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RICHARD HANDS

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A C A D E M I AI L L I N O I S I N S T I T U T E O F T E C H N O L O G YM I L L E R B E A C H M A S T E R P L A N + M A R K E T P L A C EM a n i p u l a t i o n o f a n e l e m e n t | T h e F o l d

I L L I N O I S I N S T I T U T E O F T E C H N O L O G YF A L L _ 2 0 1 5 _ C L O U D _ S T U D I Of o o d _ c i t y _ 1 . 0 | T h e _ W h y _ F a c t o r y

P R O F E S S I O N A LM & E A R C H I T E C T S + E N G I N E E R SS E E H C o m p e t i t o n | T h e S E E H S h e l l

G E N S L E RS u m m e r - R e s e a r c h _ P r o g r a m | T h e _ N e x t _ P i e c e

P E R S O N A LA B O U T M E

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F A L L _ 2 0 1 3 _ I I T

[Project done in tandem with Shanglin Li}

As a studio we designed a master plan for the main downtown district that included a new train station, a hotel/bed and breakfast, arts district, artist live-work, community center and the market hall. We developed a quad/campus that helped define a more pedestrian friendly downtown with an emphasis on public spaces and art.

From there, my partner and I developed the marketplace with the intent on creating a do everything element where the walls, ceilings, floor, and structure were all one autonomous element that created the space but also defined the form of the building. This idea developed in about 20 different iterations ranging from a wrapping ribbon element to a canopy with a visual melting/sagging that would create the columns. In the end we ended up with a folding element that looked to touch down lightly on the sight and provide a maximum amount of natural daylight possible by being completely open (visually) on the North, east and west sides of the building. The canopy and walls create a visual direction of passage from a more private zone to the south to a very public zone to the North and West. It is a very simple building but its power comes from its simplicity. Given the site parameters, we believe that this is the best result for what we were trying to accomplish. We selected a space frame for the structure as it is visually the same in section no matter the cut and effectively made a 3-hinged arch with the canopy being the rigid member.

B A I R D + B O Y E R

M i l l e rB e a c hM a r k e t p l a c e


ALUMINUM METAL PANELARCHITECURAL

space frame

PERFORATED METAL MASH

EXTERIOR

TORES&TABLES

public libiary

market hallcommunity center

the tower

main street

park

Hotel

Artist Live/Work

Arts Center Market

Community Center

Train Station

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10 | CONTEMPORARY COLOR REMIXFOOD CITY G o i n g B e y o n dC l i c h e s

F A L L / S P R I N G _ 2 0 1 5 _ C O U L D _ S T U D I O

Our goal is to merge farms with cities to create different models for more efficient, transparent, dense, ecological or exciting life with food to feed a city of 10,000 people. We have an understanding of what constitutes a city, but we did not yet know enough about farms.

We began by collecting data on crops and animals in addition to farming strategies both traditional and innovative. From this, the research is visualized through the creation of spatial schemes. This is achieved through the use of a scripting tool based upon the research. These farm models transform from research to informed schematic modules, and eventually into design proposals, first for buildings, then for self-sufficient future cities.

The initial data points are based on 45 crops and animals. This gives a baseline to study from while covering all essential nutritional elements of a realistic diet. This diet is based on the Dutch Survey, giving us the average total food consumed per person per week/year. From this, we simplified the Dutch diet to fit within the 45 products researched.

The self-sufficient city will feed 10,000 people. The amounts required for consumption based upon the diet change the spatial requirements for this self sustained city. From this point we began to organize and optimize our cities based on the farming methods and techniques, along with organizational elements that were derived from the research.

