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Neil McArthurco- op student

Education University of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH School of Architecture and Interior Design

Bachelor of Science in Architecture 2011

Lutheran High School West | Rocky River, OH Graduate 2007

Honors Dean’s List All Quarters NCCE National Co - op Scholarship John and Norma H. Richards Scholarship Academic Competitiveness Grant President ‘s List All Years Golden Compass Award

AutoCAD Student of the Year 2006 - 2007

Computer Skills AutoCAD | Revit | SketchUp |

Adobe Photoshop | Illustrator | InDesign Maxon Cinema 4D

| FormZ | Microsoft Office

Website Design http://daapspace.daap.uc.edu/~mcarthnt/final

Activities Alpha Rho Chi Events | Navigators | Collegiate Ministry Soccer | Academic Challenge | Concert and Marching Band Ronald McDonald House

Junior Leadership Council

local permanent ntmca1@gmail.com 339 Probasco St. Apt. 2 4045 W160 St 513.300.3354 Cincinnati, OH 45220 Cleveland, OH 44135

Memberships

Alpha Rho Chi Professional Architecture Allied Arts Fraternity Director of Community Service Affairs

Autumn, Winter and Spring Quarters 2008 - 2009 Fellowship of Christian Athletes National Honor Society | Key Club

Work Experience

Fiorilli Construction | General Laborer Cleveland, Green, OH July - September 2008

Schoolbelles Uniforms | Customer Service Representative

Cleveland, OH June - September 2007 Individual Apprenticeship | Carpentry and Landscaping Cleveland, Parma, OH 2004 - 2007

Volunteer Experience

Relay For Life | Team Captain Cincinnati, OH Spring 2008, Spring 2009

Habitat For Humanity | Residential Construction Cincinnati, OH Autumn 2007

Strings Camp | Administrative Assistant | Stage Manager Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Louisville, KY Summer 2004 - 2006

References available upon request

Mobil Martin EMS | Building Maintenance Assistant Cleveland, OH June - September 2007

Master of Architecture 2014

computer skills revit rendering

inspiration

cinema 4d

The design of this stair helped me better understand how to manipulate curvelinear forms to create usable space and sculpture to then activate it.

CUBE CONSTRUCTION DETAILS

AXONOMETRIC

CORNER FLOOR FRAMING DETAILS

BEARING BEAM

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EDGE FRAMING

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TOP PLATES

sketchup

The goal of this team project was to effectively design a 10’ x 10’ box for outside in the college courtyard that would allow light into the space while still creating a complete visual barrier. Our solution was a layered system of colored plastic, framing and black sheet that carried through a patterned gradient of warm and cool tones. In SketchUp I was able to model the space to provide a reference during construction for direction of bracing and placement of individual elements.

photoshop Of the two similar pieces below, the first creates a new event within an old painting, and the second frames a new setting for the original character.

This is a proposal for the redesign of the courtyard in our college. It uses a radial path layout to connect a variety of outdoor spaces for socializing, critiquing art and picnicking. A new access point to the graduate studio encourages circulation through the courtyard, which is sunken 8 feet to make the space more private, creating areas for outdoor critiques.

daap courtyard redesign

eighth inch model

drawing skills

Here I looked at design as a process while exploring spatial sequence, the relationship between interior and exterior space, and how a concept is influenced by structural organization and material integration through design-build. I also studied the habits of human behavior alone and with built-form to understand site as human interface.

structural organizationformz collage

combination

fourth inch model

sixteenth inch model

The final design showcased overlapping triangles that direct the flow of people either into an exterior cafe or through a long gallery toward a view area and place for reading and study.

s o l u t i o n

center for literary studies

graining

operation

context

scale

p r o c e s s

formz collage

These construction documents were an AutoCAD assigment that incorporated a comprehensive understanding of wall assemblies including masonry, steel frame, and wood frame.

The real and ideal was a project in which I examined where I lived as a piece of architecture, documented the existing conditions, and designed the ideal place to read, study, and relax. By dividing the space into three zones, I created multivalent spaces, including an area for both dining and working, an area for entertaining, and a lounge to read and relax against a wall of afternoon light. real and ideal

real circulation real lighting real thermal real combination ideal circulation ideal lighting ideal thermal ideal combination

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This design project in this studio was a live-work apartment that took a variety of factors into consideration, including context, economy, and market demographics. The wedge shaped plan served to be an spatially efficient method, so rooms won’t cost much; it also created a sequence as one enters and is drawn past a series of transparent barriers that visually extend you outside. Drawings and renderings are done in Revit Architecture.

Precast concrete panel skin saves money normally spent onsite to pour; daylighting and ventilation is achieved through the orientation of glazing and the use of passive design.

revit architecture

east-west section

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