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“And I said, ‘You know, Gabor, if I could think what I would do, other than architecture, it would be to write the new fairy tale, because from the fairy tale came the airplane, and the locomotive, and the wonderful instruments of our minds... it all came from wonder.’”
- Louis Kahn
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HIDDEN IN “PLANE” SIGHT
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
COURTHOUSE
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MAGNETIC TOWER
3 D E X P L O R AT I O N S
C O M B AT I N G S E A L E V E L R I S E
WORLD BUILDING
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WINDOW SHOPPING
S E N S O R Y P AV I L I O N
SCULPTURE MUSEUM
DESIGN + BUILD
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After receiving a Master of Architecture degree from the University of Kansas, I have spent over two years as a designer in the themed entertainment industry. My passion and talent can be found in conceptualizing, visualizing, and explaining ideas about the built and unbuilt world. My aspirations are simple - create experiences
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REED 2+ Years Experience (636) 541-5552 sreed098@gmail.com
EXPERIENCE Summer 2016 (Internship) June 2018 - August 2020
PGAV DESTINATIONS | ST. LOUIS, MO Architectural Designer
Contributed to all phases of built projects including several roller coasters, aquariums, zoos, restaurants, retail, etc. Designed innovative solutions that saved project cost and led to more successful guest experiences Collaborated with consultants and clients to ensure well coordinated designs that met project needs Developed master planning solutions for a large destination in the southern US, identified specific needs and provided ideas for future attractions - and the overall direction of the experience as a whole. Summer 2017
INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTS ATELIER | KANSAS CITY, MO Architectural Intern
Worked on a diverse range of projects, including 3D printed sculpture, historic preservation, video editing, and custom graphics for client presentations Spearheaded 3D visualization initiative, creating best practices, sample imagery, and participating in firm-wide meetings to discuss options for future project presentations November 2017 - January 2018
PGAV ARCHITECTS | KANSAS CITY, MO Architectural Intern
Contributed to all phases of projects including libraries, higher education facilities, and multi-family housing Designed state-of-the-art classroom layout iterations based on intense research and collaborative, rapid ideation August 2017 - December 2017
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, SADP | LAWRENCE, KS Graduate Teaching Assistant (Natural Forces)
Presented lectures to four sessions of 30 students about natural forces and their impact on architectural design Taught various computer software programs to help students develop their 3D modeling and graphic design ability
E D U C AT I O N Class of 2018
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS | LAWRENCE, KS Professional Master of Architecture ArchDaily: “One of the Best Student Design Build Projects Worldwide in 2016” - Sensory Pavilion The Architect’s Newspaper: “2016 Best Design for Student Work” - Sensory Pavilion
Winter 2018
SCHOOL OF MOTION | REMOTE Cinema 4D Basecamp - taught by multi-Emmy award winning motion designer, EJ Hassenfratz
S O F T WA R E Illustrator Indesign Photoshop After Effects Premiere Microsoft Office
3D Studio Max Cinema 4D Rhino Revit SketchUp AutoCAD
V-Ray Corona Arnold Unreal Engine Twinmotion Lumion Enscape
Simlab Composer Datasmith Project Lavina Keyshot
I N V O LV E M E N T July 2015 - July 2016
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTURE STUDENTS | LAWRENCE, KS Chapter President / PR Chair
Improving upon and maintaining relationships with members, faculty, staff, and professionals Lawrence High School Friend of Education Award for pro bono design services to help fundraising Planned and executed successful networking, skill building, and professional development events Fall 2017 - Spring 2018
KU INSTITUTE FOR SMART CITIES | LAWRENCE, KS Research Fellow
Developed Smart Floor System “proof-of-concept” utilizing accelerometers to track falls, limp, activity, and gait Gait Analysis Workshop coordinator and participant, brought together academic researchers, healthcare professionals, technology innovators, and entrepreneurs to demonstrate and test Smart Home technologies
BURNET COUNTY, TX SPRING 2017
HIDDEN IN “PLANE� SIGHT B U R N E T
C O U N T Y
C O U R T H O U S E
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SECURITY Detainees and employees must both have access from the cell to both elevators, depending on which courtroom they are being tried in. This must not conflict with any public program.
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CREATING NODES Round voids with seating around them create nodes that allow for a bridge to pass through the massive planes rather than begin at them.
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MULTI-PURPOSE The large planes in this project find many uses, whether it is to reduce distraction from the outside in a courtroom, guide people along a path, articulate an idea, or to inspire awe.
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RELIEF A third floor garden between the planes acts as a break area for the public, employees, and also as a way to bring something agreeably fresh and peaceful into an often negatively viewed institution.
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Captured by the large, angular planes that define the courthouse, this marks the beginning of a jouney of perspective ultimately concluding in the courtroom. As one enters the courthouse, they are met with an undulating surface, represented in the image below. The top of the bridge represents a perspectival shift, where what was previously understood to be a rough object is now the opposite. A gold door emerges as the final interaction before the entrance to the courtroom, casting a reflection of itself onto the floor, recalling the previous undulating form through a new medium.
COURTHOUSE
Entering the Courthouse Entering the courthouse along along the smooth surface of a massive travertine plane.
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Courtroom The courtroom is designed to feel balanced, and not to overwhelm. A reminder of the “planes� that create the building stands as a monolith, blocking views outside the curtain wall, as privacy and focus are essential here.
