O BJ E CT I VE
interested in a faculty position within a school of art where i can teach art and design to students interested in pursuing art as a professional career.
E DUCAT I O NAL B ACKG RO UND
m.a. architecture, with high honors 08.2009 - 05.2012 thesis: META DESIGN: URBAN VINEYARD co-chairs: ward m. wells and marcel erminy
texas a+m university
b.a. studio art 08.2005 - 05.2009 baylor university final show: ART OF LOCALITY: FIBERS IN THE 254 faculty chair: dr. mary ruth smith
AWARDS + HO NO RS
charles estes graduate award spring 2012 texas a+m university kate and harwood k. smith ‘35 graduate fellowship spring 2011 texas a+m university baylor university academic dean’s list, 5 semesters 2005 - 2009 baylor university al herrington scholarship fund fall 2005 baylor university baylor presidential scholarship fall 2005 - may 2009 baylor university
T E ACHI NG E X P E RI E NCE
meredithBUTL E R
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Assoc. AIA
number [c] 903 . 521 . 0783 address 4100 victory drive #337 austin. texas 78704 email meredithcbutler@gmail.com portfolio issuu.com/meredith.butler/docs/2013portfolio website www.diamondsareevil.com
RELEVANT SKILLS
studio skills drawing, printmaking, fabric surface design, non-woven and woven fibers, figure drawing, painting, mixed-media, film photography, digital photography, graphic communication, jewelry design, 3-d design, 2-d design software adobe creative suite, lightroom, autoCAD, revit, archiCAD, rhinoceros, sketchup, artlantis, microsoft office suite design qualities architectural design and detailing, interior design, textiles, color theory, material selection, digital and hand renders and sketches, digital photo manipulation
design studio, camp YAP (youth adventure program) summer 2011 college station. texas instructor for studio course taken by 15 high school students. the focus was on introducing the students to architecture in general, while designing a small-scale project for the week. the project focused on designing a constructable bus stop. photoshop basics course, camp ARCH summer 2010 college station. texas instructor for studio course taken by 50 high school students during an architecture camp on the texas a+m campus. i was in charge of creating a project and curriculum for a week-long photoshop class.
waco arts initiative 08.2008 - 04.2009 college station. texas taught fine arts classes to the underserved children in waco in an afterschool program founded by me and a two other art majors. organized the funding and collection of art supplies and created a basic curriculum for the school year.
E X HI B I T I O NS
gallery main street: the narrative image spring 2012 tyler. texas three works chosen for juried show. including an intaglio print, a lithographic print, and a holga film photograph. texas federation of fiber artists: fiberwerkes spring 2009 two fiber arts pieces chosen for juried show. student + faculty art show summer 2009 lithograph chosen for juried show
student + faculty art show spring 2008 textile and painting chosen for juried show
dallas. texas baylor university baylor university
TH E S IS
meta design: urban vineyard fall 2012 college station. texas texas a+m university an exploration into the sensory experience of architecture, my thesis paper informed the initial direction of my final project, an urban vertical vineyard and destination hotel in downtown austin, texas. co-chairs: ward m. wells and marcel erminy
D I SS ERTATIO NS
contemporary urbanism in brasil spring 2011 texas a+m university college station. texas exploring the unique conditions forming the favelas in rio de janeiro, this paper looks at the history and development of the favelas and examines the architecture of these communities. guilio romano: calligraphic drawings and their architectural significance spring 2009 baylor university waco. texas a look at the artist guilio romano. comparing the quality of his sketches and drawings to the architecture he later created in the brutalist style.
R E SEA R C H EXP ERIENCE
center for heritage conservation, department of architecture 09.2010 - 05.2011 texas a+m university graduate assistant to the director, robert warden planning and organization of the annual symopsium for adative reuse laser scanning and documentation projects, working with HABS
college station. texas
W O RK EXPER IENCE
diamonds are evil, sustainable wood jewelry 06.2011 - present co-founder and partner
austin. texas
alamo architects, temporary position as intern architect 02.2013 - present san antonio. texas working as intern architect on urban residential, commerical and cultural projects. roles include 3d modeling, developing designs and concepts, producing construction documents, and preparing graphic presentations for clients m(odom), mark odom architecture studio 09.2012 - 12.2012 austin. texas worked as an architectural consultant on residential and commercial projects. roles on projects were as project manager/architect. department of architecture 09.2011 - 05.2012 texas a+m university graduate assistant to the department head. ward wells assisted with design of literature and remodeling for the department
college of architecture 09.2009 - 09.2010 texas a+m university graduate assistant to the dean of student services, leslie feigenbaum assisted with planning and working camp arch, a camp for high school students
college station. texas
college station. texas
A CTIVITIES + MEMBERSHIP S
aia, associate 05.2012 - present organization member, previous membership as a student texas society of architects 09.2009 - present organization member
tau sigma delta, honor society in architecture and allied arts 02.2012 - present texas a+m university
emerging green builders, student organization promoting sustainability in desgn 09.2009 - present texas a+m university organization member vice president, public relations
texas texas college station. texas college station. texas
meredithBUTLER