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[Project done in tandem with Shanglin Li} As a studio we designed a master plan for the main downtown district that included a new train station, a hotel/bed and breakfast, arts district, artist livework, community center and the market hall. We developed a quad/campus that helped define a more pedestrian friendly downtown with an emphasis on public spaces and art. From there, my partner and I developed the marketplace with the intent on creating a “do everything” element where the walls, ceilings, floor, and structure were all one autonomous element that created the space but also defined the form of the building. This idea developed in about 20 different iterations ranging from a wrapping “ribbon” element to a canopy with a visual “melting/sagging” that would create the columns. In the end we ended up with a folding element that looked to touch down lightly on the sight and provide a maximum amount of natural daylight possible by being completely open (visually) on the North, east and west sides of the building. The canopy and walls create a visual direction of passage from a more private zone to the south to a very public zone to the North and West. It is a very simple building but its power comes from its simplicity. Given the site parameters, we believe that this is the best result for what we were trying to accomplish. We selected a space frame for the structure as it is visually the same in section no matter the cut and effectively made a 3-hinged arch with the canopy being the rigid member.
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F A L L / S P R I N G _ 2 0 1 5 _ C O U L D _ S T U D I O Our goal is to merge farms with cities to create different models for more efficient, transparent, dense, ecological or exciting life with food to feed a city of 10,000 people. We have an understanding of what constitutes a city, but we did not yet know enough about farms. We began by collecting data on crops and animals in addition to farming strategies both traditional and innovative. From this, the research is visualized through the creation of spatial schemes. This is achieved through the use of a scripting tool based upon the research. These farm models transform from research to informed schematic modules, and eventually into design proposals, first for buildings, then for self-sufficient future cities. The initial data points are based on 45 crops and animals. This gives a baseline to study from while covering all essential nutritional elements of a realistic diet. This diet is based on the Dutch Survey, giving us the average total food consumed per person per week/year. From this, we simplified the Dutch diet to fit within the 45 products researched. The self-sufficient city will feed 10,000 people. The amounts required for consumption based upon the diet change the spatial requirements for this self sustained city. From this point we began to organize and optimize our cities based on the farming methods and techniques, along with organizational elements that were derived from the research.
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Farm models transform from research informed schematic modules into design proposals, first for buildings, then for self-sufficient future cities.
Farm City
Farm Cities
Research is visualized through the creation of spatial schemes. This is achieved through scripting based upon the research.
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Farm Models
The research based design studio began by collecting data on crops and animals in addition to farming strategies both traditional and innovative.
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Total Fat 20 g Saturated Fat 2.9 g Polysaturated fat 11 g Monosaturated fat 4.4 g
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Our goal is to optimize our city around the idea of low dense, organic (No fertilizers or pesticides) farms. To do this, we rely on the agricultural diversity, companion cropping and natural light. Each of these elements provides a low tech solution to a complex problem and allow us the opportunity to optimize something that inherently takes up more space. In addition, we saw that the distribution and consumption were important as a centralized element and each farm is organized around those pieces. Agricultural diversity increases resilience by eliminating mono-cropping; Companion cropping optimizes crop growth and farm size through mutual benefit (i.e., soybeans provide nitrogen taken from the air and add it back into the soil. That nitrogen in turn helps maize grow and the soybeans use the stalk to grow upward); natural light is an energy passive solution to an essential element of food growth. Our first step was combining the farms based on companion cropping. Then the broke each farm down into smaller unit sizes, a crucial step in maximizing the agricultural diversity. These smaller units were reorganized around the distribution and consumption elements as a basis in which to start from. The farms were broken down, and divided as many times as possible in order to achieve maximum agricultural diversity and sunlight, minimize distribution, and still be within a realistic and sustainable scale to live.
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S P R I N G _ 2 0 1 2 _ S E E H _ C O M P E T I T O N [Project done in association with Isaac Menyoli] The intent of this project is to create a school of the 21st century, which will prepare a new generation of scholars to face the challenges of centuries to come. This was accomplished by molding a building that is literally transparent in its anatomy, transcending in its functionality, and transforming in its mission. Our goal was to create a school that was all encompassing and encourages collaboration, social interaction and redefines the way students learn. We celebrate the diversity of the programs by juxtaposing administration and kindergarten on the ground level, primary school on the first floor, and secondary school on the second and third levels. The sea urchin shell from the shores of Crete inspires the overall building form. Each programmatic element is identified by a color, giving the user a visual queue as to where as to where they are within the building. Our goal is to make this school as visually exhilarating as possible to help stimulate young minds. Traditionally schools are very opaque and our goal is to do the opposite through transparency. This not only brings in light but also allows for unique ways to teach and learn, from both inside and outside of the classroom.
