noah steele's portfolio
DESCRIPTION
This is a collection of my student design work from 2008-2011. EnjoyTRANSCRIPT
4813 Liverpool Ln Raleigh NC 27604 (801) 391-8400
[email protected] http://www.linkedin.com/pub/noah-steele/1a/b30/a78
Student and Professional Work
2008-2011
Interests/Activities
Experience
Design Consultant |Town of Morrisville - Morrisville, NC June 2009 – June 2011
• Created conceptual designs for: town center main street, children's park, streetscape
improvements, greenway trail alignments, train depot, and rural heritage park.
• Produced video to communicate conceptual designs to residents, town council, and town leaders.
• Created 3D model of town's historic town center.
• Assisted facilitation of design workshop for Town Center Plan.
• Designed planting plan for BMP.
GIS Analyst/ Project Manager |Utah Trust Lands - Salt Lake City, UT March 2007 – July 2008
• Created conceptual land plans for 40 acres.
• Designed trail alignments for a nature preserve.
• Managed sales of state land.
• Created maps and graphics for real estate development team.
• Performed GIS site analysis/ suitability studies on trust land.
• Created and maintained a GIS geodatabase.
Planning Intern Facilities Planning Office |University of Utah - Salt Lake City, Utah January 2006 – March 2007
• Delineated planning districts using ArcGIS.
• Populated statistical information for each district such as FAR densities and acres of impermeable surfaces, building heights, etc.
• Created customized Microsoft Access report that linked dynamically to GIS attribute table to display district statistics in report form.
• Created Power Point presentations for public meetings.
• Created excel spreadsheets, graphs, and charts for presentations.
Objective
To begin my career as a landscape architect within a design team that solves interesting, challenging, and important design problems withcutting edge tools while balancing environmental values.
Master of Landscape Architecture | North Carolina State University Fall 2008 – Spring 2011
Bachelor of Urban Planning | University of Utah Fall 2005 – Spring 2007
Associate of Arts | Weber State University Fall 2003 – Spring 2005
High School Diploma | Weber High School Fall 1998 – Spring 2000
Education
Summary of Qualifications
•Sketchup•AutoCAD•ArcGIS
•Photoshop•Microsoft Office Suite•After Effects
•Windows Movie Maker•Sony Vegas Movie Studio•Digital Photography and Video
•Illustrator•Mac or PC
•3D Modeling•Mapping•Visual Analysis•Planting Design
•Oral Presentation•Written Reports•Construction Documents•Grading and Drainage
•Site Planning•Community Planning•Conceptual Layout•Computer Graphics
•Design Development•Hand Graphics/Rendering•Video Editing•Animation
Design:
Computer:
4813 Liverpool Ln Raleigh NC 27604 (801) 391-8400
[email protected] http://www.linkedin.com/pub/noah-steele/1a/b30/a78
ASLA - 3D - 360VR - LEED - Biodiversity - Native Plants - Sports - Health - Fitness - Hiking - Camping -Skiing - Golf - Fly Fishing - Nature - Family and Friends
Project Description: Conceptual 3D designs for townmain street, 2 parks, and streetscape improvements. 3Dmodel of town. Video showcasing concepts.
Project Size: +-214 AcresProject Type: PaidDate: June 2011
Skills Used: 3D Modeling, Urban Design, Park Design,Video Editing, Cultural Landscape, Historic Preservation.
3d Birds Eye of Town - Proposed Conditions
3d Birds Eye of Town - Existing Conditions
Info:
*Note: Video preview available on town website @
http://www.ci.morrisville.nc.us/index.aspx?nid=222
Birds Eye of Park
Perspective of Park Entry/ Streetscape
Heritage Park:
Birds Eye of Park Entrance
Birds Eye of Main Street
Children’s Park
Main Street:
Main Street Existing Conditions
Project Description: Re-envisioning of a busy multi-modal transit hub and surrounding Londonneighborhood.
Skills Used: ArcGIS mapping, Google Sketchup 3Dmodeling, Site planning, Group collaboration.
Figure Ground Map – Existing Conditions
3D Birds Eye of Victoria Station Existing Conditions – Looking South
Info:
Date: May 2011
Project Size: +- 70 acresProject Type: Studio
Birds Eye of Forecourt Plaza
3D Birds Eye of Victoria Station Community Design
Hand Rendered Plan of Forecourt Plaza
Continued:
Land Use/Circulation Diagram
Physical Study ModelHand Rendered Plan
Plan Sketches
Plan SketchesInitial Bubble Diagram
Process:
Concept Diagram
Project Size: +- 65 AcresProject Type: Student Competition
Date: February 2011
Skills Used: 3D Modeling, Team Work, Site Planning,Urban Design, ArcGIS, Photoshop
Project Description: ULI Hines Urban DesignCompetition with multidisciplinary team creating a TODadjacent to a new light rail stop.
Competition Boards
Energy and Water Section
Info:
Street Section 3D Model – Plan View
Continued:
Competition Boards Cont.
Project Description: Design for expansion of RexHospital facilities and Raleigh City park and communitycenter.
Project Size: +-45 AcresProject Type: Student
Date: March 2010
Skills Used: ArcGIS Analysis, Healthcare FacilityDesign, Park Design, Hand Sketching,
Info:
Swimming Complex Section
Rex Hospital Expansion Axon
GIS Analysis:
Project Size: +- 4 AcresProject Type: Student
Date: November 2009
Skills Used: Autocad, Site Planning, Drainage andGrading, Planting Plan, Construction Details,Document Layout, Photoshop
Project Description: Concept to constructiondocuments for a minority S.E. Raleigh site adjacent to aLEED platinum wetland education center.
Construction Documents L-00 to L-03
Construction Documents Cover Page
Info:
Construction DetailsPlanting Plan
Construction Documents L-04 to L-5.2
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Project Description: Conceptual plan, grading plan for adowntown urban block located adjacent to the Raleighconvention center.
Project Size: +- 7 AcresProject Type: Student
Date: March 2009
Skills Used: AutoCAD, Site Planning, Photoshop, UrbanDesign, Drainage and Grading
Chip Board Scaled Model
Initial Concept Sketch
Info:
Site Plan - Photoshop
Birds Eye Sketch Skyline Context Sketch
Continued: