Networking

Since I will be graduating in almost one month, it's important that I start to network with professionals. This way I can be updated on job opportunities and get a chance to see whats out there in the professional world. Last month, I attended design day for IIDA at Momentum Textiles. I was able to network with professionals from the Triad and show them my portfolio to get feedback.

things I found beneficial:

Make sure your portfolio makes sense to people who don't know your projects.

Eye Contact and personality is important when in an interview

Table of Contents, and showing your name everywhere in your portfolio (that way they don't forget who you are)

Always send a thank you letter after an interview (in the mail, not digitally)

Mid Semester review

For my studio class, I have decided to design a restaurant/music venue/ student apartments in the historic hosiery mill located at 2610 Oakland ave in Greensboro. In my drawings, I am experimenting with sketchup podium and hand rendering over the top. I like the effect that has occurred and plan to use this in my final renderings as well.

Portfolio

As my school career is coming to an end, it's about time I put some of my work together in a portfolio. I have compiled my best projects together and this is the result...

Open publication - Free publishing

Mojud Mill Model

As part of my final semester at UNCG, I am designing a restaurant/bar/music venue located in the old Mojud Mill on Lindel road in Greensboro. For the beginning process, I have done a 2d section and now a model to help me interpret a concept and form for my space before I begin designing the building.

These are images of my model that I designed focusing on layers and revealing shapes. This represents the layers of the mojud mill that were added back in the 1930's, as well as the layers of graffitti and destruction that has occured since.

Mojud Mill Section

Drinking in Detail

(un)homely

for my studio class, we took a look at what is considered a home and a house, a private space and a public space.

for our final, we were asked to design a space in a community that brings the people together in a way that they needed. I began by researching my site and interviewing the management. My site is RMIT village where I lived for four months. it houses many international students and has a strong sense of community. However, does not have a large space for gatherings. Therefore, I located the carpark on the Village site that is almost always empty.

The above images are my idea for an outdoor cinema and gathering space in the top level of the carpark. The projector rotates during the movie's intermissions and people must socialize and interact while moving to a different location to view the movie. In other times, the space can be a lounge and bar.