TRENTon Mc GUGIN ARCHITECTURAL WORKS
[St. Louis,Missouri]
IN SEARCH OF ESSENCE
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA Summa Cum Laude, Major in Architecture
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[Detroit, Michigan]
[2012] BACHELOR OF DESIGN
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WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS With Honors
04 St. Louis, Missouri
[2014] MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE
COLLABOR ATIVE INTERFACE
CONTENTS
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THREE LINES IN THE DESERT
TECHNOLOGY / TECTONIC
TR ANSFORMING THRESHOLD [Grinnel, Iowa]
[Absract Location]
[Presidio County, Texas]
[Abstract Location]
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HELIX FOOTBRIDGE
[Flaminia, Rome, Italy]
THE JUNCTURE OF FLAMINIA
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COLLABOR ATIVE INTERFACE BREWERY + BREWING SCHOOL LO C AT I O N : YEAR :
St. Louis, MO
2014
THE BREWING PROCESS OPERATES AT THE INTERFACE BETWEEN THE NATURAL AND THE SYNTHETIC
COLLABORATIVE INTERFACE EXPLORES THE POSSIBILITIES OF THE INDUSTRIAL BREWING PROCESS AS AN ARCHITECTURAL LANDSCAPE
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In a brewery exists a juxtaposition of agriculture, science, industrial process, and the human quality of enjoying a drink with friends. This project investigates the interface of these natural and industrial processes in an attempt to create an architecture that supports and advances their integration. The great St. Louis breweries of the last century contributed both to the city’s industrial success and its cultural atmosphere. This heritage still remains and the local beer culture is growing--since 2010 more breweries have opened here than in the previous two decades combined. The site for this project exists at an intersection of infrastructural components, providing for the opportunity to explore the cultural, economic, and historic role of the brewery within the broader context of St. Louis today. Collaborative Interface focuses on advancing an architectural typology that embodies and celebrates the natural and industrial process of beer making as an architectural landscape, creating an atmosphere of collaboration between process, occupant, and architecture.
TRUCKS IN
ENERGY
DIGESTER
WATER
BIOGAS
TO CITY OR CYCLED BACK BREWHOUSE
BARLEY SILOS
GERMINATION BEDS
MASH SILOS
MILLHOUSE
MASH TUN
SPENT GRAIN
FARM
LAUTER TUN YEAST
BRIGHT TANKS
MATURING
FERMENTATION
BOTTLING
PACKAGING
STORAGE
analysis of flows of people, goods, and energy on site and in the surrounding context
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HEAT BACK TO SYSTEM
HEAT EXCHANGER
DISTRIBUTION
HOPS
SPENT GRAIN TO LOCAL FARMS
SPENT HOPS
BREWKETTLE
BEER IN YOUR GLASS!
EFFICIENT
WAYS OF THINKING ABOUT THE BREWERY
all inputs and outputs as well as programs reside withion one large, indeterminate space. none are apparent from the exterior. this is the typical industrial brewery
EXPOSED
inputs and ouputs weave across a site where individual programs are split apar t into separate experiences
HYBRID
programs exist together within one space, but are pulled apar t to expose process. transparency of the enclosure helps to tie the brewery to the surrounding context and create a dialogue with the community
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event space barrel fermentation coolship fermenters main fermentation floor diagnostics lab - brewery diagnostics lab - school classroom teaching brewery cold storage storage lower brewhouse mill room office mechanical germination beds
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entry brewery retail main atrium brewhouse tasting area / beer hall patio and beer garden observation area bright tanks / conditioning bottling line dry storage cold storage shipping and receving rainwater storage barley and malt silos neighborhood cafe tour gathering area
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host area dining area kitchen mechanical solar array
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open office executive office fermentation gantry flex gallery flex galley employee break conference room office shipping administration beer garden / porch
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CASTELLATED BEAMS allow a
longer free span in the main space and help to express the floating box of the restaurant on the interior of the brewery
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COLLABORATIVE INTERFACE
SUSPENSION CABLES make colum-
free space below the mezzanine possible while mimicing at a larger scale the systems used to hang beer pipes as they cross the space
The science of building operates at the interface of natural and synthetic similarly to the brewing process. The experience of the Brewery aims to create a sense of both wonder and understanding of the architectural landscape of the project. Just as the entire brewing operation is brought into the zone of experience, the materials and methods of construction of the space are an integral componet of the overall understanding of the process and of the space. Unique structural solutions are applied where it was necessary to accomplish the architectural goal.
INVERTED QUEEN POST TRUSSES help to
make room for large fermentation tanks below. Incorporated into the truss are hangers for the beer piping running to and from the fermentation zone
CABLE-TENSIONED TRUSSES suppor t
the long-span roof glazing of the central atrium. They cast ever-changing shadows into the spaces below as the lighting changes through the day.
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SECTION C-C through galleries, tasting room, restaurant, packing + shipping
barley seeds are steeped in water onsite to begin the process of transforming the barley into malt
the barley is par tially germinated to create malt, one of the main ingredients of beer
GERMINATION BEDS
some smaller batches are fermented in wooden barrels to impar t another layer of flavor and nuance to the beer
BARLEY STEEPING
BARREL FERMENTERS
FERMENTERS
yeast is added to the wor t after brewing and left to ferment in these tanks. the fermenting process can vary in length from days to weeks. the tanks are one of the experiential highlights of the brewing process
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through the malthouse and fermentation room
the tasting room is the culmination of the brewery experience, where people come together to socialize and enjoy locally brewed beer
RESTAURANT
in the brewhouse, malted barley, hops, water, and other ingredients come together through a series of different tanks. the output of the brewhouse is called wor t
TASTING ROOM
BREWHOUSE
DIAGNOSTICS LAB
each batch is tested in the lab for quality assurance. the lab also provides a way for brewers to test small batches and make improvements to their brewing process
the restaurant provides an oppor tunity to create a beer tasting experience with more depth, pairing beers with foods that complement
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through the restaurant, tasting room and brewhouse
ENCLOSURE structural steel
LEVEL 02 + ROOF EL. 34’ 0” perforated + corrugated metal
LEVEL 01 EL. 11’ 6”
LEVEL 00 EL. 00’ 0”
corrrugated metal
LEVEL -01 EL. -04’ 0”
LEVEL -02 EL. -10’ 0”
zinc cladding
STRUCTURE
channel glass
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concrete
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ECONOMIC GROWTH
PARK S E UR LT CU I R AG
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BUSIN ESS
G CLIN RECY
FEEDBACK
NOMA national design competition
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Detroit, MI
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D E T RO I T [ F E E D ] B ACK LO C AT I O N :
ENVIRONMENT + RESOURCES
2012
group competition entry
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Right now, I have to drive to get to a grocery store. I’d like fresh, local foods to be available near my family and I.
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I want a park in my neighborhood where I can walk my dog each morning.
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We need more jobs, to help bring economic growth and prosperity back to Corktown.
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I would love to see a strengthened sense of community in Corktown.
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RESIDENT’S VOICES
COMMUNITY
URBAN DEVELOPMENT + INFRASTRUCTURE
Corktown is one of the oldest and most established neighborhoods in Detroit. Originally home to Irish immigrants, it has evolved into a multi-cultural neighborhood with a growing sense of community spirit. Its location on Michigan Ave and its proximity to downtown Detroit make it a zone ripe for community enhancement in SW Detroit. However, the construction of the Fisher Freeway decreased the amount of vehicular and pedestrian traffic in the area. This coupled with Detroit’s economic downturn and depopulation has left the once-bustling neighborhood sparse, and access to basic resources and economic oppor tunity for the residents has fallen. The people of Cork town need sustainable access to nutritional food as well as steady jobs, economic grow th, and ways to strenghten community ties. Our holistic proposal brings food, technology, excersize, knowledge, commuting, and social interaction together in a long-term solution that addresses how current and future community members live and work.
LAND BANKING
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Land Banking strategies are used on unprogrammed lots to create urban density and maintain the use of the space until the spaces can be developed. These temporary structures utilize local rubble collected from demolished buildings encased in a wire structure to provide mass. The structures are simple to construct and easily altered and configured.
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Michigan avenue becomes a renewed pedestrian promenade which extends into the newly programmed lots. The addition of these pocket parks and recreational venues combined with new locally-owned businesses strengthens the sense of community while making Corktown into a new destination in Detroit.
