Bower Portfolio 2025

PIERCE BOWER M.Arch

Portfolio.

RESUME PIERCELBOWER@GMAIL.COM (402) 416 - 9979 Architectural Designer relocating to Chicago in July 2025.

EDUCATION

EXPERIENCE

2025 | Master of Architecture

HDR

University of Nebraska - Lincoln Dean’s List 4 Semesters

2022 | Bachelor of Arts - Philosophy (Distinction) University of Nebraska - Lincoln Minors in Art, Religious Studies; Dean’s List 8 Semesters

Architectural Design Intern, 05.24 - 06.25 • Collaborate across disciplines to complete assignments under the supervision of an Architect or Project Manager.

• Model digital twins, conduct easement analysis, contribute to schematic design, and develop iterative architectural solutions.

• Develop presentation graphics to communicate concepts to clients, design awards juries, and for agency approval.

• Lead centerpiece design and construction for HDR’s 2024 IMPACT A+BES Global Conference.

SKILLS

Cosmic Stew RPG

Rhino 3D

Photoshop

InDesign

Illustrator

Enscape

Grasshopper

Revit

AutoCAD

Bluebeam

3D Printing

Laser Cutting

Hand Drawing

Blender

Unity

Premiere Pro

Procreate

Audition

Cinema 4D

Managing Designer, 07.20 - Current • Oversee art direction and collaborate with visual developers and producers to deliver project assets and marketing materials.

• Develop visually cohesive systems and produce high-quality deliverables across digital and physical formats.

• Cooperatively set and manage schedules for product design, development, manufacturing, and marketing.

• Manage iterative design workflows and review visual and written deliverables to ensure quality and consistency.

AWARDS

UNL Building Operations

2025 | • College of Architecture Future Practice Award

Student Recommissioner, 05.23 - 09.23

2024 | • Clark & Enersen Professional Scholarship

• Calibrate and commission HVAC nanostat controls, VAV units, and occupancy sensors for psychrometric comfort.

• SGH/Dri-Design/Pella Merit Award • Sean F. Mellon Scholarship Finalist

2023 | • BVH Architecture Design Finalist 2022 | • Hemphill Memorial Fellowship

• Conduct, record, and organize on-site air velocity, pressure, and humidity measurements using specialized equipment.

• Cross-reference environmental measurements and mechanical plans to identify, diagnose, and resolve HVAC issues.

2021 | • Ed Hirsch Scholarship

UNL College of Architecture

2020 | • UCARE Recipient

Graduate Teaching Assistant, 01.23 - 05.24

2015 | • Vesper Science Scholarship

• Provide critical feedback on student design work and lead computer applications tutorials for Architecture Core Studio II.

• Dewey and Kelley Scholarship

2014 | • Susan T. Buffet Foundation Scholarship • St. Elizabeth Medical Center Scholarship

• Lead drawing labs, demonstrate techniques, and deliver lessons on analog-to-digital media workflows for Design Drawing.

• Present introductory lessons on design fundamentals such as composition, perspective, projection, and color.

CONTENTS

HDR IMPACT CONFERENCE Design / Build Centerpiece fall 2024 p. 1

FARNAM TRANSIT DISTRICT Transit-Oriented Development fall 2023 p. 9

CAPITOL NExUS Transit-Oriented Reuse spring 2025 p. 17

NExT COURTYARDS Medium Density Housing spring 2023 p. 21

IMPACT CONFERENCE CENTERPIECE OMAHA, NE | DESIGN-BUILD | HDR 2024 INTERN PROJECT Area: 400 SF Collaborators: Marty Amsler, Paula Brammier, Bill DeRoin, Landon Healy, Desiree Mervau, Rhiannon Strazdas Every other year, HDR hosts the IMPACT A+BES Global Conference to bring together its Architecture and Building Engineering Services business groups to explore how their professional achievements can create a positive and long-lasting impact within the built environment. Our intern team was asked to design a centerpiece for less than $10,000 that embodied the 2024 theme, “People, Passion, Planet,” which focused on the interconnected nature of who HDR’s people are, what drives their passion, and how they instigate meaningful change in the world.

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Concept Development

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IDEATION

CONCEPT SKETCH

Free association diagram inspired by conference themes.

Sweeping action line toward central “IMPACT” zone.

INITIAL MODEL

FINAL CONCEPT

Explore construction method and feasibility.

Maintain action line with refined form and construction.

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Design Development PARAMETRIC DESIGN Grasshopper script enabled rapid iteration and redesign.

KEY DIMENSIONS

Simple slotted construction allows for ease of assembly.

Size was critical for an engaging spatial presence.

6'-6"

EXPLODED AXON

9'-0" 13'-0"

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4'-0"

8'-0"

4'-0"

13'-0" 3'-0"

SINGLE BRANCH ELEVATION Single spiral branches could be densified and arrayed as many time as necessary to meet budget.

