Seth Campbell Architecture Portfolio

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Seth Campbell Architecture Planning and Design Kansas State University

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Contact: (785) 230-8314 1615 Denison Ave Manhattan Kansas 66502 scampbell13@ksu.edu

Degree:

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Masters in Architecture Minor in Regional and Community Planning

Design Philosophy

Awards

Skills

Dedicated to the balance of urban design and nature. Architecture should create a harmonious relationship with people and nature, allowing the two to coexist together. Understanding that the places we design shape how people think and live so that should play a crucial role in how we design small spaces as well as large regional planning.

National Honors Society

Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator Rhino Lumion Autocad Revit Adobe Indesign Model Making Hand Sketching

High school representative (2015 - 2016)

Collegiate National Honors Society Cumulative GPA - (2015 - 2016)

ALSA Merit Award Warner Park Revision (Spring 2018)

Bowman Design Forum Finalist Mount Mitchell Interpretive Center (Fall 2019)

Tables of Contents:

03 Noguchi Akari Lamp Exhibit 08 Mount Mitchell Interpretive Center 14 Structural Innovation NewYork City, New York Spring 2020

Wamego, Kansas Fall 2019 Bowman Design Competition Finalist Spring 2019

18 Warner Park

Manhattan, Kansas Spring 2018 ASLA Merit Award

22 Oak Park Library 26 Ink Drawings Oak Park, Illinois

2018 - 2020

Spring 2019

page 3

spring 2020

Project: Noguchi Lamp Exhibit Tasked with designing the interior of an exhibit space that houses an artist’s pieces. The design should be influenced by the architectural connection to the user and the art piece. There should be a clear indication of design influenced by the artist and how the creates his work. The artist chosen for this specific project is the Japanese natural light due to the lamps illuminating the space.

dfadfIn Congress, July 4, 1776.

The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing itits powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, righ it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.--Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.

He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.

Bowman Competition Finalist

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fall 2019

Project: Mount Mitchell Interpretive Center The Mount Mitchell Heritage Prairie Park has been accessible to the public throughout the year for decades, however, nothing beyond a simple information kiosk is currently available to inform and guide the visitor before they embark on the more than 2 ½ miles of trails that concentrically bound the hill and reach the summit. While the kiosk has

sufficed, the organizations involved seek a permanent Interpretive Center to provide information and the serve as a forum for the interpretation of the site’s rich cultural history and natural environment while also providing facilities for administration and further protection of the Prairie. The approximately 8,000 square foot Interpretive

Center will serve as a portal through which one is introduced to the intertwined natural geological, ecological, scenic, and cultural attributes of the prairie, hill, and memorials. There will be exhibition and other programmed spaces that will serve as a transitional experience between the visitors’ arrival and experience.

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fall 2019

Project: Structural Innovation Understanding that Glass Bricks can be used as a structural system and the uniqueness of the Louvre facade’s helped construct a hybrid of the two. Many iterations of mixing glass bricks and the Louvre’s facade happened like cutting bricks to fit into the rhombus steel frame system or stacking bricks in a rhombus shape. However, in order to be built, practical, and functional, the glass bricks

needed to be structural and somehow hang the lourve glass facade off of that.

So a proposed idea includes building up the vertical structure using glass brick columns.

Wherever the middle of the steel frame crosses the brick columns there is a prefabricated metal piece that has a metal attachment to the facade. This would most like be on-site connection through welding so that the workers can builds from crowd up by one story at a time. In order to achieve full stability the glass facade would need to laterally stabilized. By using the cable

connections, the facade could use tension to create a strong lateral rigidness. So alike the Louvre Museum, there are steel poles mounted at the X joints on the frame. From here the poles are about a foot long and line up with the vertical columns. A similar steal connection piece connects cables in a rhombus shape so that from the front of the building they are not

visible. It was important to keep some characteristics from both the Louvre and Glass Bricks, like the fact that the bricks should be structural. However, it was also important in the design process to keep the outer facade as smooth as possible.

ASLA Merit Award

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spring 2017

Project: Warner Park Revision The park is a well preserved natural space but it needs improvements to reach its potential. Expedition: Warner outlines several proposals for Warner Park that are based around 3 actions: Discover, Adventure, and Connect.

Each of these words directly relates to creating a memorable park experience and a stronger relationship between the park and the city. The Goal for the

revision of Warner Park is to create a holistic experience at the park for users to DISCOVER the natural environment, get involved in active ADVENTURE, and CONNECT with the neighboring community. Warner contains a wealth of natural beauty rarely found around Manhattan. Expedition: Warner seeks to uncover these gems and provide access to all users. Warner provides

an incredible backdrop for a variety of adventurous activities. Whether it be recreational kite-flying or an educational nature walk, Expedition: Warner facilitates collaborative programs and encourages independent adventure.

CONNECT joins Warner Park with the community, creating an environment.

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spring 2019

Project: Oak Park Library The City of Oak Park Public Library Board has decided to build a branch library at an open lot at 106 South Oak Park Avenue in order to create a modern space that equipped with the latest technology, new reading elements, and community spaces. This idea creates a space that should balance a modern and traditional library. By understanding the clear goals from the OPPLB and the site

analysis, it is clear that the library should not only have a modern technology and well designed readings spaces but also a CONNECTION TO PLACE. This concept is driven off of the site analysis. The site has a direct connection to Oak Park Avenue, a busy street with several shops, cafes, and other businesses. On the east side of the site is a residential neighborhood.

This concept is driven off of the site analysis. The site has a direct connection to Oak Park Avenue, a busy street with several shops, cafes, and other businesses. On the east side of the site is a residential neighborhood. So the proposed library’s goal is to design a space that has a direct connection with both. Programmatically this placed space the Adult and community spaces

on the west side and the Children and Youth spaces on the west side. Ultimately allowing all age groups to feel a sense of connection to this library. Bridging off from the initial concept, Connection to Place,the forms started off simple and direct. The first iteration, see left, is a good understanding of simply facing a space towards the place it wants to interact with. However, using

the site efficiently this was not applicable. Reshaping the program and spaces created a the last iteration. From a birds eye view, the shape has 3 linear rooms, each at different levels, stretching east and west. The shape has two different main spaces, the north building and the southern building. The north is brown due to its stereotomic qualities and large use of wood.

Breaking away from the common material use, brick, creates a unique connection to Oak Park. Aesthetically, the building stands out with a large use of wood.

However, wood and concrete are used to lighten the interior atmosphere, which envelopes the user when they’re searching for books, talking to one another, or simple reading. The southern facade is largely made up of steel and

glass that lets the southern sun to enter the building. The wood coffering lightens up the afternoon sun and casts shadows onto the concrete floors and users allowing for a balance of light.