NORTH BEACH VILLAGE, FL FALL 2016
MAGNETIC TOWER M U L T I F A M I L Y
H O U S I N G
North Beach Village, Florida, is a complicated barrier island facing complicated dilemmas. The rising Atlantic Ocean, a decaying Intracoastal shoreline, and a suffering neighborhood in between. Magnetic Tower is a project about attraction, a project about revitalization, and a means to draw life back into a neighborhood that desparately needs it, while simultaneously remaining resilient to the negative effects of climate change on an island with a population that increases every week.
BUSY SHORELINE The buildings highlighted in red are the center of what is North Beach Village tourism. Activity happens along the major highway (A1A) and extends out into the ocean.
CALL FOR REVITALIZATION The middle of North Beach Village lacks the energy that can be felt along the Atlantic coast line. Investors in the neighborhood are interested in bringing life back into the islands core.
A PLACE YOU HAVE TO VISIT
MOMENTUM / RE-ORIENTATION
By constructing a building similar in scale to the coastal buildings on the opposite side of the neighborhood, the two can then be connected by a major pedestrian axis - thus circulating visitors through the neighborhood.
By reorienting the building as it moves upward it allows for the base of the building to respond to the axis of the canal and the neighborhood, and creates panoramic views of both the Intracoastal and North Beach Village.
MAGNETIC TOWER
From the Intracoastal The Magnetic Tower turning into the Florida sky as it moves upward, providing powerful punctuation along the Intracoastal. This rendering was created using V-Ray for Revit and Adobe Photoshop.
WINTER 2018 - PRESENT
3D EXPLORATIONS PREVIEW OF SELECTED WORKS
Exploring my passion for 3D modeling, a means to an end in realizing both practical ideas and also the most unimaginable worlds - this is a small, miscellaneous collection of my progress.
Particle System in 3DS Max / Extracted Heights Based on Colors / Base Image “Starry Night� (recolored in Photoshop)
City Square Modeled in SketchUp and 3ds Max - testing instancing for large city blocks
Farm Scene Modeled in 3ds Max - combining a wide variety of modeling methods into a composed scene
3D EXPLORATIONS
Inside the Clock Tower Modeled and rendered in C4D, Photoshop - exploring contrast and volumetric light
The Edison Modeled in 3ds Max - complex modeling with an emphasis in good topology and edge flow
Future Bike Modeled in 3ds Max - exploration of hard surface objects
Flashlight Modeled in 3ds Max - using typology to create textures
3D EXPLORATIONS
Misc. Greebles Modeled in 3ds Max - daily warm-ups create an opportunity to generate unique and useful greebles
Art Hill Modeled & rendered in C4D
Original Logo
PGAV “Bumper � Concept Modeled in C4D - exploring concepts for 4-6 second animation to play before marketing videos
Grain Silo Modeled in 3ds Max
KANSAS CITY, MO FALL 2015
WINDOW SHOPPING
DONALD JUDD MUSEUM OF SCULPTURE
The Crossroads District in Kansas City, Missouri is a very unique place. It survives on the idea that creation reigns, and that curious exploration is the only way to truly discover the world. On First Friday’s, artists’ work pours out into the streets, offering a direct interaction with their creations, though lacking the ability to push their visitors to search for, discover, and create their own experience.
The Donald Judd Museum seeks to re-invent the way that explorers of the Crossroads find and view artwork. Ultimately, this project offers a disruption to the way that users of the Crossroads District discover the art that they adore, and something new and disrupting might be exactly what such a quickly growing grassroots district needs.
PASS Re-imagining the way that explorers find artwork in the crossroads district, this series of diagrams examines the concept of window shopping. The diagram above shows the “pass� and the curiosity of the passer-byer.
ENTRANCE By repeating the motion, the entrance is created, representing the moment that a window shopper decides to enter the store.
FORMAL INVITATION By bringing down one side of the form, an invitation is sent to pedestrians, asking them to travel around the building in search of the artwork that they saw in the window.
FULFILLMENT The final diagram in this series represents the fulfillment of the explorer, as they have been encouraged to engage in an adventure, adding a new dimension to the way that art is experienced.
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Inside the Donald Judd Museum This rendering was created using V-Ray for SketchUp and Adobe Photoshop.
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‘TIS THE SEASON One of the most enticing things about the midwest are the destinct and vibrant seasons, which completely transform the way we use and perceive our built environment.
LAWRENCE, KS SPRING 2016
SENSORY PAVILION DIRTWORKS DESIGN + BUILD STUDIO
The Audio-Reader Sensory Garden, a secret garden nestled into the topography of Mount Oread, is a source of pride for the Audio-Reader Network. “The garden…is filled with flowers, herbs, and accessories to delight the senses. Plants with interesting textures, such as Lamb’s Ear, intermingle with fragrant leaves of mint and lavender. The sounds of wind chimes join the chirping of birds visiting the feeders. Plants are in raised beds, making a hands-on experience easy for pedestrians and wheelchair users. A winding brick pathway leads from the house, past the raised beds, to the gazebo.”
E V E RY AC T O F C R E AT I O N I S F I R ST A N AC T O F D E ST R U C T I O N
The gazebo that once stood at the end of the Sensory Garden had fallen into disrepair, and so began the Sensory Pavilion project. The first step in our journey to reinvisioning a new stopping point in the garden was to do away with the old - reclaiming its materials and repurposing them to our advantage.
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01. FIRST RECORDED RAMMED EARTH COLUMN IN UNITED STATES
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Recognition for the Sensory Pavilion The Sensory Pavilion was recognized by ArchDaily as “one of the best student design build projects worldwide in 2016”. Architect’s Newspaper gave the pavilion the “Best of Design for Students” award in 2016. Watch the 30 minute documentary classmate Patrick Griffin and I created about the Sensory Pavilion here.
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