PORTFOLIO
Lillian Giraud
The University of Texas at Austin
2018-2024
Alpine Research Facility
Austin Edible Plant Center
Speculative Mars Colony
Formal Emotion Studies
Manor Road VMU2
Townhomes Redefined
Résumé
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TSBVI Community Outreach Center
Comprehensive Design Fall 2021
Instructors: Andrew Stone and Claire Townley
Group Project with Anisha Kamat
Located in northwest Austin, the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired (TSBVI) is a resource for students who are blind, visually impaired, or deafblind, along with their parents and professionals. Despite the school’s mission of community integration as students transition into independent lives upon graduation, TSBVI remains isolated from the surrounding neighborhood.
This project proposes the addition of a community center, apartments, and makerspace to improve public engagement and provide a safe community for graduating students and faculty. This proposal aims to create inclusive educational and living environments that provide enriching visual and tactile experiences.
To achieve this, our project emphasizes orthogonal circulation, a hierarchy of public/private spaces, and the effect of skylights on interior sensory conditions and exterior architectural character.
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5 TSBVI Community Outreach Center
6 Burnet Road Site Plan
7 L//A Design Studio Anisha Kamat Lillian Giraud ARC 561C: Comprehensive Invisible Studio Sheet Number Claire Townley Andrew Stone Site Plan Sheet Contents: TSBVI Community Outreach Center A1.01 1314 W 45th St. Austin, TX 78756 45th Street 010’ 25’ 50’ 100’ 200’ TSBVI Community Outreach Center
8 Level 1 -0’-1” 14’-6” Level 2 Bottom of Roof 25’-6” 38’-10” Roof Peak 2C 2B 2A 3J 3I 3H Makerspace and Residential Complex Section 0 10’ 20’ 40’ 0 10’ 20’ 40’ 02 East Section - From TSBVI School Buildings Sensory Garden Ground -0’-2” 14’-6” Level 2 Bottom of Roof 25’-6” 38’-10” Roof Peak A5.01 2 East Elevation + Section
9 L//A Design ARC Makerspace Sections 3H 3G 3F 3E 3D 3C 3B 35’-6” Bottom of Roof 24’-6” Level 3 13’-6” Level 2 -0’-6” Level 1 -14’-6” Underground Parking 54’-8” Roof Peak 35’-6” Bottom of Roof 24’-6” Level 3 13’-6” Level 2 -0’-6” Level 1 TSBVI Community Outreach Center
10 3.3 3.2 3.1 3A 3B 3C 3D 3E 3F 3G 3H 3I 3J 1.1 1H 1G 1F 1E 1D 1C 1B 1A 3.5 3.4 Program Key Cafe/Eatery Community Seminar Space Classrooms Creative Arts Studio 3D Printing Library/Machines Living Units Technology Lab Fabrication Lab Podcasting Studio Conference Rooms Open Office Record Storage Residential Lobby/Lounge Community Gallery Space Public Bathroom Mechanical Space Residential Trash Room Residential Laundry Room 1 3 5 6 4 2 7 9 11 12 10 8 13 15 17 18 16 14 UP UP Residential Complex Underground Parking Community Center 1st oor A.201 1 D D D W W W 3A 3B 3C 3D 3E 3F 3G 3H 3I 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.1 3J 3.7 3.8 1. 5 1.4 1.3 1.2 2C 2B 2A 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.1 UP UP UP UP UP DN Residential Complex 1st oor Makerspace 1st oor L//A Design Studio Anisha Kamat Lillian Giraud ARC 561C: Comprehensive Invisible Studio Sheet Number Claire Townley Andrew Stone Floor Plans of Parking Garage and Level 1/16” = 1’ Sheet Contents: TSBVI Community Outreach Center A1.02 1314 W 45th St. Austin, TX 78756 0 5’ 10’ 20’ 40’ 80’ A2.01 2 A.201 1 Basement and First Floor Plan