M V R D V / T U _ D E L F T / I I T

B E C K H A M / K I M / G A R C I A - M E N D O Z A / P O N T E - N E T O


FARM CITY

1. Farming Products

Farm C

ity12.03.2014

42 Products + Animals

Legumes

Sugar Crops

Aqua CultureCereal

Vegetable

Fruit + Nut

Livestock

Insects

Roots + Tubers

Beverage + Spice

Oilseed

1. Farming Products

Farm C

ity12.03.2014

Farming Sheet

SOYBEANS

sodiumcarbohydratesprotein

potassiumironcalcium

vitamin avitamin b6vitamin b12vitamin cvitamin d

magnesium

RAW // COOKED

100g

Total Fat 20 g Saturated Fat 2.9 g Polysaturated fat 11 g Monosaturated fat 4.4 g

Cholesterol 0 mg

Sodium 2 mg

Potassium 1797 mg

Total Carbohydrate 30 g Dietary fiber 9 g Sugar 7 g

Protein 36 g

% Daily Val.

30%14%

0%

0%

51%

10%36%

72%

SOYBEANS

Vitamin A 0%Calcium 27%Vitamin D 0%Vitamin B12 0%

Vitamin C 10%Iron 87%Vitamin B-6 20%Magnesium 70%

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City

11.21.2014

Nutritional Value(s)

Netw

orking03.12.2014

Production Flow

IntroductionFarm

City

12.03.2014

Farm StrategiesThe research based design studio began by collecting data on crops and animals in addition to farming strategies both traditional and innovative.

Research is visualized through the creation of spatial schemes. This is achieved through scripting based upon the research.

Farm Models Farm CitiesFarm models transform from research informed schematic modules into design proposals, first for buildings, then for self-sufficient future cities.

Farm City Structure

Production

Distribution

Consumption

1 2 34 5 6a

6b6c 16 Distribution Hubs16 Housing Centers

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Our goal is to optimize our city around the idea of low dense, organic (No fertilizers or pesticides) farms. To do this, we rely on the agricultural diversity, companion cropping and natural light. Each of these elements provides a low tech solution to a complex problem and allow us the opportunity to optimize something that inherently takes up more space. In addition, we saw that the distribution and consumption were important as a centralized element and each farm is organized around those pieces.

Agricultural diversity increases resilience by eliminating mono-cropping; Companion cropping optimizes crop growth and farm size through mutual benefit (i.e., soybeans provide nitrogen taken from the air and add it back into the soil. That nitrogen in turn helps maize grow and the soybeans use the stalk to grow upward); natural light is an energy passive solution to an essential element of food growth.

Our first step was combining the farms based on companion cropping. Then the broke each farm down into smaller unit sizes, a crucial step in maximizing the agricultural diversity. These smaller units were reorganized around the distribution and consumption elements as a basis in which to start from. The farms were broken down, and divided as many times as possible in order to achieve maximum agricultural diversity and sunlight, minimize distribution, and still be within a realistic and sustainable scale to live.

| 15SEEH SHELLI n n o v a t i v e B i o c l i m a t i c European School

S P R I N G _ 2 0 1 2 _ S E E H _ C O M P E T I T O N

[Project done in association with Isaac Menyoli]

The intent of this project is to create a school of the 21st century, which will prepare a new generation of scholars to face the challenges of centuries to come. This was accomplished by molding a building that is literally transparent in its anatomy, transcending in its functionality, and transforming in its mission.

Our goal was to create a school that was all encompassing and encourages collaboration, social interaction and redefines the way students learn. We celebrate the diversity of the programs by juxtaposing administration and kindergarten on the ground level, primary school on the first floor, and secondary school on the second and third levels.

The sea urchin shell from the shores of Crete inspires the overall building form. Each programmatic element is identified by a color, giving the user a visual queue as to where as to where they are within the building. Our goal is to make this school as visually exhilarating as possible to help stimulate young minds.

Traditionally schools are very opaque and our goal is to do the opposite through transparency. This not only brings in light but also allows for unique ways to teach and learn, from both inside and outside of the classroom.

