MEGAN FREEMAN mobile: 612.432.2024 email: mfree0917@gmail.com address: Minneapolis + Oakland
EDUCATION
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MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE SEPT. 2012 - MAY 2014 California College of the Arts - San Francisco, CA Advanced Standing, Architecture Merit Award EXTRACURRICULAR ENDEAVORS
• AIAS, Bay Area Young Architects, Bay Area Biomimicry Network, SPUR member SEPT. 2012 - MAY 2014 • Co-Editor of Construct: CCA’s Architecture Department Publication SEPT. 2012 - MAY 2014 • Completed Biodynamic Structures Workshop - San Francisco, CA JULY 2011 - intensive workshop (co-taught by Architectural Association School of London + CCA) BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ARCHITECTURE SEPT. 2008 - MAY 2012 University of Minnesota - Minneapolis, MN Minor: Spanish Studies
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
• Registered Architect: Minnesota #55235 • Pursuing upon relocation: California Supplemental Exam (CSE) and LEED AP
EXPERIENCE
DESIGNER AUG. 2014 - PRESENT
Snow Kreilich Architects - Minneapolis,MN • Primary project types include: industrial transit operations facility, private residence, public health + government center, mixed-use urban destination competition • Design + documentation support: multi-family housing, adaptive reuse office space, public/civic buildings • Lead design of graphic wayfinding system for large-scale transportation infrastructure project • Collaborate with team and consultants to achieve refined documenation and coordination of complex details • Produce graphic representation materials and project research for award submissions, reviews, proposals • Participation in all phases of design
GRADUATE INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANT
SEPT. 2013 - MAY 2014 B. Arch Studio 1 + 2 - California College of the Arts - San Francisco, CA • Worked with Professors Kristen Sidell and Randy Ruiz; T. Jason Anderson and Erik Bloom • Assisted students in development of site analysis, concept design, and representation techniques • Held weekend office hours, weekly desk crits, and participated in critique of pin-ups and reviews
ARCHITECTURAL INTERN MAY 2013 - SEPT. 2013 Feldman Architecture - San Francisco, CA • Created graphic presentation materials for client meetings and marketing department • Developed detail drawings and modified construction document sets + submittals • Assisted in schematic designs of interior and facade elevation studies • Produced a comprehensive manual for working between graphic representation software platforms UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT
OCT. 2010 - JUNE 2012 Univ. of Minn. College of Design, Architecture Dept. - Minneapolis, MN JAN. 2010 - DEC. 2010 • Collaborated with Professors Blaine Brownell and Marc Swackhamer to assist in the development of forthcoming book about biotechnical architecture • Researched content and developed layouts and definitions for book framework • Produced and edited book proposal for publisher, Princeton Architectural Press • 1/10-12/10: Conducted written research and drafted drawings under the guidance of Professor Benjamin Ibarra-Sevilla regarding contemporary kinetic and ancient perpetual motion mechanisms
ARCHITECTURAL INTERN
FEB. 2011 - FEB. 2012 Cuningham Group Architecture, P.A. - Minneapolis,MN • Created graphic presentation materials and physical models for project proposals • Developed and modified plans, sections, and construction documents • Participated in Construction Administration, Design Development phases • Assisted the Urban Design Studio with diagrams, presentation boards, and master plan edits
SKILLS
INTERESTS
• 3D: Revit, Rhino, Enscape Virtual Reality, AutoCAD, vRay • 2D: Adobe Creative Suite: InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator; ArcGIS, Bluebeam Studio • DIGITAL: Grasshopper, 3D Printing, Photo editing, Laser, CNC • ANALOG: Hand+Drafted drawing, Physical modeling, Analytical+Narrative writing
• DESIGN: Urbanism, Adaptive Reuse, Materiality + Craft, Landscape, Furniture, Light, Infrastructure • OTHER: Photography, Exploring the Outdoors, Food + Wine, Live Music, Rock Climbing, Running