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Assembly

Installation Setup (Left to Right: Landon, Marty, Rhiannon)

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Finished Centerpiece

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FARNAM TRANSIT DISTRICT OMAHA, NE | ARCH 510 | TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT Area: 800,000 SF Instructors: Bruce Carpenter, Tom Trenolone, Tim Williams The Farnam Transit District is a mixed-use, transit-oriented development located east of Turner Park in Omaha, Nebraska that speculates on the future potential of urban agriculture and public transit in the city’s highly visible Midtown. The project builds on Omaha’s urban core redevelopment and envisions a nodal configuration where spaces for live, work, and play stack around a central transit hub.

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Morphology & Program 1. SITE FILL

2. NODAL NESTING

3. GLOBAL SUBTRACTION

Maximize site use, general east-west orientation, TIFF informed elevations.

Enveloped parking, adjacency to Douglas, central transit hub.

Voids for Twin Towers views and gondola line, reinforce east-west axis.

ORBT

STREETCAR BUS BUS ORBT

MIXED USE SCHEMATIC

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PROGRAM STACKING

4. CONNECTIVE TUNNELING

5. LOCAL SUBTRACTION

6. PUSH & PULL

Improve circulation, create ground level terrace, light infiltration.

Reinforce light infiltration, greenhouse pitch, reduce formal dominance.

Create elevated terraces, green roof potentials, conform to structural grid.

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Spatial Organization PLANS

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50

150

300 ft

Tower Level

The tower level includes a 40,000 sq. ft. greenhouse that can generate approximately 100,000 pounds of produce per year - enough to supply an attached grocery. Residential towers offer approximately 204 total dwelling units.

Mid Level Programs vary widely in the mid level plan. The southwest lot offers residential while the northwest has a mix of residential and office space.

The northeast consists of office and educational space while grocery and urban agriculture make up the southeast lot.

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The ground level plan is primarily programmed for retail and workshare, which totals approximately 110,000 sqft. Highlighted at this level is the parking garage envelopment with access maintained via Douglas St.

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Ground Level

Exterior, Courtyard Facing Retail

SECTION AA

LIVE

TRANSIT

LIVE

WORK

GREEN HOUSE WORK EDUCATION

RETAIL

RETAIL

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Select View

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Exterior, Gondola Courtyard

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CAPITOL NExUS LINCOLN, NE | ARCH 611 | TRANSIT-ORIENTED REUSE Area: 430,000 SF Instructor: Supasai Vongkulbhisal Collaborator: Will Roarty The Capitol NExUS envisions a civic tapestry that ties into and nourishes its surrounding context. The project is programmed with publicly funded childcare, streetcar stations, and an agriculture tower to teach, mobilize, and feed Lincoln’s central communities. Through its program, the Capitol NExUS gives the people of Lincoln the support they need to flourish and change the city from its overly commercialized existence to a locally defined place by and for the people.

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Select Views PLANS

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Exterior, Street Car Courtyard Tower Level

Interior, Agriculture Tower

Exterior, Courtyard Facing Retail

Interior, Street Car Station

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NExT COURTYARDS WAYNE, NE | ARCH 501 | MEDIUM DENSITY HOUSING Area: 36,800 SF Instructor: Steve Hardy NExT Courtyards provide the community of Wayne, NE accessible, medium-density dwellings to help alleviate their ongoing housing crisis while maintaining the area’s character. The Courtyards are the individual culmination of NExT Housing, a group programming and master planning project wherein teams engaged with community members to plan a 9-acre development that interfaces with diverse land-use contexts.

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Site Features SITE AXON

Summer Sun 71.2° Zenith, 15-hour Solar Arch

The site experiences north-western prevailing winds throughout the year.

Winter Sun 24.3° Zenith, 9-hour Solar Arch

Ample porosity links disconnected residential zones without inhibiting movement towards Main St.

ELEVATION

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E 2nd St.

SITE PLAN

West

Logan St. 23

STACK SECTION

Biogenic Perspective

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Unit Types STACKED UNIT BATH

Interior, Stacked Unit Commons

HABITABLE

CIRCULATION

ED UNIT

q. ft.

2 Bath

al Footprint

al Aspect

ED UNIT

q. ft.

2 Bath

Level

ompliant

Ideal for young families and student groups. Provides contextually comfortable spatial experience.

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1200 sq. ft.

3 bed 2 bath high aspect / low footprint

BATH

CIRCULATION

HABITABLE

ACKED UNIT

200 sq. ft.

Bed, 2 Bath

inimal Footprint

aximal Aspect

ACCESSIBLE UNIT

Interior, Accessible Unit Commons

ACKED UNIT

100 sq. ft.

Bed, 2 Bath

ngle Level

DA Compliant

Ideal for aging and disabled persons.

Access points reduce travel distance to habitable zones.

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1100 sq. ft.

3 bed 2 bath ADA compliant

Bath 25

Circulation

Habitable

PLANS

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0

10

25

50

100 ft

Second Floor

Units’ second floors consist of bedrooms and private balconies, all of which are accessed by interior stairs.

First Floor The first floor of stacked units is accessed from the ground floor via covered exterior stairs. This floor consists of a living room, dining room, and kitchen that circulate around a central core.

Ground Floor Ground floor units are ADA compliant, offering access at grade.

Wide corridors provide greater circulatory comfort.

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Select View

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Exterior, North Courtyard

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PIERCE BOWER PIERCELBOWER@GMAIL.COM (402) 416 - 9979

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