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Design PortfolioLaura Kennedy

Laura Kennedy

University of Cincinnati - Cincinnati, Ohio - 2012-2016College of Design, Architecture, Art and PlanningBachelor of Science in Architecture (Graduation: August 2016)GPA: 3.49

Ecole Spéciale d’Architecture -Paris, France - Fall 2015Study Abroad Program

Washington University in St. Louis - St. Louis, Missouri - Summer 2011Architecture Discovery Program

duPont Manual High School & Youth Performing Arts School - Louisville, Kentucky - 2008-2012Piano MajorGPA: 3.90

Education

Work ExperienceSmallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart & Associates - Atlanta, Georgia - Summer 2015Design Intern • Worked on High-Rise Residential developments • Helped with construction documents • Problem solved different design issues

DLR Group - Seattle, Washington - Fall 2014Design Intern • Began to learn Sketchup and helped with construction documents • Worked on design for different competition entrys • Did site analysis

Bowers, Ellis & Watson Architects, PA - Asheville, North Carolina - Spring 2014Design Intern • Learned autocad and helped in construction documents • Went on site trips to help with construction • Created a Revit model to show clients the future building

Rockbrook Camp - Brevard, North Carolina - June 2010Counselor in Training • Led campers in different activities • Trained in safety procedures • Tasked with washing dishes and watching over campers in the evening

SkillsAdvanced: Adobe Creative Suite MicrosoftOffice Revit AutoCad Rhinoceros model building drafting

Beginner: Sketchup C++ Processing Grasshopper

ActivitiesSuzuki Piano - 2001-Present

Chi Omega Fraternity - 2012-PresentSisterhood Support Team • Organized Bid day • Led New Member Meetings • Responsible for making sure the New Members feel welcomeAmerican Institute for Architecture Students - 2012-PresentSecretaryMidwest QuadForumNellies Catwalk for Kids - 2012-2013

HonorsDeans List - Fall & Spring 2013, Summer 2014, Spring 2015AP ScholarCincinnatus ScholarshipDAAP ScholarshipInternational GrantRegional World Language Festival1st place video, Spanish Level 2 - 20091st place video, Spanish Level 3 - 2010MicrosoftWordCertification-2008

[email protected] 741 4536

ContentsMt.Airy Education Center 01Skagit County Jail 02Buncome County School Design 03Southwestern Community College 04Row House 05Ludlow Literary Center 06Construction and Insertion 07Capsule of Freshness 08Sustainable Urbanism in China 09Arduino Flower 10

Mt. Airy Education Center

We were given a site in Mt. Airy park on which to design an education center where the teacher and students could stay for a few nights to a month. My design developed a secondary program, which was yoga and parkour. This design was derived from a tessalated folded plate system that was then mirrored to create new spaces.

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Education CenterSecond Year Studio-2014

Mt. Airy-CincinnatiAdobe Illustrator-Adobe Photoshop-Rinoceros

3D Printing-Plexiglass

This Rendering was done by the office.

Skagit County Jail

At DLR Group, I worked on the construction documents of a jail in Skagit County, which is north of Seattle, WA. Alot of what I focused on was building code and learning about jail design. I also helped design the paneling system on the front of the building.

02Civic-Jail

DLR Group-2014Skagit County-Washington State

Revit-Sketchup

Buncome County School Design

At Bowers, Ellis & Watson, I was given the opportunity to design a new 5th and 6th grade school for Buncombe County in Asheville, NC. We really focused on trying to make it environmentally friendly as well as fit all of the needs of the school. Asheville is made up of seven different school districts. For this project we worked in Enka.

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Education-5th & 6th Grade SchoolBowers, Ellis & Watson-2014

Buncome County-Ashville,NCRevit-AutoCAD

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Southwestern Community College

Our firm was tasked with adding an elevator as well as handicapped accessible toilets to an existing building, as well as remodel the cosmetology department and extend the facade to add another dining area for the students.

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Education-CollegeBowers, Ellis & Watson-2014

Sylva, North CarolinaAutoCAD

Row House

We were given a clinent and a site in for a potential row house in Kentucky. My client was a composer and PIanist for the Cincinnati Orchestra. I designed this home to have a large practice and performance space so that he and his family could entertain others.

05Housing-Single Family Home

Third Year Studio-2015Newport, Kentucky

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Ludlow Literary Center

We were tasked to come up with a library design after studying and identifying the needs of nearby libraries. The library had a set location and had to include a certain amount of each space.

06Education-Library

Second Year Studio-2014Sylva, North Carolina

Revit-Photoshop

Construction and Insertion

Through the analysis of the College and Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati, we came up with an abstraction of the space as well as an insertion to express how you interact with the space.

