Landscape Architecture Dillon Conner
Contents 1 About Me 2 Resume 3 Autoroute 20 Corridor 4 ULI Competition 5 North Blvd. Park 6 West Street Park 7 Carnage Middle 8 Artist’s Backyard 9 Wendell Market 10 Stonework 11 Furniture Design
About Me
I take pride in being a well rounded designer. Design is not a static, contained entity and should permeate and influence all aspects of life. For me landscape architecture fulfills an outstanding desire to work with a variety of people, scales, forms, environments, and methods in the design process. It is a beautiful thing to partake in this process and have your ideas and efforts come to fruitiion. With that being said, here are a few things to know about me:
1 I love Photoshop, but I respect CAD. 2 I have a high level of positive energy even when un-caffeinated.
3 There are many things that frighten me but hard work is not one of them.
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tend to play well with others, but can also function independently.
5 I am much faster and smarter than I appear. 6 I have a healthy sense of humor. 7 I believe that deadlines should be taken literally. 8 I have the attention span of a hungry lion... which is really long.
9 I have a love-love relationship with computers. 10 I am a big picture guy who appreciates the beauty of a nice detail.
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Dillon M. Conner CONTACT INFORMATION
828-429-0078 - 966 Coney Island Rd., Union Mills, NC 28167- dmconne2@ncsu.edu
OBJECTIVE IN DESIGN
To encourage health, safety, and welfare through the sustainable interaction of people and their environment.
EDUCATION
Currently attending North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC Masters in Landscape Architecture, Cumulative GPA 4.00 SASLA, ASLA Student Member, Graduate Teaching Assistant Recipient of Design Implementation Award University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill B.A. in Geography (Geographic Information Systems) Minor in City and Regional Planning Cumulative GPA 3.57, Graduate with Honors
RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE
Graduate Teaching Assistant, 2011-present Assisted students with design development and documentation process. Project manager position for design/build studio. Responsible for managing budget and maintaining project time table. N.C. State University Research and Extension Office, 2010-2011 Assisted in the preparation of community design charettes. Offered design feedback to aid community development. Effectively communicated with town officials and residents. Worked with collaborative group of designers. Stone Mason, 2000-2008 Designed and built stone flatwork, walls, fireplaces, and stairs. Engaged clients to meet project scope, goals, and budget. Developed knowledge of construction materials and methods.
PROFICIENCIES
AutoCAD, Hand drawing, Sketchup, Bonzai, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Powerpoint, Word, Excel, iMovie, ArcGIS, Carpentry, Masonry, Digital Photography, Wacom Tablet
REFERENCES (upon request)
Andrew Fox, Assistant Professor email: aafox@ncsu.edu Kofi Boone, Professor email: kofiboone@gmail.com Christine Hilt, CLH Design email: chilt@clhdesignpa.com phone: 919-319-6716
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Autoroute 20 Corridor Description:
Montreal, Quebec
The Autoroute 20 Corridor is the unofficial gateway to downtown Montreal. The site is a 17km stretch of blighted, postindustrial development between the airport and the heart of the city. YUL-MTL sponsored this competition in an effort to improve the perception of this gateway to the city. The concept of this project was derived from the historic forms of the ribbon farms that formerly dominated this landscape. These forms will now represent a variety of innovative land uses including open greenspace, urban energy production, and bioremediation. In addition, an integrated transit network will connect the airport, intermediate communities, and downtown.
Notes:
Project selected as local winner by jury of professors
Autoroute 20 Corridor Masterplan GIS>AutoCAD>Photoshop
Integrated Transportation Photoshop
Impression from the Air Photoshop
Human-Scale Streetscape Photoshop
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2012 U.L.I. Competition Description:
Houston, Texas
The 2012 ULI Competition, centered on Houston, was an incredibly beneficial event that allowed me to work closely with three architects, a business/real estate student, and a graphic designer. Our team sought to create a new form of urbanism for a post-oil Houston that would combine elements of energy, education, environment, transportation, economics, and culture. The design attempts to highlight the presence of Buffalo Bayou as a commodity. My role as the landscape architect was to develop a concept that would extend the energy of the bayou into the site.
Notes:
Project selected as local winner by jury of local professionals and professors
Masterplan Sketchup>Illustrator
Grand Central Plaza Sketchup>Photoshop
Beside the Bayou Sketchup>Photoshop
Constructed Wetland Sketchup>Photoshop
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North Blvd. Park Description:
Raleigh, North Carolina
This project came about as the result of collaboration with the Raleigh Urban Design Center. The site concept responds to a number of stimuli, most prominently the realignment of the Capital Boulevard thoroughfare, an excessively polluted Pigeonhouse Branch, and the reoccurrence of destructive flood events. North Boulevard Park is a mile-long greenspace that promotes the restoration of Pigeonhouse Branch so as to take advantage of the natural services provided by the proposed wetland areas. In addition to the ecological functions, the park is also responsive to the adjacent communities by incorporating ammenities associated with more traditional park spaces.
