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Nikki Self

nikki@ou.edu 405.761.1756 Education University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

Expected Graduation May 2018 Bachelor of Architecture Minors in General Business and Geographic Information Systems

Relevant Experience Design Build Mentor

April 2017 - Current

Engage Learning Norman, OK

Aiding children 10-12 years of age through the design and build process

Design and Fabrication Specialist

Tom Love Innovation Hub, Fabrication Lab Norman, OK

April 2017 - Current

3D printing | Laser Etching/Cutting | Woodworking | Sewing and Embroidery CNC Routing| Mechanical Tooling | Vacuum Sealing |Vinyl Cutting

Summer Student Intern

Alford Hall Monaghan Morris Architects Oklahoma City, OK

Summer 2013/2015

Scaled Models | Read Construction Documents | Rendering and Design Details

Summer Student Intern

Summer 2014

Goldstein Hill & West Architects New York, NY Construction Document detailing and edits | New York City Zoning Codes

Activities and Leadership

Software

Alliance for Public Transportation Transit Leadership Academy March 2018

(in order by proficiency)

Urban Land Institute Hines Student Competition Participant January 2018 U.S. Green Building Council - OU Chapter President June 2017 - Present Toastmasters International President Public Relations

July 2017 - Present October 2016 - July 2017

Garden History European Tour/Individual travel Study Abroad Summer 2016 University of Oklahoma Athletics Department Game Day Assistant August 2013-May 2015 The Oklahoma Daily Photo Journalist

Jan 2012 - May 2013

- Microsoft Office - Adobe Illustrator - Rhino 5.0 - Sketchup - Adobe Photoshop - ArcMap - AutoCAD - Revit - Adobe InDesign - Python


FABRICATION

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS

EDUCATION


PHOTO JOURNALISM

EXTRACURRICULAR


EDUCA


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The Research Campus on the southern end of the University of Oklahoma is a recent development that caters to the Research needs of OU and is introducing the new National Environmental Simulation Testing Facility (NEST) in the south-east corner of the site. The campus is home to a handful of research centers along with other office spaces. Though the main purpose of the South Campus is research, it lacks neighborhood involvement and is disengaged with the main campus, in conclusion it ultimately lacks synergy. Numerous parking lots may be to blame but the research center itself is programmed to require researchers, students and other user groups to use it in a very specific way or not at all. This is a group project meant to be a first look into master planning. An overall patchwork matrix of the programs was first introduced to help show the weak points of the site. The weakest points was the excessive amount of parking on the site with a lack of green space. The Patch introduced a series of berms to introduce both green spaces and a connection of the programs and buildings on site that parking lots are currently disconnecting. There was also an introduction of new programs not relevant to research to coincide with new relevant research facilities, to create a collaborative environment welcome to all. These are all located strategically on the site using a matrix of the existing programs. The Patch was then combined with other studio projects to create the South Campus Research Plan. The Reveal introduced the idea of ribbons to the site. South Ecdysis introduced a strong diagonal connecting the NEST back to main campus. S.O.U.R.C.E. introduced the importance of the Oklahoma Geological Surveys and an introduction of various land typologies onto the site. The Patch introduced a series of connections used as multi-modal paths through the site to connect programs.


The Patch: Axionometric Plan Interstate

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Highway

Flood Ave.

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Main St.

Boyd St.

Chatauqua Ave.

University of Oklahoma Jenkins Ave.

Berry Rd.

Lindsey St.

Norman - University of Oklahoma

Interstate

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Interstate

44

OKC Interstate

40

Interstate

40

Moore

Norman

Greater Oklahoma City - Oklahoma City, Moore,

Interstate

35

Interstate

44

Tulsa Greater Area

Greater OKC

Interstate

40

Oklahoma State - Greater Oklahoma City and Tulsa Area

Interstate

35

Interstate

44

Interstate

40

The United States - Oklahoma

The Patch and South Research Campus: Section

The Patch: Matrix Diagram


11 Ecdysis

The Patch

S.O.U.R.C.E. The Reveal

South Campus Research Master Plan


Pre-Schematic Process Diagrams Roof Plan

Site Plan

Axonometric

Experiential Pattern


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Design Development 3rd Floor Plan

PRESENTATION ROOM LOUNGE AREA

LOUNGE AREA

2nd Floor Plan

LOUNGE AREA

RESTROOMS RESTROOMS

Circulation Diagram

STUDY COLLABORATION SPACES

1st Floor Plan

COMMUNITY STORM SHELTER/EVENT SPACE MAX 200 PEOPLE UNDERGROUND PARKING

RESTROOMS

RESTROOMS

Progress Check: The next step in the design process of South Campus was to each pick a location and a program. This program is a Multidisciplinary Hub or a Union centered in the middle of the master plan. It contains a central indoor courtyard to be used as a food court and a exhibition space for the reseachers on OU’s South Campus. There is a spiral of circulation with individual study spaces surrounding this main courtyard. There is a idea that the noise will be centered in the building and as you move towards the walls it quiets down into a variety of office and study spaces.

