Firm Day 2025 Work Samples

IVAN KEATH

El Monte, CA | (626) 328 5152 | ikeath@cpp.edu www.linkedin.com/in/ivankeath OBJECTIVE Undergraduate Landscape Architecture student actively seeking work experience. Possess strong organizational and communication skills, with experience in project management and site design. A motivated, receptive worker with a passion for design, eager to learn from industry professionals and academics.

EDUCATION California State Polytechnic University, Pomona |Pomona, CA B.S in Landscape Architecture | Urban & Regional Planning Minor GPA: 3.79 National University of Singapore, Department of Architecture | Singapore Design Sumer Camp 2024 | Summer Program

August 2021-Present Expected May 2026 May - June 2024

EXTRACURRICULAR National Association of Minority Landscape Architects |Promotions Officer, Member August 2024-Present • Designed promotional posters for club events to communicate event details.

• Captured photographs and filmed club events to enhance publicity, showcasing activities.

American Society of Landscape Architects | Liaison, Member August 2023-Present • Refined my software skills as an overall designer by attending workshops.

• Attended networking events that provided valuable opportunities to connect with professionals.

Bronco Lifting | Member August 2023-Present • Volunteered at 2022 Hidden Strength Powerlifting Mock Meet • Competed for the team at the Hidden Strength Spring Brawl Powerlifting meet.

WORK EXPERIENCE Subway | Shift Lead | Pomona, CA August 2021-May 2023 • Supervised the work of employees during their shift, ensuring that tasks are being completed efficiently and according to standards • Cooperated with team members to ensure orders are handed out promptly during lunch and dinner rushes.

AWARDS Dangermond Research Fellowship | Fellowship Spring 2024 • Self-Guided research on methods to mitigate the heat island effect in Singapore through urban design.

College of Environmental Design | Dean’s List Fall 2021-Spring 2024 College of Environmental Design | President’s List Fall 2021-Spring 2024 SKILLS Rhinoceros 3D AutoCAD Sketch-Up CADMapper ArcGIS Pro

Adobe Photoshop Adobe InDesign Adobe Illustrator TwinMotion Enscape

Model-Making Sketching Laser Cutting

REIMAGINING BROWNFEILD SITES

SALT SPRAY BUFFER (COAST LIVE OAK)

LOG STORAGE

OFFICE SPACE STATIONARY MANUFACTURE

COMMUNAL SPACE HOMEWARE MANUFACTURE

SAWMILL

SENSORY GARDEN

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CONTEXT

VISION

SITE FUNCTION

MANUFACTURE FACILITIES

This project was a collaboration with Miguel Auntre Olalia. We worked together on site modeling, and I created the renderings seen here. Our goal was to reimagine what a brownfield site could look like. This project draws inspiration from the fields of architecture, urban design, and forestry, showcasing how disciplines that serve the built environment can collaborate to form a cohesive site design.

The Defense Fuel Support Point in San Pedro, CA, originally established for jet fuel storage during World War II, now stands as a site with neglected facilities and fuel contamination impacting the environment. This site here is part of a larger masterplan using trees for phytoremediation. Harvested trees are cleaned and reused here. This sawmill aims to break away from the industrial past using landscape intervention.

HOMEWARE Manufactures furniture, home goods, etc.

HARVESTED LOGS The logs harvested from phytoremediated trees are transported to the site for storage.

STATIONARY Manufactures office supplies, utensils, etc.

CONVEYOR Transports lumber & products throughout site.

LOG STORAGE Harvested logs are stored under solar panel shade structures and prepared for processing.

SAWMILL Process logs into lumber.

LANDSCAPE MECHANISM

SAWMILL The logs are processed, and the lumber is distributed to designated areas for further processing or shipment.

SALT SPRAY BUFFER Coast live oaks, being large and salt tolerant, will serve as a buffer against salt spray from the nearby coast, helping to protect the wooden structures on site.

SHIPMENT Lumber & lumber products are prepared for distribution to customers.

SOLAR PANEL STORAGE This serves a dual purpose: providing shade for the logs and generating power for the site. The panels are angled to maximize sunlight intake.

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HEIGHT MAP EXPLORATIONS

IMAGE SAMPLING SCRIPT

IMAGE SAMPLED: HEIGHTMAP This project involved experimenting with Image Sampling in Grasshopper 3D. I believe this experimentation holds significant potential for site design due to the unique forms it can generate.

The script here utilizes the Image Sampler node to shape the form by referencing a height map. The brightness values of the image are analyzed, with lighter areas corresponding to greater heights. This creates a dynamic surface where the geometry is directly influenced by the image’s hue variations, allowing for unique attributes to influence form. After the form is created, a series of planes are used to extract the topography in both 3D and 2D, providing a detailed representation of the surface.

OUTCOMES 2D CONTOURS

3D CONTOURS

GENERATED FORM

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