11 D D D W W W 3A 3B 3C 3D 3E 3F 3G 3H 3I 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.1 3J 3.7 3.8 1. 5 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.1 2C 2B 2A 1H 1G 1F 1E 1D 1C 1B 1A 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.1 UP UP UP UP UP UP DN Residential Complex 1st oor Makerspace 1st oor Community Center 1st oor 0 5’ 10’ 20’ 40’ 80’ A2.01 2 A.201 1 TSBVI Community Outreach Center
12 D D D W W W 3A 3B 3C 3D 3E 3F 3G 3H 3I 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.1 3J 3.7 3.8 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.1 2C 2B 2A 1H 1G 1F 1E 1D 1C 1B 1A 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.1 DN DN DN DN DN DN UP UP Residential Complex 2nd oor Makerspace 2nd oor Community Center 2nd oor A2.01 2 A.201 1 Second and Third Floor Plan
13 D D D W W W 3A 3B 3C 3.8 2C 2B 2A 3B 3C 3D 3E 3F 3G 3H 3I 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.1 3J DN DN Residential Complex 3rd oor L//A Design Studio Anisha ARC 561C: Comprehensive Invisible Sheet Claire Andrew Floor Plans Sheet A1.03 1314 W 45th St. Austin, TX 78756 0 5’ 10’ 20’ 40’ 80’ A2.01 2 A.201 1 TSBVI Community Outreach Center
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Sensory Garden Planter 0 .5’ Reglet cast into planter wall Countersink xing detail Hardwood timber bench xed to steel frame Flexible LED light strip Precast concrete planter and bench Permeable pavers with gravel in between Sensory Garden Detail + Planning Sketches
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Sensory Garden Plants that stimulate the occupants sense of smell, touch, and sight through natural fragrances, textures, and bright colors
Stone Mulch
Sub surface drip irrigation
Planting soil mix
Geofabric Sheet
Drainage Cell
LPDE Sheet to protect water proo ng layer
Waterproo ng layer
Drain to underground water storage for irrigation
Bedding course
Stone open graded base
Thick stone subbase
Stone open graded base
Drainage geotextile
Soil Subgrade
Scale: 1’ 0” = 1”
2’
The sensory garden serves to provide a protected place of contemplation and relaxation. The break from orthogonal circulation encourages users to slow down and wander through the space, while the trees and greenery act as natural buffers to the sounds from the streets. The plants also provide a multisensory experience for users, engaging with touch, smell, and sight. The planters act as guides along the pathways and include benches for those who would like to linger within this space.
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1’
TSBVI Community Outreach Center
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02 Wall Section: Makerspace
A2.01 1
01 Elevation: Makerspace
02 Wall Section: Makerspace
Elevation: Makerspace
Wall Section + Details
17 04 Foundation Detail Scale: 1’ 0” = 1.5” 0 .5’ 1’ 2’ 02 Window Sill Detail 01 Skylight Roof Detail Scale: 1’ 0” = 1.5” 0 .5’ 1’ 2’ Sheathing Gypsum Wall Board Concrete for Steel (18" Terracotta Aluminum Anchor Mounting Aluminum Steel Rubber Plywood Reinforced Concrete Foundation Gravel Rigid Air and Water Barrier Rigid Insulation Batt Insulation 3 Ply CLT Rigid Insulation Sheathing Aluminum Vertical Spacers Gutter (Note: Slope to Drain) Metal Cap (Note: Same color as tile) Flashing with Flexible Flashing Tape Air and Water Barrier Aluminum Horizontal Battens Self Drilling Screw Terracotta Facade Tile Batt Insulation under Gutter Steel Truss Structure 1-1/2" Insulated Glazing Monitored Blind L//A Design ARC 561C: 04 Foundation Detail Scale: 1’ 0” = 1.5” 05 Wall to Floor Detail 0 .5’ 1’ 2’ 03 Window Head Detail 02 Window Sill Detail Detail Scale: 1’ 0” = 1.5” Scale: 1’ 0” = 3” Scale: 1’ 0” = 3” 0 .5’ 1’ 2’ Scale: 1’ 0” = 1.5” 0 .5’ 1’ 2’ Concrete Footing for Steel Canopy (18" Deep) Terracotta Facade Tiles Aluminum Vertical Spacer Anchor Bolt Mounting Clips Aluminum Horizontal Batten Steel Plate Rubber Flooring Plywood Reinforced Concrete Foundation Gravel Rigid Insulation Terracotta Facade Tiles Mounting Clips Aluminum Horizontal Batten Self Drilling screw Sheathing Air and Water Barrier Rigid Insulation C channel W16 Steel Beam Self Tapping Screws 5 ply CLT Acoustic Mat Product Concrete Topping HVAC Duct Sound Isolation Clips Metal Hat Channel Wood Flooring Gypsum Wall Board 2 Layers of Type X Gypsum Wall Board Built in Cabinet 3 Ply CLT Rigid Insulation Sheathing Aluminum Vertical Spacers Gutter (Note: Slope to Drain) Metal Cap (Note: Same color as tile) Flashing with Flexible Flashing Tape Air and Water Barrier Aluminum Horizontal Battens Self Drilling Screw Terracotta Facade Tile Batt Insulation under Gutter Steel Truss Structure 1-1/2" Insulated Glazing Monitored Blind Terracotta Facade Tiles Aluminum Horizontal Batten Mounting Clips Aluminum Vertical Spacer Backer Rod and Sealant Corner Bead Shim Space Window Frame Gypsum Wall Board Boxed Header Double Glazed Window Steel Angle Flashing Sheathing Water and Air Barrier Sealant Batt Insulation Shim Space Flashing Gypsum Wall Board C Channel Sheathing Aluminum Vertical Spacer Terracotta Facade Tiles Aluminum Horizontal Batten Mounting Clips Batt Insulation Window Frame Double Glazed Window Sealant 04 Foundation Detail Scale: 1’ 0” = 1.5” 0 .5’ 1’ 2’ 02 Window Sill Detail 01 Skylight Roof Detail Scale: 1’ 0” = 1.5” Scale: 0 .5’ 1’ 2’ Sheathing Gypsum Wall Board Concrete Footing for Steel Canopy (18" Deep) Terracotta Facade Tiles Aluminum Vertical Spacer Anchor Bolt Mounting Clips Aluminum Horizontal Batten Steel Plate Rubber Flooring Plywood Reinforced Concrete Foundation Gravel Rigid Insulation Air and Water Barrier Rigid Insulation Batt Insulation HVAC Duct Sound Isolation Clips Metal Hat Channel Gypsum Wall Board 2 Layers of Type X Gypsum Wall Board 3 Ply CLT Rigid Insulation Sheathing Aluminum Vertical Spacers Gutter (Note: Slope to Drain) Metal Cap (Note: Same color as tile) Flashing with Flexible Flashing Tape Air and Water Barrier Aluminum Horizontal Battens Self Drilling Screw Terracotta Facade Tile Batt Insulation under Gutter Steel Truss Structure 1-1/2" Insulated Glazing Monitored Blind L//A Design Studio Anisha Kamat Lillian Giraud ARC 561C: Comprehensive Invisible Studio Sheet Number Claire Townley Andrew Stone Wall Section: Makerspace Wall Section Elevation Sheet Contents: TSBVI Community Outreach Center A5.01 1314 W 45th St. Austin, TX 78756 Scale: 1’ 0” = 3/8” 0 1’ 2’ 4’ 8’ Level 1 A5.02 4 -1’-0” Level 2 14’-6” Top of Roof 38’-10” Bottom of Level 2 Ceiling 25’-6” A5.02 5 A5.02 1 TSBVI Community Outreach Center
Experiential Perspectives
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Experiential perspectives from a community member’s point of view
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TSBVI Community Outreach Center
Experiential perspectives from a TSBVI student’s point of view
Tactile drawings were created to communicate the major themes of the project to those who are blind or visually impaired. Distinct patterns and line weights are combined with simplified drawings to create diagrams that can be interpreted through touch. The diagrams were printed with black ink onto swell paper. The swell paper was then run through a fuser where a high-intensity light bulb caused the areas of the paper with ink to rise.
