Elizabeth GrayArchitecture Portfolio

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Resume

EducationMiami University, Oxford, OHBachelor of Arts, May 2013

Major: Architecture; GPA Architecture 3.6/4.0Dean’s List: Fall 2009, Fall 2010, Spring 2012, Fall 2012

Self-designed Thematic Sequence: Latin America Through Music

Work ExperienceIntern Architect, Architecture Incorporated, Reston, VA. 2012.Sales Associate, Anthropologie. 2010.Sales Team, Abercrombie Kids. 2009.

Architecture Awards and QualificationsPAVE the Way 3D Design ChallengeOne of 12 finalists in international design competition. Incorporated natural materials used in Bob Marley headphones to design a stand-alone retail fixture. Post-retail display transforms into a rolling credenza and the graphic poster will be sold with proceeds donated to the Marley 1Love.org charity. The display will be built and showcased at GlobalShop, Chicago, April 16-18, 2013. Alpha Rho ChiArchitecture and Allied Arts Fraternity, Miami University.

Charter Member and Professional Committee Chair. 2010-present.Ralph M. Parsons Memorial ScholarshipParsons Corporation, Architecture. 2010-2012. Dwell Magazine Do More With Your Door Nationwide design contest; invented uDoor interior sliding/swinging door to allow user to create their own space. One of 47 finalists. July 2010.Walter C. Pfeiffer ScholarshipMiami University Architecture faculty year-end scholarship awarded to 7 first-year architecture students. 2010.

Computer SkillsAutodesk AutoCAD 2004 Professional Certification. 2008-2011.Autodesk Revit, 5 years, proficient knowledgeGoogle SketchUp 8, 5 years, proficient knowledgeHeat 2 Thermal Analysis, 1 year, proficient knowledgeAdobe Suite CS4: Photoshop, Illustrator, inDesign, 4 years, proficient knowledgeOther Programs: Autodesk Vasari, Rhinoceros, Form.Z

Professional Conferences7th Annual North American Passive House ConferenceDenver, Colorado. Attended the 2-day conference. September 28-29, 2012.15th Annual International Passive House Conference Innsbruck, Austria, and Sustainability in Malta, 6-credit Summer Studio. Studied Passive House design strategies and used Heat 2 to analyze thermal properties of a Maltese farmhouse. May-June 2011.

ActivitiesAIAS Chapter Member. 2010-present.Intramural Broomball League Division I. 2011-present.Miami University Jazz Band, Drumset. 2009.

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xs Haus

PAVE 3D Design Challenge

Hotel & Sky Garden Competition

Rails to Trails

Sustainability in Malta

Clifton Library

Study Pavilion

Peace Pavilion and Bridge

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Hotel & Sky Garden

CompetitionInternational design competition, Fall 2012.

Project Requirements:Design a skyscraper to revitalize the Manhattanville New York City neighborhood. Must include a sky garden and hotel; office space is highly recommended.

Team Concept:Weave adjacent Riverside Park and urban environment of 125th Ave. into a multi-use skyscraper. Elements of an urban park form an organic street that travels through the building. It invites people from the business, residen-tial, and commercial markets. People experience gardens on each level and can freely travel through the building to the main sky garden.

Three member team project.402C Senior Studio Capstone Experience, Fall 2012.Medium: Revit, Vasari, Rhinoceros, Toucan, SketchUp, Adobe Creative Suite.

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PAVE the Way3D Design Challenge

International design competition sponsored by Van Stry Design. One of 12 Finalists. Full-scale fixture will be built and displayed at the GlobalShop confer-ence in April 16-18, 2013.

Project:Design a stand-alone store fixture to market an current brand of headphone. Maximum footprint36 x 36 x 84 in. tall.

Concept:Created a stand-alonefixture using the natural materials found in Bob Marley Exodus headphones. The fixture transforms into a rolling credenza or table. It will be sold and proceeds donated to Bob Marley 1Love charity.

Individual project.402C Senior Studio Capstone Experience, Fall 2012.Medium: SketchUp, AdobeCreative Suite.

