Aimee Meeker

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Architecture

Non-Studio Projects/Artwork

Resume

Montgomery Urban Redesign

N. Rush St. Housing

Florence, Italy

Museum of Science & History

Public Boat House

Romantic Dwelling

First Year

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7-10

10-13

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20-21

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LET’S CHAT....1

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THESIS YEAR:MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA

5th YearFall 2010 &

Spring 2011Professor

Bezhad Nakhjavan

A year long study in the city of Montgomery and solutions for how to improve the culture of the city. At the beginning of the year each student was asked to choose a building in downtown Montgomery and to render the front facade, including blemishes. Once this was finished, the student was asked to redesign the facade and render it. This project became the catalyst for the rest of the year. Beginning withthe facade redesign, I choose to focus on the concept of publicspace in Montgomery and how to improve the quality of public life within the urban core of the city.

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URBAN REDESIGN

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Groups of three were formed in order to choose a location in Montgomery that needed the most improvement. Our group choose the two blocks across from the Biscuts Baseball Stadium. This area is close to several attractions within the city and has the potential to draw people into the city. We made a general urban plan that focused on movement through the two sites and ample space for the people of the city.

Site Analysis

Urban Plan Studies Final Urban Plan

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Within our group, each of us picked a building from our urban plan to design. I choose one of the front buildings that would act as a entry into our newly designed blocks as well as interact directly with the piazza at the 5 points intersection. I focused on the building and public space enhancing one another. By doing this, they would provide a place that all residents of Montgomery would use, not only during office hours but all the time.

Building and Piazza Plan Piazza Perspective

Lobby Section

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4th year Spring 2010 Professor

Elena Barthel

A semester immersed in the culture and architecture of Florence, Italy. Studio led by Elena Barthel, a native of Florence, with a focus on social housing in Italy and throughout Europe. Class trips were taken to Rome and Barce-lona in order to study the cities’ layouts and how social housing fits into the urban context.

Section From Piazza Ognissanti To San Frediano In Cestello 6

INTERNATIONAL STUDY:FLORENCE, ITALY

INTERNATIONAL STUDY:

Bishopsfield Aimee Meeker & Clay Jackson

To familiarize ourselves with social housing, case studies we assigned as a group project. Bishopsfield in Harlow, England focuses on a sense of privacy and green space for every resident. My part of the project was to study the apartment (or linear) style houses in the complex.

high density-low rise architect: Michael Neylan

linear

courtyard

Bishopsfield

PRIVATE GREEN SPACE

INTENTIONS

large public space

garage for everyhouseholdparking

pedestrianwalkwaycar path

67 people/acrecourtyard

linear

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ARNO

PIAGGE REDESIGN

The Piagge is an outerlying district of Florencealong the Arno River. Our studio of combined American and Italian students studied the master plan of the districtdone by Giancarlo de Carlo. Groups of four were designated to study an area within the Piagge. Our group focused on the center where the community center was located. Our goal was to connect the river to the community center and the social housing area though a pedestrian rambla. The design was a collaboration of all teammembers.

Map Of The Piagge

Master Plan

Ramblas Perspective

Section Across Ramblas

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PIAGGE REDESIGN TRAVEL SKETCHES

Door, Florence, Italy Casa Mila, Barcelona, Spain

Boboli Gardens, Florence, Italy Paul Klee Museum, Bern, Switzerland

Unite D’Habitation, Marseilles, France Colosseum, Rome, Italy Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey9

4th year Fall 2009

ProfessorJ. Scott Finn

Located in the entertainment district of Chicago, this project dealt with scale within the urbancontext and a program that encompassed different functions. Bringing in natural light and providing a sense of community were the main points of study for this semester. The public elements were placed along the street front to enhance the life of the area, with residences along the upper levels.

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N. RUSH ST. HOUSING:CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

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Longitudinal Section

Latitudinal Section

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RETAIL

Ground Level Plan

RESTAURANT AND MUSIC VENUE

Second Level Plan

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Streetview Perspective Typical Housing Floor Plan

Site

Chattahooche River N 3rd YearFall 2008Professor

Stefan Svenson

Science & History Museum:

Located between the Chattahooche River and Main Street in Columbus, Ga, this studio dealt with creating a transitionbetween the developing river bank and urban context on main street. Trying to maintain the historic context of the area in a new method was the main focus for this project. This also lead to dealing with different levels of light in the various interior spaces.

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COLUMBUS, GEORGIA

Section ModelBanco del GottardoMario Botta

Final ModelFacade DetailBuilding Layout

A project in the semester wasto research a building that useda similar wall section to our ideas.This Botta building used stone in a innovative manner to bring light into the building.

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Section through Gallery Spaces

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Perspective showing Walkway and Gallery Space

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2nd YearSpring 2008

ProfessorJustin Miller

Creating a space that was both public and private was the main focus of this studio. By making the boat house a beacon for the city and riverwalk along the Alabama River, all types of people and events would be drawn to the building and the riverwalk. Seperating the different types of amenities by a large public space was the strategy for the building layout.

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PUBLIC BOAT HOUSE:MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA

Ground Level Plan

Boat Storage Plan

Section Through Event Space

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2nd YearFall 2007Professor

Doug Burleson

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Section Model

This semester dealt with the issues that arise with desiging in a neighborhood setting. There were specific codes and guidelines that had to be adhered to in the design. Each studio member was designated a site that combined would become a neighborhood. The dwelling focused on views and comfort for the residents. There was a linear process for the development of this project. We began with a scrap piece that was our “baby” that continued to develop into the final project. 20

ROMANTIC DWELLING:LAKE MARTIN, ALABAMA

LAKE MARTIN, ALABAMA

Rendered Plans

Form Development

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Bird + House 1st YearFall 2006 &

Spring 2007Professor

Rusty SmithThis abstract project of developing a sculpture that would represent a specific bird focused on the concept of ornament versus decoration. My sculpture represents the Loon and their protective nature of their nest. Also focusing on their closeness with a natural habitat.

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Rome: 2-d/3-dA visual representationof Rome as portrayed in Catch-22.

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Non-Studio Projectsand

Artwork

Oil Pastel on Watercolor Paper Acrylic on Newspaper on Canvas Acrylic on Canvas 24

Spring 2008Professor

Christian Dagg

Elements of Interior Architecture

A 3-d representation of an El Lissitzky painting

Proun:

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Spring 2010Professor

AlessandroCapellaro

Intro to Graphic Design

The assignment was to take a photo of a prominent fea-ture in the Piagge district of Florence, Italy and to create a crazy scenerio. The power lines in this area create a barrier between the residences and the Arno River, so a crazy scenerio would be to use the infrastructure as a jungle gym for children in the area.

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Spring 2009ProfessorBob Faust

Material and Methods IPencil Renderings of Peter Zumthor projects, done throughout the semester.

Vals Bath

Brother Klaus Chapel

Kolumba Museum

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