George Rivera
Woodbury University
George Rivera A: 230 N Kenwood St #142 Burbank Ca 91505
T: (573) 855 8689
E: grriveraiii@hotmail.com
EDUCATION 2010 - Present
WOODBURY UNIVERSITY Burbank, California
Fifth Year B.Arch Program Emphasis in Urban Policy Minor: Business Management GPA: 3.6 with 181 credits complete
2012
GLENDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
2008 - 2010
CRAVEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Dean’s List Student Leader
Glendale, California
Havelock, North Carolina
EXPERIENCE Summer 2014
ARID LANDS INSTITUTE
Intern - Beverly Hills, California
aridlands.org
Worked alongside senior researchers and contributed to an environmentally critical EPA funded project in New Mexico. Conducted extended site visits which included building new data collection devices into the local arroyo system. The data was then gathered, sorted, and analyzed to produce erosion control solutions. Office duties included producing CAD documents, administrative data management, and creating archiving solutions.
Summer 2013
APPLE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT Intern - Encino, California
applehomerentals.com
Acquired new landlords to represent through cold calling and holding meetings to asses and inspect a landlord’s needs, expectations, history, and property. Filled multiple property vacancies through utilizing online resources, taking calls, and showings. Evaluated potential tenants through reviewing their credit worthiness, rental history, income, and background checks.
2012 - 2014
WOODBURY UNIVERSITY
Community Advisor - Burbank, California
woodbury.edu
Promoted academic excellence, addressed student needs, and encouraged involvment among residents in a way that supported the mission of the University. Marketed, developed, budgeted, and led student centered social programs to promote education, diversity, health, emotional understanding and growth. Assisted in the selection, evalua tion, and training of new staff members.
2006 - 2010
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
Draftsman and Surveyor - Cherry Point, North Carolina Worked in multiple roles related to construction including design, planning, estimating, and management. Trained to use optical reading/electronic total station survey instru ments to establish the horizontal and vertical alignment and layout for construction projects. Trained to use manual and computer drafting to prepare construction docu ments. Created earthwork volume reports, material specifications, and developed budget proposals.
SKILLS Adobe Suite || Rhino || AutoCAD || ArcGIS || CityEngine || Revit || SketchUp Microsoft Office || Digital Fabrication || Social Media || Model Making
Contents LONG DISTANCE BUS TERMINAL
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EXPERIMENTAL DENSITY
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ROME - CITY AT 24 FRAMES PER SECOND
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DIVINING LA: PHASE I
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Studio 2a - Mark Ericson
Studio 3a - Michael McDonald
Studio 4b - Paulette Singley
Studio 5a - Peter Arnold
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LONG DISTANCE BUS TERMINAL Instructor: Mark Ericson
My site, at the corner of Broadway and Cesar Chavez, is situated in an area plagued with historical tension and a sloping landscape. To be able to construct an efficiently functioning bus station while remaining relevant to the site, one must address both the physical land while recognizing the surrounding community in a significant manner. The methodology employed for the development of this project was taken completely from site examination and study. When the site as a whole had been analyzed, a sectional site extract was performed to examine any geometries that could be derived from the site’s area. Once completed, the extract then became the template which guided the development of programmatic organization as well as the overall form of the building.
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EXPERIMENTAL DENSITY Instructor: Michael McDonald
Los Angeles is a city plagued with a vast urban sprawl. My Studio 3B final project on housing was focusing on bringing the density of downtown LA into the suburbs. This site, located adjacent to the metro station at the intersection of Exposition Boulevard and Farmdale Avenue, is perfectly situated alongside one of LA’s main mass transit lines while still being deep in the cities suburbs. The typology chosen to bring this density to the suburbs is a multiunit courtyard/slab hybridization. The generation of this hybridization took place because when in densely populated areas a courtyard home can provide privacy for a family and a break from the frantic pace of everyday city life while the slab clearly separates the commercial identity of the site from the residential.
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model - roof perspective
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model - view of roof
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ROME - CITY AT 24 FRAMES PER SECOND Instructor: Paulette Singley
While in Rome during the summer of 2013, this studio digested the city through the lens of its most significant cinematic productions. Cinema allows for the editing of space that creates peculiar architecture and urban design. By employing these techniques to designing space, new types of spaces become possible. This studio made all spatial explorations through hyperbolic drawing experiments which resulted in the creation of a more pragmatic but nonetheless whimsical, final project. By constructing the squatting siege engine, the movement normally found at the edge of Rome could invade the heart of the city and effect social change from the center.
CINEMETRIC EXTERIORS
2A - Scene Mapping FILM / Bird with the Crystal Plumage DIRECTOR / Dario Argento
cinemetric exteriors - bird with the crystal plumage TYPE / Color
TIME STAMP / 1970
SCENE / Buss Yard
SERIAL VISION 2B
site dissection and documentation
SITE / Temple of Nymphs/ Crypta Balbi
cinemetric space - roma, citta aperta
CINEMETRIC INTERIORS FILM / Roma, CittĂ Aperta DIRECTOR / Roberto Rossellini TYPE / Black and White TIME STAMP / 1944 TECHNIQUES / Tilt Parallel Cut Tracking Pan
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cinemetric program - roma, cita aperta
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cinemetric hybrid - space and program
SERIAL VISION
counter culture siege machine in the heart of rome
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DIVINING LA: PHASE I Instructor: Peter Arnold
The availability of freshwater resources is changing globally. Climate change is projected to significantly reduce water resources in dry subtropical regions like Los Angeles. This will exacerbate competition for water among top water consumers and effect food security in the near future. This work seeks to provide designers with a GIS based tool for designing reliable water systems around the existing conditions found in the Valley of Los Angeles. The exercises performed in this studio highlight areas prime for infiltration as well as denote which areas are best suited for conveyance. Implementing, with discretion, new best management practices within this new tool can provide the valley with solutions born from intelligent resiliency.
urban watershed from permeable cluster
los angeles river plan and section with prime infiltration highlights with site call out in red Watershed Surface/Subsurface Suitability Suitable
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site from los angeles river plan callout fully documented
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bmp example taxonomy