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Designs from my five years of architecture school at the University of Oregon and the University of Miami.
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KATHERINE SIGNELL PORTFOLIO
Spring 2010, Team of three, drawings, photoshop, CAD my own. Revit model designed and produced as a team.The AISC steel competition for a community center creates nests above downtown Miami where locals reunite mind, body and soul.
Revit, Photoshop, CAD
RE-LIGARE INSTITUTE
Spring 2010, Team of three, drawings, photoshop, CAD my own. Revit model designed and produced as a team.The AISC steel competition for a community center creates nests above downtown Miami where locals reunite mind, body and soul.
Revit, Photoshop, CAD
RE-LIGARE INSTITUTE
Spring 2010, MiamiThis material study model demonstrates the beauty of an all wood building. The dainty trusses cast shadows similar to surrounding trees.
Hand cut basswood
FOREST PAVILION
PINEAPPLE TILE
Spring 2009, MiamiThe fanning shape of my favorite tropical fruit inspired the design for the brigntly colored floor tile. The pattern was delicately water-cut from stone for my family's recent bathroom renovation.Colored pencil
Spring 2009, MiamiThis park transforms an unused lot into pathways twisting through an organic tropical jungle towards a private, controlled garden enclosed by stone walls.
Ink on Mylar
KEY WEST GARDEN
Winter 2011, OregonThe model charts the routes traveled from farm to Community Supported Agriculture drop-off locations in Eugene,OR. from May (bot-tom) to August (top) for the ubiquitous Ball Jar.
Laser cut chipboard, CAD
3D TIME MODEL
3D TIME MODEL
Fall 2008, MiamiThe first assignment freshman year was to design a map of my hometown of Falmouth, MA. I drew the houses and churches that flank the historic Village Green and iconic Nobska lighthouse.
Ink on Mylar
HOMETOWN REPRESENTATION
Fall 2011, OregonFrom where they lie, the dead witness the passing of time From where they walk, the living experience the changiing of time. Sloped walkways weave between columbarium and garden to create unversal design.
Watercolor pencil, pencil, cardboard
URBAN MAUSOLEUM
URBAN MAUSOLEUM
Spring 2011, OregonThis culinary center highlights Granville Island s industrial heritage with corugated steel siding and reusing the trusses from the former factory.
Ink, Softimage, Photoshop
GRANVILLE KITCHEN
GRANVILLE KITCHEN
designBridge Wnter 2012, Oregon. Team of six, drawings all mineOur team collaborated with the Springfield, Oregon community to create a pavilion and rain garden that blend seemlessly. The clients asked us to demonstrate the importance of stormwater management and encourage homeowners to build bioswales in their backyard
Ink, Colored Pencil, Wood and Chipboard
DEMONSTRATION BIOSWALE
DEMONSTRATION BIOSWALE
VICENZA CIVIC CENTER
Sutdy Abroad Spring 2012, Italy. This building provides a contemporary exhibit gallery, retail space, office space, and auditorium while responding to the historic Vicenza Piazza of churches, bell towers, medieval facades, column statues, and Palladio's famous Basilica.
Ink, Watercolor, AutoCAD
VICENZA CIVIC CENTER
a. lobbyb. public exhibit galleryc. bookstore /giftshopd. commercial space
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Centro Civico di VicenzaKatherine Signell // ARCH 483 // Spring 2012
North Elevation 1:200
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North Section A
PERSONAL SKETCHES
Sutdy Abroad Spring 2012, Italy. My class from University of Oregon travels around Italy, studying vernacular architecture and documenting proportions and the use of public spaces through daily sketches and detailed drawings.
Ink, Watercolor
EducationB.Arch University of Oregon, School of Architecture and Allied arts, Eugene, OR. Anticipated graduation June 2013. Study abroad - University of Oregon field study, Vicenza, Italy. Spring term 2012Study abroad - Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Vancouver, BC. Spring term 2011University of Miami, School of Architecture, Coral Gables, FL. 2008-2010
SkillsLanguages - Fluent in Italian, conversational in French.Hand - Freehand drawing, drafting, stippling, sketching perspectives, water-coloring, painting.Computer - Proficient in: Revit, AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office. Knowledge of: SoftImage, 3DS Max
Architecture ExperienceIntern - Jill Neubauer Architects, Falmouth MA. 2011, 2007, 2006 . Creating furniture, lighting, and plumbing fixtures for the firm s Revit library, designing windows to meet the Falmouth Historical Building codes and presenting an addition proposal to a client.Design/Build member - DesignBridge Stormwater team, University of Oregon. 2011- 2012. Programming and deciding the site for an educational bioswale in Springfield, OR, from design (Fall Term), to drafting construction documents (Winter Term), and finally building the structure and bioswale (Spring Term).Assistant - WHOI, Falmouth MA. 2010. Working with clients and helping create clean floor-plans for new LOSOS building.ACSA Competitor - Steel Design Student Competition. 2010. Designing Re-Ligare Institute , an urban health center
RESUME
Work ExperienceHostess, Quarterdeck Restaurant, Falmouth, MA. 2011 -2012.Secretary, Slade Mortgage Company, Falmouth, MA. 2009-2010.Waitress, Osteria La Civetta, Falmouth, MA. 2007-2008.
Volunteer ExperienceAssistant, Neighborhood Falmouth, helping the local elderly with household chores, Falmouth, MA. 2010.Intern, Project Sunshine, playing games with patients at Miami Children s Hospital, Miami, FL. 2008-2009Tutor, Mullen Hall Elementary, reading with first graders, Falmouth, MA. 2006-2008.
Honors/ AwardsAcademic, University of Oregon, Deans List, 2010- presentAcademic, University of Miami, Provosts and Presidents Honor roll, 2008- 2010Design, University of Miami, Pearson Crest competition winner, 2010Painting, Boston Globe Silver Key award, 2008
81 Queen street, Falmouth MA 02540774-392-0773