PORTFOLIO
2019
P AT R I C K S T E P H E N
Hello. M y n a m e i s Pa t r i c k Stephen I am a 3rd year student at the University of Waterloo School of Architecture. I have always been fascinated with stories for their capacity to communicate ideas and inspire action. They exist in any image, any craft, and every person who walks through architecture. A story, at its root, begins with questioning what came before, what happens now, and what will happen next. They inform how we might design and inturn, how we might live. In this portfolio you will find various mediums of exploration. While my passion for film and photography naturally coincides with telling stories, the idea of questioning (intrinsic to storytelling) has impacted the way I see design. In both my academic and professional carear, it is this perspective that has driven me to constantly grow as an artist and designer; to question the way things are, and how we might impact the future. Patrick J Stephen C: 705 243 7952 E: stpat720@gmail.com
SKILLS SKILLS
Modelling Modelling
SKILLS Rendering Rendering Modelling Compositing Rendering Compositing SKILLS Modelling Rendering Compositing Rendering Media WORK EXPERIENCE
Compositing WORK 2014EXPERIENCE - present 2014 - present May 2017 Compositing Aug WORK EXPERIENCE May 2018 2017 Aug 2018 Jan 2020April 2020
EDUCATION
2014 - 2020
EDUCATION 2016 - present WORK EXPERIENCE 2016 - present May 2017 2014 - present Aug -2018 2011 2015
EDUCATION 2011 - 2015
Sept 2013 May 2013 2017 Dec 2016 - present Aug 2018
ACHIEVMENTS 2016 present 2011 -- 2015
ACHIEVMENTS 2016 - present EDUCATION 2016 - present 2011 2016 -- 2015 present May 2019
ACHIEVMENTS May 2019 2011 - 2015 2016 -- 2018 present 2016
2016 - 2018 2016 2019 - present May April 2017
ACHIEVMENTS April 2017 May 2019 20162015 2018 2016 -- present Oct. Oct. 2015 2016 2019 -2017 2018 April May
Rhino 5/6 3ds Max Rhino 5/6 Sketchup 3ds Max AutoCAD Sketchup Vray Fstorm Vray Rhino 5/6 Maxwell Fstorm 3ds Max Enscape Maxwell Sketchup Enscape Photoshop Rhino 5/6 Illustrator Vray 3ds Max Photoshop Premiere Fstorm SketchupPro Illustrator ects After E5/6 Maxwell Rhino Premiere Pro Vray Indesign Enscape 3ds Max After E ects Fstorm Sketchup Indesign Photoshop Maxwell Illustrator Enscape Vray Photography Premiere Pro Fstorm Video Photoshop ects After EProduction STEPHEN DIGITAL MEDIA Toronto ON Maxwell Animation Illustrator Indesign Creative Director, organizing and directing commercial shoots (stephendigital.com) Enscape Premiere Pro STEPHEN DIGITAL MEDIA Toronto ON ects After EARCHITECTS Creative Director, organizing and LETT INC. Peterborough ONdirecting commercial shoots (stephendigital.com) Photoshop Indesign Student Intern working on schematic design proposals, 3d modelling and rendering Illustrator LETT ARCHITECTS INC. Peterborough ON Premiere Pro Student Intern working on schematic design proposals, 3d modelling and rendering ZAS Architects After E ects + Interiors Vancouver BC Indesign Intermediate Student Intern working on schematic design, drafting and construction admin STEPHEN DIGITAL MEDIA Toronto ON UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO Cambridge Creative Director, organizing andON directing commercial shoots (stephendigital.com) Candidate for Honours Bachelor of Architecture UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO CambridgeON ON LETT ARCHITECTS INC. Peterborough for Honours Bachelor of Architecture STEPHENCandidate DIGITALIntern MEDIA Toronto Student working on ON schematic design proposals, 3d modelling and rendering PCVS / TAS Secondary School. Peterborough ON Creative Director, organizing and directing commercial shoots (stephendigital.com) Honours Visual Arts Certificate, Diploma PCVS / TAS Secondary School. Peterborough METROLAND NEWS, Peterborough This Week ON Peterborough ON LETT ARCHITECTS INC.creating Peterborough ON Honours Visual ArtsCambridge Certificate, Diploma Photographer visual and written media for print and online news UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO ON Student Intern working on schematic design proposals, 3d modelling and rendering Candidate for Honours Bachelor of Architecture UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO Cambridge ON ON PCVS / TAS Secondary School. Peterborough Candidate for Honours BachelorDiploma of Architecture EXCELLENT ACADEMIC STANDING Honours Visual Arts Certificate, University of Waterloo School of Architecture EXCELLENT ACADEMIC STANDING PCVS / TAS Secondary School. Peterborough ON UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO Cambridge University of Waterloo School of ON Architecture Honours Arts Certificate, Norm Li Visualization Award CandidateVisual for Honours BachelorDiploma of Architecture Rendering and Visualization, University of Waterloo Norm Li Visualization Award PCVS / TAS Secondary School. Peterborough ON Rendering and EXCELLENT ACADEMIC Visualization, STANDING University of Waterloo DEAN’S HONOUR HonoursLIST Visual Arts Certificate, Diploma University of Waterloo School