Ceramics Portfolio

Ceramics

Vivian Gruendel

Vivian Gruendel

Skills

Digital Literacy

AutoCAD

Rhino 6 + Grasshopper

SketchUp

Revit

Bluebeam

Representation

Adobe Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Lightroom & Premiere)

Enscape

Digital Fabrication (LaserCAMM, 3D Printing & CNC)

Manual Model-Making

Photography

Sketching

Other

Post-Occupancy Evaluations

Written & Verbal Communication

Python & Java (Introductory)

Microsoft 365

Experience

Email vivian.gruendel@gmail.com

Phone (703) 980 - 1204

Summer Intern - Perkins&Will, Washington, D.C.

Jun 2023 - Aug 2023

Developed materials for SD & DD packages for a multi-story, two-tenant lab/office space. Assisted development & delivery of presentation materials for weekly client & consultant meetings. (10 weeks)

• Collected & organized data for NIH Sustainability & Resilience Assessment publication. Designed graphic content & coordinated feedback & contributions from Perkins&Will, CFR Engineering & Client. Assisted on-site POE & resilience workshops with NIH employees. (4 weeks)

Contributed to punch visits, model-making, design studies & community-engagement documentation for multiple projects. Facilitated office-wide transition of digital content alongside marketing team.

Service Desk Associate - The Home Depot

May 2021 - Aug 2021

Quickly & accurately answered customer questions, suggested effective solutions & resolved conflicts to increase customer satisfaction.

• Enhanced team’s productivity by anticipating coworkers’ needs & delivering support.

• Organized & developed retrieval processes for large-format online-order inventory & reduced order retrieval time by 50%.

Tiny House Build - Gap Year Experience

Aug 2018 - Jul 2019

• Crowdfunded, designed, built & donated a grid-connected mobile tiny house.

• Managed a $20,000 budget, developed materials lists & coordinated special orders.

• Coordinated consultations with industry professionals including contractors, plumbers & electricians.

• Learned & applied relevant skills & codes online using YouTube, Google & Reddit.

Education

Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University

Aug 2019 - May 2024

Bachelor of Architecture; Minors in Sociology & Landscape Architecture; GPA: 3.86

Languages

English (Fluent, native bilingual)

Spanish (Fluent, native bilingual)

French (Proficient)

Clubs + Activities

Honors College Student Council

Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society

VT AIAS

Ceramics Independent Study`

• Awards Harold Hill Memorial Award (1st Year Competition), Deans List (2019 - Pres.)

• Published Works ‘Breaks: A Post-Colonial Mural’ (in collaboration with Room One Thousand, Cruz Garcia, Nathalie Frankowski & 10 students at Virginia Tech); ‘How Will We Live Together,’ 17th Venice Architecture Biennale Italian Virtual Pavilion Sezione del Padiglione Italia (15 teams including Workshops for Other Worlds at VT)

• Research & Thesis Architecture of a Stitch: Sewing & embroidery as lens & rehabilitative design tool for Virginia’s fading rail towns.

Europe Travel Program Aug 2022 - Oct 2022

Architecture; Fall Semester, Western Europe

• Collected photographs, sketches & notes to include in research papers & graphic materials

• Assisted organization of lobby exhibitions & student publications

• Research ‘Empathetic Functionalism: A Study of Alvar Aalto’s House & Studio’ analyzed how light, material simplicity & spatial organization reinforce relationships with nature & improve quality of life

Design Studies of the Built Environment

May 2022 - Jul 2022

Landscape Architecture + Industrial Design; Summer Semester, Western Europe

Research ‘Fragmentation, Layering & Weaving: A Study of Organizational Design Methods at Three Scales (Urban Fabric, Building & Material)’

Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology

2014 - 2018

Prototyping Research Laboratory Graduate; GPA: 4.2

Research ‘Hybrid Production & Construction of an Electric Ukulele’ year-long thesis employing manual woodworking & digital fabrication techniques

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LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/vivian-gruendel/ Portfolios https://issuu.com/vgruendel

Vivian Gruendel Ceramics Portfolio 2023 ii 1 Albert’s Pitcher Coil Pot & Handle Assembly 2 Vase Candelabra Coil Vessel Construction 1 5

1 Albert’s Pitcher

Coil Pot & Handle Assembly

Project Type

Studio

Date Location

New Skills

Ceramics

Sullivan

Fall 2023 & Spring 2024

Blacksburg, VA

Pinch, Coil, Slab & Wheel-thrown Hand Building, Glazing

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Vivian Gruendel

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Ceramics Portfolio

Vivian Gruendel Ceramics Portfolio 2023 3 Gruendel Architecture Portfolio 2023 Left Finished Pitcher at Rest and in Use Right Process: Pinched Base Attempts, Coil Pot Construction & Handle Attachment