The final model pulls apart to show the makerspace floor plans and community center sections.
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Tactile
Drawings + Physical Model
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22 Renders
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Alpine Geology and Archeaology Research Facility
Intermediate Design V Fall 2020
Instructor: John Blood
After uncovering the body of Otzi the Iceman, a team of archeaologists and geologists are set to investigate the potential of an ancient community in the surrounding area of the Tyroleon alps in Austria. This project proposes a research facility and housing for the scientists to live and work for the duration of the investigation.
The main idea for the form of the building is for it to appear as an artifact being gradually uncovered from the mountainside. The form is the result of exploring the relationship between the abstracted understanding of nature through scientific research and the randomness inherent to nature. There is a juxtaposition between form and arrangement, using typical cubic volumes that intersect in sporadic patterns. This tension is continued through the interior, with the grid for each floor level being rotated to a different orientation than what the exterior form would suggest. This project is meant to capture the excitement of research, discovery, and experimentation.
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25 Alpine Research Facility
26 South Elevation, Section + Floor Plans
27 Alpine Research Facility
Idea development model exploring an equal arrangement of volume and void. A modular unit is used to emphasize a literal equal divide.
Additional models exploring the interaction of multiple volumes related by the substraction of form along a consistent matrix.
28 Developmental Models + Exterior
Renders
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View of building from intended approach.
Aerial view of building and helicopter pad site organization.
Austin Edible Plant Center
Intermediate Design III
Fall 2019
Instructor: Kory Bieg
Located within walking distance of the capital, the Austin Edible Plant Center aspires to bring farming into an urban and communal setting.
This project was created with an operational methodology, using the individual programs and their placement in space as the control points for where volumes would occur and the estimated occupancy of these volumes based on programmatic need as the controlling factor for size.
The form switches between orthogonality and fractal motion, utilizing the idea of layering systems to create forms within designated boundaries. Rectangular prisms act as boundaries for linear elements. Once free from the proposed limits, the elements are able to take a more efficient or random path to achieve the goal of creating a space for its particular program. Areas where the building comes into contact with the limits of the site are abruptly cut to imply that the system can expand indefinitely.
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Sections + Plans Public Greenhouse Private Greenhouse Cooking Workshop Farming Workshop O ce Seminar Space Bathroom Bicycle Parking 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Longitudinal Section Perspective
1’ 1’ Brazos Street E 9th N
Site Plan 1/16” = 1’
Form development diagram showing the phases of the Grasshopper process
Floor Plan 1 Floor Plan 2 Transverse Section 1 Transverse Longitudinal Section Perspective 1/8” = 1’ 1/8” = 1’ 1/8” = 1’
Austin Edible Plant Center
1 Longitudinal Section Perspective 1/8” = 1’ 1/8” = 1’
Transverse Section
Giraud | Intermediate Design III | Professor Kory Bieg
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Plant Center
Austin Edible
An operational developement model established the system of exploring methods of movement towards designated points to create differing volumes.
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Physical Section Model + Renders
Physical section model, emphasizing the distinct layering of volumes with varying tones of material.
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Speculative Mars Colony
Intermediate Design IV
Spring 2020
Instructor: Jean-Pierre Trou
Group Project with D’Jon Green, Miguel Magtaan, Sara Tin-U, and Arantza Zamudio
With threats of Earth no longer having the ability to sustain human life, scientists in 2500 begin devoloping the site of Mars’ first human colony.
