KAREN CHRISTIE LE
COURSEWORK 04 ARCH 100 A FUNDAMENTALS OF ARCHITECTURE DESIGN 1
10 ARCH 100 B FUNDAMENTALS OF ARCHITECTURE DESIGN 2
16 ARCH 101 INTERNATIONAL HONORS STUDY ABROAD STUDIO
18 ARCH 150 INTRO TO STRUCTURES
23 ARCH 160 INTRO TO CONSTRUCTION
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ARCH 110 AC SOCIAL & CULTURAL PROCESSES IN ARCHITECTURE & URBAN DESIGN
TABLE OF CONTENTS CONTACT INFORMATION
KAREN CHRISTIE LE
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ADDRESS PHONE NUMBER EMAIL
RESUME
02 PROJECTS
03 WORK SAMPLES
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RESUME BACHELOR OF ARTS, ARCHITECTURE MINOR, SOCIAL & CULTURAL FACTORS OF ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN
URBAN ACTIVITY CENTER
06/13
ELEMENT: WATER
14/19
SKANSKA, BRIDGING PRAGUE
20/21
LE PHOTOGRAPHY
22/23
ELDORADO
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GOLDEN VALLEY INDUSTRIAL CENTER
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CHURCHILL DETENTION CENTER
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CONTACT INFORMATION
KAREN CHRISTIE LE ADDRESS: 1675 SKY MOUNTAIN DR. APT. #938 RENO, NV 89523 PHONE: (559) 790-1307 EMAIL: KCDEGUZ@GMAIL.COM
Karen Christie Le Education
Skills
University of California, Berkeley 8/2011- 6/2013 Bachelor of Arts, Architecture Minor in Social and Cultural Factors of Environmental Design Coursework • Digital Design • Manual Drafting • Computer Drafting • Structures • Construction • City & Regional Planning • Interntional Housing • Environmental Design • Global Poverty • Architecture History • Landscape Architecture • Design Fundamentals Software • AutoCAD • Revit • Rhino • SketchUP • VRay • Solidworks • Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop CS6, InDesign CS6, Illustrator CS6, Lightroom 5)
Projects
@Large: Ai Weiwei on Alcatraz • FORE-SITE Foundation volunteer for Ai Weiwei’s Alcatraz exhibition • Worked with a team to construct seven large-scale works that were exhibited on Alcatraz Island • Monitored install teams • Communicator and liason between the installation team and park staff Set Design for Berkeley FAST Fashion Show • Worked with a team of 15 other students to design and build an installation for Berkeley’s annual FAST fashion show • Conceptualized theme through: visual element, installation techniques, material research, and collaborative design • Provided circulation diagrams and stage requirements • Constructed with basic woodworking skills
Experience
Freelance Photographer/Graphics Designer, Le Photography 8/2006 - Present • Self employed Lifestyle Photographer and Graphics Designer • Self-marketing and business management Architectural Designer, Tectonics Design Group 7/2015 - 5/2016 • Design/Construction Admin. of retail, office, and industrial buildings and Tenant Improvements • Create presentations for preliminary site studies, jurisdictional permitting, etc. • Client and MEP coordination • Computer drafting with AutoCAD and Revit • Graphics design and Marketing • Site investigation • ADA code compliance research 1/2013 – 2/2013 Skanska Bridging Prague International Design Competition • Assistant to principal architect, Alejandro Salazar Jasbon (multi-disciplinary practice) • Rendered drawings and diagrams via: Rhino, Photoshop, VRay, and Illustrator • Worked with colleagues from four different time zones (Spain, Korea, Hong Kong, and USA)
Activities
Registered Intern, NCARB: IDP Volunteer, FOR-SITE Foundation: @Large Ai Weiwei on Alcatraz Member/Volunteer, American Institute of Architect Students (AIAS) International Student, International Honors Program (Spain Studio Course) Member/Volunteer, Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievements (MESA)
1675 Sky Mountain Dr. #938 Reno, NV 89523 • (559) 790-1307 • kcdeguz@gmail.com
PROJECT 2
AUTOCAD • RHINO • VRAY • PHOTOSHOP • ILLUSTRATOR • INDESIGN
ARCH 100B - SPRING 2012
URBAN ACTIVITY CENTER “Program is how an idea finds manifestation in a project.” - Jason Anderson
SITE DYNAMICS: Location: 8th St. & Mission St., S.F. Site Area: 10,000 square feet Floor Area: 80,000 square feet PROGRAM Recreation center/athletic facility/retail/community center/parking garage/classroom/ garden AGENDA: A series of choreographed views will create interconnectivity between both the physical and the meta-physical environment.
