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ARVIN SELECTED WORKS
EDUCATION
WORK EXPERIENCE
ACTIVITIES
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The University of Texas at Austin Bachelor of Architecture (May 2013) GPA (total): 3.75 GPA (design studio): 3.82 Study Abroad- Paris, France (Fall 2011) Ecole Nationale SupÊrieure d’Architecture de Paris Residency Program (a+i)
New York, NY (6 months) designed corporate interiors and high-end retail - schematic design / design development - construction documentation (AutoCAD) - material research and selection - created extensive furniture database committee for firm website redevelopment
Design + Marketing Intern - Forsite Studio
(www.forsitestudio.com)
Austin, TX (9 months) assist with the designs of residential projects - project feasibility (zoning/city codes) - schematic design (SketchUp) - construction documentation (AutoCAD) - construction observation website development (Dreamweaver, XHTML) SEO and social media marketing
Undergraduate Research Fellowship (2010)
independent travel scholarship to Chicago and New York City studied visual texture of facades of skyscrapers
Hurricane Sandy Relief (2012)
volunteered with Architecture for Humanity (NYC Chapter) demolition and supply collection/distribution
Managua, Nicaragua Mission Trip (2008, 2009) minor construction work on primary school
Digital: AutoCAD, SketchUp, Rhino, Adobe Creative Suite, Revit Analog: Model Building, Sketching Familiar with: Grasshopper, V-Ray, Dreamweaver basic web design/programming skills, SEO
CONTACT
Architecture Intern - A+I (www.aplusi.com)
Megan Marvin 6204 Readvill Ct. Austin, TX 78739 512.925.2960 mmarvin01@gmail.com www.meganmarvin.com
ACADEMIC WORK university of texas at austin bachelor of architecture graduated may 2013
PARIS METRO
PARIS METRO CHARETTE With: Charleen Chae, Zoé Ulmer, Stéphanie Billerey Professors: Danilo Udovicki and David Elalouf Paris, France | 6 weeks
DIGITAL FABRICATION
In collaboration with the students of Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Paris, this charette regenerates the unused median at the Stalingrad Metro Station.
AQUATIC CENTER
A bright orange pathway safely bridges pedestrians from the metro station to a park across a busy intersection. It is a “Mid Line” occupying the space vertically between complex vehicular traffic and a functional elevated metro line. Intersecting volumes provide programmatically flexible spaces that are staggered to provide adaquate access around them. The translucent glass both obscures and reveals activity on each side offering a dynamic relationship between intimate and public space.
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PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE
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PARIS METRO
DIGITAL FABRICATION Professor: Danelle Briscoe 1 week
DIGITAL FABRICATION
AQUATIC CENTER
This project exemplifies a fluid digital to analog workflow across multiple programs. The challenge was to create a curved waffle structure model. This was accomplished by making a Grasshopper definition that was capable of parametrically determining the shape, spacing, and size of the vase-like form. Once the form was finalized, the structure was unrolled in Rhinoceros to form two-dimensional pieces. The pieces were then lasercut and assembled by hand. The parametric process allows for many variations to be quickly investigated and potentially fabricated.
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AQUATIC CENTER Professor: John Blood Austin, TX | 3 months
Sound Building with Distinction Nominated for Design Excellence Award
DIGITAL FABRICATION
The Sound Building Studio culminates the first five design semesters with a long-span project that challenges students to integrate structure, mechanical systems, and site design within an urban context.
AQUATIC CENTER
The Aquatic Center is a sensitive yet strong approach to anchoring the urban edge of Austin while providing access and visibility to the recreational lake. A series of trussed arches rise and fall in height to accommodate the height requirements of the diving pool, competitive lap pool, and leisure pool as well as provide daylighting and ventilation. Rippling louvers along the southern facade create a sense of privacy while engaging the adjacent Hike and Bike trail.