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lecture/performance library lobby/par ty herbarium mezzanine terrace gardens greenhouse labs
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lecture/performance offices lobby/par ty lecture exhibition teaching lab hydroponic fishery recycling center composting cafe trolley stop anaerobic digester farmland
INP U TS / O U T P U TS Detroit [FEED]back is all about the cycle of resources. The project takes waste and conver ts it to energy in the anaerobic digester. It also harvests energy from the sun with a PV array. This energy is used to produce food in the fishery and on the farm, which is then sold to the community. The waste from those goods returns to the site, and the cycle begins again.
SECTION A cross section through greenhouse
SECTION B longitudinal section through greenhouse
SECTION C longitudinal section through Idea Center DETROIT [FEED]BACK
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PROJECTED FOOD PRODUCTION
PROJECTED JOB CREATION
= NUTRITION FOR 50 PEOPLE
= 10 JOBS
FISHERY
IDEA CENTER
OUTDOOR FARMING
TEACHERS
INDOOR FARMING
FOOD PRODUCTION
TERRACE GARDENS
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DETROIT [FEED]BACK
MAR KET
PROMENADE
As a retail center, the old depot becomes a cultural anchor for Michigan Avenue and Corktown as a community. Locally-owned businesses perpetuate economic growth and turn Corktown into a new shopping destination in the larger Detroit region.
A reinvigorated Michigan Avenue is the center of a transpor tation network involving pedestrians, bicycles, cars, buses, and a trolley system. The network extends in all directions away from Corktown and into the surrounding communities as a component of the loop of feeback.
RAINWATER HARVESTING
ANNUAL ENERGY PRODUCTION = 50,000 KWH
= 10,000 GAL SOLAR ANAEROBIC DIGESTER
TROLLEY STOP
COMMUNITY GATHERING
A trolley stop directly on the Idea Center site ensures easy access to this new hub of knowledge, bringing both visitors and residents alike into the new development. A cafe eases the transition from the street.
The expansive greenspace on the site is a place of gathering and recreation. Par ts of the urban farm operation are woven into occupiable space, providing more oppor tunities for learning and immersion. An amphitheatre creates a large public venue in Corktown.
THE IDEA CENTER The Idea Center is a community classroom; a place for the exchange of ideas and information. A lecture hall provides a place of gathering, a library a place for study. The herbarium maintains a catalogue of all plant life that flourishes in the Detroit and surrounding
area. The exhibit space shown here fosters an interactive learning environment where young and old alike can explore various urban farming techniques while learning about the benefits of sustainable food sources in the changing urban environment.
T HE G R EENH O U S E The Greenhouse is the indoor, year-round component of the urban farm. The structure provides an interactive investigation into sustainable food production. The Greenhouse also houses a hydroponic fishery, which raises fish for food while providing the plants with a renewable
source of nutrients on-site. Along with the outdoor farming operation, enough food is produced here to provide supplemental nutrition to Corktown and its surrounding neighborhoods. Community classrooms overlook the space to maintain a constant connection this learning space. DETROIT [FEED]BACK
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IN SEARCH OF ESSENCE LO C AT I O N : YEAR :
St. Louis, MO
2012
Essence is defined as the unchanging quality of a thing. This studio develops the argument that cer tain conditions must be present in an ar tifact in order that the observer may perceive, appreciate, and understand the essence within. The work of this studio is organized around three thematic modules: SEEING
a precise investigation of the selected building
MAKING confronting the obstacles to imagination DOING
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the invention in construction
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[SEEING
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building is in The Hill neighborhood of St. Louis, an area of Italian heritage. • the corner is in some way celebrated • the building has a corner entrance which anchors it to its site, an intersection • the lower floor is characterized by large windows and openness • the upper floor is regular and rythmic
site conditions
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IN SEARCH OF ESSENCE
the precise investigation of the facade invloves a careful hand rendering of the details of the building. light and shadow, patina, decay, repair -- all was recorded.
what of this facade is non changing and always remains? what can change with the environment and occupancy? if not the design, what makes this building beautiful?