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I n n o v a t i v e Bioclimatic European School
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GENSLER_|_SUMMER_RESEARCH_PROJECT For this project, our goal was to breakdown and understand the WEST LOOP of Chicago in the goal of creating an intelligent and thoughtful future plan for the neighborhood. To do this, we looked at the area through five (5) lenses: I- II - III - IV - V-
INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORTATION ECONOMIC DRIVERS OPEN SPACE COMMUNITY
This cross section allowed us to break down the neighborhood and understand it from both the analytic and technical to the ephemeral and emotional. Our goal wasn’t to change the neighborhood but to be advocates for those who live there and understand what their interests are. By understanding the various factors at play, we looked into what could turn this food/techsentric neighborhood into a 24/7 area, with a multitude of people, jobs, and experiences at every time of day, creating a constantly active area of the city. With all 5 lenses covered, we regrouped and focused our end product (a video) on the 3 main investors of the area: The city, the Residences, and the Developers. Our video describes how we can grow and sustain through diversity, innovation and preservation. By following our recommendations, we hope to make Chicago a true global city and a world leader in innovation and culture.
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ABSTRACT
ANALYSIS
BONES + VESSELS
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JOINTS + MUSCLES
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Ogilvie Transportation Center
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2014 GENSLER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
RESEARCH
Union Station
-Opened in 1911, rehabilitated between 1991-1995, costing approximately $138 million.
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-Opened in 1925 in Chicago, replacing an earlier station built in 1881.
ANATOMY STUDIES DRAWINGS // LEONARDO DA VINCI
-Chicago Union Station was designated as one of America’s “Great Places” by the American Planning Association (APA) in 2012.
-16 total tracks, servicing 106,700 passengers daily. -Services three commuter rail lines of Metra’s Union Pacific District.
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-Expected growth of 40% in passengers by 2040.
-Accessible to Green/Pink Public // Private Investment CTA lines.
-25 tracks, roughly 120,000 passengers daily. UNION PARK
-No Metra stops within Fulton Market District, closest station is at Western.
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-Connections to 16 Amtrak SKINNER PARK lines, 6 Metra Lines, CTA lines, as well as CTA buses, Pace buses and Megabus.
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Economic Drivers // Intern Research Project // Gensler Summer 2014 // Corey Andrus, Cody Glen & Sarah Hitchcock
SIDEWALKS Gabi Dawson Will LOADING Prescott DOCKS
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FULTON_MARKET//MEATPACKING NAME // ARMOUR & CO. *ACQUIRED BY GREYHOUND DATE IN FMD // 1875-1970*
NAME // SWIFT & CO *ACQUIRED BY ESMARK
NAME // COUGLE COMMISSION CO. DATE MOVED TO FMD // 1980
DATE MOVED TO FMD // 1875-1983* ABOUT // ARMOUR & COMPANY WAS ONE
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OF THE “BIG 3” MEATPACKING COMPANIES IN THE MIDWEST, ALONG WITH SWIFT & CO. AND NELSON MORRIS. BY THE LATE 1880s, THEY SLAUGHTERED AROUND 1.5 MILLION ANIMALS PER YEAR AND REACHED ABOUT $60 MILLION IN ANNUAL SALES. DURING THE GREAT DEPRESSIONS, OVER 9000 MEN AND 2000 WOMEN WORKED FOR ARMOUR & CO. 1959, THE STOPPED SLAUGHTERING ANIMALS IN CHICAGO AND WERE BOUGHT OUT BY GREYHOUND IN 1970, WHERE THEY WOULD EVENTUALLY LEAVE CHICAGO FOR ARIZONA.
ABOUT // SWIFT & CO. REVOLUTIONIZED THE MEAT PACKING INDUSTRY BY DEVELOPING THE REFRIGERATED CAR, ALLOWING THEM TO SHIP MEAT FROM CHICAGO TO THE EASTERN MARKETS. BY 1908, THE COMPANY HAD SLAUGHTERED AROUND 8 MILLION ANIMALS AND HAD SALES OF AROUND $700 MILLION ANNUALLY WITH 55000 EMPLOYEES NATION WIDE. IN 1973, SWIFT HAD BECOME APART OF ESMARK INC AND HAD COMPLETELY LEFT CHICAGO BY 1980.
ABOUT // ESTABLISHED IN CHICAGO IN 1873, COUGLE IS ONE OF CHICAGO’S LARGEST POULTRY DISTRIBUTOR. COUGLE MOVED TO THE FULTON MARKET IN THE 1980s WHEN AN IDEAL LOCATION OPENED UP BY THE METRA RAILROAD TRACKS. COUGLE CURRENTLY PROCESSES OVER 500000 POUNDS OF POULTRY PER WEEK, SERVING MANY RESTAURANTS, INSTITUTIONS, HOTELS AND DISTRIBUTORS. ITS LOCATION IS CURRENTLY KITTY CORNER TO GOOGLE’S NEW OFFICE LOCATION.