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SECTION A
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REC. SWIMMING
OBSERVATION DECK BABY POOL
CAFE / LOBBY LOCKERS / RECEPTION
SECTION B
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DIGITAL FABRICATION
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Roof Construction Aluminum Sheeting Vapor Barrier Rigid Insulation Aluminum Gutter
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Glulam Joists 6”x12”
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Glulam Arch 12” x 36”
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Compressive Members Steel Angles Steel Gusset Plates
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2” Diameter Steel Cable
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Building Envelope Low- E Double Glazing Aluminum Frame
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Wood Louvers 2”x6”
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W12 Steel Column
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Floor Construction Terrazo Tiles Concrete Pool Shell Pool Gutter Vapor Barrier Concrete Footings
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SCALABILITY AND ABSTRACTION Professor: Danilo Udovicki 4 weeks
DIGITAL FABRICATION AQUATIC CENTER
Inspired by some of the characteristics of the Russian Avant Garde movement, this study consists of a series of compositional models. All of the models are based on basic design elements such as balance, mass, tension, lines, and planes. Once fabricated, each model was photographed and reinterpreted to find an “excess of meaning” and explore possibilities other than what they were designed for using light and occupation of space. The series culminated in a full scale installation in the stairway of Sutton Hall within the school of architecture from recycled material.
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MINIMALIST MARQUEE
specialty paper + chip board
DYNAMIC BALANCE wood + rockite base
TENSION + COLOR
string, plexiglass + wood base
TENSILE INSTALLATION recycled plastic conduit
PARIS METRO
DIGITAL FABRICATION
AQUATIC CENTER
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SUSPENSION
maple + bass wood
(RE)TRACTION
specialty paper + wood
PARIS METRO
VAUXHALL : THE MISSING LINK With: Amanda Kronk and James Sherman Professor: Simon Atkinson London, England | 4 weeks
DIGITAL FABRICATION
This project encompasses a landscape, urban design, and architecture proposal for a RIBAsponsered competition for the Vauxhall Business Alliance.
AQUATIC CENTER
Vauxhall is a London township located south of the Thames between the London Eye and Battersea Park. An elevated rail line creates and undesirable barrier that separates the primary neighborhoods from the riverfront. This project serves to reinvigorate the Vauxhall community by injecting a social media responsive lighting installation that weaves through the railway. The light path unites three distinct landscape ecosystems: - a wetlands boardwalk - the meadow flower market - the yard (urban farm learning center)
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REGENT’S PARK CRESCENT
LEICESTER SQUARE
WEST BANK
LONDON EYE
BIG BEN PARLIAMENT TRAFALGAR SQUARE
WESTMINSTER ABBEY
PICCADILLY CIRCUS
BUCKINGHAM PALACE VICTORIA STATION BATTERSEA POWER STATION HYDE PARK CORNER
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Beacon Light Tower Wetlands Boardwalk Water Light Graffiti Installation Recreational Boat Rental Flower Loading / Unloading Dock Vauxhall Ferry Dock and Restaurants
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Vauxhall Flower Market Playing Fields / Flower Garden Vauxhall Station Platforms The Terrace : Lighting Installation Restaurants / Cafes : arches
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BATTERSEA NINE ELMS
PARIS METRO
SOCIAL NETWORKS
DIGITAL FABRICATION
Social media engagement is an important contemporary indicator of human activity. The primary demographic of this distric consists of young, social media savvy adults. A pedestrian pathway lights up in response to input from social media websites, the Socialight application, and local businesses to indicate the direction in which local events and activities are taking place out of view.
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Chasing Pavement Installation
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Light Graffiti Installation
Projection Mapping Stair Installation
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The Wetlands: Lunar Tide
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The Yard: Urban Farming
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Connecting three distinct living systems will give Vauxhall residents and visitors a unique opportunity to learn about and interact with a diverse range of English landscapes. - The Wetlands provide a estuarian habitat for migrating waterfowl, fish, and insects. The tidal Thames gives the boardwalk a dynamic quality throughout the day - The Meadow contains the recentralized flower THE WETLAND market and a flower garden based on a long tradition of British horticulture. - The Yard contains allotment gardens, a learning center, and a farmer’s market.
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MOVEMENT INFRASTRUCTURE
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VAUXHALL RAIL STATION
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TRAIN - WEEKDAY
BUS - WEEKDAY
UNDERGROUND - WEEKEND
Vauxhall Station: TRANSIT FREQUENCY Transit Frequency
Vauxhall Station: Greening the Tracks
Megan Marvin 6204 Readvill Ct. Austin, TX 78739 512.925.2960 mmarvin01@gmail.com www.meganmarvin.com