Portfolio 2024

D E R E K D A V I S

ARCHITECTURE STUDENT

OVERVIEW

EDUCATION

Email: derekdavis@berkeley.edu

Phone: 217-721-3173

Location: Berkeley, CA

: linkedin.com/in/derek-davis-profile

As a designer interested in sustainability and community-centered work, I am offering my skills in drafting, modeling, rendering, and community work within the AEC industry I am open to working in and aspire to gain more experience with all stages of the design process

University of California, Berkeley

Architecture B.A. (3.68 G.P.A) | Minor in Sustainable Design | May 2024

Awards & Honors

Community Design Fellow | 2024

African American Initiative Scholar | 2020-2024

Leadership Award Scholar | 2021

EXPERIENCE

College of Environmental Design, UC Berkeley

Community Design Fellow | Berkeley, CA, | January 2024 Current

Contributed to the design of a 4000-square-foot innovation hub of a creative incubator in Oakland supporting upcoming musical artists

Mentored local high school students in collaboration with West Oakland Youth Center and provided insights into education and careers in architecture and design

College of Environmental Design, UC Berkeley

EmbARC Studio Instructor | Berkeley, CA, | June 2023 August 2023

Lectured to a course of 100+ high school students on fundamental topics in architectural design, drawing, and theory

Led an architecture and urban design studio exploring drafting, model building, and individual design projects

LEADERSHIP

AIA East Bay, Board of Directors

Student Co-Director | September 2023 Current

Advocated for student voices and perspectives while contributing to organizational decisions and strategic actions undertaken by the AIA East Bay as a student member of the Board of Directors

National Organization of Minority Architecture Students at Berkeley

Vice President | May 2023 Current

Led the Berkeley NOMAS Executive Board in organizing campus and outreach events

Promoted the impact and importance of youth architecture programs as a panelist during the 2023 National NOMA Conference

Facilitated and planned seminar-speaking events inviting design professionals to hold discussions of equity and racial justice issues with UC Berkeley students

Graphics Co-Director | January 2023 May 2023

Produced promotional materials and official communications for Berkeley NOMAS.

Legacy Intern | August 2022 January 2023

Assisted the Berkeley NOMAS Executive Board with administrative tasks

SKILLS Software (Advanced):

Software (Intermediate):

Additional:

Rhino 3D, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign Enscape, V-Ray, SketchUp, Revit, ArcGIS

Strong Written Communication, Model Building, Hand Drafting

UC BERKELEY ECONOMICS BUILDING

This project is a response to an existing request for proposals for a new economics building on the campus of UC Berkeley. The project explores architecure generated directly from spatial experience and radically different facade treaments at contextual site responses.

1/16” = 1’

OFFICE CENTER

Originally deriving inspiration from scultural forms of Tony Smith, this office center project generates form through angular subtraction creating an intriguing workplace between two existing buildings on a site in Oakland.

3 Bristol Paper, Foam Core

Rhinoceros 3D

COMMUNITY CENTER

Exploring scuptural form and structure, this community center sited in Downtown Oakland explores restraint and the effect of the roof condition on interior space.

7 Bristol Paper, Foam Core, Chipboard, MDF, Bass Wood

Rhinoceros 3D, Enscape, Adobe Photoshop

SMALL SCALE: DAILY LIFE

This drawing cuts a perspective section of a daily living space and details the interior.

LARGE SCALE: DESIGNING ZIRMA

This project takes inspiration from Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities. An abstract representation of the novel’s city, Zirma, is made through map collages and a book carving.

As an exploration of spatial logic of Sol Lewitt’s Wall Drawing #33, this project presents an abstact imagination of a 2 unit multifamily residence. The units are separated by a strong diagonal primary wall and make use of a powerful void cutting through the center of the project.

Rhinoceros 3D, Adobe Photoshop