Hello ...& thank you for your interest in my work! I am currently a student at the University of Oregon fi nishing my last year of the architecture program in Portland at the White Stag Building.

My intentions ...for my career are, like many of us, to improve the built environment. I am interested in new buildings & adaptive reuse. Recently, I have been developing an interest in water & architecture - specifi cally rainwater & how the built environment in the Pacifi c Northwest valleys can adapt to capture more of it for human use, as well as mitigate runoff conditions to help protect the watersheds. This interest will blossom with my thesis project in the coming year.

When I am not doing architecture related things, I enjoy staying active by riding my bike, running, doing yoga, snowboarding, & hiking. I fi nd the Oregon landscape immensely satisfying & inspiring. I feel very lucky to be here with a creative & engaging discipline.

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ExperienceOregon BILDS : Design/Build 2 story, 3 Bedroom Home : Spring 2014Worked under Rob Thallon on a three term student powered project for an affordable, sustainable home in Eugene, Oregon. Joined the project during Stage 3 after staying up to date with the design and construction, which encompassed everything after framing & basic enclosure. Worked on site for 12 hours a week for 10 weeks applying siding, paint, all interior built ins, installing bathrooms & kitchen ...etc. until completion.

Technical Teaching Assistant : Environmental Control Systems II : Spring 2014Worked under Professor Ihab Elzeyadi to help facilitate undergraduate labs for ARCH 462 class on daylighting, electric lighting, acoustics, & water.

Basket Weave : Studio Installation Project : Fall 2013After intense research on rigid surface structures, the studio erected a structure on campus of 1/4” x 20’ Douglas Fir strips, latticed together & fastened with only hemp string. The structure created interior space with changing heights as it wrapped around itself in a spiral.

Undergraduate Research Symposium Presenter : Spring 2013Selected among dozens of applicants to present research at campus wide symposium. Research looked at campus building built in 1876 Deady Hall’s interior climate conditions & potential adaptations. Project also received an Honorable Mention from Professor Alison Kwok for thorough and synthesized analysis.

I am looking for ...a part-time internship position at an architecture fi rm in Portland, Oregon. I seek a work environment that allows me to grow as a designer & achieve a better understanding of the professional design world.

Emily Sue Smietana847 702 3287 | smietana@uoregon.edu

B.Arch Candidate at University of OregonEugene, Oregon : August 2009 - June 2015

GPA 3.7

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David & Gladys Wright House Visitor’s CenterPhoenix, Arizona Spring 2014 : Intermediate 10 Week Studio with Virginia Cartwright

John Yeon Center for ArchitecturePortland, Oregon

Winter 2014 : Intermediate 10 Week Studio with Jim Tice

Whiteaker Branch LibraryEugene, Oregon

Fall 2012 : 10 Week Introductory Studio with Juli Brode

The LookoutHJ Andrews Experimental Forest, Willamette Forest, Oregon

Fall 2013 : 3 Week Studio Project with Mark Donofrio

Culinary Institute of PortlandPortland, Oregon

Spring 2013 : 10 Week Introductory Studio with Jim Givens

Centennial Mills : AdaptedPortland, Oregon

Summer 2013 : 8 Week Studio with Ihab Elzeyadi

2800 sq. ft. enclosure100,000 sq. ft. landscape

20,000 sq. ft. enclosure

10,000 sq. ft. enclosure

720 sq. ft. structure

20,000 sq. ft. enclosure

200,000 sq. ft. site plan design

Reemerging a fading landscape pattern with a new building and native plants.

Interior Stoa off of busy boulevard as invitation to explore architectural museum.

Fostering a connection between an urban farm, branch library, and community kitchen.

Strength & beauty from many small sticks bound together as a metaphor for community.

A school on a public plinth with a visible & audible rain water catchment spine system.

Open plaza and garden with supporting business connecting city to softened riverfront.

29.62’

179.85’ S 56 23’ 08”E

$2 million

156.

6’

326.13’

295.

13’ S

14 1

1’ 2

7”W

OVERFLOWORCHARD& PARKING

Orange Tree Grid

20’20’

David&Gladys Wright House Visitation Center4505 N. Rubicon Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona Spring 2014_Intermediate Studio_Virginia Cartwright

CAFE SPACE & VIEW OF HOUSEGALLERY

VIEW FROM HOUSE RAMP

The Visitor’s Center reacts to the orange tree orchard grid of 20 feet to reestablish a sense of the landscape as it was when the Wright House was built in 1952. The roof is an abstraction of the tree grid, with columns falling where the trunks would, & lighting conditions representing aisles & dappled daylight of the canopy. The expansive roof creates a shady oasis on the site, providing relief from the Arizona sun. Visitors are lured via the shade & directional rammed earth walls from the parking and entrance porch through the open fl oor plan to the original FLW driveway where tours of the Wright House start. The landscaping on the site serves to reestablish the orchard grid as well with a variety of native bush plants. The Wright House stands as an icon, a break from the pattern, in its original manor.

