marshall morgan selected works 2023
contents. 01 the reverie puzzling assemblies dallas high speed rail station texas school for the blind 02 03 04 p. 4 p. 6 p. 8 p. 10
contact
marshallmorgan139@gmail.com
+1 (817)235-6258
Portfolio:
https://issuu.com/marshallm139
education
University of Texas at Austin
Bachelor of Architecture 2023
GPA: 3.8012
Awarded College Scholar
work experience
Jacobs | Architectural Designer
May 2022 - April 2023
- Supported senior architects in producing accurate and detailed architectural drawings for institutional projects with the University of Texas at Austin, using AutoCAD and Revit software.
- Assisted project managers in preparing comprehensive project schedules and agendas for both virtual and in-person client meetings, ensuring meticulous project documentation.
- Conducted weekly on-site visits to monitor construction progress, proactively addressing any design-related issues and ensuring adherence to quality standards.
Haddon + Cowan Architects Collaborative | Intern
June 2021 - January 2022
- Produced detailed architectural drawings for various local commercial and residential projects using AutoCAD software.
- Collaborated closely with project Architects to brainstorm ideas and solve design challenges; performed duties as assigned.
- Facilitated on-campus renovations in direct collaboration with UT Austin, conducting site visits and ensuring smooth project execution
skills academic experience
Revit, AutoCAD
Rhinoceros, Grasshopper
Enscape, Lumion
Adobe:
- Illustrator
- InDesign
- Photoshop
Model Making:
- Handmade
- Laser Cutter
- 3D Printing
- Wood shop
The Reverie | Advanced Design Studio
Spring 2022
- Conducted extensive research on over 100 New York City luxury condominium floor plans, identifying idiosyncrasies and analyzing marketing strategies.
- Engaged in research-focused meetings with condominium stakeholders, including architects, builders, developers, and marketing teams to gain insight into their roles.
- Implemented a parametric Grasshopper script to develop a fracturing structural system, pushing the boundaries of design innovation and efficiency.
TSBVI Blind Living Addition | Advanced Design: Comprehensive Studio
Fall 2021
- Collaborated closely with the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired to understand the specific needs and aspirations of the visually impaired community.
- Produced comprehensive architectural documentation, including MEP and structural components, to ensure functional and sustainable design solutions.
- Demonstrated empathy and inclusivity by creating tactile drawings and representations tailored to enhance the experience of visually impaired individuals.
involvement + awards
Design Excellence Recipient
Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023
Undergraduate Architecture Student Council
Fall 2018 - Spring 2023
Intramural Volleyball Finalist
2020 - 2021, 2022 - 2023
The design of The Reverie began with a radical construction system that takes the ordinary method of widening a column towards the base and fractures it. Rather than thick, obtrusive columns that disrupt and disturb, the delicate columns in this tower fracture and multiply, compelling you to rethink what defines a room and how to navigate in and around them.
Where typical walls are definitively rigid, these walls dance around columns and furniture. Unbounded by normative room planning, walls grow from the floor and ceiling, creating a new level of freedom in interior expression.
three-unit floor plan
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4 the reverie
dysfunction catalogue
ground floor
5 the reverie
upper-level unit
puzzling assemblies
An inescapable reality of realizing buildings is the assembly of parts, from the scale of a handrail to a building's massing. Puzzling Assemblies began by using complex 3-dimensional puzzles to explore an assembly defies immediate understanding, provoking intense engagement nuances of their geometric qualities.
Following an investigation of the dialogue between these parts and assembly, these geometries assumed building-scale, upsetting the method of moving from large to small. Here disassembly became an for exploring sectional relationships.
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3D puzzle assembly | copper composite PLA
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section model
parts, true Assemblies assembly that with the and their the typical an agent
ground floor plan
01 02 03 04 05 06 DECENSION ROTATION EXPANSION - A EXPANSION - B REVOLUTION EXTRUSION
object disassembly 7 puzzling assemblies
This intervention for a high-speed rail station fragments the vernacular train shed, bringing typology. As an experiment in navigation, the station's design maximizes agency for the visually-impaired established by laying out an explicit tactile path that organizes space along an intended trajectory. vaults were placed to define program and create a series of discrete experiences. The variation in allows users to rely on more than just vision to navigate.
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dallas high speed rail station
main entrance concrete lintel detail
clarity to a notoriously disorienting visually-impaired user. Circulation was trajectory. The double-catenary masonry in scale and daylighting for each vault
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dallas high speed rail station
train platform
This studio introduces and examines the entire design process, from site studies and schematic design, to final construction documents, working closely with the local Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired to create a mixed-use/residential addition to their campus.
In an effort to communicate architectural design to people with visual impairment, even conventional drawings such as wall sections were built at a manageable scale so that students of the school would be able to grasp the design of the project.
structural axonometric
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texas school for the blind addition
wall section model
texas school for the blind addition
curved wall/roof detail
flat roof detail
foundation detail
curved wall base detail
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