome, Italy o Took classes in Rome with field trips to other parts of Italy. o Studied Renaissance and Baroque periods primarily, but looked at all of Rome’s history.
Fall 2007
European Summer Travel Program o Visited over twenty cities in eight European countries and the United States. o Focus was on Modernist through Contemporary architecture.
Summer 2007
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Cornell Varsity Track and Field (2004 to 2008) All-East (2008) National Society of Collegiate Scholars (2005 to 2009) Volunteer, RIBs Community Bicycle Shop (2008 to 2009) Volunteer, Habitat for Humanity of Richmond, KY (2008)
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Co-Exhibitor, “Intimate Indifference” Gallery Exhibition (2009) Coast-to-coast cycle tour across North America (2009) Independent travel, New Zealand and SE Asia (2009 to 2010) Eagle Scout with three Palms (2003)
SKILLS Software: AutoCAD, Rhinoceros (and Grasshopper plug-in), Revit, Maya, SketchUp, Adobe Creative Suite, Premiere, VectorWorks, MS Office, Generative Components, and Ecotect. • Photography and videography. • Milling, laser cutting, and manual fabrication/model building. • Carpentry and construction experience. • Some knowledge of programming in Java and C++.
thesis profs. alex mergold & yehre suh spring 2009
toxicity
a long-term urban strategy for williamsburg, ny
the thesis deals with Williamsburg/Greenpoint, a site of many different histories and many different systems. Over time, the neighborhood has become increasingly heterogeneous as more structures are assembled and more stories are created. The contemporary condition is a hodgepodge collage of culture, industry, community, and infrastructure. Constantly building in, on, under, and over the existing, the site continuously has reinvented itself physically and socially. Rather than allowing one mega-system to overpower the others and force them out, the various components of the mixed-up whole have managed to coexist, tolerating each other’s waste and refuse. toxicity is a long-term urban strategy for Williamsburg/Greenpoint in Brooklyn, New York. The proposed system builds between, underneath, and on top of the existing historical context, to creating a new urban stratigraphy. Over time, the scheme acts to environmentally remediate the site and subsequently to create new spaces for agriculture and recreation, meanwhile allowing for the growth of intertemporal programs that relate to and fuel the current mixed use of the site.
aerial overview, 2030
distribution
excavation
contaminated soil
0_current condition
system diagram
1_structure erection
sectional detail
art scene
music scene
farmers
yuppies
technological
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flight white
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williamsburg / greenpoint
high rent
rity ino m
manhattan
luxury condos
world
agricultural
urban farming
urban cultural/industrial history diagram
artists
cultural
synagogues
hipsters
peurto rican
social
gas distribution
manufacturing factories
hasidic jewish
sugar refineries
italian
polish
irish
n ratio mig im
2020
2000
remediation infrastructure
upgraded telecom network
1980
1960
bronx-queens expressway
1940
L subway line
1920
1900
williamsburg bridge
1880
1860
1840
street grid
industrial
agriculture
eastern european
african american german german jewish english
1820
1800
ferry to manhattan
dutch
1700
1600
native american
urban cultural / infrastructual historical flux
distribution
clean soil microbioremdiation
planting bioremdiation
clean soil
2_bio-remediation phase 1 (micro-biological)
3_bio-remediation phase 2 (grasses)
4_post-remediation use
exploded system axonometic
2020
2030
2040
phase 0
urban section
phase 4
phase 2
phase 3
phase 5
phase 1
started 2015
started 2025
started 2020
started 2010
started 2030
the primary representation of the project is in the form of a long illustrated section, cut through a large swath of the urban site, approximately twenty years after the system’s implementation. Through this depiction, several phases of the system can be seen simultaneously, illustrating many different possibilities for the scheme’s use at various stages of its evolution.
activated section
design studio IX with gabriel hohag profs. dana cupkova & kevin pratt spring 2008
fiji resort Fiji Resort Anosekans
sustainable eco-hotel generated through parametric process a sustainable eco-hotel generated through parametric process
generated topography
the project uses parametric modeling software, Generative Components, to derive a site planning strategy that sites hotel units and infrastructure on a hillside based upon programmatic connections, systemic links, and optimal views and wind exposure. Developed from diagrams which related the resort’s various programs and systems of self-sufficient power generation, passive cooling, and food production, the final plan was arrived at through an iterative process which optimized efficiency of movement of guests and resources. Strategies for maximizing passive cooling, collecting rainwater, and terracing the natural topography for agricultural purposes were then developed and implemented.
