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October 16, 2022
Reference Letter for Jackson Adams
It is with great pleasure that I write this letter for Jackson Adams who has been an employee of our company for two durations July 15th-Oct 3rd 2021 and May 9th-July 6th 2022.
During both these times, Jackson worked as a Graphic Designer and we were extremely satisfied with the quality of his work, his team spirit and his sincere work ethic.
Explorer Hop is a not-for-profit Edu Tech company that focuses on early financial literacy and applied math for youth. Our content tries to make complex financial & math concepts easy to understand. Jackson’s task was to take the technical explanations and create graphics that provide a pictorial representation of the content. This is no not an easy task and Jackson excelled in it.
During his time with us, Jackson created more than 5000 educational content pieces that helped children all over the world understand financial literacy and applied math.
He is always at work on time, his work is delivered promptly and he is prompt at finding innovative solutions to issues that arise.
I recommend him wholeheartedly. Please feel free to contact me for more information.
CEO Explorer Hop
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Hello, my name is Jackson Adams, and I am a second-year student at the University of Waterloo School of Architecture.
I believe architecture has the potential to nurture minds and uplift material conditions. It is my goal to create spaces that inspire, challenge perspectives, and invoke positive social change.
I look forward to developing my skills and challenging myself with new opportunities.
The following projects are a collection of my academic and professional work.
ABOUT ME j28adams@uwaterloo.ca +1 (647) 929-4267 Toronto, Ontario
CURRICULUM VITAE
Summary of Qualifications
- Strong visualization and conceptualization skills gained through 8+ years of Adobe Suite experience along with 1 year of Architectural Studies
- Solid adaptability, management, and organizational skills, gained through working alongside and managing multiple design teams
Experience
Graphic Designer
- As a member of an 8 person design team, successfully provided the visuals for ExplorerHop’s entire math curriculum
- Assisted in the creation of visuals for ExplorerHop’s marketing dept.
Media Specialist & Videographer
University of Waterloo Orientation
- Oversaw video production for Waterloo’s first in-person orientation in 3 years - Assisted in logo design and photography
Head of Management
Don Mills Collegiate Institute Yearbook
Advanced Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Premiere
Adobe InDesign
Education
ExplorerHop School of Architecture
Jul-Sep/2022 Cambridge, ON Sep/2020-Jun/2021 Toronto, ON
- Alongside a 30+ person team, planned, organized, and coordinated the release of DMCI’s school yearbook at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic
Intermediate McNeel Rhino 3D (CAD & CAM) Enscape for Rhino 3D Microsoft Office
Basic Grasshopper for Rhino 3D V-Ray for Rhino 3D
Autodesk Revit
Autodesk AutoCAD
Digital Skills Analogue Skills
Model Making
Sketching
Painting/Illustration Hand-Drafting
Photography/Videography
Distinctions
University of Waterloo Excellent Academic Standing President’s Scholarship
Candidate for Bachelor’s of Architecture Studies / Honours co-op program
Don Mills Collegiate Institute
Jul-Oct/2021, May-Jul/2022 Remote/Toronto, ON Sep/2021- Present Cambridge, ON Sep/2017- Jun/2021 Toronto, ON
University of Waterloo 2021-Present University of Waterloo 2021CyberArts Program
OSSD / Graduated with honours / CyberArts alumni
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Broadview
Innovation Hub
Library Toronto, Ontario 1B Design Studio (Winter 2022) Rick Andrighetti, Isabel Ochoa Program: Location: Courses: Supervisors:
Teaching the Digital Arts
Situated at the intersection of Danforth and Broadview in Toronto, Ontario, Broadview Innovation Hub is a library that emphasizes teaching the digital arts. The building is divided into two distinct morphologies according to program: a traditional library and a makerspace/ classroom. The makerspace is built out of structural brick to reflect Toronto’s vernacular while encased in the main library’s curtain wall enclosure, creating the threshold condition of a building inside another.
The supplementary program follows the amenities presented by the Toronto Public Library’s Digital Innovation Hubs. Similar to other participating Libraries, visitors are encouraged to sign up for free digital media courses held within this space. The makerspace is split into three classrooms to reflect the method and subject of instruction, highlighting the difference between a structured and unstructured learning environment.
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WEST ELEVATION
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Bifocal
Arches, Two Lenses, Two Views
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Program: Location: Competition: Collaborators: Pedestrian Bridge Toronto, Ontario CISC “Bridge to a View” (Winter 2022) Jack Havel
Dichotomy of Sight
Located between the peninsulas of Humber Bay in Toronto, Ontario, Bifocal is a tied-arch bridge designed to show off Toronto’s landscape through two different lenses. The sweeping exposed structural steel forms create two separate arches, framing the contrasting views of Humber Bay Park and the Toronto skyline. The arches are henceforth scaled proportionately to the landscapes presented. Inspired by the vernacular of local footbridges, Bifocal intends to reference and challenge the arch bridge typology. Travelers are encouraged to peer through this bifocal lens to experience both sides of what Toronto has to offer.
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East Elevation
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View Towards Toronto Skyline
View Towards Humber Bay Park
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Green Belt Oasis Escape from Urban Living
Program: Location: Courses: Collaborators: Housing Toronto, Ontario 1B Environmental Building Design (Winter 2022) Frank Ouyang
Off-Grid Adapt & Reuse
In 1953, the development of Don Mills, Toronto’s first planned community began. Several structural brick buildings are found throughout the neighborhood, poorly suited to fight Canada’s climate stresses. At the intersection of Green Belt Drive and Nob Lane lie a few such buildings, two apartment complexes left abandoned. The goal of the Greenbelt Oasis is to restore the look and feel of these historic buildings with aspects of modern off-grid design and urban garden motifs. We hope to create a completely off-grid urban garden oasis for anyone wishing to escape the exhausting urban atmosphere.
North Elevation
South Elevation
Building Section
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System Diagrams
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Overgrowth
Timeless materiality
Pedestrian Bridge Hamilton, Ontario 1B Design Studio (Winter 2022) Sifei Mo, Jaliya Fonseka Program: Location: Courses: Supervisors:
Mythical Iconography
Designed to replace the existing bridge spanning Sherman Falls, Overgrowth Pedestrian Bridge embraces the mythical iconography of stone in a modern context. Inspired by the stone monuments and clapper bridges observed across Europe, this project benefits from a simplified monolithic material strategy emphasizing symmetry and temporality. Combining historic materiality and digital fabrication techniques, Overgrowth will inevitably embrace its natural surroundings as time passes.
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Additional
Works Academic, Professional, Personal
October 2022 | Academic (Case Study)
A set of plans illustrating a modified Quinta Monroy made to fit a growing Ontario family.
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September 2022 | Academic (Case Study)
A section illustrating Kampung Admiralty in its original site and its relation to the surrounding ecology.
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April 2020 | Academic
Layout design exercise.
April 2022 | Academic
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Original layout design for Broadview Innovation Hub (NTS).
December 2020 | Personal
Editorial work for Changes Zine. Illustration by Yoshi R.
July 2022 | Professional
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Collection of shopify product images for ExplorerHop.