of Architecture Term Honours DEAN’S HONOUR LIST list - University of Waterloo Term Honours list - University of Waterloo EXCELLENT ACADEMIC STANDING Norm LiPHOTOGRAPHY Visualization Award SPARK EXHIBITOR University of Waterloo SchoolUniversity of Architecture Rendering and Visualization, of Waterloo Peterborough Arts Juried exhibit SPARK PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITOR Peterborough Arts Juried exhibit Norm Li HONOUR Visualization Award DEAN’S LIST EXCELLENT STANDING FIRST PLACEACADEMIC PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD Rendering and Visualization, of Waterloo Term Honours list - University of Architecture Waterloo University of Waterloo SchoolUniversity of YMCA Photography FIRST PLACE PHOTOGRAPHYCompetition AWARD YMCA Photography Competition DEAN’S HONOUR LIST SPARKLiPHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITOR Norm Visualization Award Term Honours list University of Waterloo Peterborough Arts Juried exhibit Rendering and Visualization, University of Waterloo
April Oct. 2016 2015 -2017 2018
SPARK PHOTOGRAPHY FIRST PLACE PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD DEAN’S HONOUR LIST EXHIBITOR Peterborough Arts exhibit YMCAHonours Photography Competition Term list -Juried University of Waterloo
Oct. April2015 2017
FIRST PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD SPARKPLACE PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITOR YMCA Photography Competition Peterborough Arts Juried exhibit
Oct. 2015
FIRST PLACE PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD YMCA Photography Competition
Ascension
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Library 789
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York Univserity Masterplan
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The Vessel
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Rendering
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Professional Work
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Motion
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Photography
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ACADEMIC WORK
VISUALIZATION
PERSONAL WORK
L e t ’s b e g i n ,
6 | Academic Work | Ascension
Collaborators: Vince Chuang, James Kwon, Callum Nolan, Colin Williams
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ASCENSION Ascension is a journey through three distinct environments. These environments are intersected by columns of light which act as both commodity and inspiration for the city structure. Unlike cities of earth which rise towards the sun, this city must cling to the light which is provided. These vertical pillars naturally invoke a sense of gravity, reflecting the draw of the underground city and the climb one must make to reach the city of light. year | 2017 term | 2a project | design / installation
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Ascension | Susepended Model
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Ascension | Model Photos
10 | Academic Work | Library 789
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LIBRARY 789 Although named from its street address (789 St Claire Ave), the name of this library also invokes an aura of production and evolution. It is this idea which drives the design for LIBRARY 789. At the center is a LEARNING CORE which houses the knowledge and resources for the library. Adjacent to the core is the Maker’s Lab, a space where individual learning informs practical applications. These two spaces create a cyclical integration of practice and study. year | 2017 term | 1b project | design
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Cross Building Access | WORKSHOP
Bi-Fold Bay Doors | PRODUCTION ALLEY
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Perforated Corten Panels | PRIVATE RESIDENCES
24 | Visualization | The Vessel
Collaborators: Phil Carr-Harris, Katty Cybulski
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THE VESSEL This installation examines the pairing of an animal instinct (the frog) and a symbol (the vessel). Frogs inherently embody transformation, whether that be a biological metamorphosis from tadpole to frog, or a personal journey through which the frog symbolically acts as a “guide�. When one considers the vessel and its connotation to journey and transportation, an image of experience begins to form. year | 2019 term | 3b project | installation
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THE VESSEL | Projection Cloth
3.5 0 m
2.94 m
The Vessel | Project Drawing
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THE VESSEL | “States”
Projection Masking
Project Outline
Digital Mask
Projection Video
Projection Mapping
THE VESSEL brings these elements of transformation together through sound a light, transporting the user beyond the immediacies of our physical bodies. Although the “vessel” is object itself, this installation is less about the physical as it is about ritual and experience, for both the user and the outside observer.
