MEGAN PETERSON
Undergraduate
ABOUT ME My name is Megan Peterson and I am from Ord, Nebraska. Growing up, I became passionate about art and creating small projects using just about anything I could get my hands on. This creative appetite drove me to pursue Architecture; I have never looked back. My goal is to design architecture with an emphasis on its connection to mental health, as well as a focus on sustainable design. “To create, one must first question everything.” - Eileen Gray EDUCATION 2014 - 2018
University of Nebraska - Lincoln Bachelors of Science in Design | Architectural Studies Landscape Architecture Minor Dean’s List GPA 3.924
2010 - 2014
Ord High School | Ord, Nebraska GPA 4.489 / 4.000 Class Valedictorian
2013 - 2015
Study Abroad UNL Learning in Place - Summer 2015 Quebec, Canada | Montreal, Canada Independent Study Abroad Lycee St. Joseph, Carnoles Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France
INVOLVEMENT & ACTIVITIES 2016 - 2017
United States Green Building Council
2016 - 2017
American Institute of Architecture Students
2015 - 2017
Residential Construction Management Competition Director of Design | Las Vegas, Nevada | Orlando, Florida
2014 - 2017
William H. Thompson Scholars Honor Community
2015 - 2017
National Association of Home Builders Secretary
2016
Frank H. Woods Telephone Museum Proposal
2015 - 2017
National Society of Collegiate Scholars
2015 - 2016
Collaborative studio stage set design with Hixon-Lied Center
2015
Park(ing) Day | Annual open-source global event
2014 - 2016
Cultural Ambassadors
HONORS & AWARDS 2016
AIA Emerging Professionals Design Competition Award AIA Central States Region | Third Place Scholarship Award
2016 - 2017
UNL Undergraduate Creative Activities & Research Experience (UCARE) Position Focus: Architecture as Performance | Sponsor: Dr. Peter Olshavsky
2014 - 2016
Dean’s List College of Architecture Top 10%
2014 - 2017
Regent’s Scholar The Regents Scholarship is awarded to superior incoming freshmen who are graduates of Nebraska high schools. Awarded Full Tuition.
2016 - 2017
Scholarships Marvin Johnson Student Scholarship Award UNL Architecture Scholarship Architecture Class of 1986 Student Scholarship Award Harry Simpson Culpen Student Scholarship
2014 - 2017
Susan Thompson Buffet Scholarship Award Full Tuition Award
2015 - 2017
Academic Excellence Award William H. Thompson Scholars award recipient
2015
BVH Architects Exhibition Select Firm Exhibition - Parking Day Installation project
2015 - 2017
High Performing Student Award University Honors Program - Honors Convocation
WORK EXPERIENCE 2016 - 2017
Research Assistant Performance and Architecture | UNL
2016 - 2017
Wood and Metals Fabrication Shop Assistant
2015 - 2017
Nebraska Builders Home and Garden Show
2014
Freedom by Design
PROFICIENCIES Rhinoceros 5 - Revit 2017 - Adobe Illustrator - Adobe Photoshop - Adobe InDesign - Microsoft Office Model Building - CNC Routing - Laser Cutting Sketching - Wood/Metals Fabrication - AutoCAD - SketchUp REFERENCES Dr. Peter Olshavsky Guillermo Yanguez Rumiko Handa
polshavsky2@unl.edu | 402.472.7062 gyanguez@unl.edu | 402.472.9255 rhanda@unl.edu | 402.472.0240
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frank h. woods museum redesign Fall 2016
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(re)cycle | parking day Fall 2015
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outside in || inside out Spring 2016
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nyc street fusion Summer 2016
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retreat for seven Fall 2016
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house life Fall 2015
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architecture as performance Fall 2015
FRANK H. WOODS MUSEUM REDESIGN
fall 2017 . geoglyphs studio . arch 310
The Frank H. Woods Telephone Museum is an existing building located in Lincoln, Nebraska, in search of a new site. The focus of the project was to redesign new concepts to not only display this history, but to draw attention from the community. The studio worked in conjunction with representatives from the museum, and presented the concepts publicly at a Lincoln community event.
exhibitions Pinnacle Bank Arena | Lincoln, Nebraska UNL Student Union | Represented College of Architecture Wells Fargo Bank Lobby | Lincoln, Nebraska
related publications http://www.klkntv.com/story/33845916/excellence-in-educationsaving-the-telephone-museum http://journalstar.com/news/local/calling-for-a-new-telephonemuseum-pick-your-favorite-design/article_922ac622-3256-525cb74f-5f432b2d0315.html https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=wD4W9Ko6QqM&feature=youtu.be
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4 RENOVATION For the site, I chose to do a renovation of an existing warehouse. Since this is a historical building, keeping the building as close to its original state was a goal. From left to right, change from the original building to the renovation can be seen in the diagrams to the left.
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The site of the existing warehouse is located within the existing Telegraph District on the corner of 21st and Capitol Parkway in Lincoln, Nebraska. The original site, nearly completely taken up by parking, was altered to provide a landscaped space between existing recreational zones and the museum. The museum takes up the eastern portion of the building, while the western zone will be portioned out and rented to create a more pedestrian 21st Street.
