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RICHARD GILLIES rjgillie@lakeheadu.ca

2009-present Master of Architecture (expected completion April 2011)

Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia

2007-2009 Bachelor of Environmental Design,Distinction

Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia

2002-2006 Bachelor of Civil Engineering, First Class Standing

Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario

1998-2002 International Baccalaureate Diploma

Sir Winston Churchill CVI, Thunder Bay, Ontario

2008(Oct-Dec) Student work term with Houston Architecture, Auckland, New Zealand

Duties included: using ArchiCAD to produce 3D images for design development, and

various drafting activities - plans, sections, elevations, details, plumbing schematics,

door and window schedules, and lighting layouts.

2006-2007 Structural engineer with Read Jones Christoffersen, Victoria,

British Columbia, Canada

Duties included: design of two-way concrete slabs, columns and foundations for multi-

story structures (up to 21 stories), design of light wood-frame structures, modelling of

various structures in ETABS for seismic design

2005-2006 Canadian Army reserve, Infantry, Lake Superior Scottish Regiment

Basic and Soldier training completed

2004(May-June) Site assistant on Berkeley Cinemas project with Mainzeal Construction,

Auckland, New Zealand

Duties included: layout surveying, quantity survey, general labour

Dalhousie Student Union Architecture Representative

2003 National Lifesaving Society Lifeguard Training (NLS)

Intermural sports: soccer, oor hockey, squash, beach volleyball, ultimate frizbee

Hiking/Backpacking

Education

Work Experience

Activities/Interests

Software KnowledgeArchiCAD

Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign

SketchUp

AwardsDalhousie Graduate Studies Scholarship

Dalhousie Architecture -

Year 2 Academic Award

Lakehead University Entrance Scholarship

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Hiking/Backpacking

Residences and bathing facilities for an

artists retreat in rural Nova Scotia.

A large canopy structure creates a shel-

tered space that links the change rooms and

stone bathhouse. These buildings combine

to form the threshold to the bog and sleep-

ing quarters. A long elevated board walk

runs from the road address and studios (not

part of the design project), through to the

sleeping units.

In front of each change room are screenedlandings that provide places for informal

interaction.

The bathhouse has two interior baths -hot

and cold- and a rooftop pool that is ac-

cessed via an exterior stair.

I n h a b I t I n g a b o g

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Sleeping UnitsThese oating structures and thepaths linking them allow the bog to be

experienced from different heights. Each

unit has a single large window directing

the view out into the bog, creating a sense

of privacy and connection to nature.

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Halifax Ferry Terminal

This design is for a new ferry terminal

servicing the Halifax-Dartmouth ferry

route. The main level contains the

terminal facilities and public program

spaces. The spaces are dened by the

placement of program rooms within the

larger structure. A mezzanine runs the

length of the structure.

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Summer Sunlighton the site

Retirement Living on theHalifax Waterfront

This project energizes the concept of the

retirement home by placing it in a vibrant

area of town. The building provides

interesting spaces for social, physical,

and leasure activities. Creating well lit

spaces and providing each unit with a

view are the two driving goals behindthe layout.

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House ThreeDartmouth, Nova Scotia