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SOPHIE MCALLISTER
STUDENT PORTFOLIO
UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE 2012-14
CONTACT INFORMATION
CURRICULUM VITAE
Studio Air
Studio Earth
Studio Fire
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BACHELOR OF ENVIRONMENTS (ARCHITECTURE) | University of MelbourneFirst Class Honors AverageSTUDY ABROAD SEMESTER | University of British Columbia, Vancouver, CanadaFirst Class Honors AverageBACHELOR OF ARTS/BACHELOR OF ECONOMICS | Australian National UniversityFirst Class Honors Average, Degree UncompletedGAP YEAR | Travels in Europe, Russia, Mongolia, China and South-East AsiaYEAR 12 | Dickson College, Canberra95.5 ATAR
RECEPTION | National Film and Sound Archive | CanberraSALES ASSISTANT | The Athlete’s Foot | CanberraCHECK OUT ASSISTANT | Lyneham IGA | Canberra
Grasshopper 3D | RevitRhino | AutoCADPhotoshop | Illustrator | Indesign
Melbourne Global Mobility Grant for High Achieving Study Abroad StudentsUniversity of Melbourne Dean’s Award for Top 3% of StudentsStudent Athlete Scholarship for BasketballDickson College Award for Best Photography Student
SUPERVISOR (FORMER) | National Film and Sound Archive | 0423 119 411PERSONAL REFEREE | Art Curator | 0406 375 400
[EDUCATION]
2012-2015
2013
2011
20102009
[EMPLOYMENT]
05/2011 - 01/201205/2010 - 05/201101/2010 - -5/2010
[SKILLS]
PARAMETRICMODELLINGGRAPHIC DESIGN
[AWARDS]
201320122012-20142009
[REFEREE]
CAROL WILLIAMSONDR JENNY MACFARLANE
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[STUDIO AIR]
AEOLIAN HARP PROJECT BRIEF | The brief for studio air was to create an installation piece to be situated on a windy site at the edge of Copenhagen’s harbour. The response to this was to create an interactive sculpture that could harness the power of the wind to generate noise - an aeolian harp on a large scale. The harp was designed within Grasshopper 3D to allow for parametric manipulation of it’s various com-ponents, as well as the of input real world parameters such as wind direction and speed. The illustrated diagrams below show the process of generating the structure within Grasshopper. A diagram of its construction and a partial scale model were also created, these are shown opposite.
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[STUDIO EARTH]
INDIGENOUS CULTUREDISCOVERY CENTRE
PROJECT BRIEF | The task was to design a discovery centre for a steep site on Herron Island in Melbourne’s Yarra River. The design resolution not only responded to the difficult topography of the site, but also challenged the brief, by question-ing whether a white Australian such as myself could design a centre for indigenous culture. Perhaps the absence of an indigenous voice in the design process says something about the nature of the relationship between white and indigenous australians? As such the idea of an absence manifested itself as a physical void through the centre of the building. This can be seen in the section below.
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[STUDIO FIRE]
UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE ARCHIVES
PROJECT BRIEF | The task was to design a new archive building for the University of Melbourne. The response was to create a fortress like structure, dug into the ground and surrounded by thick walls. Separation between the wall and the interior structure served to create light filled voids, allowing natural light into public areas - such as the reading room, shown in this rendering. Meanwhile the dark, cool core of the building housed the archival stacks. This design greatly reduced the energy cost of maintaining the building.The plain brick facade gave ample opportunities for experimentation with patterning and graffiti - responding to it’s location in Brunswick a site known for its street art.
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