ENTRY BISTRO

POST OFFICE

COFFEE BAR

ELEVATOR FOOD DINING PUBLIC COURTYARD

FOOD

UNDER RAMPS

STUDY COLLABORATION SPACES

The form is made to be viewed as if emerging out of the ground while being surrounded by other topographical elements to help expand the idea of it being a force to be reckoned with. Being a multidisciplinary space it helps with the originally definted problem of the research campus having a lack of synergy. This Building will serve as South Campus’ Synergy.


Grid Diagrams

Experiential Sections


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Sections



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ULI Hines Student Competition Located in Toronto, the proposed site is disconnected it is from the surrounding areas. Barriers in the form of train tracks and major roadways are on all sides of the property, creating an isolated triangular space. Further research into the greater Toronto area brought to light issues of flooding, due to its proximity to the Don River, and a lack of affordable housing in a progressive, multi-cultural community. This initial research led to an understanding that the Don River Bend should seek to reinforce a balance between the specific ecological and social needs of the community. The flooding has resulted in frequent closures of the Don Valley Parkway, rendering this section of roadway both unreliable and unsafe. By bringing water from the adjacent Don River into the site, flood mitigation relief is provided to the ultimate capacity that the current river can handle. After analyzing traffic patterns, traffic counts, and city circulation, the decision was made to remove the portion of the Don Valley Parkway that extends from Eastern Avenue down to the Gardiner Expressway, using arterial streets to diffuse traffic. Through the extension of Broadview Avenue, Lewis Street, and a pedestrian path to the Old Eastern Avenue Bridge, the Don River Bend makes the site accessible by all modes of transportation to surrounding areas.


Master Site Plan LAND USE 10

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160

20

80

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N

10

40 20

Financial Diagrams

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Programs Percentage by Square Foot Office Retail RESIDENTIAL

COMMERICIAL MIXED USE VEGETATION

Affordabale Residential Market Residential

CONNECTIONS 10

40 20

160 80

N

Total Gross Income Vs. Development Cost Canadian Dollars in Millions TRAFFIC PEDESTRIAN

REROUTING OF DON VALLEY PARKWAY

Ecological Section

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19 Aerial View

Development Phasing 10

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160

20

80

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Office Retail Affordabale Residential Market Residential

PHASE 1 2018-2022 PREPARATION OF THE SITE, REROUTING OF THE DON VALLEY PARKWAY CONSTRUCTION OF A RESIDENTIAL BUILDING COMMERCIAL BUILDING 10

40

160

20

80

N

Office Retail Affordabale Residential Market Residential

PHASE 2 2023-2025 CONSTRUCTION OF MIXED-USE PROPERTIES ALONG

BROADVIEW AVENUE, INTRODUCTION OF GREEN BELT AND TRENCH FOR REDIRECTED WATER THROUGH SITE 10

40

N

160

20

80

Office Retail Affordabale Residential Market Residential

PHASE 3 2025-2027 CONNECTION TO OLD EASTERN AVENUE BRIDGE ESTABLISHED

CONSTRUCTION OF DON RIVER BOATHOUSE 10

40 20

160 80

N

Office Retail Affordabale Residential Market Residential

PHASE 4 2027-2029 COMPLETION OF LAST MIXED-USE PROPERTIES RELEASE OF WATER INTO SITE

Final Board Layout N

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40 20

OLIVIA “I AM AN INTERNATIONAL STUDENT FROM SPAIN UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO ST. GEORGE CAMPUS. AS A CINEMA STUDIES MAJOR, I AM MOST EXCITED ABOUT THE DON RIVER BEND DEVELOPMENT

ATTENDING THE

BEING A NEW SITE FOR MY FILMS!”

