Nama School of Health Ayurvedic Medical Association Fairfield, IA Maharishi University of Management in Fairfield, Iowa has partnered with the UW School of Medicine and is looking to expand. MUM has a defined campus with 1,500 students currently enrolled with 78 countries represented. Their current Master Plan includes 53 individual buildings, however does not encompass the calculated growth in student population or shifts in goals. With a median age of 42.3 and 95.1% having earned a degree, the city is a lively college town boasting only 10,000 city residence. Only 16.8% of the pop. are below poverty line, the city provides a safe space for academic experience. With an established sustainability plan, master plan and health program, UW is excited to partner with this budding college. RockTenn Paper Mill Living Building Challenge Tacoma, WA Why are mills limited in their design decisions? I’m proposing to turn a nationally recognized landmark, the Aroma of Tacoma, into a beckon of sustainable intention while working towards LEED certification/ the Living Building Challenge. Using Copenhagen’s newest proposed Power Plant as inspiration, changing the landscape, and the smell, of the plant into a notable and respected establishment. With the changing corporate infrastructure the company is in flux, and they are interested in creating a statement which better represents their mission and ideals of Tacoma, their site and their work. Wobo headquarters
Living Building Challenge/ City Planning Oakland, CA Oakland, in the top 5 highest crime rated cities in the US. Walk Oakland Bike Oakland (WOBO) has been gifted 5 million dollars from the city to produce a mater plan to decrease crime rate and increase walkability. They are interested in opening a headquarters near downtown that would create a community space for community-based nonprofits. Case studies have shown to decrease violence in neighborhoods and increase community involvement under the idea of Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED). Located near the most violent neighborhood, 16th street is an abandoned lot that has been vandalized and left to disintegrate for over a decade. Rejuvenating this building would create a safe space and a major change for the community.
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Running towards the end to earn my second Bachelors feels both daunting and surreal. Never would I have believed that I would voluntarily return to college to earn another degree. Although low and behold here I stand, existing in the moment and soaking in the pleasures of my final year.
Being a Donghia Scholarship applicant was an honor and a learning process. I was one of two chosen from my entire class to apply and represent the college. I also have the unbelievable opportunity to intern with Perkins+Will architectural firm in Seattle over the summer. They trusted me with project elements which were vital to the success of the project; I was trusted rendering client photos and compiling client presentations; I was trusted completing all the LEED paperwork and documentation for a 16 million dollar project and I was trusted to befriend coworkers and foster friendships. Learning on the job taught me an invaluable amount of information and I feel honored and blessed that I was earned this experience. My final year in school I want to mindfully dedicate to myself and my ability. I want to allow myself to fully invest in my schooling and maintain my 3.94 GPA. I want to be present and engaged. However, my final year in school is definitly not the last of my education. |
I’m designing a Living Building certified middle school that features IB curriculum, locally sourced products for the meals (through the Farm to School program) and a community green house that will be open to the public year round, will be maintained by the kids during school and by the community center during the summer. Archives
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