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Nathan SheppardDesign Portfolio

2010 - 2012

Nature Center

Bird Blind

Case Study: Beijing Airport

High-Light

Food Park

Proxy 13

Airport Boulevard

Design Build: Agua Dulce

Internship

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Nature CenterHornsby Bend is a common site for bird watchers due to its wide range of habitats, from river to lake, and from meadow to thick woodlands. The nature center sits in a depres-sion in the landscape. Wrapping around this fertile swamp area, it establishes a sequence of external views while enclosing a central courtyard. The structure incor-porates two key elements: water catchment and screened enclosures to hide bird watchers.

Design II - Spring, 2011Professor: David Heymann

Duration: 8 weeks

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Bird Blind

Design II, Spring, 2011Professor: David Heymann

Duration: 6 weeks

Situated in the Hornsby Bend Nature Preserve, the birdblind permits bird watching across multiple habitats. It descends from a wooded levy into a marshland, then extends out into the lake. As the habitat transitions, the bird blind must accommodate a corresponding shift from locating a nearby chirp to scoping out a duck on the distant water.

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The section and model investigate the structural system in relation to the fa-cade. The bowstring truss holds up the glazing while the outside column supports the entire building through a space truss.

Case Study: Beijing Airport

Construction III - Fall 2012Professor: Ulrich Dangel

Duration: 2 weeks

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Environmental Controls - Fall 2012Professor: Keith Simon

Duration: 2 weeks

The luminaire project is designed to accent a variety of outdoor settings. It’s vertical orientation ensures that maximum light is spread horizontally without contributing to light pollu-tion. Wrapped in a transparent ma-terial, the amount of glare in a dark outdoor scene is minimized.

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Food Park

Design III - Fall, 2011Professor: John Blood

Duration: 3 weeks

The food-truck venture is a growing industry in Austin. This urban park scheme aims to foster that growth by transforming a parking lot into a food-truck park. To order an unfamiliar setting, a platform that marks different zones is stretched across the park. The bustle of finding one’s favorite truck is separated from sitting down to eat in the shade. A performance stage is also provided, “folded down” from the back wall to provide backdrop views to downtown Austin.

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Redevelopment: Airport Blvd

Design IV - Spring, 2012Professor: Allison Gaskins

Duration: 16 weeks

Airport Boulevard is a transit corri-dor shaped by the rise of the automo-bile industry. The goal of the project was to redevelop detached neighbor-hoods to achieve a greater level of density. Hemmed in by the barriers highway and boulevard, the street-ways were designed to slow down traffic and appeal to the pedestrian. This kind of appeal would open up the isolated neighborhoods to create a mixed-use urban setting.

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11-20 Years old Establishments

Project team: Nathan Sheppard | Thanh Ly | Caty Padilla | Cindy To

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Proxy 13

Design V - Fall, 2012Professor: Michael Beaman

Duration: 10 weeks

The Proxy Series began in 2007 as a set of process-based projects fo-cused on the exploration of emerg-ing technologies as both the material and methodological basis of design. Proxies are constructions that exam-ine the nature of architectural design, production, and theory as a manifesta-tion of programming, processes, pro-cedures, manufacturing and assembly. Each project investigates a discrete set of architectural issues spanning all five of these categories. No. 13 is funded, designed, manufactured and assembled by beta-field, a design and research office, and Architecture stu-dents from the University of Texas, School of Architecture. (Introduction by Mi-chael Beaman)

Project Team: Kanietra Diwaku|Ben Hamilton |Toheed Khawaja | Ana Lozano| Jack Lozano | Nicole Markim | Hai Nguyen| Catalina Padilla | Julia Park | Rodolfo Rodriguez | Nathan Sheppard | John Stump | Chris Winkler

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Designed to modulate space, the surface is composed of over one thousand paramet-ric units. The texture varies in granularity and apparent “spikiness”. This shifting haptic qual-ity, along with sight lines through the tubes, affects movement differently around the installation.

