KAITLIN GERSON design portfolio
CONTACT INFORMATION Kaitlin Marie Gerson
E-mail: kgerson213@mac.com Phone: (970) 331-2407
Online Portfolio: kmgerson.com/ Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/kmgerson
CONTENTS Urban Thoroughfare | 1 Design Thinking over Time | 2 Scales of Access | 3 Planting for Health | 4 Technical Tools | 5 Vicenza Sketches | 6 Photographs | 7
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URBAN THOROUGHFARE LOCATION: Barcelona, Spain YEAR: Fall 2014 TYPE: Urban
For this urban planning studio we were given the task to research and understand the culture of Barcelona with respect to its tourist industry. The site for this project was the two blocks preceding the Sagrada Familia, in order to create a program that would better connect it to one of the primary roads running through Barcelona. My project primarily focused on continuing the movement through the site at three different scales: Public, Interstitial, and Domestic. By appealing to both the public and the tourist industries I was able to create a diverse program that met the needs of many people. This program consisted of moving the kiosks that currently surround the site into the main movement of traffic, a museum, restaurant, and an apartment building consisting primarily of studio apartments.
Individual Project
THE MAPPING THE CITY | A Place of Connections
landmarks
Landmarks + a 5/10 min. Walking Radius
Camp Nou Stadium
Transportation Analysis Diagram
Montjuïc Fountain Castell de Montjuïc
Mirador Barcelona de Colom Cathedral Casa Batlló Casa Milà
SAGRADA FAMILIA Parc Güell
Torre Agbar Hospital de Sant Pau
Site Plan + Transformation Diagram
Movement on Each Path
Axonometric of Added Program
Movement on Each Path
Renders Moving Through the Site
Section Renders w/ Render Locations
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DESIGN THINKING FOR THE SYRIAN CRISIS LOCATION: Za’atari and Azraq Refugee Camps, Jordan YEAR: Fall 2013 TYPE: Urban The majority of the semester was spent studying the Syrian Crisis, specifically the refugees that were displaced to the Za’atari Refugee Camp in Jordan. After extensive research of the crisis and the living scenarios of the people that were displaced both externally and internally we were given the task of designing for these people. What programs did they need? What did we believe were the most important topics to be discussed. For my project I looked into giving identity back to these people. I found that soccer is a large part of their culture and therefore I believed my argument was formed by creating an inter-refugee league. The design itself for the Azraq camp (a new camp being built because Za’atari was becoming over populated) was to design a soccer stadium that could double as housing, schools, health facilities, etc. The images that follow are a comprehensive understanding of my research from the semester and a brief visual of the final product. Individual Project
LEBANON
824,288 Refugees
TURKEY
521,493 Refugees
JORDAN
553,311 Refugees
IRAQ
203,437 Refugees
EGYPT
127,733 Refugees
Locations of Refugees
OLYMPIC VILLAGE london 2012
LOCOG:
$14.9 BILLION REQUIRED FOR OLYMPIC GAMES
RECEIVED
121%
IOC:
You may be asking yourself: Why is this a precedent study for a refugee camp? How is related? Though the Olympics may not be dealing with people in need, they are devising a plan for withstanding (financially and physically) a large influx of people into one area. In order to facilitate so many people, the sites are both set away from the city - requring some form of transportation to get from place to place. Essentialy, these sites - Za’atari and the London Olympic Village (a.k.a the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park) - need international funding to aid with the growth for both struture and population. There were other questions that came to mind whilie researching: 1. What happened to the remaining money that was not used? 2. Why can’t we get international aid in this amount? and 3. What would it take to get financial support like this?