MIA & ALEXANDER “WE HAVE LIVED HERE OUR WHOLE LIVES AND ALWAYS USED TO SAY THAT WE WOULD LEAVE ONE DAY.

HOWEVER,

WITH ALL OF THE NEW

DEVELOPMENT, WE’VE FALLEN

“MY KIDS, AVA AND ETHAN, LOVE THE CORKTOWN COMMONS. SO IT’S GREAT TO HAVE THE PARK SO CLOSE TO OUR APARTMENT IN THE

ESPECIALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE

WEST DON LANDS. I’M GLAD THAT THE BEND IS DEVELOPING THE OLD EASTERN AVENUE BRIDGE. I THINK IT WILL OPEN

AFFORDABLE WATERFRONT

UP NEW OPPORTUNITIES TO

BACK IN LOVE WITH OUR HOME TOWN.

WE’RE

OPTIONS AVAILABLE AT THE

DON RIVER BEND.”

CHLOE

GABE

PLAY FOR MY KIDS.”

EVELYN & PHIL

AVERY & LUCAS

LIAM

“WE OWN A COUPLE OF

“I CAN’T BELIEVE THEY

“I JUST MOVED TO TORONTO

“CAN YOU HELP US? WERE

AFTER RECEIVING MY DEGREE

LOST AND LOOKING FOR AN

LOCAL SHOPS AND WE’RE

HAVEN’T OPENED UP THE BIKE

APARTMENT LISTING

LOOKING FOR A NEW SPACE

TRAILS TO RUN EAST AND WEST

IN

METEOROLOGY. I LOVE THE

VARIETY OF WEATHER HERE

I’M PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN HOW THE DON RIVER BEND IS WORKING WITH THE SITE’S FLOODING PROBLEM. NOW PEOPLE CAN INTERACT WITH THE RIVER, AND

INSTEAD OF DRIVING RIGHT BY IT.”

SOMEWHERE ON THIS STREET.

WE’RE RETIRING SOON AND WE PLAN TO MOVE TO

TORONTO, ‘THE STREET CAR CITY’, SO WE NEVER HAVE TO OWN A CAR AGAIN. WE’RE LOOKING INTO DON RIVER BEND, SINCE IT’S SO CLOSE TO THE EAST HARBOR TRANSIT STATION.”

TO HOUSE OUR LATEST IDEA.

IT’S A SECRET UNTIL WE OPEN IN THE DON RIVER BEND IN 2020. WE’RE LOOKING FORWARD TO SERVING BOTH

EAST HARBOR AND THE

THE WORKERS IN

SURROUNDING RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY AS WELL.”

OVER THE

NOW.

160 80

N

N

RESIDENTIAL

10

40 20

189095

160 80

N

TRAFFIC ROUTE PEDESTRIAN STREET

COMMERICIAL MIXED USE VEGETATION

CONNECTIONS

LAND USE

REROUTING OF DON VALLEY PARKWAY

OLIVIA “I AM AN INTERNATIONAL STUDENT FROM SPAIN ATTENDING THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO ST. GEORGE CAMPUS. AS A CINEMA STUDIES MAJOR, I AM MOST EXCITED ABOUT THE DON RIVER BEND DEVELOPMENT BEING A NEW SITE FOR MY FILMS!”

DON RIVER UNTIL

I LOVE TO WORK OUT

MIA & ALEXANDER “WE HAVE LIVED HERE OUR WHOLE LIVES AND ALWAYS USED TO SAY THAT WE WOULD LEAVE ONE DAY. HOWEVER, WITH ALL OF THE NEW

WEST DON LANDS. I’M GLAD THAT THE BEND IS DEVELOPING THE OLD EASTERN AVENUE BRIDGE. I THINK IT

THE AFFORDABLE WATERFRONT

WILL OPEN UP NEW OPPORTUNITIES TO

RIVER BEND.”

10

40 20

AND EXPLORE MY CITY BY

Total Gross Income Vs. Development Cost Canadian Dollars in Millions

BIKE, BUT OPENING UP A

RECREATIONAL BOATING AREA IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CITY MAY CHANGE MY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION.”