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13 shuttle station 14 concierge 15 nature center 16 boathouse 17 import-export center
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A decorative garden B meditation garden C research garden D crop garden
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milled site topography milled model site model
site development
ground water
natural ventelation leeward vents
water collection provide radiant cooling visual enclosure provide natural ventilation climate enclosure provide view
shaded circulation path along rooms
garden circulation path through landscape
unit axonometric (showing sustainable strategies)
reactive component
environmentally driven roof system
basic component type b
0.00 <2600 Wh/m 2
0.25 3000 Wh/m2
0.50 3400 Wh/m 2
0.75 3800 Wh/m2
1.00 4200 Wh/m 2
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ventillation assistance
rainwater collection
environment-driven roof:
roof system based a basic module the designed as ispart of aonroof system
solar energy collection
structure
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roof system exploded axonometric
4173.2 Wh/m 2 2531.6 Wh/m 2
incident radiation on roof surface with component variation
design studio VI prof. lonn combs spring 2007
commons sense
pavillion for the ithaca commons
night rendering
site rendering
proposed as an installation for the Ithaca Commons, an under-used pedestrian space in downtown Ithaca, the project creates two surfaces which deform to amplify site conditions of light and sound. The creation of a continuous surface which changes across the site is achieved through the mutation of a series of cross-sections of the site.
sectional model
genniculum edge
a contemporary villa sequence on romeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s city periphery
design studio VIII profs. vince mulcahy & alberto ivaconi fall 2007
view of city facade (beginning of sequence)
derived from an analysis of
Renaissance and Baroque villas which mediate between the city and the countryside, this building locates itself between Trastevere and the Janiculum Hill of Rome at the site of the famous Tempietto by Bramante. The project ties into the existing connective network on the hill, creating a new public sequence while simultaneously redefining the edge between the city below and the park above.
view of city facade and approach from below
site plan with physical & visual connections
cross-section through circulation corridor and the tempietto
view of piazza and belvedere (end of sequence)
view of piazza and roof terrace/belvedere
circulation / program axonometric
aerial view
cheslea towers
projecting the image of the idealized city
design studio VI prof. lonn combs spring 2007
nyc myth as perpetuated by film
building on the research looking at the “myth” of New York City through the critical lens of cinema, this project creates a fantasy view of the city. Within the framework of a typical floor-slab tower model, a variable, orienting striation of walls is applied between the layers. Using these specifically directed spaces, several framed views of the city are tied together in multi-storey apartments to create a mythic narrative based upon the inhabitants’ daily routine.
site rendering
unit axonometric (with projected views)
midtown
empire state building
site hudson river
urban context
downtown
tower axonometric
design studio V with michael hughes prof. henry richardson fall 2006
from city to gorge
mixed-use facitiy for rochester, ny
located on the edge between the city of Rochester and a park on the Genesee River, the project creates a transitional link between the two conditions. The complex is composed of two parts, each relating to a set of oppositions within the greater site. The building works conceptually both as a bridge and as a tunnel through which the user passes. Through a carefully orchestrated sequence of spaces and thresholds, the transition from one set of conditions to the next is blurred and obscured. This project used EON, a 3D virtually reality program, to create a model which could be “physically” navigated using Cornell’s Cave, a virtual reality environment.
site plan
sequence (unfolded section)
sequence perspectives
public-accesss hospitality
hotel & student facility for ithaca’s collegetown district
design studio III prof. dana cupkova fall 2005
beginning with a simple set of hotel programs and their relationships to one another, a new
set of programs is created by the overlapping and intermixing of this basic set. These resultant spaces, then, become ambiguous, and it becomes difficult to tell exactly what a space’s primary program is or when one space transitions into the next. This spatial uncertainty is reinforced by the circulation through the hotel, which materializes as a series of ramping surface and half-floors. The distinction between public and private programs also breaks down, and the intermediate condition, “semi-private,” defines most of the spaces.
exterior rendering
physical model
physical model
floor plans
circ culation/program diagram circulation/program
fluid landscape
boatyard on the shore of cayuga lake
design studio I prof. john zissovici fall 2004
situated on the edge of Cayuga Lake, the site is conceived as
a facility for recreational access to the water. The â&#x20AC;&#x153;landscapeâ&#x20AC;? occupies the interstitial space between the high and low-water mark, creating a new landscape which relates to both the high and low water conditions. Unique seasonal spaces are created by elements of the site that respond to these changing circumstances.
physical model
site tranformation
design studio II prof. mason white spring 2005
rapid>>relaxation
montreal mass-transportation hub
exploded axonometric
based upon the study of Montreal’s underground city which examined the
seemingly opposite, yet often combined conditions of transportation and leisure activities. The transportation hub ties into this existing network, incorporating observed overlaps of “rapid” and “relaxation” conditions, while creating new “rapid relaxation” moments which challenge these notions and accommodate the user who is both in a hurry and looking for a chance to slow down.
