ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO elizabeth mahr
EDUCATION Iowa State University — May 2020 Bachelor of Architecture minor in sustainability
Northeast Iowa Community College — May 2018 Associate of Arts obtained online while enrolled at iowa state
Iowa State University — May 2019 Study Abroad | Rome, Italy january 2019 - may 2019
EXPERIENCE OPN Architects Architectural Intern | Cedar Rapids, Iowa june 2019 - august 2019 capacity analysis | egress plans | punchlisting | building information modeling
Aspect, Inc Architectural Intern | Cedar Rapids, Iowa may 2018 - december 2018 site inspection | construction documents | detail drawing | office maintenance & filing
Iowa State University Peer Mentor | Ames, IA august 2018 - december 2018 critical feedback | led workshops | student one-on-one
INVOLVEMENT President Iowa Women in Architecture Students
Co-Founder | Treasurer Bed of Bags
Member
AIA Student Chapter
REFERENCES Vicki Hyland
Associate at OPN Architects (319) 363 6018 | vhyland@opnarchitects.com
Steve Emerson
Principal at Aspect, Inc (319) 310 6600 | sle@aspectinc.net
Hunter Parks Owner at Hunter Companies (319) 310 4142 | hunterparks@huntercompanies.com
Gail Prestemon
President at Waukon State Bank (563) 568 3451 | gail@waukonstatebank.com
5MW
housing | year 3
SHIFT
collaboration | year 2
ROME: AS FOUND study abroad| year 4
INSTITUTE OF research| year 5
Originally a concrete warehouse, 5MW is reimagined as a residential high-rise within “the largest private real estate development in the United States.� Analyzing its placement within busy NYC and its existing characteristics paved the way for form finding and programmatics, allowing for a conducive collection of housing, amenities and community spaces.
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Nominated for BWBR Prize Partner: Makayla Peterson
5MW
housing | year 3
LEVELS 12-14
LEVEL 15
LEVELS 16-30
A collaborative project between Iowa State’s class of 2020 and Reliable Street, SHIFT utilizes 2x4s to create a certain conglomeration of playfulness, art, and gathering. Using a series of modules, SHIFT houses cave-like spaces, flat spaces, and sitting spaces to make an inhabitable sculpture where community members can come together, collaborate or generally hang out.
SHIFT
collaborative | year 2
MODULE A
MODULE B
MODULE C
WEST ELEVATION
EAST ELEVATION
LANDSCAPING
PLAN
SOUTH ELEVATION
This project, sited in Rome, Italy, unites the old with new by creating a modern urban center while restitiching the urban fabric to highlight the importance of preserving ruins. By exploring how things can be altered and shifted to better tell a story we can showcase the overlap between old history and history being made.
ROME: AS FOUND study abroad | year 4
Davenport, Iowa is the largest city along the Mississippi River with no flood protection system in place. We were tasked with first designing a barge that tackles an issue unique to the river, and then scaling that up to a research facility that explores the beneficial qualities and uses of “Alluvial Technologies.”
Partner: Alicia O’Neill
INSTITUTE OF research | year 5
THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN MY WORK
Elizabeth Mahr
mahrelizabeth@gmail.com (563) 568 1797 issuu.com/mahrelizabeth/docs/mahr_portfolio