london organizing committee of the olympic and paralympic games
($3.2 billion)
international olympic committtee
worldwide sponsorship = $562 million tv broadcast rights =$562 million
Tier 1 = $449 million ($64 million each) british airways, bp, bt, adidas, edf, bmw, and lloyds tsb
Tier 2 = $225 million ($32 million each) ups, cisco, cadbury, adecco, deloitte, thomas cook, and arcelormittal
Tier 3 = $433 million ($16 million each) SPENDING: (of the $14.9 billion) OLYMPIC + PARALYMPIC VILLAGE $1.5 BILLION
VENUES: $1.8 BILLION
SITE PREPARATION + INFRASTRUCTURE $2.9 BILLION
aggreko, john lewis, ticketmaster, heathrow airport, trebor, holiday inn, heineken uk, crystal cg, nielsen, populous, eurostar, cbs outdoor, next, rapiscan systems, freshfields bruckhausderinger llp, the boston consulting group, nature valley, rio tinto, g4s, atkins, mondo, technogym, glaxosmithkline, airwave, mccann worldgroup, thames water, and gymnova
Ticket Sales = $963 million
1km radius
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT = $9.9 billion London (GLA & LDA) = $1.4 billion
OTHER COSTS: $7 BILLION
Sport England = $64 million NATIONAL LOTTERY = $3.5 billion
TRANSPORTATION: $1.4 billion
LOCOG: $3.2 billion
5km radius
RUNNING EVENTS + OTHER COSTS
london olympic village 8km radius
zaatari KAITLIN GERSON
Infographic about the Olympics
ORGANIZATIONS
5km radius
refugee aid roles and funding sources
GSF:
HI: INTERSOS IMC: APPEAL BY UN FOR SYRIAN CRISIS IOCC: BY JUNE 2013 IOM: ONLY RECEIVED IRC: IRD: JEN: $1 BILLION TO JORDAN AS OF 7 OCTOBER 2013: FUNDING >50% JHAS:
FCA:
ACTED: ActionAid
agency for technical cooperation and development
finn church aid
Agriculture
gynecologie sans frontieres
handicap international
$5.1 BILLION
international medical corps
Camp Management
Child Protection
international orthodox christian charities
25%
Community Services
international organization for migration
Coordination
international rescue committee
international relief & development
Core Relief Items
japan emergency ngo
Education
jordan health aid society
UNITED STATES: $102.6 million
JHCO:
jordan hashemite charity organization
KUWAIT: $79.3 million
JICA: LWF: GERMANY: $49.7 million JAPAN: $29.8 million MC: UK: $27.1 million MdM: PRIVATE : MoE: $26 million UAE: $21.5 million MoH: SAUDI ARABIA: $13.7 million MSF: CANADA: $11.2 million NHF/IFH: AUSTRALIA: $8.6 million NRC: CERF : $14.8 million OXFAM SWEDEN: $8 million SC: DENMARK: $4.1 million FRANCE: $5.2 million THW: RUSSIA: $3.5 million NORWAY: $3.2 million UNFPA:
Environment
japan international cooperation agency
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: $62.5 million
1km radius
Food Security
lutheran world federation
mercy corps
Gender Based Violence
medecins du monde
(individuals + organizations)
Health
ministry of education - jordan ministry of health - jordan
Livelihood
medecins sans frontieres noor al hussein foundation/institute for family health
norwegian refugee council
Protection
save the children
Registration
german federal agency for technical relief
NETHERLANDS: $2.1 million ALGERIA: $2 million BELGIUM: $1.4 million SWITZERLAND: $1.7 million SPAIN: $1.3 million ITALY: $1.2 million
OTHER
Logistics Nutrition
(central emergency response fund)
QATAR: $3.2 million
(General, Mental, Reproductive)
united nations population fund
UNHCR:
Shelter
united nations high commissioner for refugees
UNESCO: UNICEF: WFP: : $65.9 million WHO:
united nations education, scientific and cultural organizations
united nations children’s fund
Transportation
Water & Sanitation
world food program
(countries and organizations)
8km radius
Infographic about the Organizations
world health organization
KAITLIN GERSON
MONEY
Money Needed for London Olympics = $14.9 Appeal by UNHCR for Syrian Crisis = $5.1
Billion, Money Received = 121% of the total
Billion, Money Received = 37% of the total
Money raised/provided Money requested/needed
Approx. 113,000 refugees in Za’atari
POPULATION Approx. 544,000 refugees in Jordan
Approx. 2,244,000 total refugees (that have left Syria)
$480-550 10 People (250 ft.2)
TENTS
If 50% had tents, and 50% had caravans you would need (for Za’atari) - assuming maximum capacity in all:
HOUSING
5523 Tents 6904 Caravans
Assume MINIMUM of at least 12,500 Units Can you fit this many in one structure?
CARAVANS
8 People (200 ft.2) $2500-3500
SCALES OF SOCCER
Professional Soccer
5,000 - 10,000 people/game
Varsity Soccer (D1 University)
Varsity Soccer (D2 University)
500 - 3,000 people/game
Varsity Soccer (D3 University)
Collegiate Club Soccer
High School Soccer
Community Leagues
After School Programs (Middle School)
After School Programs (Elementary)
50-200
people/game
Requires a Stadium, Size Varies
Infographic about the Designed Program
Daylight
Temperature, °C (°F) Monthly Average Avg. High Avg. Low
Precipitation Average, mm (in.) # of Wet Days
Chance of rain/day
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
OCT
NOV
DEC
10.5 hrs
11 hrs
12 hrs
13 hrs
13.75 hrs
14.25 hrs
14 hrs
13.25 hrs
12.25 hrs
11.25 hrs
10.5 hrs
10 hrs
11°C (53°F)
16°C (62°F)
21°C (71°F)
24°C (76°F)
26°C (79°F)
25°C (78°F)
23°C (75°F)
20°C (68°F)
13°C (57°F)
6°C (44°F)
10°C (50°F)
15°C (59°F)
17°C (64°F)
20°C (68°F)
19°C (67°F)
17°C (64°F)
14°C (58°F)
8°C (48°F)
8°C (47°F)
8°C (48°F)
12°C (55°F)
13°C (57°F)
16°C (62°F)
62 mm (2in.)