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what would you like to see CHANGE//REMAIN in FMD? SARAH, 33 MIKE, 20
“Unique restaurants should stay and keep coming, its what makes this area itself”-Krissy
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“Get rid of excess parking lots, more retail, don’t want to lose the raw aesthetic, make Morgan more prominent” - James
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“Parking sucks from 1:30-3:30, would like to see more green spaces & parks, industrial feel of the meat market should remain, feel for community” - Armando
“Keep the design firms and mixed interests of the community, I would like to see the zoning plan to include room for different economic classes” - Meg
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“Businesses should stay, cleaning up the district is always a good idea, but no more condos those don’t create jobs for people here the people in condos already have jobs somewhere else” -Luke
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“don’t want prices to go up, keep aesthetic” Mary & Matt “So much history is eradicated these days, keep anything that can preserve the neighborhood” - Dax
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Each drawing and graphic presented was done in my personal time as a means of expressing my artistic abilities. I enjoy sketching while traveling as it is a very therapeutic means of relaxing and I also enjoy the ability to hone the craft of quick, representational sketching. This quick form of sketching affords me the opportunity to express my ideas efficiently and coherently without wasting essential time. Similarly, the digital works were done as a means of testing out ideas and trying to emulate current / past artistic trends as well as put my own personal style on each graphic. Each image was produced multiple times with a variation of color and texture and what is represented is what I found to be the most visually stimulating.
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As designer I strive to create architecture that is meticulously thought out based on existing conditions, experiences and, most importantly, based on the clients wishes. Each project I am a part of, I push the notions of program and form to arrive at a thought out and aesthetically pleasing space. Incorporating site conditions, community influence and impact with scale, encourage my adaptability to a variety of projects and scenarios. My passion for design is integrated into all aspects of my life with my optimism that everything can be improved. I seek challenges which help me grow as an individual and a designer and I look forward to what the future of architecture will unveil.
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OBJECTIVE To procure an career in the field of Architecture, Urban Planning and Design
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SKILL SET Illustrator Photoshop InDesign Revit AutoCAD SketchUp Rendering: Hand Digital
WORK EXPERIENCE Groundwork Design
Consultant | Jan 2015 - Current Assisted with presentation documents for mulitple clients and projects.
Gensler
Internship | May 2014-August 2014 Worked in Commercial Interiors during all phases of design (SD, DD, CD & CA) Summer Internship Program | The Next Piece: The Westloop
W.B. Olson, Inc.
Internship | May 2013 - Present Graphic Designer - Redesign of RFQ Documents Assistant to the Project Superintendant and Construction Manager on the Johnson Center at North Park University(Drawing coordination and RFIs)
M&E Architects + Engineers
LEED Designer + Project Assistant | Aug 2011 - Jan 2013 Draftsman and Project Assistant for all phases of design (SD, DD, CD, & CA) Graphic design of marketing materials
Tri-North Builders
Internship | May 2009 - Aug 2009 Assisted in LEED Documentation & Construction Observation on Urban League Project
Revit Rhinocerous
EDUCATION
Grasshopper English English
Illinois Institute of Technology
Master of Architecture | 2013 - 2015 {Graduate Candidate} Structurally Determinant Project | James Baird / Kevin Boyer | Fall 2013 Student Representative for IIT Accreditation Process | NAAB | Fall 2013 Nagle/Hartray Scholarship Award Winner | Spring 2014 Jerrod & Ruth Weil Loebl Fellowship Prize Nominee | Spring 2014 TU Delft & IIT Collaboration Study Abroad | Winy Maas {MVRDV} / Ulf Hackaulf | Fall 2014 Louis Vuitton Spark Award Nominee | Fall & Spring 2014-15
United States Green Building Council
LEED AP in Building Design and Construction | 2012 - Present LEED Green Associate | 2011 - 2012 [Replaced with LEED AP in 2012]
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies | 3.2 GPA | 2007 - 2011 Big Box Retail Parking Lot Intervention | Mo Zell {Constructed Site} | Spring 2011 Cape Verde Africa Study Abroad | NJ Unaka / Mike Utzinger | Jan 2011 Chicago Studio Experience | Neil Frankel / Haworth | Fall 2011 Urban Edge Studio | Mo Zell / Elizabeth Diller {Diller Scofidio + Renfro} | Spring 2009 NOMAS Member | 2008 - Present AIAS Member | 2011 - 2012, 2013 - Present
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