morganlewis652@gmail.com linkedin.com/in/morgan-e-lewis
2020- 2024
B.S. in Architecture
Prairie View A&M University GPA 3.97 2024-2026
M.ARCH in progress
University of Southern California
Relevant Coursework Studio Design VIII
Architectural History II
HOK / Houston, TX / Summer 2024
Architectural Student Intern
> Assisted the Technical Architecture team during the construction admin phase of the the IAH-Bush Intercontinential International Terminal project.
> Performed routine site visits, executed site observation reports, solved and submitted RFI’s, and coordinated with consultants to resolve issues.
Dillion Kyle Architects / Houston, TX / Summer 2023
Architectural Student Intern
Structural Systems II Multimedia Design Rhino Revit SketchUp AutoCAD Enscape Twin Motion Adobe Suite Microsoft Office
LEED Green Associate USGBC - Summer 2024
OSHA 30-Hr. Certified OSHA - Spring 2024
PVAMU Honor Roll 2020 - 2024
Tau Sigma Delta Spring 2023
PVAMU WIAS 2023-2024 Treasurer
PVAMU NOMAS Member
PVAMU AIAS Member
PVAMU Honors Program Member
NIA Cultural Center: Galveston International Juneteenth Museum Concept Galveston, TX / June 2023
New World Building: Concepts for Galveston’s International Juneteenth Museum
Prairie View, TX / June 2023
> Assisted multiple Project Managers in performing site visits. Produced sketches, ...drawings, and models of several design iterations relating to.residential architecture, landscaping, and furniture design.
> Created presentation graphics for the Houston AIA Home Tour, in which the firm ...was awarded a slot in the tour for the 2023 showcase.
Page Southerland Page / Dallas, TX / Summer 2022
Architectural Student Intern
> Assisted the Healthcare Planning Department with programming a medical ...office building and its site during the schematic design phase.
> Assisted the Healthcare Planning Department with programming a renovation plan for a hospital building (in active use).
PVAMU SOA - BEAM / Prairie View, TX / Fall ‘21 - Spring ‘23
Bill Price – Brown Endowed Chair of Architecture
> Assisted Professor Price with research activities for his Building, Envelope, ..1Assembly, and Material (BEAM) research program.
> Assisted with the sensor installation, data collection, and analysis in his award-winning “INSTRUMENT,” a modular outdoor test hut.
PVAMU SOA - RISE / Prairie View, TX / Spring - Summer ‘21
Dr. Tareef Khan – Associate Professor of the Practice
Student Research Assistant Student Research Assistant
> Assisted Dr. Khan during the preparatory stages of his survey “Evaluating Young Architects’ Social Responsibility”, which studies the morals and ethics of architecture students and young professionals relating to their careers.
> Assisted with interviewing tester subjects and collecting + analyzing survey data.
PVAMU Honors Program / Prairie View, TX / Fall ‘22 - Present
Graphic Designer
TAMU Juneteenth Museum Charrette / Galveston, TX / Spring ‘22
Participant
Architecture Int. Education and Travel / Rome, Italy / Spring ‘23
Student Traveler
GALVESTON INTERNATIONAL JUNETEENTH MUSEUM
TANGO TOWER
3-12 13-20 21-28
INTERNSHIP
USC ARCH 605a FALL 2024
Partner: Faith Fullerton
Prof. Brian Deluna
The Solarium is a prototypical co-housing project intended for the larger Los Angeles area. Its unique location in Southern California provides an ideal climate to engage the outdoors, and thus all residential units connect directly to greenspace. Common areas, including courtyards, gardens, and shared terraces encourage social interaction and provide a semi-private buffer between individual rooms and public spaces. This crucial design choice affirms the occupant’s sense of individuality within the collective whole by providing layers of privacy. The seamless blending of indoor and outdoor living also fosters a strong bond between them and their environment, providing ample natural light. In addition to its residential programming, the building includes a rooftop cultivation space and farm-to-table café. The entire collective is united within a gridded façade of hydroponic growing systems in the form of a “juvenile home,” reminiscent of Oswald Mathias Ungers’ Solar House. Base-geometry inspired by Italian Renaissance Architect, Andrea Palladio’s Villa Rotunda.
Porosity is also a key design principle, and thresholds provide a gradient of opacity ranging from solid walls, to breezeblock dividers, to operable screens. The unit types accommodate a sampling of solitary residents, to couples, to families, all with ADA options. These units are oriented with the intention of providing communal areas between a diversity of demographics, whether it be age, socioeconomic status, or otherwise. By reimagining the relationship between architecture, community, and the environment, The Solarium aspires to redefine housing typologies for a more interconnected and sustainable future.
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PVAMU STUDIO VII SPRING 2023 PROF. SOPHIE XU
INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM
GALVESTON, TX
FEATURED IN THE NIA CULTURAL CENTER
JUNETEENTH EXHIBIT IN GALVESTON, TX
FEATURED IN THE “NEW WORLD BUILDING” EXHIBIT AT PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY
REUNION: The act of being brought together or the instance of two or more people together again.
The museum consists of 3 floors; the ground level is primarily used for parking; this level also elevates the building to adhere to the 500-year floodplain regulations. Multiple structural walls, each uniquely shaped, will define the interior spaces and represent Juneteenth’s “Reunion” aspect. Strong curvature and parametric elements convey the visual of “uniting” in plan, elevation, and throughout the interior. Overall, enhancing the full cultural experience in the museum.