07Spatial Study

First Year Studio-2013Basswood-Foam-Yarn

Capsule of Freshness08

Makers & Development-Environmental StudyEcole Spéciale d’ArchitectureStudy Abroad Elective-2015

Adobe Illustrator-Adobe Photoshop-Wood-String-Pipe-3D Printing

CAPSULE OF FRESHNESS

AGBOGBLOSHIE HAS PROBLEMS WITH WATER PURIFICATION, SOIL POLLUTION AND AIR QUALITY. WITH THIS SELF-SUSTAINING ECOSYSTEM, WE AIM TO RELIEVE SOME OF THESE ISSUES. OUR ECOSYSTEM CONTAINS AN AQUAPONIC SYSTEM AND GREEN WALLS. THE GREEN WALLS PURIFY THE AIR AND THE AQUAPONIC SYSTEM PROVIDES WATER TO THE PLANTS AND EDIBLE FISH FOR THE PEOPLE.

OBJECTIVE

GREEN ROOF

ELECTRONIC WASTE IS FULL OF TOXIC MATERIALS, CHEMICALS AND METAL SUCH AS LEAD THAT POLLUTES THE AIR THAT PEOPLE BREATHE AND CONTAMINATE WATER, SOIL. EACH TIME IT RAINS, THE TOXIC COMPONENTS IN THE SOIL FLOW INTO THE WATER. THESE CHEMICALS STAY IN THE FOOD CHAIN AND ARE DANGEROUS TO HUMAN HEALTH.

LONG TERM EXPOSURE TO THESE ENVIRONMENTAL HASARDS AFFECTS ALMOST ALL ORGANS, BONES, FERTILITY, IQ AND MORE.

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CAPSULE OF FRESHNESSGREEN ROOF, AIR PURIFIER WALL, WATER PUMP

BONGARD Tom, BUREL Clara, CANADAS MEGIA Pilar, GUIRARD Vincent, KENNEDY Laura, LEFEBVRE Isabelle, MORBELLI Del�na, ORTEGA Carla, STEPHENS MandyF A L L 2 0 1 5 - S 5

MODEL DIAGRAM

AIR PURIFIER WALL:

IN AN E-WASTE DUMPING SITE MANY ACTIVITIES CONSIST OF BURNING ELECTRONIC MATERIALS. AGBOGBLOSHIE IS ONE OF THESE SITES. AIR SAMPLES FROM AGBOGBLOSHIE INDICATE EXCESSIVELY HIGH LEVELS OF CHEMICALS INCLUDING A NUMBER THAT CAUSE CANCER, RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS, AND CREATE OTHER ABNORMALITIES.

THE TOXIC SOIL DOES NOT ALLOW PLANTS TO GROW AND THAT IS WHY WE LOOKED FOR A NEW SOLUTION WHICH IS PURIFYING THE AIR WITH PLANTS BY CREATING A GREEN WALL.

WATER PUMP:THE WATER IN AGBOGBLOSHIE IS HIGHLY POLLUTED. BECAUSE OF THIS, THE PEOPLE HAVE A HARD TIME GETTING CLEAN WATER AND NON-POLLUTED FISH. OUR PUMP HELPS TO PROVIDE CLEAN WATER TO THE PLANTS SO THEY GROW UNPOLLUTED AND GIVES EDIBLE FISH TO THE COMMUNITY.

THE PUMP IS THE MAIN SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR THE PLANT WALL. THE FISH EXCREMENT IS PUMPED UP THE WALL INTO THE RESERVOIR WHICH IS THEN RELEASED DOWN TO THE PLANTS, PROVIDING THEM WITH NUTRIENTS. THE WATER THEN CONTINUES DOWN UNTIL IT FALLS BACK INTO THE FISH TANK AND THE CYCLE REPEATS.

AIR PURIFYING INDOOR PLANTS

ARECA PALMBAMBOO PALM SANSEVIERIA

SPATHIPHYLLUM SPIDER PLANT GOLDEN POTHOS

CHLOROPHYTUM COMOSUM-SPIDER PLANT

-IT GROWS ALL OVER TROPICAL AFRICA-SPREAD: 35 cm-SUN: PART SHADE TO FULL SHADE INDIRECT SUNLIGHT-WATER: MEDIUM

REMOVES CARBON MONOXIDE AND OTHER TOXINS OR IMPURITIES. ONE OF THREE PLANTS NASA DEEMS BEST AT REMOVING FORMALDEHYDE FROM THE AIR.