explorations seeking geometry and rythym in the fleeting beauty of window reflections
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the new building could in some way capture the impermanent beauty of a changing thing found within the old building
a fleeting reflection in one of the windows is used a template to translate one moment in the building’s past life into its new existence
the new building could stand out in form and presence while still referencing the contextual and urban issues accounted for and created by the old builing
the corner entrance is reinterpreted without a column, and serves as the entry to the retail space within. the openness of the ground level is maintained to encourage the window shopping of italian culture iterative sketches
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“The wall as definer of a spatial edge separating inside from outside is most essential to the composition of both the interior space and urban space outside. Light falls on the surface of the wall, shadow falls on the surface, the patina forms on the surface, even love is at some level on the surface.� -Bezhad Nakhjavan
mixed media computer and hand rendering of final edge proposal
IN SEARCH OF ESSENCE
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JUNCTURE OF FLAMINIA RESIDENTIAL TOWER + AQUATIC COMPLEX LO C AT I O N : YEAR :
Rome, Italy
2011
The neighborhood of Flaminia in Rome is transforming into a quickly developing zone for new architecture. The site rests at a point of juncture that is a potential growth zone for the city of Rome. The Punta della Musica bridge on the site connects the neighborhoods across the Tiber river with the historic city of Rome. We propose to celebrate this new connection by framing the bridge with new developments that will encourage fur ther growth. Two residential towers create this frame, cradling a space between them and providing an anchor for the surrounding site. While this was a group project, the work displayed here was completed by the author.
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ROME, ITALY
STADIO OLIMPICO
PARCA DELLA MUSICA MAXXI
SI T E
PALAZZO DELLO SPORT
via f ia lamin STADIO FLAMINIO PONTE DELLA MUSICA
framing
perforating
PERSPECTIVE overlooking the Tiber and the pool formed by the folding of the plinth
transversing
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entry lobby kitchen restaurant dining deck pool folded plinth pool competition pool
JUNCTURE OF FLAMINIA
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Def ined by the surrounding pools, the south tower provides a juncture of living and leisure. A folding plane creates a beach for the primary community pool and contains the space below, a pool for the spectacle of competition. In the restaurant + lounge a unique experience is created by the visual connection to the adjacent pool. On the waterfront, the relationship with light is rediscovered through the f loating transluscent bottom of the pool above. Opening to the Tiber, a seasonal riverpool bridges the gap between the natural and manmade.
SECTION through folding plinth and pools
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JUNCTURE OF FLAMINIA
main pool with punctures and folds of the plinth PERSPECTIVE
HELIX FOOTBRIDGE PARAMETRIC PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE LO C AT I O N : YEAR :
Abstract
2013
This project proposes a helical footbridge designed using a process of precedent study, mapping, and parametric development in Grasshopper. Two helices run in opposing directions, weaving in and out of space and connecting to one another with a ter tiary structural system. A deck is suspended within the helix, allowing inhabitants to experience the f luctuations in the structure and providing expansive views from a new viewpoint within the city.
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THREE LINES IN THE DESERT HOUSE FOR AN AVIATOR AND A SWIMMER LO C AT I O N : YEAR :
West Texas
2013
This project explores the architectural promise and premise of the horizon as spacemaker in a boundless zone of experience. The investigation searches for substance in a horizon that is natural (landscape and sky) and manmade (building); a horizon that is quantified and measured as the distance between subject and object; a horizon that constructs volume in a dialogue with wall, cour tyard, and building. The program is a second home and escape for an ar t collecting couple. The wife is an astronomer and an aviator, her husband is an author and swimmer. Spaces for each of these interests and activies are set within the vast landscape. The sky is the ‘ground’ against which these figures are made, seen, and experienced, and there is no bigger sky than the sky of west Texas...
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GROUND LEVEL
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entry breezeway library entry gallery living dining kitchen cour tyard
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guest bedroom master bedroom mster bathroom evening cour tyard porch lap pool stargazing terrace
UPPER LEVEL
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LONGITUDINAL SECTION
THREE LINES IN THE DESERT
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looking into the home from the entry gallery PERSPECTIVE
TECHNOLOGY / TECTONIC CONCEPTUAL RESPONSIVE FACADE LO C AT I O N : YEAR :
Abstract
2014
This enclosure system is parametrically variable and able to conform to any shape. It could be utilized as a sun screening system in a double-skin facade, capable of varying the amount of solar radiation used for lighting and heating by responding to real-time atmospheric conditions and building occupancy. Other variables that could be modified by the system include ventilation, visibility, and nighttime light pollution. The system is built off of a diagrid structure, where a series of butterfly-like panels can be fully opened to act as louvres and fully closed to provide an extra layer of rain and sun screening on the facade.
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facade system applied to conceptual spor ts arena PERSPECTIVE
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variations
environmental strategy
TECHNOLOGY / TECTONIC
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TR ANSFORMING THRESHOLD COMMUNITY + INSTITUTIONAL THEATER LO C AT I O N : YEAR :
Grinnell, Iowa
2013
This project’s programmatic basis is a Theater and its extensions that suppor t the needs of an eduactional institutution’s drama programs and also serve to help the institute interact with its larger community. There is a public foyer, 350 seat main stage theater, 150 seat studio theater, 100 –seat choral recital/ rehearsal room, classrooms, and other suppor t spaces. Situated at the crossing point between the town of Grinnell and Grinnell College, this project aims to create a social threshold endorsing their mutual reliance. Two formal theaters and and informal theater can open into one another, creating an interactive sectional landscape of connectivity and social possibility.
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entry community gallery classroom box office and coat check main theater studio theater / gathering
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the central gathering space of the building can be conver ted in a studio theater capable of seating 150 guests. the studio can also be adjusted to act as an extension to the main theater, making possible new types of performance
set construction
the main hall is a performace space fully equipped for a variety of different types of performance and seats over 350 guests. it includes an adjustable stage and orchestra pit as well as full catwalks for versatility.
rehearsal studio
main hall studio theater
music hall
the music hall provides an intimate space acoustically tuned for choral and live instrument musical performances. faceted wooden wall and ceiling panels conceal equipment while shaping the space for optimal sound.
bar and lounge
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music lobby
music classrooms
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT
the drama depar tment of grinnell college shares this space with the town’s theater company. it provides ample adjustable space and features a suspended grid capable of hanging props. TRANSFORMING THRESHOLD
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PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT
TRANSVERSE SECTION through main theater and studio theater / transformable theater
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TRENTON M C GUGIN
AWARDS + HONORS William Tao Prize in Architecture
[design applications] Illustrator InDesign Photoshop Rhinocerous V-Ray Grasshopper T-Splines Revit AutoCAD 3D Printing [OTHER skills] Model Building Woodworking Photography Graphic Communication Site Research Hand Rendering
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knowledgeable
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some experience
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BASIC KNOWLEDGE
[2014]
in recognition of excellence in the understanding and application of building systems in architecture, including illumination, electrical and mechanical engineering, and energy-efficient design
Dean’s Scholarship [2012 - 2014]
the highest scholarship awarded at the Sam Fox School of Design + Visual ar ts.
[2014] Featured in Approach [2012 - 2014]
Nominated, Widmann Prize
Approach is an annual publication of the best student work in the School of Architecture
Photography featured on ArchDaily [2013] Published in NOMA Magazine [2013] 2nd Place, NOMAS Competition [2012] Featured in Architrave [2009 - 2012]
[2010 - 2012] Florida Academic [2008 - 2012]
President’s Honor Roll at UF
Scholar’s Award National Merit Scholarship [2008]
EXPERIENCE PERKINS + WILL ATLANTA
EDUCATION [May - aug 2013]
ARCHITECTURAL INTERN
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contributed to schematic design and design development for a university engineering building including 3d modeling of design options and model development in Revit constructed physical and 3d printed site and concept models for various projects used to communicate designs to clients.
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS
[AUG 2013 - MAY 2014]
TEACHING ASSISTANT for Representations I and II
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create tutorials and lead workshops on digital applications for students, including for Rhino, Grasshopper, T-Splines, and Photoshop outline methods and assist students with hand drawing techniques including plans, sections and projections.
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS
[jan 2013 - may 2014]
WHITAKER PRINTING LAB
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
[jan 2011 - may 2012]
TEACHING ASSISTANT for Design II
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assist in class and after hours to help first year students expand their knowledge and understanding of space through abstract spatial excersizes and intensive drawing
[2014] MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS With Honors
[2012] BACHELOR OF DESIGN UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA Summa Cum Laude, Major in Architecture
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