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I’m Olivia Leary, a design student who loves learning new things. I’m drawn to design fields that allow for a thoughtful and honest creative process. I love that architecture and graphic design allow me to work with (and for) people in creative capacities.

I get excited about working on projects that make people happy and respond to what they want or need.

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THE PERFECT GEOMETRY

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AN EXPERIENTIAL YOUNG ADULT LIBRARY

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DO DEVELOPMENT DIFFERENTLY

ENTS 04 STATE TEES

05 FOOD TRUCK APP

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WEDDING INVITATIONS

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THE PERFECT GEOMETRY The project called for a fondazione designed to honor and house a portion of Michelangelo’s work. Programming included spaces for exhibits, rare books, performances, a cafe, along with apartment spaces for visiting scholars on the proposed site, the Villa Madama in Rome. This location offered its own challenges considering historical elements.

Influenced by the perfect geometries Michelangelo used in St. Peter’s Basilica, I saw an opportunity to incorporate these ideas into my design for the Fondazione.

My design proposes a square “twin” to a circular courtyard mirrored across the Villa Madama.

Further making use of perfect geometries, the facade of the Fondazione design is comprised of three squares and three golden rectangles. Each element relates to the spaces and functions within the program, which is divided into thirds by spaces that provide service-related functions.

relationship between served/service spaces

proportioning systems used in facade

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P R O JE C T YE AR: Fall 2017 DI S C I P LI NE S: Historic design, Museum and Exhibit Design

P R O JE C T TYP E: Cultural, Residential

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view from architect’s apartment

view of permanent exhibit space

temporary exhibit space

Exhibit and residential spaces within the Fondazione. Each space is linked together by elements of perfect geometries- framed views, exhibit structures, etc.

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Section cut through lobby illustrates how this set of proportions is used to create spaces throughout the fondazione.

While creating a relationship to the existing courtyard, this design solution also allows a portion of the gardens to be maintained and utilized as an additional space between the Villa and the Fondazione.

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AN EXPERIENTIAL

02 PR O J ECT YEAR

In order to connect a library to young adults in today’s society,

Spring 2017

dynamic needs must be considered. This library, located in the Clifton

D ISCIPL INES Library Design

Community Design

neighborhood in Cincinnati, OH, aims to focus on connecting young adults to spaces around them both in the library and in their community.

The space in this library aims to imitate rooms in a home; a large open

PR OJ ECT TYPE

atrium provides a gathering space by the cafe, like a living room right off

Cultural

the dining room. The smaller spaces in the back provide individualized

Community

and more private experiences for activities such as reading, or studying.

Front and back yards provide more outdoor public spaces at street level.

The outdoor areas play a large role in

context through a special program

connecting the library with its context.

area. A kitchen provides a place for

Balconies off the private back rooms

young adults to learn about food

and a rooftop community garden adds

they grow in this garden. Kids can

to this experience.

get involved with their community and context while learning about

The community garden integrates the

different environmental factors

library’s place, the people, and its

influencing everyday health.

YOUNG ADULT LIBRARY

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Highlights the relationship between exterior balcony spaces and the interior spaces attached.

The large volume of the atrium helps to create relationships between spaces throughout the library.

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DO DEVELOPMENT DIFFERENTLY The Over-the-Rhine (OTR) district in Cincinnati has been experiencing rapid gentrification. The site, a piece of undeveloped land is currently owned by the city and located across from the only public school in the area. Students often utilize the space after school. The site is currently home to a set of basketball courts, an important activity for many community kids, and an eco-garden created by an organization called Permaganic that works with local youth. The rest of the site remains undeveloped and unsafe.

While a resident in the community for the summer, studio members became acquainted with the neighborhood, went to community input sessions for other development projects, and worked a children’s camp with a local non-profit to get input from the kids who use the space. Through conversations with community members, Permaganic, and others who have invested time, money, and energy to keep this land as a community asset for its children we gained better insight into the needs of the community.

Site photograph of the Permaganic garden

P ROJECT TEAM Caroline Asplundh Shuting Chen Angela Evans Kelly Huang Conan Huo Olivia Leary Tanner Rice Candace Zhang

Site photograph looking down Hughes Street in its current state

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P R O JE C T YE AR: Summer 2017 DI S C I P LI NE S: Community-based design and Urban Planning

P R O JE C T TYP E: Cultural, Community

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H OUS ING Options developed for housing in this location imagined 28 dwelling units (8 three bedroom units and 20 two bedroom units) and multiple retail spaces accessible from Main and Mulberry Streets.

E CO GARD EN Maintain Permaganic garden program with minimal disruption

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H U GH E S STREET An option to redo Hughes Street using pervious pavement with infiltration trenches alongside it to temporarily store surface runoff and improve water quality. A recreational stair at the end of Hughes connects our site to the surrounding community

G R E E N S P AC E This portion of the site could include a fire pit that serves as a community gathering space. Green space surrounding the fire pit could provide a space for Permaganic to expand into orchards, deciduous trees, etc.

This design reimagines the space differently from previous development plans. Our team looked at the project through three different lenses: affordable housing, green space, and recreation.