We worked on creating a futuristic Africa while also making it environmentally friendly. Agbogbloshie has problems with water purification, soil pollution and air quality. We worked in a group and each chose separate focuses, our groups being an aquaponic system to help with soil pollution and food growth. We also prototyped many different water pumps in order to see if it was possible to build easily in Africa. Each teams design works together in order to create a more livable Agbogbloshie. Here is a link to a short video I made while there showing the different pump prototypes we went through and our final exhibition. Section

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OC9DqufKHgI

AIR PURIFIER WALL:

IN AN E-WASTE DUMPING SITE MANY ACTIVITIES CONSIST OF BURNING ELECTRONIC MATERIALS. AGBOGBLOSHIE IS ONE OF THESE SITES. AIR SAMPLES FROM AGBOGBLOSHIE INDICATE EXCESSIVELY HIGH LEVELS OF CHEMICALS INCLUDING A NUMBER THAT CAUSE CANCER, RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS, AND CREATE OTHER ABNORMALITIES.

THE TOXIC SOIL DOES NOT ALLOW PLANTS TO GROW AND THAT IS WHY WE LOOKED FOR A NEW SOLUTION WHICH IS PURIFYING THE AIR WITH PLANTS BY CREATING A GREEN WALL.

WATER PUMP:THE WATER IN AGBOGBLOSHIE IS HIGHLY POLLUTED. BECAUSE OF THIS, THE PEOPLE HAVE A HARD TIME GETTING CLEAN WATER AND NON-POLLUTED FISH. OUR PUMP HELPS TO PROVIDE CLEAN WATER TO THE PLANTS SO THEY GROW UNPOLLUTED AND GIVES EDIBLE FISH TO THE COMMUNITY.

THE PUMP IS THE MAIN SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR THE PLANT WALL. THE FISH EXCREMENT IS PUMPED UP THE WALL INTO THE RESERVOIR WHICH IS THEN RELEASED DOWN TO THE PLANTS, PROVIDING THEM WITH NUTRIENTS. THE WATER THEN CONTINUES DOWN UNTIL IT FALLS BACK INTO THE FISH TANK AND THE CYCLE REPEATS.

AIR PURIFYING INDOOR PLANTS

ARECA PALMBAMBOO PALM SANSEVIERIA

SPATHIPHYLLUM SPIDER PLANT GOLDEN POTHOS

CHLOROPHYTUM COMOSUM-SPIDER PLANT

-IT GROWS ALL OVER TROPICAL AFRICA-SPREAD: 35 cm-SUN: PART SHADE TO FULL SHADE INDIRECT SUNLIGHT-WATER: MEDIUM

REMOVES CARBON MONOXIDE AND OTHER TOXINS OR IMPURITIES. ONE OF THREE PLANTS NASA DEEMS BEST AT REMOVING FORMALDEHYDE FROM THE AIR.





MODEL DIAGRAM FINAL 3D MODEL



MODEL DIAGRAM FINAL 3D MODEL

Final Design The Whole System

Prototype 3

SECTION AXON

- CAN BE OPERATED BY HAND OR WINDPOWER - USES ESAY TO FIND MATERIALS - CAN BE MOVED INSIDE THE TANK

WINDMILL CHAIN PUMPThe First Ideas

Sustainable Urbanism in China

We were given a site outside of Beijing to study and help plan for the future construction of homes. We looked at many different aspects of sustainable design such as green roofs, open space and transportation. We then went to Beijing and met with students from Beijing Jiaotong University and presented our planning proposal to officials with the help of the Beijing Jiaotong University. We spent a week in Beijing and a week in Quigdao studying the urban fabric.

09Urban Planning - Sustainable Urbanism

Study Abroad Elective-2015Beijing & Qingdao, China

Scenario 360-Adobe Illustrator

Yizhuang

STUDENT TEAM RESEARCH

Pictured lef t top & bottom - Massing proposal for Yizhaung site. Red at bases indicates retail, green indicates ver tical farming and rooftop gardens, orange indicates commercial, yelow indicates residential, and blue indicates educational, and white indicates factorys.

Arduino Flower

During the Midwest American Institute of Architecture Students Annual meeting (Quad), I took part in a workshop teaching about Arduino and Grasshopper. We took an already in progress project and learned beginning coding by coding a flower to open and close its petals depending on the time of day and month. The petals were already 3D printed so we took them and added the arduino and motors in order to make it run. If you want to see it in action, here is a link to a short video I created.

10Arduino & Grasshopper Coding

Workshop-2015University of Kentucky-Lexington, KyGrasshopper-Arduino-3D Printing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSqrdlUi9H4

Laura [email protected]

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