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fitzgerald.348@osu.edu (706) 247 - 0728

Sean Fitz Gerald

EDUCATION

(706) 247 - 0728

2017 - 2021

2015 - 2016

E X P E R I E N C E

2019

2019 - Present

2017-2019

SKILLS

A W A R D S

2019

2015 - 2019

2015 - 2016

2014

Sean Fitz Gerald Ohio State University

GPA: 3.85

Columbus, OH

Emmanuel College

GPA: 3.78

Franklin Springs, GA

Knowlton School of Architecture B.S. of Architecture Minor in City and Regional Planning Focus in Biology Minor in Business and Chemistry

E+E Architecture, inc.

Athens, GA

Ohio State University

Columbus, OH

Kroger on Short North

Columbus, OH

Intern Architect Drafted existing condition sets and demolition plans in AutoCAD Used Sketchup to create 3-D representations of project design Implemented ADA Standards and Building Codes in design work Produced both 2-D and 3-D presentations for client meetings Visited construction sites to draft and learn construction methods Created punch lists to ensure the proper project construction Audio and Visual/Shipping and Receiving Worked in a team oriented environment to cooridinate the smooth operation of the building in behind-the-scenes functions Grocery Clerk Followed food safety codes in the handling and storage of products Improved sales by arranging products in a visually pleasing manner

OSU/IMI Massonry Competition

Runner Up

Dean’s List

Academic Excellence at both Ohio State and Emmanuel College

Emmanuel College Soccer

2016 NCCAA Division 1 National Tournament Finalist Second Team All-American, All-Region Honors

National Mock Firm Competition

1st Place in Architecture and 2nd Place Overall

Rhino Revit AutoCAD Physical Modeling

Illustrator Photoshop Indesign Acrobat Pro

SketchUp Word Excel Powerpoint

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Inner Canopy

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Triangulation

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Working House

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Vitra Pavilion

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Vitra Showcase

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Tandem Tower

Junior Studio, Fall Semester Instructed by Beth Blostein

Sophomore Studio, Fall Semester Instructed by Galo Canizares

Junior Studio, Fall Semester Instructed by Beth Blostein

Sophomore Studio, Spring Semester Instructed by Nicolas Kinney

Sophomore Studio, Spring Semester Instructed by Nicolas Kinney

Junior Studio, Spring Semester Instructed by Rob Livesey and Nina Thomson

Inner Canopy 3rd Year Studio Project: Lower School The Lower School project was about creating an “advanced learning” elementary school at an existing site, largly consisted of a ravine, in Columbus, Ohio.

After researching some existing advanced learning schools, I came across the Frederiksbjerg School in Denmark who is focused on learning through movement and sensation.

Inner Canopy focuses on bringing out the student’s creativity by generating an environment that gives off the sensation of being in a tree through the use of a modular piece derived from the Frederiksbjerg School. The resolution pieces on the inside of the project help to mask the facade while still presenting the program within much like a leaf on a tree masking the branches.

Site Plan

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1 - Entry 2 - Cafeteria 3 - Lookout 4 - Classroom 5 - Auditorium 6 - Library 7 - Lower Play Area

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Resolution Piece Diagrams

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View of the Library from the Lookout Space

Looking Under the Canopy

View from the Library Across the Ravine

Lower Ravine

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Triangulation

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2 2rd Year Studio Project: Rest Stop The Rest Stop project features an existing site along I-71 in Ohio.

This project explores the realtionship a building can have with its landscape through a triangular theme. By deconstructing an arrow, a triangle and a path are found. The interstate acts as the path and the rest stop acts as the triangle pointing the traveler on their way.

After designing the form of the building, regulating lines derived from the lines of the form create the site context as well as the pavilion areas by the exit ramp.

1 - Entry 2 - Lobby 3 - Outdoor Eating Area 4 - Women’s Restroom 5 - Men’s Restroom 6 - Equipment Room 7 - Office Building 8 - Pavilion Area

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Transverse Section

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Plan Axon

Cross Section

Regulating Lines Diagram

Front Elevation

Front Elevation

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Working House 3rd Year Studio Project: Live/Work The Live/Work project was about creating a building that housed a business and two separate living quarters within a plot of land in Franklinton, Ohio.

A home and a workplace have very similar functionalities. Both can be structured as well as scattered. I chose to represent their similarities through two constructs. The form of either half of the building as well as the window scale and regularity.

On the work side, the form represents the organized portion of work while the windows represent the hectic. On the living side, the form represents the hectic part of home life while the windows maintain a certain regularity.

Stick Structure Model

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Site Plan

Cross Section Through Shop

Transverse Section

Cross Section Through Stairway

Third Level

Second Level

Ground Level

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Elevation

Vitra Pavilion 2nd Year Studio Project: Pavilion The Pavilion project was about encompassing an abnormal object in a way that either stored, revealed, or displayed the object. After creating the container, it had to be broken and then reconstructed in an unconditional way.

My object was an air mattress pump and I looked to represent the movement of air through the pump in the form of the container. Where air is sucked in, the shell is pulled inside and vice versa.

The screw head projections were extruded to create the structure and stitch the broken pieces back together.

Axon

Section

Plan

Process Models

Final Model Photos

Original Container

Storage Container

Broken Open

Reveal Container

Air Pump Projection Lines

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Progression Diagram

Vitra Showcase 2nd Year Studio Project: Vitra Campus Chair Museum The goal of the project was to design a sculptural building to showcase the Vitra chair collection as a progression from the Vitra Pavilion Project.

The screw head from the prior project was used as a motif for the museum and the form originates from a diagramtic study of a section cut through a pavilion study model.

I looked to dramatacize that effect of a pedestal by creating a surplus of stalagmites and stalactities that increase in intensity as you travel up through the museum in direct contrast to the downward movement through a cave.

Perspective Drawing

Plan Axon

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Entry Outdoor Eating Area Stairs Up Stairs Down Evator Exhibition Area

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Section

Front Elevation

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Light Leaking In Through the Cracks

3rd Floor Model Photo

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Progression Diagram

Tandem Tower 3rd Year Studio Project: Urban Coworking Tower Partnered with Marwan Alawadhi The goal of the project was to design a “one-stop-shop” coworking tower that would become the “poster child” of the discovery district in Downtown, Columbus. By using a steel frame building technique, it was our job to design a tower that would maximize the square footage of all workspaces, gym and spa areas, a supermarket, a daycare center, a fabrication lab, and a restaurant. Offering all of these amenities in the same building as the workplace decreases daily travel times and promotes healthy living.

Our tower’s two-faced approach looks to link the developing cultural and educational institutions of the Discovery District with many of the city’s most important office buildings that line Broad Street. The view from the Discovery District of our coworking tower shows two separate towers co-existing in the same space, symbolizing the relationship that the Discovery District will soon have with Columbus’ existing office buildings. On the other side, the pre-existing office buildings see a “poster” giving a preview to what the Discovery District is soon to become.

The void in the middle becomes a metaphor for the whole of Downtown, Columbus. The entirety of the city, not just the Discovery District, is growing towards a brighter future. Our children are often described as the future and utilizing the green space beneath the void draws a connection between the two.

North Elevation

Daycare Render

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