M & E _ A R C H I T E C T S + E N G I N E E R S


KINDERGARTEN

PRIMARY SCHOOL

ADMINISTRATION

PRIMARY SCHOOL

SECONDARY SCHOOL

SECONDARY SCHOOL MEZZANINE

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KINDERGARTEN

PRIMARY SCHOOL

SECONDARY SCHOOL

ADMINISTRATION

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G E N S L E R _ | _ S U M M E R _ R E S E A R C H _ P R O J E C T

For this project, our goal was to breakdown and understand the WEST LOOP of Chicago in the goal of creating an intelligent and thoughtful future plan for the neighborhood.

To do this, we looked at the area through five (5) lenses:

I - INFRASTRUCTUREII - TRANSPORTATIONIII - ECONOMIC DRIVERSIV - OPEN SPACEV - COMMUNITY

This cross section allowed us to break down the neighborhood and understand it from both the analytic and technical to the ephemeral and emotional. Our goal wasnt to change the neighborhood but to be advocates for those who live there and understand what their interests are. By understanding the various factors at play, we looked into what could turn this food/techsentric neighborhood into a 24/7 area, with a multitude of people, jobs, and experiences at every time of day, creating a constantly active area of the city.

With all 5 lenses covered, we regrouped and focused our end product (a video) on the 3 main investors of the area: The city, the Residences, and the Developers. Our video describes how we can grow and sustain through diversity, innovation and preservation. By following our recommendations, we hope to make Chicago a true global city and a world leader in innovation and culture.

G E N S L E R

A N D R U S / B A S U / C H E N G / C L A U S S E N / C O H E N / D A W S O NH I T C H C O C K / L A N I O S Z / P E D R I A N I / P R E S C O T T / W A N G

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APPENDIX

ABSTRA

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LEARN

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CONCRETE

ANALYSIS SYTHESIZE

RESEARCH PROTOTYPE

2014 GENSLER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

BLOOD + NERVE JOINTS + MUSCLESBONES + VESSELSINFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORTATION

ECONOMYETC.

PUBLIC SPACEWELLNESS

COMMUNITYETC.

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Gabi DawsonWill Prescott

Union StationOgilvie Transportation Center -Opened in 1911, rehabili-tated between 1991-1995, costing approximately $138 million.

-16 total tracks, servicing 106,700 passengers daily.

-Services three commuter rail lines of Metras Union Pacific District.

-Opened in 1925 in Chica-go, replacing an earlier sta-tion built in 1881.

-Chicago Union Station was designated as one of Americas Great Places by the American Planning As-sociation (APA) in 2012.

-Expected growth of 40% in passengers by 2040.

-Accessible to Green/Pink CTA lines.

-No Metra stops within Fulton Market District, clos-est station is at Western.

-25 tracks, roughly 120,000 passengers daily.

-Connections to 16 Amtrak lines, 6 Metra Lines, CTA lines, as well as CTA buses, Pace buses and Megabus.

66 | TRANSPORTATIONEconomic Drivers // Intern Research Project // Gensler Summer 2014 // Corey Andrus, Cody Glen & Sarah Hitchcock

West Loop Meat Packing District

South Lake Union

Wicker Park River North

Public

Private

Public

Private

Public // Private Investment

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UNION PARK

SKINNER PARK

MARY BARTELME PARK

PEORIA + RANDOLPH

ELIZABETH + MADISON

PARKLETS

ALLEYS

SIDEWALKS

LOADING DOCKS

festivebaseball gamespitchfork music festival

intimatesitting spacesengagement photos

safe and openchildrens playground

civic and welcomingart/event installations

small and edgypop-up restaurants

individual scalestreet furniture

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I II III IVV VIVIIVIII

THE EIGHT FACES // FULTON MARKET DISTRICT

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NAME // ARMOUR & CO. *ACQUIRED BY GREYHOUND