3’-0”

1’-6 1/2”

Rolling Credenza

Rod Detail

Table/Credenza

Exploded Axonometric

1/2” Hex NutZinc-plated

1/2” OSB Panel

1/2” Threaded Zinc-plated Rod

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xs Haus

Project Statement:Design a 750 square foot “xtra small” house to support the storage and entertainment requirements of the owners. The residence must provide adequate space for 2,500 books, a 6-burner stove, and displays for pottery and tapestries. It must also provide adaquate storage for photography and artwork.

Individual project.401 Design Studio.Spring 2012.Medium: Ink, Prisma Marker, SketchUp, Revit, Adobe Creative Suite.

VISIONEXISTING

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Rails to Trails

Project Requirement:Develop a site along a seven- mile stretch of an abandoned Cincinnati railroad.

Self-designed Program:Convert an abandoned rail yard into a Community Center for a Cincinnati neighborhood. Project presented to Wasson Way founder.

Concept:Designed a multipurpose gymnasium, learning resource center, outdoor roof patio, and community skate-park that incorporated the existing loading docks. By utilizing the original building, the design maintains a sense of place and history, and joins Xavier University and the Norwood and Evanston neighborhoods.

Individual project.302 Design Studio,Fall 2011.Medium: Ink, Prisma Marker, SketchUp, Revit, Adobe Creative Suite.

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Sustainabilityin Malta

Summer Studio:Attended the 15th Annual International Passive House Conference in Innsbruck, Austria.

Applied Passive House design strategies to analyze thermal properties of a Maltese farmhouse. Utilized Heat 2 thermal imaging software to analyze the differences between Passive House standards and typical U.S. construction techniques.

Individual project.499 Sustainability in Malta, May-June 2011.Medium: Heat 2.

Typical slab on grade construction, Heat 2 Thermal Analysis Software.

Passive House solution for a more efficient slab on grade foundation.

406 Sustainable Design Course.

Emphasis on passive and low-energy design strategies. Discussion based course including a final project to improve an architectural detail following passive house standards, and then construct the improved design as a full-scale mock up.

Three member team project.Medium: SketchUp, Heat 2.

Detail of Maltese limestone parapet roof.Typical Passive House roof detail. Shows the advantage of a thermal break compared to a thermal bridge.

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Clifton Library

Project:Design a new library on the site of the existing Clifton Cincinnati Library.

Concept:Concept includes a children’s level dedicated to before- and after-school programs. Overall design incorporates a media-centered lobby and an upper level outdoor reading patio.

Individual project.202 Design Studio,Spring 2010.Medium: Ink, Prisma Marker, SketchUp, Revit, Adobe Creative Suite.

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Study Pavilion

Project: Design a study pavilion on Miami University’s western campus using Archibald MacLeish’s Ars Poetica as inspiration.

Concept:The design invites people to study, relax, and rejuvenate. It hovers slightly, allowing occupants to hear the trickling sound of the creek below. It features a rain collection system that feeds a small garden box.

Three member team project.211 Introduction to Landscape & Urban Design, Spring 2011.Medium: SketchUp, Adobe Photoshop, Chipboard, Wood.

A poem should be motionless in timeAs the moon climbs,

Leaving, as the moon releasesTwig by twig the night-entangled trees, Leaving, as the moon behind the winter

leaves,Memory by memory the mind --

A poem should be motionless in timeAs the moon climbs.

A poem should be equal toNot true.

For all the history of griefAn empty doorway and a maple leaf.

For loveThe leaning grasses and two

lights above the sea -- A poem should not mean

But be.

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Peace Pavilion and Bridge

Project:Design a complex to host peace accords. Site bounded by the Miami and Mad Rivers, Dayton Ohio.

Concept:The Peace Pavilion Armistice Hall is flooded with natural light. It is located on the second story as an icon for visitors.

The bridge connects the community to the adjacent Peace Pavilion. The ribbons are a unique design element that serve as shading devices at the four pedestrian gathering spots.

Individual project.201 Design Studio, Fall 2010.Medium: Photoshop, Foamcore, Copper, Aluminum, Chipboard.