Orange Tree Grid

20’20’

29.62’

179.85’ S 56 23’ 08”E

$2 million

156.

6’

326.13’

295.

13’ S

14 1

1’ 2

7”W

OVERFLOWORCHARD& PARKING

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MODELWALLS

MODELROOF STRUCTURE

MODELSITE PLAN

SITE CONTEXT 20’x20’ SITING INFLUENCING LINES

Summer Solstice 49

Winter Solstice 33

RAMMED EARTH EXTERIOR WALLS

WOOD FRAMED WOOD STRUCTURE Columns : Tree Trunks GRID WOOD LOUVER SKYLIGHTS Skylights : Tree CanopyTENSHON SHADE FABRIC as used at Taliesin West

TRUSS FRAMED INTERIOR WALLS

PARTI

NATIVE PLANT GRIDDED GARDEN Orange Tree Perimeter Shorter varieties in the middle to preserve views

SANCTUARY CIRCLE Permeable Pavement

DAVID & GLADYS WRIGHT HOUSE

GATHERING AREA

South Elevation West Elevation

John Yeon Urban Study CenterPortland, OregonStudio Project : Winter 2014 with Jim Tice

An urban oasis for architectural works and inquiry.

The core programmatic elements are the galleries, library,

bookstore & cafe. The building is expressive to the north, feeding

off of the vitality of Burnside Street, a major artery in the city. This

edge becomes an extension of the busy street, creating an interior

stoa exhibiting architectural artifacts from the city. This space is

wrapped by the crescent shaped glulam wave, which fl ushes

light throughout the hall. In contrast, the south face holds mass

via large piers to shade direct sunlight while absorbing thermal

energy. This edge creates alcoves for relaxation & contemplation.

Permeability at the ground level for direct interaction between

the sidewalk & program elements is avalible around the perimeter.

PARTI STRUCTURECIRCULATION SUBDIVISIONS SETTLEMENTS VERTICAL

ORGANIZATION

North - South Section Looking East

THE GREAT HALL

Ground Floor

First Floor

Second Floor

Third Floor

East - West Section Looking South

An extension of the Eugene Public Library, the Whiteaker Neighborhood Library is located at Skinner Butte Park on the fl oorplane of the Willamette River. The library reacts to the growing community garden located on the adjacent plot at the edge of the residential zone. The library meets an industrial kitchen for rent via an airy atrium. The heat generated from the two-way fi replace in the library is on axis with the kitchen. These two warmth nodes are located at either end of the covered outdoor space.

Whiteaker Neighborhood LibraryEugene, OregonStudio Project : Spring 2013 with Juli Brode

CONNECTION TO URBAN FARM TWO PARTSLIBRARY & KITCHEN

MAIN AXIS - ACTIVITY ZONECONNECTING KITCHEN WARMTH WITH FIREPLACE

TRANSPARENCYLOUVER SYSTEM

Pack Materials In

50 lbs/person

Indiviual Reeds MembersSteel FastenersConcrete

Store on top as needed

Lash Bundles Together

Members gradually thin out as their span increases

Fasten ends together with steel tightenes and secure in steel cones.

Lay Grid

Secure 20 collector points in concrete or drilled rock

Fill

Pack lattice until desired gradient is aquired

Assemble

Erect shortest, primary members first, building out to the longest span. Enclose

Blanket barrel vault with ETFH plastic film using steel fasteners attached to primary arches.

Explore

The stars, hills, grasses, rocks, plants animals, minds...

Influenced by rigid surface structures. Located at the top of Lookout Mountain in the HJ Andrews Experimental Forest, Oregon, the pavilion is a metaphor to the strength in collaboration. Designed to be assembled with minimal impact and only human power, the structure requires only 20 small foundation footings. Hundreds of Douglas Fir strips (pre-sawn before hiking them to the site) are lashed together to make fifteen sets of diameters for spanning members. The greater the diameter of a spanning member, the shorter the span. Modeled using Kangaroo for Grasshopper in Rhino, span lengths & foundation points are precisely determined, making erection of the structure relatively simple.

The LookoutHJ Andrews Experimental Forest, OregonTwo Week Installation Project : Fall 2013 with Mark Donofrio

Plan Structure Span Diagram

The barrel vault frames the eastern sunrise, as it happens between the North Sister & Middle Sister Mountains. The northern wall provides a higher sense of protection as it backs the forest, while the south face celebrates the sun and the expansiveness of the mountainous landscape it frames.