BROAD LEAF CATTAILS SWEET GRASS CANADA WILD RYE BIG BLUESTEM

RED PINE

BALSAM POPLAR

BLACK WILLOW

YELLOW BIRCH

160 80

DON

“I JUST MOVED TO TORONTO AFTER RECEIVING MY DEGREE IN

METEOROLOGY. I LOVE THE VARIETY OF WEATHER HERE AND I’M

CLOSE TO OUR APARTMENT IN THE

IN LOVE WITH OUR HOME TOWN. WE’RE ESPECIALLY EXCITED ABOUT OPTIONS AVAILABLE AT THE

PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN HOW THE

DON RIVER BEND IS WORKING WITH THE SITE’S FLOODING PROBLEM. NOW PEOPLE CAN INTERACT WITH

THE RIVER, INSTEAD OF DRIVING RIGHT

PLAY FOR MY KIDS.”

N

EVELYN & PHIL

CHLOE

GABE “MY KIDS, AVA AND ETHAN, LOVE THE CORKTOWN COMMONS. SO IT’S GREAT TO HAVE THE PARK SO

DEVELOPMENT, WE’VE FALLEN BACK

BY IT.”

10

40 20

160 80

LIAM

AVERY & LUCAS

“CAN YOU HELP US? WERE LOST

40 20

OPENED UP THE BIKE TRAILS TO RUN

EAST AND WEST OVER THE DON RIVER UNTIL NOW. I LOVE TO WORK OUT AND EXPLORE MY CITY BY BIKE,

NEW SPACE TO HOUSE OUR LATEST

WE’RE RETIRING SOON AND WE TORONTO, ‘THE STREET CAR CITY’, SO WE NEVER HAVE TO OWN A CAR AGAIN. WE’RE LOOKING INTO DON RIVER BEND, SINCE IT’S SO CLOSE TO THE EAST HARBOR TRANSIT STATION.”

IDEA. IT’S A SECRET UNTIL WE OPEN

DON RIVER BEND IN 2020. WE’RE LOOKING FORWARD TO EAST HARBOR AND THE SURROUNDING

PLAN TO MOVE TO

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“I CAN’T BELIEVE THEY HAVEN’T

“WE OWN A COUPLE OF LOCAL

SHOPS AND WE’RE LOOKING FOR A

AND LOOKING FOR AN APARTMENT

LISTING SOMEWHERE ON THIS STREET.

N

IN THE

SERVING BOTH THE WORKERS IN

BUT OPENING UP A RECREATIONAL BOATING AREA IN THE MIDDLE OF THE

RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY AS WELL.”

160 80

CITY MAY CHANGE MY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION.”

N

10

40 20

160 80

N

BLACK MAPLE

Programs Percentage by Square Foot

Office Retail Affordabale Residential Market Residential

PHASE 1 2018-2022

PHASE 2 2023-2025

PHASE 3 2025-2027

PREPARATION OF THE SITE, REROUTING OF THE DON VALLEY PARKWAY CONSTRUCTION OF A RESIDENTIAL BUILDING

CONSTRUCTION OF MIXED-USE PROPERTIES ALONG CONNECTION TO OLD EASTERN AVENUE BRIDGE BROADVIEW AVENUE, ESTABLISHED INTRODUCTION OF GREEN BELT AND TRENCH FOR RE- CONSTRUCTION OF DON RIVER BOATHOUSE

COMMERCIAL BUILDING

DIRECTED WATER THROUGH SITE

Office

Retail

Affordabale Residential

PHASE 4 2027-2029

COMPLETION OF LAST MIXED-USE PROPERTIES RELEASE OF WATER INTO SITE

Market Residential



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Apex City is a solution to Automobile Alley in OKC by making sure the context of the site is met and existing buildings are used to their maximum potential. A new building is added to create a encompassed courtyard that although physically removed from the street is visually connected through a transparent structural design. Inside the courtyard is an apex of programs combining to support an already thriving area. The existing warehouse space is utilized as a Co-op motorcycle maintenance facility and event center roof top bar space in order to utilize the views of downtown of Oklahoma City. The rooftop bar with a secretive aspect needed a grandiose entrance in the form of a curvilinear spiraling staircase with an elevator in the center to create a feeling of sanctuary that is felt in similar “Biker Bars�. Meanwhile on the East side of the site sits an all but condemned structure with a beautiful mural facing the site. This structure forms a visual and sound barrier for the site from the railroad tracks on the other side. Utilizing this structure as a partially open pavilion by reinforcing the structure for safety creates a place for events or motorcycle parking for the adjacent Co-op.