Juneteenth was recently deemed an official government holiday. It was created to commemorate the emancipation of enslaved individuals in the United States. Even though the Emancipation Proclamation was passed on January 1, 1863, by Abraham Lincoln, enslaved people were only notified two years later, on June 19, 1865, in Galveston, TX. Juneteenth is a catalyst for so many integral entities in the black community today, Prairie View A&M being one of them. Being a student at an HBCU, paired with the experience I had during my visits to Galveston and the information I have learned from my mother and family, I am aware of the great depths this day has in our community. I will convey the themes of perseverance, strength, resilience, survival, and liberation. These themes indeed emphasize Juneteenth’s purpose as an essential holiday worth celebrating.
PHASE 1 - KEYWORDS THAT EMULATE JUNETEENTH
PHASE 2 - PHYSICAL MODELS (FOAM MATERIAL)
REUNIONRESILIENCELIBERATIONSTRENGTH
PHASE 3 FINAL FORM
FREEFORM LINES MAKE UP THE WALL FORMATION
THE WALLS ARE EXTRUDED FROM THE LINES, THEN SLICED AT AN ANGLE
THE RAMP ENTRANCES ARE EXTRUDED TO COMPLIMENT THE FORM
THE SLABS ARE CREATED TO FORM INTERIOR SPACES
THE RAMPS OF THE BUILDING CONNECT THE VIBRANT CULTURE OF GALVESTON WITH THE HISTORY OF JUNETEENTH AND CULMINATE TO CREATE A SPACE FOR CELEBRATION
1. CORE 2. PRE-FUNCTION SPACE 3. EXHIBIT SPACE #2 4. EXHIBIT SPACE #3 5. TEMPORARY EXHIBIT SPACE 1 2 3 4 4
HIGH-RISE DEVELOPMENT
MEMORIAL CITY, HOUSTON, TX
Our highrise design, located in the Houston, TX Memorial City Center complex, is built to connect corporate spaces to nature and connect the occupants. Using health and wellness to drive our building’s further purpose, we concentrated on promoting a healthy work-life balance. Our 62-story building stands 870’ tall and includes commercial and office spaces with varying occupancy standards. We also included health-oriented areas such as flex working floors and a wellness center for the occupants. We created two coves flowing up the building, pulling in the natural environment and creating conversation spaces from floor to floor.
Personal Responsibilities:
- Physical Model(s) Collab.
- Highways (site model)
- Structural Model
- Form Design Collaborator
- Core System Design
- Structural System Design
- Floorplans
Group Members:
- Derek Harris
- Meghan Lang
- Jalen Stokes
Surrounding Commercial Spaces, determine the tower’s commercial services to cater to the local demographic. The site is also near HWY-I10 and Beltway 8.
The Surrounding Residential , Mixed Use, and Apartment buildings are analyzed to gauge the immediate household types in proximity to the tower.
The tower’s orientation is based on the Winter and Summer Sun Paths and the SE Prevailing Winds. Surrounding vegetation is limited to private lots, our site will serve as a community park.
* Green Balconies* 90 degree twist* Curvy Facade
The form progressively twists, rotating 90 degrees clockwise from the base to the top.
The form mimics a stretching motion, perpetuating the active-forward purpose of the building.
The tower’s facade and twisting form creates a fluid movement, it is dance-like, hence it’s name.
LEVEL 62 (ZONE 2)
LEVELS 42-61 (ZONE 2)
LEVELS 22-41 (ZONE 3)
LEVELS 5-21 (ZONE 1)
LEVELS 1-4 (ZONES 1-3)
SHEER WALL CORE
The core runs throughout the tower and its shape adapts to the form
The dark green columns run bottom to top uninterrupted
The light green columns are strategically placed throughout the levels to accommodate the form
The “Desk Buddy” is a handcrafted adaptive furniture piece built to enhance our studio experience. It’s adjustable shelves and convient cork boards are a nice addition to the previously plain workstation.
Personal Responsibilities:
- Furniture Design
- Furniture Construction Collaboration
Group Members:
- Meghan Lang
- Jose Rosales
- Jalen Stokes
- Joi West
The AIA Houston Home Tour showcases the finest residential architecture in the Houston Area, as designed by licensed architects.
I created presentation plans for DKA’s AIA Home Tour submission during my summer 2023 internship. DKA was awarded a slot in the 2023 Home Tour.
Case Study
BOTTOM LEFT
Historical Invention
BOTTOM RIGHT
Zen Koan
Notan
Black Construction Paper + X-ACTO Knife
“FLOUNDER” 2023
Micron Pen + Sharpie + Using Points, Lines, and Planes
“Struggle or stagger helplessly or clumsily in water or mud... struggle mentally; show or feel great confusion”
“BOBBLES” 2020
“Can’t go to school without bobbles in my hair”
RIGHT
“MISS CAN’T PICK A HOBBY” 2019
Clay + Wire + Acrylic Paint
“Hmm... How many extracurricular activities can I juggle at once?”
LEFT
“FUNKY DISHWARE” 2019/2020
Clay + Glaze + Wax Resist
“An engraved fruit colander, a record player teapot, and a pair of cups”