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Design Build: Agua Dulce

Construction II - Spring 2012Professor: Cisco Gomes

Duration: 14 weeks

Agua Dulce is an urban hydropon-ics farm in Austin. The project was to work with the owners to design and build a visitor path with shaded seat-ing, an educational shed, and a sym-bolic chapel for the farm. The shade structure arches over the path, fram-ing the distant entrance to the shed. The shade structure also angles out sideways to the Green Chapel and the rest of the farm.

Project team: Nathan Sheppard | Thanh Ly | Joel Effland | Barron Peper | Blake Walter | Edima Essien | Patrick McGovern | Ben Hamilton | Clifton Harness | Jessica Glennie | James Thoreen | Danny Vallez | John Bodkin | Ana Lozano | Isabelle Bogran | Catalina Padilla | Brooks Cavender | John Stump | Toheed Khawaja | Jennifer Langley | Sadia Quddus

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J Wilson Fuqua& Assocs. Architects

InternshipSummer 2012

Duration: 11 weeks

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Nathan Sheppard3205 Reagenea Dr. Wylie, TX 75098 | natesheppard@gmail.com | (214)762-1434

Skills Proficient in: ArchiCAD, Rhino, Revit, AutoCAD, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, ArcGIS, SketchUpArchitectural drafting, diagramming, model makingFluent in Bulgarian

Awards & Honors University of Texas College Scholar (2012 & 2013)Harold W. Billings Staff Honors AwardDesign Excellence Award for Design V StudioNational Merit Scholar SemifinalistCollin College Emerging Scholar Award

Activities & Travel Classical Piano (10 years), Texas Wushu Martial Arts Club, Reformed University FellowshipRaised in Bulgaria and traveled extensively throughout Europe: Croatia, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Portugal, Romania, Spain and Turkey

Volunteer Work Taught ESL at local Bulgarian high school; paid visits to orphanage and leukemia hospital;Led summer outreach projects (2004, 2005, 2006, 2008,2012)

EducationThe University of Texas

B. Arch. (2010-2015)

Work Experience

Produced working drawings for 400 sf craft room, pool patio and front porch addition to private residence.Produced digital model and schematic design drawings for second story addition to private residence.Met with clients and corresponded over design changes.Drafted details, with a construction consultant and compiled a CAD library of details for the office.

J Wilson Fuqua& Assocs. Architects

Intern (May-August 2012)

Anticipated Graduation: May, 2015GPA: 3.85

Measured private residences to be 3D modeled and drawn in CAD.

Worked on preserving, cataloguing and storing architectural drawings, office papers, and sketchbooks of historical Texas architects.Processed collections of architectural drawings by Texas Architects, including Charles Moore, O’Neil Ford, Frank Welch, and Lawrence Speck.Arranged and Installed multiple architectural history exhibits.

Alexander Architectural ArchiveStudent Assistant (August 2010 – Present)

Mission to the World in Bulgaria. Interpreter and ESL Teacher. (June 2005, June 2007, June 2008, July 2012)Led American team in village outreach in Bulgaria. Interpreted for the team and served as a cross-cultural guide.Worked with American team to facilitate an English Camp in the Balkan Mountains for Bulgarian university students.Gave conversational English lessons and led group discussions and events.

Mission to the WorldInterpreter (June of 2005, 2007 & 2008)

ESL Teacher (July 2012)

Collin College Math Dept. Math Tutor (Sep-Oct 2009)

Assisted students individually in math studies.

References Wilson FuquaArchitectJ Wilson Fuqua & Assocs. Architectswilson@wilsonfuqua.com(214)528-4663

Gary WangProfessorUniversity of Texasgary.wang@austin.utexas.edu(617)610-9610

Michael Leighton BeamanProfessorUniversity of Texasmlbeaman@gmail.com(617)669-8219