series of study models
design studio V prof. henry richardson fall 2006
flw transformation
re-interpretation of wrightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s houses terrace
terrace
terrace
bedroom bath
living room living room
a study of three Frank Lloyd Wright houses with the same
basic organization, but based upon three different geometries. The study first sought to find these underlying similarities, and then to exploit them to create a new space that maintained these relationships when applied to a new theoretical site. Placed on a 45 degree slope, the new house maintains the same programmatic links and adjacencies through thresholds, but these happen in three dimensions, as opposed to two.
bedroom
bath
living room family room
entry
entry
entry
family room
bedroom
family room
kitchen dining room
kitchen
terrace
bath
bedroom
bath
bedroom
terrace
office
dining room carport
carport
terrace
office
dining room
yard pool pool
yard
entry office
kitchen
pool yard carport
terrace
terrace
bedroom
terrace
bath
bedroom
bath
living room livin ng room living
living room family room
entry
entry
entry
family room
bedroom
ffamily amily room
kitchen dining room
kitchen dining room carport
office
terrace
terra ace terrace
office terrace
carport
dining din ning room
yard pool pool
yard
entry office
kitchen kitche
pool yard carport
analytic diagrams
exterior rendering
exterior rendering
interior rendering
quanzhou building
120m office tower in Quanzhou, China
professional rendering
Tower Concept Diagrams - Maximize Views
Site Concept Diagrams - Maximize Access
pproffesional work firm: leo a. daly firm su summer 2008
study models
I was involved in this project during the conceptual design phase during a summer internship with Leo A. Daly in Washington, DC. The pedestal of building spirals around the base of the tower, forming a continuous outdoor public space that allows access to retail space at the base, while maximizing accessibility on the site. The tower form cuts back from the typical plan to optimize views towards the river, the nearby bay, and the city. The facade becomes increasingly transparent as it approaches the top, giving the sense that it is disappearing into the sky.
structural model
seattle central library by OMA / LMN
structural systems prof. mark cruvellier spring 2007
a model demonstrating the buildingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s primary gravityresisting structural systems. The primary structure is a series of steel truss-boxes which are offset from one another for programmatic reasons. The loads from these boxes are transferred into the central concrete elevator core and onto a steel column grid. The steel columns meet the tops of concrete columns, which transition from this smaller column gird to a larger one which accommodates parking on the lower levels. The materials used are rockite and basswood.
construction details
environmental systems with felipe romero & danielle sanchick prof. martha bohm spring 2008
party pixels
interactive lighting unit
the lighting unit is designed to create a closer relation-
ship between the user of a space and his environment. It does so by directly linking to user’s movement (via a floor-mounted touch-pad) to the activation of a series of lights. In this way, the movement of individuals in the space is registered and the immediate lighting condition is altered. This project was actually built at one-to-one scale, allowing for full-scale experimentation with lighting levels and a variety of configurations.
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furniture design prof. george hascup fall 2008
furniture design
component wine rack & plywood work table
possible variations
component wine rack: a wine rack that always
component unit
has exactly as many slots as bottles of wine. The systems can be easily assembled and reassembled into various combinations and configurations. The design makes use of sliding dove-tail joints, and the diamond unit allows for greater variation in form.
elevation
plywood work table. a simple series of planes that create a variety of work surfaces. The table is derived from a study of de Stijl art and furniture, utilizing the simple and minimalist use of planes and lines. The plywood planes are supported aby a simple wood structure, which is rearticulated on the surface as a shallow groove.
study models
construction details
intimate indifference
gallery exhibition in hartell gallery, cornell university
with gabriel hohag spring 2009
a collaborative, multi-media exhibition dealing with the relationship of
the body (of both creator and viewer) to the object and the space. Two bodies of work are presented, each the otherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s inverse. In Chrisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work, an attitude of indifferent inclusion seeks to accommodate many inputs, many references, and many systems. In this attempt to please all, a degree of separation is formed because of a lack of specificity in how the viewer relates to the objects. The resultant environments are ones which are simultaneously over-stimulating and undewhelming.
physical model
cyberella
cyberpunk runway garment for cornell design league
garment on runway
designed for a fashion show, the garment is
inspired by a cyberpunk â&#x20AC;&#x153;high-tech, low-lifeâ&#x20AC;? aesthetic. The wrapping plastic form was generated from a digital model, which was unfolded and manually cut and assembled. The materials and methods of assembly are not those typical to fashion, but plastic, leather, cardboard, nuts and bolts, and wire.
assembly details
spring 2009
travel sketchbook
during eight weeks of travel throughout europe & north america
panthĂŠon, paris, france
weissenhof, stuttgart, germany
summer travel studio profs. chris otto & aurthur ovaska summer 2007
notre dame du haut, ronchamp, france
farnsworth house, plano, illinois, usa
photography
portraits taken in rome & italy
physical model
fall 2007
2006-2008
assorted works
models and artwork
topography model, spring 2006
multi-media installations, fall 2008
digital renderings, fall 2006
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