Collaboration:
Raleigh Urban Design Center
Proposed Section
Boardwalk Perspective Sketchup>Photoshop
Masterplan
Terrace Sketch
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West Street Park Description:
Raleigh, North Carolina
West Street Park is a concept for a linear park in downtown Raleigh. The site is a sliver of unutilized land adjacent to a rail line feeding freight to the downtown area. West Street Park establishes a pedestrian connection between downtown and a developing neighborhood. In addition, the park seeks to create a pedestrian refuge against the sensual assault of the bordering roadways and railroad. The project also necessitated the development of construction drawings and details as well as an in depth study of materials and construction methods.
West Street Park Plan AutoCAD>Photoshop
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Carnage Middle Description:
Raleigh, North Carolina
Carnage Middle School, located in Southeast Raleigh, borders the Walnut Creek Wetland. This represented a unique opportunity to incorporate natural learning and wetland education into the school’s curriculum. The concept for this project allowed for an outdoor gathering and performance space to be utilized by the school and wider community. To mimic the wetland ecological function the site was graded to allow for the capture of stormwater. ADA compliancy was another point of concern to allow for universal access to the site.
Collaboration: Carnage Middle School, Walnut Creek Wetland Center
Site Plan AutoCAD>Photoshop
Site Model Rendering AutoCAD>Model>Photoshop
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT
AutoCAD file>Photoshop>Illustrator: 2 hrs
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Artist’s Backyard
Raleigh, North Carolina
Description:
I had the pleasure of being a part of the most impressive academic design/build studio in the country. The Artist’s Backyard is a student designed project oriented towards creating a sustainable campus environment. The site began as an underutilized space nestled between two dormitories. Students were immersed in a real world design process which included collaboration with a number of stakeholders, maintaining a schedule, and meeting the project budget. As part of phase I of the project I was part of a team responsible for the design and implementation of three stormwater BMPs, hardscape, furnishings, and plantings. In phase II of the project I was designated as project manager and a teaching assistant responsible for maintaining work-flow and ensuring the quality of the product that we produced.
Collaboration:
NC Statue University Housing, NCSU Facilities and Operations, Office of NCSU Architect
Artist’s Backyard Site plan AutoCAD>Photoshop
Hardscape Construction
Phase I complete
BMP Construction
Aerial View
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Wendell Market
Wendell, North Carolina
Description:
The town of Wendell, North Carolina hosted a community charrette intended to generate solutions for design related problems in the area. Wendell Market was a concept that developed out of the perceived need to house the town’s growing weekly farmer’s market. I worked closely with an architecture student to develop an aesthetic that suited the town. As a historic homage to the importance of the railroad in the town’s founding, a turn of the century style train station building will serve as a community center and cafe. The space will serve as a venue for community-wide functions such as performances and festivals.
Collaboration:
Town of Wendell, NCSU Research and Extension Office
Cafe Night Rendering AutoCAD>Sketchup>Photoshop
Market Perspective AutoCAD>Sketchup>Photoshop
Site Plan AutoCAD>Sketchup>Photoshop
Performance Perspective AutoCAD>Sketchup>Photoshop
Aerial Rendering AutoCAD>Sketchup>Photoshop
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Stonework Description:
Private Residence, North Carolina
Occassionally I have the opportunity to delve into residential design. I am especially drawn to the aesthetic, durability, texture, and vernacular of stonework. This particular project was an eroded transition space between two levels of a yard. I created a system of terraced planting beds using locally collected stone. I find it enjoyable to work at this scale because of the ability to manipulate the intricate details of the design and see those details manifest themselves in the final product.
Conceptual Rendering
Terrace Construction
Completed Project
Terraces
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Furniture Design Description:
Raleigh, North Carolina
It is strange how such a simple object that we take for granted can be insanely complicated to design. This is what I have discovered in designing pieces of furniture in my free time. I am convinced that there is no better exercise in creative problem solving than the creation of a chair. Problems of material choice, load-bearing structure, hardware, connections, finishes, ergonomics, and center of gravity are but a few issues that taunt even the most experienced designer. Here are two of my favorite pieces.
Collaboration: NCSU Materials Lab
Bamboo Pole Chair
Recycled Tennis Ball Chair
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