M a ggi e E a sl e y Por tfolio
Maggie Easley
easley.maggie@gmail.com
Maggie Easley 725 AldineEducation Ave. #3 Chicago, IL 60657
Masters of Architecture Tulane University easley.maggie@gmail.com Completed: May 2014
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Tulane Study Abroad Program Japan June 2013
725 W. Aldine Ave. #3 Chicago, IL 60657 630-346-1700
Bachelors of Science in Architectural Studies University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Completed: May 2011 École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Versailles University of Illinois Study Abroad Program September 2009—May 2010
Experience Tulane Office of the University Architect January 2013—May 2014 Intern Created diagrams and calculations in order to document LEED credits Proposed test fits for office suites and campus buildings Provided images and created presentations to be given to various committees Tulane City Center Design|Build Studio Studio Member Winner of Merit Award AIA New Orleans, 2014, Devine Detail Category Collaborated with team members to reach design decisions Created drawings and images used in presentations to community partner Worked on-site to complete the project on schedule
Fall 2013
Magnetrol International October 2011—August 2012 AutoCAD Technician Created dimensional drawings for customer use and shop drawings for internal use Cooperated with a subsidiary of Magnetrol to create a system of drawings to be used as a standard throughout the company VOA Associates Intern Assembled presentation boards for clients Worked with suppliers to obtain sample orders
June 2008—August 2008
Extracurricular National Organization for Minority Architects
July 2013—Present
Tulane Office of the University Architect January 2013—May 2014 Intern Created diagrams and calculations in order to document LEED credits Proposed test fits for office suites and campus buildings Provided images and created presentations to be given to various committees Tulane City Center Design|Build Studio Studio Member Fall 2013 Winner of Merit Award AIA New Orleans, 2014, Devine Detail Category Collaborated with team members to reach design decisions Created drawings and images used in presentations to community partner 725 W. Aldine Ave. #3 Worked on-site to complete the project on schedule
Maggie Easley
easley.maggie@gmail.com
Education
Chicago, IL 60657 October 2011—August 2012 630-346-1700
Magnetrol International AutoCAD Technician Created dimensional drawings for customer use and shop drawings for internal use Cooperated with a subsidiary of Magnetrol to create a system of drawings to be used as a Masters of Architecture Bachelors of Science in Architectural Studies standard Tulane Universitythroughout the company University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Completed: May 2014 Completed: May 2011 VOA Associates June 2008—August 2008 Tulane École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Versailles Intern Study Abroad Program Japan University of Illinois Study Abroad Program Assembled presentation boards for clients June 2013 Worked with suppliers to obtain sample ordersSeptember 2009—May 2010
Experience Extracurricular
Tulane Office of the University Architect January 2013—May 2014 National Organization for Minority Architects July 2013—Present Intern New Orleans, LA Created diagrams and calculations in order to document LEED credits Project Pipeline Volunteer Proposed test fits for office suites and campus buildings Provided images andBrigades created presentations to be given to various committeesAugust 2011—May 2012 Global Architecture
Skills
University of Illinois Tulane City Center Design|Build Studio Construction Volunteer in Santa Rosa, Honduras Studio Member Winner of Merit Award AIA New Orleans, 2014, Devine Detail Category Architecture Mentor Program Collaborated with team members to reach design decisions University of Illinois Created drawings and images used in presentations to community partner Mentor Worked on-site to complete the project on schedule
Fall 2013 August 2010—May 2011
Adobe | Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign V-ray Magnetrol International October 2011—August 2012 Autodesk | AutoCAD, Revit Woodshop experience AutoCAD Technician Google | Sketchup On-site construction experience Created dimensional drawings for customer use and shop drawings for internal use Rhino Cooperated with a subsidiary of Magnetrol to create a system of drawings to be used as a standard throughout the company
Contents A City of Vacancy New Orleans, LA
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Tanzakademie New Orleans, LA
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Water Influx Project New Orleans, LA
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Louisiana Children’s Museum New Orleans, LA
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LOOP Pavilion New Orleans, LA
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The Big Screen Long Island City, New York
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Sustainable Strategies House
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Travel Sketches
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A City of Vacancy:
using a field system to transform a deteriorating urban order New Orleans, LA Thesis Design Spring 2014 Tulane University Thesis Director: Scott Bernhard The Faubourg Delassize neighborhood is struggling with vacant and blighted structures. Inserting a field system will repair the disjointed state of the urban condition. As opposed to viewing blighted sites as gaps the field encourages a new ecology to expand over multiple blighted properties, allowing the whole to be greater than the sum of it’s parts. As the field varies in intensity, it will produce conditions from “flat” areas to “object” areas which will manifest as architecture. Implementing a field system through informal public gathering spaces and community gardens will mend the disjointed fabric of the Faubourg-Delassize neighborhood.