DATE IN FMD // 1875-1970*

ABOUT // ARMOUR & COMPANY WAS ONE

OF THE BIG 3 MEATPACKING COMPANIES

IN THE MIDWEST, ALONG WITH SWIFT &

CO. AND NELSON MORRIS. BY THE LATE

1880s, THEY SLAUGHTERED AROUND

1.5 MILLION ANIMALS PER YEAR AND

REACHED ABOUT $60 MILLION IN ANNUAL

SALES. DURING THE GREAT DEPRESSIONS,

OVER 9000 MEN AND 2000 WOMEN

WORKED FOR ARMOUR & CO. 1959, THE

STOPPED SLAUGHTERING ANIMALS

IN CHICAGO AND WERE BOUGHT OUT

BY GREYHOUND IN 1970, WHERE THEY

WOULD EVENTUALLY LEAVE CHICAGO

FOR ARIZONA.

FULTON_MARKET//MEATPACKINGNAME // SWIFT & CO *ACQUIRED BY ESMARK

DATE MOVED TO FMD // 1875-1983*

ABOUT // SWIFT & CO.

REVOLUTIONIZED THE MEAT

PACKING INDUSTRY BY DEVELOPING

THE REFRIGERATED CAR, ALLOWING

THEM TO SHIP MEAT FROM CHICAGO

TO THE EASTERN MARKETS. BY 1908,

THE COMPANY HAD SLAUGHTERED

AROUND 8 MILLION ANIMALS

AND HAD SALES OF AROUND $700

MILLION ANNUALLY WITH 55000

EMPLOYEES NATION WIDE. IN 1973,

SWIFT HAD BECOME APART OF

ESMARK INC AND HAD COMPLETELY

LEFT CHICAGO BY 1980.

NAME // COUGLE COMMISSION CO.

DATE MOVED TO FMD // 1980

ABOUT // ESTABLISHED IN CHICAGO

IN 1873, COUGLE IS ONE OF

CHICAGOS LARGEST POULTRY

DISTRIBUTOR. COUGLE MOVED

TO THE FULTON MARKET IN THE

1980s WHEN AN IDEAL LOCATION

OPENED UP BY THE METRA RAILROAD

TRACKS. COUGLE CURRENTLY

PROCESSES OVER 500000 POUNDS

OF POULTRY PER WEEK, SERVING

MANY RESTAURANTS, INSTITUTIONS,

HOTELS AND DISTRIBUTORS. ITS

LOCATION IS CURRENTLY KITTY

CORNER TO GOOGLES NEW OFFICE

LOCATION.

231 | COMMUNITY

CHICAGO

WHO WE ASKED:

MEG & ALISHA , 29

DAX, 33

JAMES, 31

ARMANDO, 32

MARY, 32

MATT, 33

ADAM, 25

SARAH, 33

KRISSY, 31

LUKE, 51

MIKE, 20

MICHAEL, 57

224 | COMMUNITY

what would you like to see CHANGE//REMAIN in FMD?

Businesses should stay, cleaning up the district is always a good idea, but no more condos those dont create jobs for people here the people in condos already have jobs somewhere else -Luke

Unique restaurants should stay and keep coming, its what makes this area itself-Krissy

Get rid of excess park-ing lots, more retail, dont want to lose the raw aesthetic, make Morgan more prominent - James

Keep the design fi rms and mixed interests of the community, I would like to see the zoning plan to include room for di erent economic classes - Meg

Parking sucks from 1:30-3:30, would like to see more green spaces & parks, industrial feel of the meat market should remain, feel for community - Armando

dont want prices to go up, keep aesthetic Mary & Matt

So much history is erad-icated these days, keep anything that can pre-serve the neighborhood - Dax

Meat packing area needs to be cleaner, but would like it to re-main, more art! - Micheal228 | COMMUNITY

| 23PERSONALS k e t c h e sG r a p h i c sR e s u m e

S K E T C H _ D R A W I N G S

Each drawing and graphic presented was done in my personal time as a means of expressing my artistic abilities. I enjoy sketching while traveling as it is a very therapeutic means of relaxing and I also enjoy the ability to hone the craft of quick, representational sketching. This quick form of sketching affords me the opportunity to express my ideas efficiently and coherently without wasting essential time.