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CIRCULATION After entering the glass encased entrance and arriving to the lobby, placed on the second floor to take advantage of natural light, the museum display begins on a slowly moving ramped system, which wraps around itself in the interior of the existing brick walls, only extruding out of the envelope at the northeast corner. PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE The ramp returns to the entrance lobby after circling around and through the interiorlit “Future Chest.� This seemingly floating space houses the most modern displays, introducing a time line element, and allowing for division while maintaining an open
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10 DETAIL Keeping in line with the movement concept of the ramp, portions of the display were designed to be flexible. Exposed rebar lines the wall, housing a clamp securing two plates on which displays rest.
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(RE)CYCLE | PARKING DAY
fall 2015 . representation studio . arch 210
PARK(ing) Day is an annual global event where citizens, designers and activists collaborate to temporarily transform parking stalls into temporary public places. This event is meant to improve the quality of urban space through minimal interventions for a single day, with the parameter of having as little impact on the environment as possible, therefore incorporating reused, recycled or recyclables.
team members Landon Beard Ashley Hendrickson Cale Miller
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THE BICYCLE TUBE The concept of the installation revolved around the material qualities of the recycled bicycle tube. In searching for a material that would be comfortable, flexible, and reasonably available, the bicycle tube was found to be durable enough to support the human body, while also providing ultimate comfort by conforming to the shape of the suspended user.
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OUTSIDE IN || INSIDE OUT
spring 2016 . ideation studio . arch 211
Based off The Rug Merchant by Phillip Lopate, the proposed multi-use building was to be constructed on a vacant lot located between two buildings in Lincoln, Nebraska. The proposal was intended to house a rug merchant’s gallery and store as well as its owner’s dwelling space. The focus of the studio was to develop the ability to propose a design with formative parameters, such as structure, organization, materiality, and representational process and techniques.
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THE LINE Any line will always have an inside and an outside. No matter how that line entwines within itself, the inside and outside will remain on their given side. In this case two walls, or lines, are assigned with these factors. As the two gracefully curve into one another, spaces are created. This intertwining helps to assign program to each space.
CIRCULATION The circulation for the design is all found within the void of the two main walls. Light pours into this space from the ribbon-like sky light traveling the length of the space, and from openings to the gallery and the outdoor courtyard.
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NYC STREET FUSION
summer 2016 . graphic communications . arch 497
This drawing is used to depict one setting in many different time frames through exploration of collage techniques. As the drawing progresses from right to left, the representation within each “time frame� of the collage transforms. On the right, the drawing is composed of a faded, sepia-toned scene to give the feeling of being in a time when everything was in its natural state, untouched by technology’s hand. To the left, the collage moves to a grainy depiction, as if it is being experienced through the lens of the very first camera. Then, the drawing depicts the modest height of the architecture during that era. Finally, the drawing technique advances to hyper-realistic, presenting glass structures, brightly lit screens, and over-saturated subjects as it blends into an abstracted site map.
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RETREAT FOR SEVEN
fall 2016 . geoglyphs studio . arch 310
Retreat for seven was a strongly conceptual project, with the purpose of designing a place to house those in need of meditation, with the point of discovering the effect a space can have on a human being. The idea around this project was to allow for only selective stimulation and intense focus by condensing a small piece of life and driving it underground. The design revolves around a center atrium housing a seemingly floating garden. Arms extend outward, creating protrusions correlating with direction of natural light throughout the day and the set ritual for the inhabitants of the retreat.
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The underground sanctuary is meant to impress a relieving feeling upon the inhabitants due to the pure scale of the project. The height of these concrete vaults create audible echoing, allowing the sound of running water to be heard throughout the design.
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HOUSE LIFE | E.1027
fall 2015 . representation studio . arch 210
In what way might a designer support, frame or enhance dwelling space? These questions were the forefront of this domestic precedent project with the intention to analyze and creatively represent a single house. The selected house for this second year partner project was Eileen Gray’s E.1027, located on the Souther coast of France, in RoquebruneCap-Martin.
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ARCHITECTURE AS PERFORMANCE
fall 2015 . representation studio . arch 210
Throughout this design-build studio, the challenge was presented to view architecture through the lens of performance. This two semester project was done in collaboration with the Hixon-Lied Performance Center in Lincoln, Nebraska, centering around the new play Puddin’ and the Grumble written by play write Becky Boeson in response to the issue of childhood hunger. Working with unconventional techniques and materials, three separate stage pieces were designed and fabricated through intensive prototyping, and interaction with the director, the play write, and the actors.
related publications http://architecture.unl.edu/news/architecture-students-behindscenes-lied-performing-arts-center
team members Megan Peterson Landon Beard Zack Blase Blake Brummels Alec Burk Drew Doyle Craig Findlay Ashley Hendrickson Eric Mason Rachel McCown Devin McLean
Ryan Miller Cale Miller Joe Mueller Danny Ortega Andrew Rose John Round Shanna Satra Aiden Schneider Kyra Stradley Alfredo Vera Nathan Adams
Jon Amari Taylor Bissert Andrew Chase Holly Craig Justin DeFields Anabella Gilbert Benjamin Kunz Mallory Lane Juan Morales Diane Nguyen Danielle Valle-Steele
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INFLATABLE ARCHITECTURE
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Each piece was designed using inflation. Using Polyethylene vinyl, a heat-sealing system was developed to create rigid structure within oversized, opaque blocks. Through a strategic layering technique, a simple self-sealing valve was designed to keep this child-like stage designs inflated throughout the entirety of the show. PRODUCTION The show made its debut in the spring of 2016 in Lincoln, Nebraska, and continues to tour the United States.
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