The topography of the site provided opportunities

HOUSING Additional townhouses

to incoporate rainwater management strategies

along Hughes Street

as well- a much needed feature to mitgate runoff

provide opportunity for

issues the city faces.

multi-generational housing with one senior unit and two two-bedroom units

While we considered leaving the space in a more

per townhouse.

natural state with little intervention, it became apparent that affordable housing is a necessity for the OTR community. In order to ensure any housing developed would remain affordable,

HOUSING RECREATION GREEN SPACE

an idea for the site was to set up a community land trust. This could be a potential source for funding from public and philanthropic resources.

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STATE TEES

This collection of t-shirts was designed for The Three-Thirteen Co. and is sold in their brick + mortar store in Willshire, OH. The line is inspired by small town life: supporting your favorite teams, loving your family, and embracing your home by wearing it proudly.

04 PROJECT YE AR

Summer 2017-present

DIS CIPLIN E S Typography Illustration

PROJECT TYP E Graphic Design

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The pieces are printed by another local small business.

This partnership has provided a hands-on experience throughout the process.

Each step of the way has been a learning process for me; I have been able to have a hands-on role in the production of this line through the business side as well- from trend forecasting to setting retail prices.

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early sketch to final product

Initial sketches from the Fall 2018 line transformed into final products. Early digital iterations involved overlaying some of these initial sketches many times.

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FOOD TRUCK APP

05 P R O JECT Y EAR

Spring 2017

DIS C I P LIN ES

User Interface

Visual Identity

PR O JE CT TY P E Graphic Design

This user-experience based project focused on creating a food truck app for young women. I examined my target audience through persona, narrative writing, storyboarding, and prototyping to develop elements of the app. Check out the entire project in this link to a clickable app tinyurl.com/ycaxezzj.

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The menu is clearly organized with

Before adding an item to the order, users are

categories at the top and allow for filtering

able to customize it or add a note about the

by different categories related to dietary

preparation of items. After an item is added,

restrictions, calorie counts, etc.

the menu appears again.

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When a user scrolls up on the “My Order�

After tapping the button to place an order,

banner at the bottom of the menu they are

users have the option to pay from the app using

prompted to review items added to the

ApplePay or pay at the truck when picking up

order. They can edit or remove these from

their order. See the rest of the ordering process

here before placing their order.

through this link: tinyurl.com/ycaxezzj

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WEDDING INVITATIONS This wedding invitation set transformed hand-painted elements digitally into a variety of different arrangements to make the set cohesive while allowing each piece in the set to be unique. Initially I began by creating around 40 watercolored flowers and leaves inspired by floral arrangements planned for the wedding.

These elements were scanned and manipulated to best fit the type layouts of each card in the set. This destination wedding was an exciting trip for many guests, so I drew from feelings that old ticket designs and event posters created. I focused on highlighting elements of type and played with pushing and pulling elements to create hierarchies.

06 PROJECT YE AR Summer 2018

DIS CIPLIN E S Typography

Above images show original paintings

Illustration

that were scanned in and incorporated as

PROJECT TY P E Graphic Design

elements throughout the entire wedding invitation set.

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In order to preserve the level of imperfection that comes with creating a piece by hand, I made sure to ensure the brush strokes were visible. Throughout each phase of manipulating the images, I paid careful attention to maintaining the imperfections.

This quality gave the titles a motion that carried through the set and complemented the playfulness of the floral arrangements.

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Each title was also hand-painted to tie together the bold text and the floral styles.

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HONORS N ORTHW EST OHI O SC HOLA RSHI P 2 017 Miami University Dept. of Arch. + I.D.

EXPE R IEN C E

M I LD RED Z . BI SHOP SC HOLA RSHI P 2 016, 2 018 Miami University Department of Arch. + I.D.

S TUD ENT C O - O P I N T E RN S ep t. 2 0 17 - pr e se n t Miami University Physical Facilities Department Planning, Architecture, + Engineering

develop space plans, correct drawings, and create

signage for buildings on Miami’s Oxford and branch

campuses working alongside project managers

D EA N ’S LI ST, P RESI D EN T’S LI ST 2 015-2 018 Miami University

S UMMER FELLO W Ma y 2 0 17 - J uly 2 0 1 7 Miami University Center for Community Engagement Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati, Ohio

initiated conversations with the community

about alternative development plans for a site in

Over-the-Rhine and developed possible design

solutions for this site DES IG NER & STO RE M AN A GE R Jun e 2 0 17 - pr e se n t the three-thirteen co.

Willshire, Ohio

created logo and various promotional

content including social media posts, business

cards, and photographing and staging shoots

redesigned layout of the store to improve traffic

patterns and highlight and feature merchandise

developed a line of t-shirts sold in store

assist with selecting inventory to purchase

stage displays

ME O LIVIA LE A RY E M A IL learyol@miamioh.edu PHONE 419-771-8279 A D D R E SS 15347 State Line Road Willshire, OH 45898

E D U C AT I O N M I A M I UN I V ERSI TY A ug . 2 015 - Ma y 2 019 Oxford, Ohio | 3.78 GPA pursuing B.A. in architecture | minoring in graphic design

I N VO LV E M E NT AIAS A mer i ca n I n sti tu te of A r c hi tec tu r e S tude nts Fa l l 2 015 - p re se nt

secretary 2018-19 fundraising committee 2016-17 FREED OM BY D ESI GN 2 017-p re se nt

designed and built improvements to a local dog park in Oxford, Ohio including an obstacle course out of recycled material and a shade structure

D ESI GN LA B 2 018 Cincinnati, Ohio

worked with fifth grade students teaching design

thinking strategies as they worked to create and

model an innovative food space