The colony is to be stationed near a frozen river, where the ice can be extracted and melted for water. The exterior of the building extending above ground mimics the form of sand dunes, inspired by the pre-existing elements of Mars’ hilly and barren landscape. The forms are designed to resist the wind loads and the affect of gradually piling sand on the architecture.
Much of the building’s programs are located underground where they are allowed to be placed in a more sporadic fashion. This decision prioritizes efficiency, fluidity, and spontaneity as the needs of the civilization are developed through lived experience.
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39 Speculative Mars Colony
40 Disgust + Surprise
Disgust is represented by the intersecting arrangement and variation in size of ventricles.
41 Formal Emotion Studies
Surprise is established by implying stretching and bending movement extended from and enclosed within static cubes.
42 Sadness
Translucent sheets are layered and warped to convey sadness and the distortion of memory.
The formal manipulations of each volume are decided based on a video of two falling and colliding objects to explore the relationship between time and sadness.
43 Formal Emotion Studies
Manor Road VMU2
Advanced Design
Fall 2023
Instructor: Michael Garrison
Group project with Negar Ghasemzadehnadaf
This vertical mixed use building is located on Manor Road in Austin’s Blackland neighborhood. It explores the “VMU2” zoning category, which allows for buildings up to 6 stories tall and minimal parking requirements to promote dense, urban living.
The design considers the differing lifestyles of those living in cities, with co-op living units available for young professionals and larger apartments suited for small families. Diversity of community is promoted through encouraging different living types. 4 modular units types are organized to create occupiable connecting spaces. These spaces are to be used as balconies or communal gardens.
The co-op living clusters are located along Manor Road, while the family units face the Blackland Community Development Center. A farmer’s market and café are located along the urban street corner on the ground floor, while the second floor includes an office space and daycare.
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45 Manor Road VMU2
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602 604 Site Plan
Manor Road
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St
St
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Ave E 22and St E 21and St N 602 604 606 608 Manor Road VMU2
Chicon
Alamo
Sta
Walnut
Ground 0’ - 0” 1st Floor 0’ 6” 2nd Floor 14’ 0” 3rd Floor 25’ 0” 4th Floor 36’ 0” 5th Floor 47’ 0” 6th Floor 58’ 0” Ground 0’ - 0” 1st Floor 0’ 6” 2nd Floor 14’ 0” 3rd Floor 25’ 0” 4th Floor 36’ 0” 5th Floor 47’ 0” 6th Floor 58’ 0” Peak 70’ 0” Elevations + Sections
Ground 0’ - 0” 1st Floor 0’ - 6” 2nd Floor 14’ - 0” 3rd Floor 25’ - 0” 4th Floor 36’ - 0” 5th Floor 47’ - 0” 6th Floor 58’ - 0” Peak 70’ - 0” Ground 0’ - 0” 1st Floor 0’ - 6” 2nd Floor 14’ - 0” 3rd Floor 25’ - 0” 4th Floor 36’ - 0” 5th Floor 47’ - 0” 6th Floor 58’ - 0” Peak 70’ - 0” Manor Road VMU2
50 Floor Plans D D D W W W D W N
51 Manor Road VMU2
2-bedroom, 1-bedroom, studio, and co-op apartment units are designed around a kitchen and bathroom plumbing core.
52 Interior Design
Potential bed and desk arrangement. Co-op private bedroom unit.
The co-op shared living and dining space is designed to accomodate 8 residents.
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Manor Road VMU2
Formal development diagrams illustrate how site conditions and program requirements influence the final form.
54 Central Corridor Northern Winds Southern Sunlight Living + Housing Ciruclation Covered Open Courtyard-facing platforms South-facing platforms 14,000 sqft PV panels Vertical cut creates a courtyard Horizontal cut creates raised gardens ManorRd. 160’ ChiconSt. 120’ North Form Development + Wall Section
1/2” Plywood sheathing
Concrete masonry units frame the first two floors and support the four levels above. Modular apartment units are built off-site using light frame construction.