28 | Visualization | Rendering
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RENDERING Rendering and visualization has fascinated me because of its ability to create that which does not or cannot exist. As a medium, it allows the exploration of ideas beyond what is possible, to propose or suggest a new way of thinking or living. Personally, I still have a great deal to learn in regards to the technique and application of rendering. However, the idea of infinite possibilities has often been a source of inspiration to explore and experiment with new software, technique or stories.
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P E R S O N A L V I S U A L I Z AT I O N P R OJ E C T S
Experiment 12 | Lost Urban
year | 2019
project | 3ds Max / Fstorm
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Experiment 15 | New Roots
year | 2019
project | 3ds Max / Fstorm
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PROFESSIONAL WORK In my professional career I have worked on projects involving schematic design and visualization. These two projects above each presented unique challenges. From landscape and aesthetic design, to modelling and rendering, I have had the opportunity to work on commercial, institutional and residential scale projects; creating drawings, layouts and visualizations that the end client has used for promotion, fundraising and construction. year | 2018
employer | LETT Architects Inc.
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YO U N G P E O P L E S T H E AT R E | TO R O N TO O N The Young People’s Theatre is one such project allowed me to take on several roles. While assisting in the initial building massing and modelling, I also created rendered views of the project, showing interior, street views, and entrance details.
year | 2018
employer | LETT Architects Inc.
34 | Personal Work | Motion
MOTION “I don’t dream and night, I dream at day, I dream all day: I’m dreaming for a living.” Steven Spielburg
DRIP Drip is a surreal short film which follows the life of a man, a secret society, and a somewhat strange turn of events. Drip was written, filmed and edited in under 48 hours as part of the Peterborough Film Challenge event. year | 2019
film | 07:32
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REFRAME This short film follows a strange individual trapped in a strange art gallery. Peculiar events unfold which seems to be linked to a painting. year | 2019
film | 02:57
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MOTION
WARM Warm explores the idea of enlightenment in modern society through the protagonist of “Andrew”. On what would otherwise have been a normal evening, a strange voice in Andrew’s head challenges his perception of what is real and what is illusion. As a viewer, we can observe the character’s transformation as their understanding of the world undergoes a paradigm shift. year | 2018
film | 09:45
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DESOLATE Desolate is an exploration of storytelling through animation and camera movement. This rendered environment is viewed by a single continuous shot allowing the scene to unfold in real time. As the camera moves, it reveals new information and context for the story. As such, the viewer must constantly re-evaluate the perceived events and their understanding of this world. year | 2019
film | 03:05
38 | Personal Work | Photography
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Roll 7 | 120 film
PHOTOGR APHY Although sharing many characteristics with film, photography captures another part of the mind which film sometimes neglects, imagination. The photographic process (both digital and chemical) has been very important in developing my creative process. Through photography I learned to push boundaries and capabilities, to observe the work I make and the world around me through a new lens. Hasselblad | 503cx
Canon | eos r
Canon | 600d
Sony | a6300
40 | Personal Work | Photography
Courtyard Home | Digital 35mm
41 Jasper | Canada
Kirkjufellsfoss | Iceland
42 | Personal Work | Photography
NY Times | NYC
New York City | Street Photography
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Belgard | Montreal Canada
Even if my camera had no film in it (or my digital camera had no memory) I might still go through the ACT of photography. A captured image is just a product of the creative process, documentation of a certain observation or idea. To go through the process of framing and composition but not record an image, to me, is not a process cut short. Do I need a camera at all to see the world in a framed view? To look and observe, to see with new perspectives and‌ take a mental note: A photograph that only I will know.
Thank you, Patrick J Stephen C: 705 243 7952 E: stpat720@gmail.com