54 mm (2in.)
51 mm (2in.)
17 mm (1in.)
3 mm (0in.)
32%
32%
26%
13%
6%
4°C (40°F)
10 days
4°C (40°F)
9 days
22°C (73°F)
8 days
28°C (83°F)
4 days
31°C (88°F)
0 mm
2 days
0 days 0%
32°C (91°F)
0 mm
0 days 0%
32°C (90°F)
30°C (87°F)
0 mm
0 days
26°C (80°F)
8 mm (0in.)
25 mm (1in.)
51 mm (2in.)
6%
17%
26%
2 days
5 days
use field for water collection, no games
Requires a change (in dynamics and function)
PHASE 1: Money PHASE 2: Events PHASE 3: Identity + Housing
MEDIA CAMPAIGN EVENT day 1
day 2
day 3
Middle Eastern Music
Latin American + Asian Music
Western Cultures Music
6:00 p.m. performer #1
6:00 p.m. performer #1
6:00 p.m. performer #1
8:00 p.m. performer #3
8:00 p.m. performer #3
8:00 p.m. performer #3
7:00 p.m. performer #2 9:00 p.m. performer #4
MIDDLE EASTERN TELETHON Starting 6 p.m. Local Azraq Time
7:00 p.m. performer #2 9:00 p.m. performer #4
SOUTH AMERICA AND ASIA TELETHONS
Starting 6 p.m. Azraq Time | 12 p.m. EST
7:00 p.m. performer #2 9:00 p.m. performer #4
NORTH AMERICA + EUROPEAN TELETHONS
Starting 6 p.m. Azraq Time | 12 p.m. EST
SOCCER TOURNAMENTS day 1 team 1 team 2 team 3 team 4 team 5 team 6 team 7 team 8
Infographic about the Designed Program
5°C (42°F)
0%
SOCCER: Regular Seasons Professional Soccer Varsity Soccer Club Soccer High School Soccer Community Leagues After School Programs
PROJECT PHASING
14°C (58°F)
0 mm
0 days
0%
9°C (49°F)
20°C (68°F)
day 2
day 3
team # team # team # TEAM # champions
team # team # team #
8 days
TIME
Diagrams of Transformation and Program + Linework of Za’atari Over Time
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SCALES OF ACCESS LOCATION: Brooklyn, New York YEAR: Spring 2013 TYPE: Mixed-Use/Urban
This partner project was to design a mixed-use mid rise in Brooklyn, NY. My partner and I chose to look at the forms of transportation that are found around the site: cars, bikes, and most notably the metro tracks right off the back of the site. Our design was based off of a series of sound waves intersecting with one another. We ultimately decided that a 20’ x 20’ grid would be most beneficial to our project. This ultimately became the determining factor of the program and housing on the upper floors. Since we were working with metropolitan housing, located a block from a park, we wanted to make sure that all of the apartments had a high view. This also allowed for a more defined separation between the public and private spaces.
Group Project
Diagrammatic Model of Soundwaves
Massing in relation to program and Floor Plans
Final Model in Site (Back)
Final Model in Site (Front)
Section and Renders
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PLANTING FOR HEALTH LOCATION: N/A YEAR: Spring 2014 TYPE: Evidence Based Design
For my undergraduate thesis I chose to look into the history and development of healthcare and how we, as designers, can improve the conditions of a patient stay in an acute care ward of a hospital. By looking at the patient room, nursing unit/floor, and multiple departments, I was able to create a general approach and strenghtened connection to natural elements: including daylight, plants, and fresh air. The ultimate goal was to create a space (though site less) that was more comfortable for not only the patient, but the family and staff as well. These images represent pieces of my solution. The patient room allows for ambient artificial lighting, large amounts of natural lighting, and series of windows that open up to allow for interaction with the planters. At the building scale there is a double skin and atrium that have the same effect for staff, and act as a place of refuge.
