Robin Crowder Academic Portfolio

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Robin Crowder University of Miami School of Architecture, B.Arch, Class of 2022

Robin Crowder

Resume

1527 Albenga Ave. Coral Gables, FL 33146 313-400-4405 crowderrrobin@gmail.com

Education:

Bachelor of Architecture Minors: Urban Studies, Spanish University of Miami Expected Date of Graduation: May 2022 Dean's List: Fall 2017-Present GPA: 3.75

Skills:

-Microsoft Word -Microsoft Excel -Microsoft PowerPoint -Advanced Spanish -Photography

Experience:

Dover, Kohl, & Partners – Intern

-Adobe Indesign -Adobe Illustrator -Adobe Photoshop -Adobe Camera Raw -Lumion

Coral Gables, FL

-SketchupPro -AutoCAD -Intermediate Revit -Beginner Rhino -Enscape May 2021 - curremt

- Assisted with base 3D models in preparation for charrettes.

- Simple code writing for web page.

- Composed line drawings and illustrative site plans.

- Shadowed project managers at municipal meetings.

- Learned basic company programs (SquareSpace, Mapbox, GoogleMaps).

-Attended various company training sessions.

- Assisted in presentation preparation for future projects

City of Detroit Building Safety Environment and Engineering - Intern - Reviewed plans in process of site plan review submissions.

- Validated that plans met with ordinance requirements.

- Attended weekly plan review meetings to address non-compliance issues.

- Attended special land use meetings with citizens and developers.

May 2018 - Aug. 2018 May 2019 - Aug. 2019

- Assisted in research and launching of new Land Use Project (2018).

- Shadowed project managers at construction sites of future businesses within the city.

- Learned basic company programs (Smartsheet, Q-Less, ProjectDox, Accela).

Awards and Achievements:

Dean’s List (Fall 2017-Present) Cane’s Achievement Award (Fall 2017-Present) Owen Washington Scholarship (Fall 2017) John A Childs Scholarship (Fall 2018) Ferguson, Glasgow, Schuster, Soto Award (Spring 2019) Costas G. Lemonopoulos Scholarship (Spring 2020) James Ames Steffian Scholarship (Fall 2020)

Extracurricular:

Women In Architecture - Member Sept 2017- Dec 2017 -Attend networking events, workshops, and professional events for career opportunities Tunnel of Oppression - Volunteer Feb 2019 – Feb 2020 -Assisted with creating of oppression rooms American Institute of Architecture Students - Member, Mentor August 2020-Present -assist undergraduate students when necessary -attend networking events

Table of Contents

Professional 04

Interactive Project Map

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SOMI Gardens

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New Horizons School

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R&M Apartments

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Urban Composition

Dover, Kohl, and Partners

Projects Spring 2021

Fall 2020

Fall 2019

Fall 2018

Photography 42

Still Life

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Our Lady of the Lourdes Catholic Church

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Donna Shalala Student Center

Fall2020

Fall 2020

Fall 2020

Other Works 56

Tropical Tile Fall 2018

Interactive Project Map

Program: Squarespace Company: Dover, Kohl, & Partners

Existing Webpage

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This project map displays the completed projects for Dover, Kohl, and Partners. The program, Squarespace, allows for an interactive map to be placed on the firm’s website whereas, a potential client or an eager individual can use this to find the locations of all projects. As one finds a project that interests them, clicking on the project redirects the individual to the project’s summary page. This project map has been used for Dover, Kohl, and Partners for a year.

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PROJECTS

SOMI Gardens Location: South Miami, FL Professor: Frank Martinez Collaboration with: Sheinya Joseph Samantha Ramos

Existing Conditions

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South Miami has a history of a population that augmented within 40 years. However, the impacts of Hurricane Andrew left the city to redevelop a hometown plan.

This project closely examines the influence of Marshall Williams Park on the surrounding urban environment.

The plan of existing the park illustrates intent to divide and segregate a community that once had a connected street network. This hypothetical project’s main focus was to relocate the park and create a mixed-use neighborhood.

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SW 66th Street

SW 67th Street

Park Place

SW 58th place

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SW 59th place

Brick Lane

Peach Lane SW 68th Street

SW 68th Street

South Miami Gardens Site Plan Proposal 1/32”=1’0” Master Plan Professor: Frank Martinez Spring, 2021 Project designed by: Robin Crowder, Sheinya Joseph, Samantha Ramos

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2 Bedroom @ 1,110 sqft.