PROGRAM PRIORITIZATION COMMUNITY/GENERAL
RECREATION/COMMUNITY
RETAIL
ATHLETICS/RECREATION
Recrea
ation/Community
Retail
Athletics/Recreation
Community/General
PROGRAM PRIORITIZATION: COMMUNITY/GENERAL
Priority street frontage will belong to the most active programmatic spaces. The pool, basketball court, and track will have complete visibility to the busiest location of the site (corner of 8th & Mission). This will allow pedestrians to engage with the activity within the complex.
RECREATION/COMMUNITY
RETAIL
ATHLETICS/RECREATION
OUT OOR SPACE
OFFICES
RETAIL
EXERCISE ROOMS TRACK
SUN ROOMS
RETAIL
SWIMMING POOL
MULTI-USE ROOM KITCHEN ACTIVITY ROOMS
LOUNGE LOBBY
BASKETBALL COURT
easement
eighth st mission st
easement
eighth st mission st
OUTDOOR SPACE
RESTROOM
OFFICES
RETAIL
STORAGE
EXERCISE ROOMS TRACK
SUN ROOMS RESTROOM LOCKER ROOMS
RETAIL
STORAGE
SWIMMING POOL MULTI-USE ROOM KITCHEN ACTIVITY ROOMS
RESTROOM
LOUNGE LOBBY
BASKETBALL COURT
MULTIVALENT SUSTAINABILITY
MULTIVALENT LIGHTING SYSTEM: Glass polycarbonate panes and lightwells will add another dimension to the building’s transparency. The lightwells (much like those in Gaudi’s Casa Mila) will highlight interior spaces. The distributed light will affect each program differently as a variety of polycarbonate panes will be alloted to each space according to the diagram. (These panes will also protect against glare and heat radiation). CANTALEVERED FORMS: To further showcase the activity within the complex, A series of staggered cantalevered forms will allow for slight glimpses into some of the programs.
PROJECT 3
ARCH 101 - SUMMER 2012
ELEMENT: WATER “Architecture is the poetry of space” - Alejandro Salazar Jasbon
GUARDAMAR DEL SEGURA, SPAIN MISSION: Observe cultural and environmental dynamics and develope a public space that “reactivates” the dying River Segura. PROGRAM 4 COMPONENT: After a series of conceptual studies, the following model was molded to represent the undulating forms of the river, and man’s parasitic attachments. It is a metaphorical piece of art for the city to contemplate and interact with at the same time.
RHINO • VRAY • AUTOCAD • PHOTOSHOP • ILLUSTRATOR • INDESIGN
RENDERED MOMENTS
PUBLIC ASTILLERO
SKANKSA, BRIDGING PRAGUE VISUALIZATION
GRAPHIC DESIGN/PROJECT VISUALIZATION: I also like to take on visualization projects, such as the work I did for Alejandro Salazar Jasbon in Skanska’s “Bridging Prague” international design competition. MISSION: Develope a new vision plan for the new section of the riverfront from Libensk (Bridge) to North Zeleznicni (Railway Bridge) in Smichov to the South.
FREELANCE PHOTOGRAPHY
PHOTOGRAPHY: Though my business focuses on portrait photography, my passions lie in nature photography. An active life outdoors strongly influences my design perception in a way that urban geometry cannot. It is my philosophy that the natural environment is rich with knowledge that can be applied to all aspects of design—whether be structural or aesthetic principles.
WORK SAMPLES TECTONICS DESIGN GROUP-2015
ELDORADO RENO, NV
SCOPE OF WORK: The project consists of a speculative industrial building. The building is built-to-suit, and is designed to accommodate future tenants. DUTIES: 3D Model proposed building shell and interior elements; Render model for design proposal; Create plans, sections, elevations; Draft all necessary details; Coordinate drawings with structural engineer, client, and MEP’s; Submit packet for review. SOFTWARE: REVIT 2015-2016, AUTOCAD 2014-2016
TECTONICS DESIGN GROUP-2015
GOLDEN VALLEY INDUSTRIAL RENO, NV
SCOPE OF WORK: The project consists of two new warehouse buildings. These buildings are build-to-suit, and designed to accomodate four future tenants. DUTIES: 3D Model proposed building shell and interior elements (Structural & Architectural); Render model for design proposal; Create plans, sections, elevations; Draft all necessary details; Coordinate drawings with structural engineer, client, and MEP’s; Submit packet for review. SOFTWARE: REVIT 2015-2016, AUTOCAD 2014-2016
TECTONICS DESIGN GROUP-2015
CHURCHILL DETENTION CENTER CHURCHILL COUNTY, NV
SCOPE OF WORK: Design and coordinate structural frame with Architects and MEP’s for Churchill County’s detention center. DUTIES: 3D Model structural frame; Render model for design proposal; Create plans, sections, elevations; Draft all necessary details; Coordinate drawings with architects, client, and MEP’s; Submit packet for review. SOFTWARE: REVIT 2015-2016, AUTOCAD 2014-2016