Individual Project
Diagonal Section Through Primary Vertical Core
Plan of Typical Nursing Unit
Public, Patient, and Service Areas + Renders
Section Perspective through Room and Nursing Station | Render from Nurse’s Station
Night Render of Atrium
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TECHNICAL TOOLS LOCATION: N/A YEAR: Fall 2011 TYPE: Detail
This project was the first studio assignment I was ever given. The studio was asked to find a tool and draw it. This was not only to help us with our hand drafting capabilities but also to help with our critical thinking. We were asked to draw a series of elevations, sections, plans, and movement diagrams that best represented our project. By analytically looking at a tool my understanding of space and connections were strengthened alongside my ability to interpret these spaces and draw them. Perhaps the most challenging part of the process was finding a way to graphically represent the motions of the tool. In the end I chose to show the various rotations of the tool (a hand-held metal sheet bender) as it is used.
Individual Project
Movement Diagram of Tool
Plans + Elevations of Tool
Sections of Tool
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SKETCHING AND DRAWING IN ITALY LOCATION: Veneto Region, Italy YEAR: Summer 2013 TYPE: Sketching
What follows are some of the sketches done while on a five week study abroad in Vicenza Italy. Though I lived in Vicenza for that time, each week we traveled around the Veneto region (including Venice, Padova, Verona, and some of the smaller towns in the region). I tried to explore several different mediums and styles of sketching.
Individual Project
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PHOTOGRAPHS LOCATION: Around the World YEAR: 2009-2014 TYPE: N/A
All of these photographs were taken while traveling with family and frriends both around the U.S. and the World. The three panoramas on the opposite page were taken while driving the PCH (Pacific Coast Highway) in the Summer of 2014. The Bald Eagle (who is in captivity due to injury) was taken while traveling in Alaska in the Fall of 2009. And the final three photographs were taken while exploring Europe (specifically Paris and London) in the Summer of 2013. Taking photographs has always been a passion of mine, and aside from landscapes/landmarks, I enjoy taking concert photos. The challenge of lighting and detail makes them an enjoyable challenge.
Individual Projects
education
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, IL School of Architecture M. Arch Candidate GPA: 3.88 expected May 2016
University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA School of Architecture B.S. in Architecture GPA: 3.37 May 2014
University of Virginia Study Abroad Vicenza, Italy
Department of Architecture Led by: Charlie Menefee 5 week drawing expedition Summer 2013
skills
Digital Modeling:
AutoCAD, Rhino 5.0, SketchUp, Revit
Graphics & Rendering:
Adobe Creative Suite CS6 (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign), Maxwell Render, VRay, Kerkythea
Miscellaneous:
Hand Drafting, Physical Model-making, Sketching and Drawing, Photography
presentations
A Day in the Life of a Student Coordinator
NCARB IDP Coordinators Conference, Miami, FL, July 2014
Spoke to a body of new and returning IDP Coordinators (newly named Architect Licensing Advisors) about my role as a Student Coordinator.
work experience
Poss Architecture & Planning, Aspen, CO
Summer Intern Assisted with construction documents, measurements, and initial design work.
Was able to see how different departments work: architects vs. interior designers.
Jeffrey Halferty Design, Aspen, CO Summer Intern
ARCH 3240: Introduction to Structural Design
Teaching Assistant, Professor Kirk Martini Assisted students enrolled in the course during lab sessions, by answering Teaching Assistant, Professor Peter Waldman Co-led a discussion section for a group of students, that helped to clarify and
Spring 2014
explain topics discussed throughout the course.
organizations
AIAS (American Institute of Architecture Students)
Professional Development and Outreach Chair, Executive Committee, U.Va. (2013-2014)
Spring 2014
questions and helping them understand the topics.
ARCH 1010: Lessons of the Lawn
2010-2011
Worked with Jeff Halferty on construction documents and design presentation for meetings. Created a series of 3D sketchUp models to show clients and business managers of initial design plans.
teaching experience
2007-2012
2012-present
Foster and maintain a relationship with the local AIA chapter by hosting various events.
IDP (Intern Development Program) Student Coordinator, U.Va. (2013-2014)
Worked closely with the University and State IDP Coordinators, answering students’ questions about the requirements for licensure. Student Architect Licensing Advisor, UIUC (2014-present) Work closely with the student body to help prepare them for the path to licensure, and what is expected beyond graduation. Formerly known as IDP Student Coordinator.
ASAC (Architecture Student Advisory Council)
Vice President of Academic Affairs, Executive Committee, UIUC (2014-present)
2014-present
Work to create an environment that is beneficial to the student body and fosters communications between the various architecture organizations.
Gargoyle Honor Society
awards & honors
2015-present
First Place: Student Award
Feb. 2012
Martha Darmstadt Fellowship
2014-2015
Belmont Vortex: Project Gaitway, University of Virginia School of Architecture, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign