DAVID M. BRADSHAWUNDERGRADUATE PORTFOLIOB.ARCH PROGRAMCARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY

SPRING 2012

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FARNSWORTH HOUSE VISITOR CENTER PLANO, IL

Created as a way of enhancing a visitor’s

view of the site and its natural elements,

the center weaves natural systems with

the built structure. Instead of focusing on

external views, the building brings

elements, such as the stream, into the

building allowing for unique interior

experiences that become memorable

moments in a visitor’s journey.

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AGGREGATE

Another important task in this project was

to create a component that could be

aggregated as part of the form of the

building. Designed with a straight and

undulating side, the component used in

this design allows it to form many different

architectural elements as well as the

ability for it to create varied degrees of

opacity with the surrounding landscape.

OLYMPIC INFORMATIONHUBCHICAGO, IL

Created as a proposed location to hold

various activities during the proposed

Chicago 2016 Olympic Games, this

information center is designed to

resemble a hilly landscape. The use of

stepped slopes and large open areas

creates a multifunctional space in which

visitors can circulate, sit, eat, or watch

entertainment.

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MICHIGAN AVE

TERRACE

Through mimicry of landforms the form

focuses the gaze of visitors on walls of

information. Voids within the form allow

for more private program to be buried

beneath the chaotic surface. The sitting

of the building also allows for prominent

views of Chicago’s “bean”, and is lifted

above the ground plan for integration of

transportation systems and Millennium

Park circulation.

FRICK MEMORIALPARKPITTSBURGH, PA

A landscape studio exploration, this

project is a memorial located within

Pittsburgh’s Frick Park. Designed as a

sequence of spaces that increases in

privacy with a guest’s progression through

ritual and site, the park runs on axial

symmetry ending in four distinct

landscapes; the final resting place of the

deceased.

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The four memorial-scape types allow for

differentiated spaces for the placing of

the urns. Each final resting place is truly

unique, creating a deeply personal place

and significant memory for those by which

the decease is survived. Stone stacked

walls act and guides for visitors and

create a cohesive materiality to the

project.

LANDSCAPE

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SIGNATURE THEATRECOMPANYNEW YORK, NY

Designed as a series of floating wood

volumes, this theatre complex is designed

in order to aesthetically highlight the

presence of the theatre volumes through

both interior and exterior articulation.

These forms have a distinct impact on the

patrons and their experiential narrative.

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From their initial entrance into the

complex until the curtain falls, the patrons

are presented with varying views of the

looming volumes and are aware of their

relationship to them. Another element of

this project was the integration of the

complex systems needed for running

three theatres simultaneously.

VOLUME

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Doha TowerDoha, Qatar

This tower design brings the discussion of

live-work structures to the rapidly growing

Middle Eastern cityscape. Activated by

public and semi-public spaces, large

atriums create unique shaded environ-

ments within Doha’s arid skyline.

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The perforated shade screen that wraps

the entire structure has considerable

environmental value in its ability to

reduce heat gain as well as aesthetic

value in the gauzy appearance in

emulates. Grey water is reused to water

the green spaces, which in turn provide

perspiration cooling and dust filtration.

OVERLAP

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CHATEAU RIVERFRONTHOUSINGPITTSBURGH, PA

A new housing project in Chateau is

proposed for the empty site on the Ohio

Riverfront in Pittsburgh. Situated on the

Heritage Trail and within walking distance

of some of Pittsburgh’s biggest entertain-

ment venues, this is the ideal site for

reassessing the way in which Pittsbur-

ghers begin to repopulate their rivers.

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Plans for the new complex include direct

access to the water and a new dock, a

park/water filtration system with pedes-

trian and biker paths, as well as playing

fields. The goal is to engage an active

community and incite change and

redevelopment.

OCCUPANCY

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Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PABachelor of Architecture, May 2012

Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar, Spring 2011

Troy Athens High School Troy, MIHigh School Diploma, June 2007

SmithGroup, Submittal ClerkDetroit, MI May 2008 - August 2008

Logged and sent out submittals to contractors for three building projectsAssisted with sending and receiving of info. between offices and clientsSupport for architects and engineers in the office and firm warehouse

Carnegie Mellon University Athletics, Lifeguard/InstructorPittsburgh, PA September 2007 - August 2010Maintain patron safety and teach aquatic safety and skillsRepresent students in campus focus groups and staff search committees

AP Scholar with Honors, 2007

Epic Metals Competition 2010, Finalist

Swimming Academic All-American, 2007

Oakland County Architecture Competition 2006, 2nd place

Computer: AutoCAD 2D/3D, Dreamweaver, Autodesk Inventor, Revit, 3D Studio Max/V-Ray, Rhinoceros 3D, Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator,Excel, PowerPoint, MS Office

Hand: Perspective Drawing, Rendering, Drafting, Model Building

Machine: Plotter, Laser Cutter, 3D Printer

Water Polo Team, Captain 2008 - 2011

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5645 Wilkins Ave.Pittsburgh, PA 15217 USA

permanent address

DAVIDMBRADSHAWwww.DAVIDMBRADSHAW.comdbradsha@andrew.cmu.edu+1 248 892 3000

5133 Westmoreland Dr.Troy, MI 48085 USA

Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar, Research AssistantDoha, Qatar January 2011 - May 2011Assisted with formatting architecture research for exhibitSupport for architecture professors in daily tasks

Nemacolin Woodlands Resort, ServerFarmington, PA May 2010 - August 2010Worked with a team to provided guests world-class serviceAwarded prestigious Forbes Five-Diamond, AAA Five-Diamond status

TEDxCMUQ, Volunteer 2011

Northwestern University in Qatar, Spring 2011

DIII National Water Polo Championships 2010, Team Captain

Ateliers Jean Nouvel, InternDoha, Qatar May 2011 - August 2011Assisted AJN architect partner and area manager in daily tasks

Oversaw tendering of exhibition center for Sheikh Saud Al-ThaniAttended coordination meetings, checked shop drawings, and assisted with the snagging of a 44-floor high-rise

Rendered and edited CAD drawings for Sheikh Saud Al-Thani’s guest house

AIAS, Mentor

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