Similarly, the digital works were done as a means of testing out ideas and trying to emulate current / past artistic trends as well as put my own personal style on each graphic. Each image was produced multiple times with a variation of color and texture and what is represented is what I found to be the most visually stimulating.

P E R S O N A L _ E X P R E S S I O N

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GRAPHICS

STUDY ABROAD

CABO VERDEPRAIA, SANTIAGO


A B O U T _ M E

As designer I strive to create architecture that is meticulously thought out based on existing conditions, experiences and, most importantly, based on the clients wishes. Each project I am a part of, I push the notions of program and form to arrive at a thought out and aesthetically pleasing space. Incorporating site conditions, community influence and impact with scale, encourage my adaptability to a variety of projects and scenarios.

My passion for design is integrated into all aspects of my life with my optimism that everything can be improved. I seek challenges which help me grow as an individual and a designer and I look forward to what the future of architecture will unveil.

BIOGRAPHY

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RICHARD H A N D S

Groundwork DesignConsultant | Jan 2015 - Current Assisted with presentation documents for mulitple clients and projects.

Gensler Internship | May 2014-August 2014 Worked in Commercial Interiors during all phases of design (SD, DD, CD & CA) Summer Internship Program | The Next Piece: The Westloop

W.B. Olson, Inc. Internship | May 2013 - Present Graphic Designer - Redesign of RFQ Documents Assistant to the Project Superintendant and Construction Manager on the Johnson Center at North Park University(Drawing coordination and RFIs)

M&E Architects + EngineersLEED Designer + Project Assistant | Aug 2011 - Jan 2013 Draftsman and Project Assistant for all phases of design (SD, DD, CD, & CA) Graphic design of marketing materials

Tri-North BuildersInternship | May 2009 - Aug 2009 Assisted in LEED Documentation & Construction Observation on Urban League Project

Illinois Institute of TechnologyMaster of Architecture | 2013 - 2015 {Graduate Candidate}Structurally Determinant Project | James Baird / Kevin Boyer | Fall 2013Student Representative for IIT Accreditation Process | NAAB | Fall 2013Nagle/Hartray Scholarship Award Winner | Spring 2014Jerrod & Ruth Weil Loebl Fellowship Prize Nominee | Spring 2014TU Delft & IIT Collaboration Study Abroad | Winy Maas {MVRDV} / Ulf Hackaulf | Fall 2014Louis Vuitton Spark Award Nominee | Fall & Spring 2014-15

United States Green Building CouncilLEED AP in Building Design and Construction | 2012 - PresentLEED Green Associate | 2011 - 2012 [Replaced with LEED AP in 2012]

University of Wisconsin MilwaukeeBachelor of Science in Architectural Studies | 3.2 GPA | 2007 - 2011Big Box Retail Parking Lot Intervention | Mo Zell {Constructed Site} | Spring 2011Cape Verde Africa Study Abroad | NJ Unaka / Mike Utzinger | Jan 2011Chicago Studio Experience | Neil Frankel / Haworth | Fall 2011Urban Edge Studio | Mo Zell / Elizabeth Diller {Diller Scofidio + Renfro} | Spring 2009NOMAS Member | 2008 - PresentAIAS Member | 2011 - 2012, 2013 - Present

Illustrator

Photoshop

InDesign

Revit

AutoCAD

Grasshopper

Rendering:

English

English

SketchUp

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L E E D A P B D + C

Rhinocerous

OBJECTIVE

Hand

Digital

Revit

CONTACT INFORMATION

SKILL SET

WORK EXPERIENCE

EDUCATION

To procure an career in the field of Architecture, Urban Planning and Design

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