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contact
phone 931.349.1271
email [email protected]
address alexis porten113 gill aveknoxville, tn, usa37917
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wayfinding
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resume
education bachelor degree in architecture | fall 2011-presentthe university of tennessee college of architecture and design | knoxville, tn, usadesign grade point average: 3.95
finland summer design institute | 2014
work experience urban outfitters | march 2013-october 2013knoxville, tn, usasales associate
teaching assistant | arch 102: visual design theory | spring 2013-2015the university of tennessee college of architecture and design
organizations american institute of architecture students | treasurer | fall 2014-presentthe university of tennessee college of architecture and design
tau sigma delta honors society | spring 2015-present
chancellors honors society | fall 2011-present
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scholarships hubert bebb scholarship | 2012-13cie undergraduate study abroad scholarship | 2014ready for the world grant | 2014
skills | languages
awards naab accredidation review | spring 2014work from four consecutive semesters selected to represent the college as exemplary work deserving accredidation
hnedak bobo global design award | first place | 2014awarded first place for project designed in finland aamong all student work designed during spring 2014 and summer 2014 study abroad programs.
aia middle tennessee fourth year design review | first place | 2014
brewer ingram fuller sustainable design | honorable mention | 2014
skills | hand-drafting, model making, hand perspectives, photoshop, inde-sign, autocad, rhino, revitlanguages | english, spanish, german [learning]
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bio
i was raised by the hands of a banker and a beautician in the realm of rhythmic, Floridian orange groves. learning first to hold a paintbrush and second to sign my name, primordial attempts at expression include blue swirls found in my grandmother’s birthday card. a long lineage of golden retrievers and station wagons ensured consistency that would have otherwise been lost through inevitable changes in location.
there is nothing more comforting than the heavy aroma of perm rods or the soft crackle of a campfire.
through design, i am in constant pursuit of the native definition of a place- in coordinates that are static coupled with a cultural identity constantly in flux. my architectural expression seeks to extinguish pre-concieved notions of the constraints of origin. design as the ability to suspend these notions like no other medium.
this is where i find myself. somewhere between poetry, regulating lines and rhythmic orange groves.
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TRANSPARENCY | WALKWAY ACROSS ATRIUM
office integration | 35.960491,-83.920914
aia middle tennessee design review first place | brewer ingram fuller sustainability award honorable mention
programoffice space
mercantile
intentlocated in downtown knoxville, this office space for a sustainable design firm seeks to communicate to the urban landscape. the open workshop quality of the overlapping spaces will ignite discussions on sustainable practices. this heavy timber project was designed under the guidelines of LEED and C.O.T.E.
partner project | fall 2014
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ground floor plan | [01] locally sourced market [02] atrium [03] office entry
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fifth floor plan | [01] conference room surrounded by planted roof
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detailed section | shifting atrium volume
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kartin maneesi | 60°10’15”N 024°56’15”E
hnedak bobo global design award first place
programmake shop | gallery
residence | saunaintent
the kaartin maneesi building has served many purposes since it’s construction in the late ninteenth century. situated near the design district of helsinki, observatory park and the harbor, the imprint of this relic of time will become an exhibit hall and make shop for the community that is helsinki.
individual project | 2014
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building as a path | kaartin maneesi
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chapel of the resurrection | erik bryggman | turku, finland
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passing through the wall | the urban finnish forest
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appalachian quilt center | 37.160641,-83.766228
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programgallery
auditoriumcafeshop
intentthe town of manchester was in need a cultural center. upon researching the traditions of the appalachian region, we decided to reinterrpret the cultural center into a center for the art of quilt making. the design is heavily inspired by the textile craft and the process of the quilt maker.
partner project | spring 2014
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the brew house | 35.676281,-83.755371
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honey house
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programbrewery
apple shed | honey house
intenttownsend, tn sits on the edge of the great smoky mountain national park. the nature of the studio allowed us to program a site within the town. for a place without a native identity, a brewery would bring, not only a unique destination, but also a name for townsend. each bottle of beer or cider would carry the branding of this little town.
individual project | fall 2013
apple shed
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