Site Plan

East Elevation


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First Floor Plan

Second Floor Plan

North Elevation

Third Floor Plan


Vignettes


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When looking at neighborhoods like Classen-Ten-Penn in Oklahoma City with a very specific demographic of people in a very revitalized area it’s hard not to just revitalize it as well and slowly push out the current residences, but Cultivate fights this cause and effect. “Self-Reliance” with in a community is worth striving for through cultivating, engaging, producing, and inspiring within the community and that’s what Cultivation is for. The idea is to create an urban farm that supports the Classen-Ten-Penn neighborhood by leading them towards self-reliance. “You can give a man a fish and he’s fed for a day, or you can teach a man to fish and he’s fed for a lifetime” Cultivate introduces community supported agriculture through a community center that teaches gardening techniques, beekeeping, culinary education and houses market place to help the local economy as well. The upkeep is supported by Co-op housing. Co-ops prosper through cultivation because they have to cultivate their own lifestyle by living and thriving with each other with a very low cost but are required to upkeep and cultivate their provider. The design shows a cultivation of spaces interlocking vertically while also being connected through a series of staircases and catwalks.


Site Plan

East Elevation

South Elevation

Sections

Program Diagram


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First Floor Plan

Second Floor Plan

Third Floor Plan


GEOGR INFORM SYST


RAPHIC MATION TEMS



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Norman, Oklahoma has one of the best Public Transportation Systems in the state and is in a constant state of improvement, including most recently implementing a bike lane running the length of Lindsey. When first looking at the bus routes they were in large centrally located in and around the university but they don’t reach very far out into rural areas or much past Interstate 35. Also when looking at how the Riders interact with the bus stops the more used bus stops are very close to campus as well. All of the maps on this page were classified using Natural Breaks (Jenks) as a means to unify the data. The Cleveland Area Rapid Transit (CART) is in partnership with the University of Oklahoma which makes sense that its main focus is serving the University population. With all the benefits the University has there should be a greater influence of expanding outside of the more centrally located areas. If you look at the zoning map there is a lot of Residential areas not being served by Public Transportation. This project is used to show a correlation to the income demographics that the reason the CART is under-utilized is due to its inability to reach the lower income demographic of Norman.


Norman Transit Study Average House Hold Income in relation to Cleveland Area Rapid Transit Routes and Stops Norman, OK Zoning Map

Transportation to work (16 and Up) The Number of People that walk 0-5 6 - 17 18 - 54

0

2.5

5

10 Miles

The Number of People that cycle 0-2 3-5 6-8

0

2.5

5

10 Miles

Agriculture/Parks

The Number of People who use public transportation

Commercial Industrial

0-1

Mixed Use

2-3 4-6

Residential State Owned 0

2.5

5

10 Miles

Mean Household Income by Census Tract Cloropleth Map of Mean Household Income by Census Tract 0

Mean Household Income (dollars)

2.5

5

10 Miles

13,052 - 30,194 30,195 - 49,035 49,036 - 65,172 65,173 - 86,956 86,957 - 120,332

The Number of people who drive 0 - 52 53 - 86 87 - 97

0 0

2.5

5

10 Miles

2.5

5

10 Miles


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Norman Bus Stops Norman, OK Bus Stops and the Ridership

Cleveland Area Rapid Transit Routes

Bus Stop Type Tecumseh Rd.

No Bench/Shelter Either Bench or Shelter Both Bench/Shelter

Number of Riders (Sept 2016) Alameda St.

0 - 298 299 - 1024 1025 - 4263 4264 - 12053

Robinson St.

12054 - 42126

itial study would be to look into the bike paths through Norman and even a potential rtation. With the lack of people walking a closer connection to these routes would be alkers and public transportation users in the community. I would also like to look Main into St. hink could be easy to find although not through an open data source but maybe un’ or other tracking apps. I think through studying the types of bus stops there is nches and shelters which could lead to more comfort form the weather and the throughout the community by implementing more comfort into the bus stops already Lindsey St.

us.gov or the Cleveland Area Rapid Transit website. I also got the information about Norman City Routes CARTMain named Street Taylor Johnson.