Plan Structure Span Diagram

A school sits on a public plinth. The four story building consists of a concrete base, the “public plinth” & three wood framed stories above it which make up the culinary school. Expressive to the east, the building recognizes the Park Blocks with an open plan off of a glazed eastern wall with balconies. A central atrium unifi es the school environment, accompanied by the eccentric butterfl y roof, which brings in light & a rainwater collection feature. Classrooms occupy the northern, western, & southern perimeter. The top fl oor is partially exposed and provides an outdoor patio space, classroom, & a hydroponic garden.

Culinary Institute of PortlandPortland, OregonStudio Project : Spring 2013 with Jim Givens

EARLY DESIGN SKETCH of ground fl oor restaurant opening up to the sidewalk and

park blocks across the street.

SKETCH of central atrium space of the Culinary Institute. Looking north east from the second fl oor. Pictured are the student lounge ahead, and views to the top fl oor.

R A I N W A T E R COLLECTION SYSTEM is expressed with a butterfl y room which gathers water centrally on the roof and feeds the drip fi lter system which runs through the atrium. The system consists of a series of containers with granules of decreasing sizes hanging in alignment vertically, guiding water to the treatment center in the basement. The aesthetic of the system connects beauty with functionality and allows users the benefi t of interacting with an innovative system expressing connectivity and sustainability.

Section Facing West 1’ : 1/8”

Section Facing North 1’ : 1/8”

Park Blocks

Primary Ideas

Food Should be shared. The school should promote socialization.

Daylight and a sense of orientation should be a part of every room.

The ground floor should be a lively plinth which is a loved public place.

Food should be shared. The School should promote socialization.

Daylight and a sense of orientation should be a part of every room.

The ground floor should act as a lively plinth. It should be a loved public place.

Rain water should unify the verticle space like a spine, while being a focal point for each floor.

Culinary Institute of Portland

Ground Floor Plan 1’ : 1/16”

2nd Floor Plan 1’ : 1/8”

3rd Floor Plan 1’ : 1/16” 4th Floor Plan 1’ : 1/16”

Area Plan

Section Looking East Section Looking North

Section Facing West 1’ : 1/8”

Section Facing North 1’ : 1/8”

Park Blocks

Primary Ideas

Food Should be shared. The school should promote socialization.

Daylight and a sense of orientation should be a part of every room.

The ground floor should be a lively plinth which is a loved public place.

Food should be shared. The School should promote socialization.

Daylight and a sense of orientation should be a part of every room.

The ground floor should act as a lively plinth. It should be a loved public place.

Rain water should unify the verticle space like a spine, while being a focal point for each floor.

Culinary Institute of Portland

Ground Floor Plan 1’ : 1/16”

2nd Floor Plan 1’ : 1/8”

3rd Floor Plan 1’ : 1/16” 4th Floor Plan 1’ : 1/16”

Area Plan

Ground Floor Plan

1st Floor Plan 2:1

2nd Floor Plan 3rd Floor Plan

FRAMING concrete base, wood framed upper`

ASSEMBLY central wood framed element and concrete base and shear walls

TURBINE CONCEPT

Site Section Looking East

A fl our mill that went out of commission in 2003 is being encroached on by the Pearl District in Portland, Oregon. This studio project imagines what to do with the 200,000 square foot waterfront property. There are eleven buildings in various conditions and historical signifi cance. The site is bordered by the Willamette River to the east and a four lane road and freight train tracks to the west.

Centennial Mills : ADAPTEDPortland, OregonStudio Project : Summer 2013 with Ihab Elzeyadi

SITE SECTION : NORTH

NODE IN CITY

Retail Plaza Park PlazaCulture Center

Willamette River

Natio Parkway

Existing BuildingsNew Buildings

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2

3

4 5 6

8

7

MASTER PLAN2nd Level Pedestrian Bridge

SUN STUDY

Fall Equinox 12pm

Spring Equinox 12pmSpring Equinox 12pm

Summer Solstice 12pm

Winter Solstice 12pm

SITE SECTION : SOUTHEAST

Retail & Offi ce

Riverside Sport Outfi tter &Restaurant/Bar Restaurant/Bar

Housing &Underground Parking

River responsive cascading docks with glass ceilings

1

24

5

6Marketplace/Event Space &Underground Parking

Garden Entrance off of major intersection

8

7

Retail & Offi ce3

RETAIL PLAZA, from restored historic dock structure

CASCADING DOCKS, from Willamette River

MAIN AXIS ACCESS CIRCULATION ECOLOGY > INDUSTRY

Thank You!

Emily SmietanaB.ARCH 2015 University of Oregon

smietana@uoregon.edu