55 Clay soil 10” diameter concrete friction pile, 20’ deep Gravel fill Capping bead at stucco joints 2”x6” Top plate 12” Tall plywood truss, 16” O.C. Batt insulation Aluminum flashing Aluminum window framing 1/2” MgO board 1/2” Hat channel 7-5/8” Concrete masonry unit Perlite insulation Grout 2-7/16” Zip R-sheathing insulation panel Metal lath 1” Stucco, 3 layers Stucco expansion joint, every 5’ U-shaped channel concrete block Cement fill 12” Hollow core precast concrete slab 3” Precast concrete topping slab 1/2” Plywood subfloor 1” Finished wood flooring Drain pipe Vapor barrier Metal plate L-shaped anchor bolt 6” poured in place concrete slab #3 rebar Sand Wooden baseboard Double glazing 2”x6” Top plate 2”x10” Header
16”
2”x6” Studs,
O.C.
Rigid insulation, 2% slope to drain
Ground 0’ - 0” 1st Floor 0’ - 6” 3rd Floor 25’ - 0” 2nd Floor 14’ - 0” 6th Floor 58’ - 0” Peak 70’ - 0”
1” TPO roofing membrane 1-1/8” Plywood Sheathing
Manor Road VMU2
Townhomes Redefined
Intermediate Design VI
Spring 2021
Instructor: Piergianna Mazzocca
This project proposes the development of townhouses on an infill lot in east Austin. One of the main draws of townhouses is to have a sense of local community in an expansive urban setting. Typically, townhouses are designed with the assumption that a family will live in each unit, but many people today are choosing to live as single individuals or with a less conventional “family” structure.
The main priority for this scheme is to provide different ways of living as an individual by subdividing the traditional townhouse unit into multiple dwellings. The townhouse units are also arranged in an unconventional pattern on the site to create areas of centralized communal space.
The possibility of growth is left open through the modular placement of the dwellings, allowing for vertical expansion and generational living over time.
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57 Townhomes Redefined
58 E 4th St Site Plan
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Townhomes Redefined
Onion St
Form development diagram, showing the manipulation and subdivision of the townhouse module.
60 Axonometric Drawings 20’ 35’ 45’
Light-frame wood construction is used for its financial practicality and simple construction process.
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62 Elevation + Section
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The layering of transparencies create a sense of openness from the natural light yet privacy through the obscuration of layering and depth of space. Sunrooms and balconies provide varying thermal conditions, allowing for a range of outdoor experience not often available yet highly sought after in an affordable urban setting.
64 Interior Collages + Floor Plans
65 Townhomes Redefined
66 Exterior Render
67 Townhomes Redefined
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Lillian Giraud
Education + Scholarships
University of Texas at Austin
Bachelor of Architecture and Bachelor of Science in Architectural Engineering
Anticipated graduation Fall 2024
Sarah W. Woolrich Endowed Scholarship Fall 2020 - Spring 2022
Jack H. Morgan Endowed Scholarship 2018-2019, 2020-2021 school years
Skills
Software
Rhino
Grasshopper
Enscape
AutoCAD
Revit
Lumion
Analog
Hand Drafting
Sketching
Laser Cutting
Illustrator Photoshop InDesign Microsoft Office MATLAB Mathcad
Model making
Woodworking Ceramics
Experience
Virtual Campus Project
UT Austin Provost’s Office Summer 2020
Architectural Design Internship
Architecture Research Office (ARO) Summer-Winter 2022
Structural Engineering Design Team
UT Austin advanced engineering design studio Spring 2024
Recognition
Design Excellence Nominee
Instructor Kory Bieg | Fall 2019
Dean’s Design Distinction
Instructor Piergianna Mazzocca | Spring 2021
Design Excellence Winner
Instructors Andrew Stone and Claire Townley | Fall 2021
AIA Dallas Student Design Award
TSBVI Community Outreach Center | Summer 2023
Hispanic Scholarship Fund Scholar 2018 - 2019 school year
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Résumé