Lindsey East Lindsey West ity Survey 5-Year. West Norman Link2011-2015. COMMUTING CHARACTERISTICS BY SEX. Excel Alameda/E. Norman nsus.gov. OU Campus Routes Apartment Loop Lloyd Noble Center Shuttle ity Survey 5-Year. 2011-2015. INCOME IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (IN 2015 Research Route RS). Excel Data Sheet, Oklahoma State: census.gov. Lloyd Noble and Research Route Campus Loop

Park and Ride Data Sheet, Norman: Cleveland Area Rapid Transit. Bus Stops. Excel

Norman City Routes Main Street Memorial 2017. RoutePresbyterian ScheduleChurch and Transit Guide. PDF Pamphlet, Norman: University of Lindsey East Bethel Baptist Annex Lindsey West Sooner Mall raphic Information System Online Mapping. n.d. Norman Zoning Districts. Interactive 0 1.25 West Norman Link man. Antioch Community Church Alameda/E. Norman Lloyd Noble Center 2900 Jenkins Ave.

601 24th Ave. SW. 1132 McGee Dr. 3301 W. Main St.

1330 E. Lindsey St.

Homeland

1251 Alameda St.

OU Campus Routes Apartment Loop Lloyd Noble Center Shuttle Research Route 2.5 5 Miles Lloyd Noble and Research Route Campus Loop *Sooner Express (Not Shown)


FABRIC


CATION


OU Clocktower Puzzle


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Studio Desk Shelves


Tom Love Innovation Hub Create Challenge - Bench Design 3rd Place

55”

72”

Top View

33”

Front View

Back View

Side View

19”

When looking at this challenge I researched some of the more famous chairs based off of comfort and design and the main one that caught my eye is the well known Eames Chair. Then using the classic Eames shape for the bench design with a little bit of continuity in the curve this shape came out. This design is meant to be repeated into any length but also creates an illusion that it may not support the user. Then people are not merely using it for a bench but also to test and use the design out of interest and an adrenaline rush rather than necessity. This creates a bridge between form and function that allows this bench to create excitement while also being a bench used for seating and comfort. Perspective Views


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Other

Wood Lathe, Furniture Design, and Labratory Glass Blowing

Wood Lathe Bowl

Torch Glassblowing - Labratory Glass Blowing Class

Tray Side Table


EXTRACUR


RRICULAR


US Green Building Council - OU Chapter Field Trip President

Above: Students tour the Weatherford Wind Energy Center (Credit: Nikki Self, 2017).

The OU Student Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council recently toured the Weatherford Wind Energy Center's wind turbines and the Patience S. Latting Northwest Public Library in Oklahoma City. Most people have heard of wind turbines, but getting up close and personal with one is a somewhat startling and amazing experience! The Weatherford Wind Energy Center is owned and operated by a subsidiary of Florida Power and Lights Energy, operating 98 turbines that have the ability to generate power for more than 44,000 homes. Carolyn, our guide for the day, started off the tour by showing a video of the process of constructing the turbines from the ground up, transforming them from giant, 80-foot sections into a cohesive 262-foot tall tower. After viewing the video, the guide took the group out to see one of the turbines in action--not just at a distance--but up close and personal! The tour group also visited the Patience S. Latting Northwest Library, in north Oklahoma City, named after the former Oklahoma City mayor who was also the first female to serve on the Oklahoma City Council. The building, one of the first branch libraries constructed in over 30 years, was designed by Richard + Bauer and LWPC Architects and opened in May 2012, certified to the LEED Silver standard. The tour was led by Janeal Walker, a staff member who has been with the building since the construction process began. One of the factors contributing to the LEED Silver certification of the building was the inclusion of berms which hug the building's exterior. These allow one of their utility rooms to be FEMA-certified to withstand an F5 tornado. A geothermal heating and cooling system is used to help control the building's climate, and 80% of the materials used were recycled. Janeal made the tour incredibly interesting by providing her perspective as someone who regularly inhabits and utilizes the space. Janeal was able to give us a great overview of not just the amazing quality, but also pointed out some problematic areas of the design. Although she did have interesting flaws to point out with the space, Janeal shared lots of praise for the design and the utility it provides to the community. The library was quietly bustling during the tour, affirming this praise. USGBC-OU had a great time, and we hope more members of the University of Oklahoma community will join us on future adventures!


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Engage Learning

Design Build Mentor - Elementary and Middle School Students


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Sooner Toastmasters President


PHOTO JO


OURNALISM


University of Oklahoma - Oklahoma Daily

Slacklining on the North Oval - 2012

OU India Night - 2013

Medieval Fair - 2013

Everything Goes OU Theater - 2012

Hello Goodbye Concert- 2012


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Architecture College Lighting Show - 2012

Dancers Showcase - 2013

98th Annual Powwow- 2012

Professor Hale on his research on Charles Darwin- 2012

Mary Stuart OU Theater - 2012



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