3 Bedrooms @ 1,200 sqft.

4 Bedrooms @ 1,560 sqft.

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Typical Apartment Plan

Plan Designed by Sheinya Joseph

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Render of Brick Ln. and Park Pl. Intersection 14

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New Horizons School Location: Coconut Grove, FL Professor: Charlotte Von Moos Material Focus: Wood, Concrete Focus: Adaptive Reuse

Existing Shell Gas Station Coconut Grove, Miami

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Gas stations on the axis of SW 27th Avenue in Miami were closely documented and analyized to understand the worthiness and beauty of these everyday structures. After documenting these gas stations and selecting the sites with the most potential, a concept was formulated with the intent of mutating the site to something new. With the programs of a learning center, a terrace, and eatery, the project faces the challenge of addressing the programmatic layout and composition as it responds to the site’s urban context.

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Ground Floor Plan

Site Plan

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First Floor Plan

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Third Floor Plan

Longitudinal Section (west)

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Render of West Elevation

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Render of Second Floor 22

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R&M Apartments Location: Miami Beach, FL Professor: Roberto Behar Collaboration with: Max Speziani Material Focus: Concrete

Located in Miami Beach, the urban district includes historic, tourist, recreational and social uses. Historic, new, modest, luxury, low and high-rise residential buildings coexist within the area in a unique combination of functions, building types and formal approaches. This project uses a 550 foot by 300 foot site to address the concept of social housing in a manner that encourages social interaction and demonstrates an affordable housing strategy.

Location Map

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1 Bedroom 400 sqft.

Typical Floor Plan

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Studio 400 sqft.

1 Bedroom 400 sqft.

1 Bedroom 600 sqft.

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North Section Drawing by: Max Speziani 28

South East Elevation 29

3/32” Scale Model

Conceptual Sketch 30

Perspective Render from Alton Rd.` 31

Urban Composition Location: Homestead, FL Professor: Adam Bonosky Collaboration with: Larah Garcez Biondo

Alexia Lohken

Existing Site

32

This project studies an area of 82 arces of land in Homestead, Florida. In a team of three, a master plan of an urban city was conposed. This plan includes the making of contemportary housing and urban programs that respect the environment and surroundings Individually, each team member had the role of composing drawings of a specific architectural element in their urban city that was closely studied at a larger scale.

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Row Houses

Master Plan 34

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Row House

Apartments Mixed Use (Live-Work)

Institutional & Public Buildings (school, library)

Second Floor Plan

Ground Floor Plan

Row Houses

Single Family Residential Neighborhood Context 36

Street Section 37

Street Rendering 38

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PHOTOGRAPHY

Still Life Professor: Steven Brooke

Still life is a work of art that artists have used for thousands of years. This technique is used to tell stories and convey a specific scene. It was the period of the Renaissance that allowed still life to become artwork that also brought drama to ordinary objects. This project glorifies still life with a personal and passionate intent.

Water to Wine

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Sweet and Sour

Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church Location: 11291 S.W 142 Avenue Miami, FL 33146

After construction completed in 2002, Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church opened for ministry.

This set of images conveys basic photography techniques such as on-axis photography and compositional layout. With permission from the church, this project’s intent is to introduce the church with photos that tell its story.

Front Entrance Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church

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Priest’s Lectern

Donna E. Shalala Student Center Location: University of Miami Coral Gables, FL

This set of photos presents one building’s interior and evening shot of its facade. The photos display the way a glazed building uses natural light in the day and glass facade at night. Twilight and evening photography has been studied dating back to early painters. The purpose of this kind of art is to create a timeless image of what cannot be seen during the day.

Third Floor Student Center Interior 50

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Evening Exterior Shot

ART PROJECTS

Tropical Tile Professor: Oscar Machado Focus: Color

Color has been one of the most powerful visual elements. Color is subjective, using influences from culture and space. This project’s intent is to understand visual elements and representations in built spaces. A banana is used to study its physical aspects showing how it can be representended in differentent forms of art, including turning the fruit of choice into a tropical tile design as illustrated to the left.

Final Tile Drawing 56

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Sketch

Perspective

Color Grid: used to explore colors of the banana

Elevation, Section and Plan of Banana 58

Still Life Drawing

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Robin Crowder

crowderrrobin@gmail.com 313-400-4405