J KEG ANNI

UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI - DAAP

Design Portfolio

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Line BlockModulor Study Balance Block

Unit Wall Spatial Composition

26-2918-21 22-25

8-11 12-17

6ʼ - 0”

3ʼ - 4”

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“Armature Collage”

Gouache, Colored Pencil, Ink

December 2013

i n f oEDUCATION

EXPERIENCE

SKILLS

University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH Class of 2017 College of Design, Art, Architecture & Planning Bachelor of Science in Architecture Candidate GPA: 3.68

Glenbrook North High School Northbrook, IL Class of 2013 GPA: 3.6

Northbrook Park District Northbrook, IL Junior Sports Camp Counselor Summers 2012-2014 “Counselor of the Week” Award Recipient (2012-2014)

Ravinia Festival Highland Park, IL Usher Summers 2011-2014

Digital Rhino 5, AutoCAD, Adobe CS6, SketchUp, Microsoft Office Suite, Revit

Manual Hand Drafting, Modeling, Photography, Painting and Documentation

University of Cincinnati Cincinnatus Scholarship Recipient (2013, 2014) Dean’s List (2013)

Glenbrook North High School Honor Roll (2009-2013) ILMEA All-State Honors Orchestra Participant (2013) Illinois State Scholar (2013) Eagle Scout (2012)

HONORS

“Stair Rendering”

Rhino 5, Adobe CS6

February 2013

“Shadow Study”

Pencil

October 2013

‘Men’ of insight are brief. Whatever they create is of sparse complexity. On the surface

it may seem obvious, so that the one who does not care to listen or to look will be

satisfied and on his way. But the one whose eye is sharp will pierce surface vision. He will

systematically explore the labyrinth which discipline built to channel human perception.

JOSEF ALBERS

UNITWALL

The Unit Wall began

with a series of

iterations coming from

each student. Two

units from each class

were then chosen

to be transformed

yet again into one

final “unit.” The

challenge was to

create an object

that, like a brick,

could be arranged in

various ways. Each

unit wall had to stand

at least 8’ tall when

completed. I was

responsible for helping

with the iterative

process, in addition to

unit construction.

Design Lab 2

Jan. 2013

Each student was required to create a short video to accompany the unit wall. Each video

had to capture the process from start to finish in under one minute. My Unit Wall video can be

viewed by clicking on the play arrow.

SPATIALCOMPOSITION

Design Lab 2

This assignment

brought together

pieces of every

assignment from

throughout the year.

Each student began

by creating a series

of figure ground

studies, layering them

over each other

in three separate

compositions and

then creating foam

models inspired by

these drawings.

This assignment

showed me how

valueable group

communication is

while working on a

large project.

April 2013

I served as design manager on this project. The biggest

challenge of this task was to create a space that

worked as an entrance and fit contextually with six

other spatial compositions. With the help of three other

classmates, multiple iterations were made before we

arrived at this final composition (The above picture was

modeled in Rhino 5). The full scale construction fit within

an 8 cubic foot space and was constructed out of MDF

and Pine 2x4s.

MODULORSTUDY

6ʼ - 0”

3ʼ - 4”

For this assignment, each

student had to measure

various distances on their

body to come up with a

table of measurements.

These measurements

were then used to make

multiple figure ground

compositions, which

were then extruded and

transformed to create

six different spaces.

Finally, the spaces were

combined into one and,

using AutoCAD, were

made into buildings.

My final composition

became a small outdoor

performance space.

Design Studio

Sept. 2014

Before

Shear

Pack

Before

Split

Difference

12ʼ- 0” 5ʼ- 0” 8ʼ 6”

ShearPack

5ʼ- 0”

7ʼ 9”

GradeSplit

Before

Fracture

Stack

5ʼ 6”8ʼ- 0”

3ʼ 2”

FractureStack

Final Shadow Rendering

Rhino 5, Adobe Illustrator

BALANCEBLOCK

For this assignment,

we were asked to

construct a block

that is defined by five

elements. Each block

had to balance on

one 4 square inch

‘leg’ that was off

center. The design

objective was to

exploit and highlight

aspects of a cube

through form, line,

plane and volume.

The compositions

were born out of line,

plane and combo

studies from earlier

in the year (pictured

left). The final model

was constructed out of

bass wood.

Design Lab 1

Oct. 2013

LINEBLOCK

Each student was asked

to define a 12”x12”x12”

area using square

stock bass wood. The

placement of the ‘lines’

were meant to imply

the form of a cube,

without explitictly

making one. The line

block was held together

by a combination of

butt joints, lap joints and

wood glue. The project

helped to teach me

that complexity is not

what makes a project

good. What matters

is your ability to put

meaning behind your

composition.

Design Lab 1

Sept. 2013

Elevation Diagram

5 Line Compositions

J GThank You