view of pavilion from terraces
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2014
vacant & blighted sites 1957
compiled field and kit of parts
main site
blighted structures
vacant sites
pavilion site
blighted structures
orchard sites wetland/ water influx sites
1908
section model
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north-south section perspective
east-west site section
pavilion
orchard support structures
trees to be planted immediately
trees to be planted later
field grid
context
pavilion plan
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section model
pavilion and wetland
east-west pavilion section
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pavilion and orchards
north-south section
Tanzakademie New Orleans, LA Comprehensive Design Studio Spring 2013 Tulane University Professor: Irene Keil The dance school is located on a corner site in the warehouse district of New Orleans. The mass is divided into four vessels that are connected by horizontal circulation. The atrium allows the monumental stair to rise through the building. Views into the studios can be seen from the stair, with the most premier studio overlooking the city. The louvers provide protection from glare as well as privacy for rehearsals.
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second floor
third floor
fourth floor
first floor
st. joseph street elevation
view through third floor studios
wall section
massing model
east west section
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Water Influx Site New Orleans, LA Elective Studio Fall 2012 Tulane University Professor: John Klingman Design Partner: Kate Luxner The site is located in the Gentilly neighborhood in New Orleans and is designed to accommodate the run off from the surrounding area. An urban farm uses the run off for irrigation from a reservoir pond, which separates the farm from a natural wetland. Along the main street sits an elderly housing complex, non-profit center and farmers market.
marsh pavilion along wetland path
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Shade
Sliding Roof
Water Basin
urban farm
market
non profit building
Louisiana Children’s Museum New Orleans, LA Elective Studio Fall 2012 Tulane University Professor: Errol Barron Design Partner: Kate Luxner The Louisiana Children’s Museum is located in City Park in New Orleans, LA. The museum features an entry rotunda that also acts as a sun dial. The stepping roofs are occupiable and allow for interior program to spill outside.
approach from roosevelt mall
short section
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view from across the lagoon showing entrance bridge
LOOP Pavilion New Orleans, LA Design/Build Studio Fall 2013 Tulane University Professor: Emilie Taylor Design Partner: Madison Baker MODULE
Initial design explorations were done in partners. The pavilion is designed to be prefabricated and partially assembled off site. The structure hosts panels that allow light filtration like the surrounding tree canopy.
long section
short section
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view out to high ropes course
Group chosen design exploration and 8-week build process. The pavilion is a shade structure to aid LOOP’s programming needs. The canopy is made of yield signs held together with custom-made connectors. A steel frame structure supports the canopy system. A bench wraps the interior of a berm, creating an open space for activities.
plan
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section
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photo by Dave Armentor
The Big Screen Long Island City, NY Elective Studio Spring 2011 University of Illinois Professor: Stuart Hicks The Long Island City Cinema was designed for a suckerPUNCH competition during senior year studio. The site is in a growing neighborhood in Queens. The program contains sixteen movie theaters of various sizes along with an outdoor movie screen.
view of the lic cinema from manhattan
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entrance behind the screen
first floor
third floor
facade diagram
Sustainable Strategies New Orleans, LA BIM Lab Spring 2013 Tulane University Professor: David Merlin Design Partners: Rena Foster + Drew Hauck The focus of the project was to implement sustainable design in a residential project. With a limited budget and scope, sustainable methods had to be introduced early on in the design process. The mass of the second story creates shade for the first floor porch while operable windows can be utilized for cross ventilation.
interior
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exterior
air ventilation flow
shadows from autumn morning in new orleans, air ventilation flow la
shadows from autumn morning in new orleans, la
Travel Sketches Berlin, Germany Copenhagen, Denmark Prague, Czech Republic Budapest, Hungary
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