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About Me
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Curriculum vitae Selected Works
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Misc
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An Architectural thesis T h e H a n d o f t h e E n g r a v e r 5th year ~ 2019
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ABOUT ME I am an architectural graduate from Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. I have a passion for the relationship between New Zealand’s vivid landscapes and the architecture that sits within. For the last three years at U n i v e r s i t y, I s p e n t t h e s u m m e r p e r i o d a t Novak+Middleton Architects. After studies, I have continued gaining valuable practice experience on a range of differing project typologies within the Novak+Middleton studio. I also have a passion for vivid landscapes. Whether mountain biking, skiing, anything with
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spending time in our it be camping, hiking, surfing or golfing fresh air!
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Ryan Western
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington _ NZ
Mobile _ +64 278447103
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Email _ rwestern5@gmail.com
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2018-2019_Victoria University of Wellington_ School of Architecture V U W M A r c h ( P r o f ) w i t h M e r i t 2015-2017_Victoria University of Wellington_ School of Architecture Bachelor of Architectural Studies 2012 - 2014 _Scots College, Wellington, New Zealand NCEA level 3(merit), level 2(excellence) level 1(excellence)
+ PRACTICE EMPLOYMENT Nov 2019 - current n o v a k + m i d d l e t o n Architectural Graduate Position Nov 2018 - Feb 2019 n o v a k + m i d d l e t o n Summer Architectural Graduate Position Nov 2017- Feb 2018 novak+middleton Summer Architectural Graduate Position
+ COMPETITION 2019 - Finalist New Zealand Institute of Architects Student Design Awards. 2017 - Finalist Victoria University of Wellington_ Urban Design Competition
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P U B L I C AT I O N S
2021 - Asylum Per review Journal - The Hand of the Engraver C o A u t h o r w i t h D a n i e l B r o w n ( t h e s i s s u p e r v i s o r ) 2021 - Architecture Drawing Magazine C o n t e x t u a l P r o v o c a t i o n s b y D a n i e l K B r o w n - t h e s i s + g r a p h i c r e f e r e n c e d
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Instagram _ @rwestern.architecture A d d i t i o n a l Wo r k _ w w w. i s s u u . c o m / r y a n w e s t e r n L i n k e d I n _ w w w. l i n k e d i n . c o m / i n / r y a n - w e s t e r n - 7 3 5 8 8 a 1 4 b /
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ACADEMIC TEACHING
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SKILLS
2019 - Victoria University of Wellington Tu t o r _ 3 11 A r c h i t e c t u r a l D e s i g n I n t e g r a t i o n Course Coordinator - Daniel K Brown archicad a u t o c a d i l l u s t r a t o r i n d e s i g n p h o t o s h o p r e v i t r h i n o S k e t c h u p V - R a y T w i n m o t i o n M o d e l m a k i n g
+ PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT 2 0 1 6 – 2 0 1 9 S u n d a y w e e k l y The Golf Studio, retail assistant Responsible for the upkeep of the pro-shop, r e s p o n d i n g t o c u s t o m e r q u e r i e s a n d s a l e s within Miramar Golf Course for club members and the public. Nov 2014 - Feb 2015 Nov 2015 - Feb 2016 Nov 2016 - Feb 2017 Miramar Golf Club, Greenkeeper general upkeep and maintenance of 18-hole g o l f c o u r s e .
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REFERENCES
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A R C H I T E C T U R E D R AW I N G MAGAZINE DESCRIPTION ( W O R K F E AT U R E D ) “This AD is a survey of some of the best contemporary architecture student work in the world. The most forward-looking architecture schools worldwide are reinventing pedagogy in the hope of developing radical syllabi that are a rich mix of the virtual and the actual. Design education is changing and adapting to compensate for the new material changes to the discipline, and is being used to disentangle old, outmoded spatial practices and replace them with new paradigms of space and representation. This issue showcases the students and teachers who are pushing the envelope of architecture in extraordinary ways, offering their insights i n t o i t s f u t u r e m a t e r i a l i t y a n d s p a t i a l d e x t e r i t y. It premieres a new young generation of architects who are likely to become names in the architectural profession and possibly important teachers themselves.”
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An Architectural Thesis The Hand of the Engraver The site for this investigation is an abandoned strip-mining site in Central Otago – Quartz Point Reef, which appears so violated that it has lost all apparent means of restoration or reuse. This thesis proposes that by building upon these scars rather than ignoring or hiding them, architecture can resurrect place identity for such sites. These scars are the lessons for future generations. Rather than removing all traces of fledgling dystopias, architecture can invite such traces to actively participate in the story of their future. Located on the threshold between fiction and nonfiction, this thesis engages a scarred landscape as a contextual setting to mine physical and ephemeral characteristics, from the points of view of the engraver and the p h i l o s o p h e r, d r i v i n g d e s i g n o u t c o m e s that help to fundamentally unveil the narratives of its contextual setting. The thesis draws parallels between the deep scratches on a copper etching plate that unveil a story and the deep scars of the severely damaged Quartz Reef Point landscape that represent i t s o n g o i n g s t o r y. T h e ‘ H a n d o f t h e Engraver’ is used as an allegory for the further discovery of unexpected architectural outcomes.
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This project is a thoughtful response to the despoliation of a remote region by the extractive i n d u s t r i a l i s t s o f l a s t c e n t u r y. R y a n uses the analogy of engraving – a skill he has recently acquired and has engagingly deployed on this project – to illustrate the disastrous effects of the large-scale scarring of a landscape. Again, this is a scheme that forces viewers, or possibly visitors, to reflect on the damage we have done to the earth. A pleasure of the project is the evident delight of its author in the craft of making objects. NZIA Judging Pannel
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