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IAN MCIVEREDUCATION

WORK EXPERIENCE

The University of North Carolina at CharlotteBachelor of Architecture August 2011 - May 2016

Architectural Designer at Duda|Paine Architects June 2016 - PresentI am currently working with an architectural firm working on a local project in Durham, NC.

Artist Attendant at the McColl Center for Art + Innovation May 2015 - August 2015 I was a design assistant for a resident artist, Ivan Depeña. I created digital sculptural forms for current projects, helped assemble presentations for local manufacturers and clients.

Fab-Lab Operator at UNC Charlotte August 2014 - January 2015 I taught and assisted students with setting up and running CNC milling files, as well as 3D printer files.

Intern at Atelier 11 LTD. June 2014 - August 2014My tasks were to create physical and digital models. I was also involved with current renovation proposals and documentation.

Glassworker at Shed Brand Studio March 2014 - May 2014I cut and assembled stained glass mosaics for client projects.

SKILLS

3D PrintingCNC RoutingMetal WorkingWood WorkingKUKA RoboticsLaser Engraving

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Study AbroadROMAMOR ProgramRome, Italy May 2014 - June 2014

INTERESTS / ACTIVITIES

Furniture designParametricism and digital fabricationDigital and Film Photography - work shown in UNC Charlotte photography show “A is for...”Design Build - I was part of a national Gridshell research grant within the College of ArchitectureMember of AIAS, and a volunteer for NOMAS.

DraftingSketching WatercoloringHand Modeling

Physical

RevitDynamoAutoCADPhotographyRhinoceros 5GrasshopperPython - RhinoV-Ray RendererAdobe InDesignAdobe LightroomAdobe Photoshop

Decryption Tower

White Water Center Gridshell

Boston Cultural Center

Design Build: UNCC SOA wall

Digital Fabrication: Installation

Digital Fabrication: Grasshopper chair

Studio Projects

Elective Projects

Scale: 12/18/20

15 5:12:16

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AA‐009

Exterior Rendering

Ian McIver +Ben Sullivan

Ashville Mountain Brewery

Robotics: Pulled Plastic

Optimized Windows

Model Coffee Table

Optimized WindowsParametric design tool using Revit and Dynamo. This digital tool takes on a site location and helps the user determine the optimal proportions of shading devices by examining how much direct sunlight can be blocked while maintaining views. The collected data can help the user to retrofi t an existing building, or it could be used as a design tool to better the work environment for the building’s inhabitants.

5th year, 2nd semester

Scale: 12/18/20

15 5:12:15

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AA‐008

Exterior Rendering

Ian McIver +Ben Sullivan

1203 ft²

Exhibit ZoneLobby/Office

2549 ft²Circulation

302 ft²Shared Work Room

292 ft²Education Office

168 ft²PublicationsOffice

173 ft²Shared Work Room

213 ft²Vestibule

525 ft²ExhibitionDesign

2704 ft²Exhibit Zone

354 ft²Circulation

131 ft²MEP

1199 ft²Admin.Office

Decryption TowerCollaborative project with Ben Sullivan. Our tower was designed for a 3D software company that would serve as offi ce space, artist space with fabrica-tion labs, and numerous public spaces. We wanted to engage the public from the ground up by dividing the ground plane by paths and twisting the form up. The resulting fl oor shape creates separate areas for different uses. The tops of the towers were pushed down to create numerous outdoor areas for the users.

5th year, 1st semester

Charlotte, NC

3rd Floor plan

3D printed model

Level 10' - 0"

Level 12192' - 0"

Level 21336' - 0"

Level 25400' - 0"

1" = 1'-0"1 SectionDetailGround

1" = 1'-0"2 SectionDetailStandardFloor

1" = 1'-0"3 SectionDetailBalcony

1" = 1'-0"4 SectionDetailRoof

Scale: 12/18/20

15 5:12:21

 PM

AA‐010

Exterior Rendering

Ian McIver +Ben Sullivan

CONTACT INFORMATION

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GENERAL NOTES :

1. THIS PROJECT IS MEANT TO ACT AS A SHADING STRUCTURE FOR THE WHITE WATER CENTER

2. A MAJORITY OF THE FUNDING FOR THE PROJ-ECT IS PROVIDED BY THE THINKING WHILE DOING GRANT FROM THE SOCIAL SCIENCE AND HUMANITIES RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CAN-ADA.

3. THE PROJECT MEETS ALL APPLICABLE AMER-ICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT ACCESIBILITY GUIDLINES.

4. THE STRUCTURE WILL ENTAIL STEEL AND WOOD.

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A.0 - TITLE SHEETA.1 - SITE PLANA.2 - ROOF PLANA.3 - STEEL FRAME PLANA.4 - LATH PLAN / CLASSIFICATIONA.5 -ELEVATIONSA.6- CROSS SECTIONA.7- LONGITUDINAL SECTIONSA8 - FRAME DETAILA9- NODE DETAILA10 - GABION BENCH DETAIL

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C.L. . . . . . . . . CENTER LINEF.F. . . . . . . . . FINISHED FLOORA.D.A.A.G. . . . .AMERICANS WITH DISSABILITIES ACT ACCESIBILITY GUIDELINESSTL. . . . . . . . .STEELR.E. . . . . . . . . REFERENCE DETAIL O N SHEET

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CONTACT INFORMATION

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GREG SNYDERP R O F E S S O R G S N Y D E R@U N CC . E D U

ANTHONY SPICKCO N S U LT I N G E N G I N E E R B L AC K W E L LA S P I C K @ B L AC K W E L L .C A

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White Water Center GridshellStudio group project in collaboration with the White Water Center (WWC).The SOA was given an opportunity to take part in a national “Thinking While Doing” gridshell grant, partner with engineering company Blackwell. Our scheme arose from numerous styles of form fi nding, as well as research per-taining to gridshell technology and hands-on testing. Currently in construction.

4th year, 2nd semester

Charlotte, NC

gabion wall Steel Frameinner curve 6” = 1’

Steel outriggerouter curve 6” = 1’

ada conditionsouthern portal 6” = 1’

stepped conditionNorthern portal 6” = 1’

2”x6” yellow pine deckboards

1/4”x4”x4” steel angle

2”x8” board

1/2” Grade 5 bolts8 x 11.5 steel channel

helical piles

pile caps

galvinized rod crossbracing

galvinized tierods

joist hangers

steel grate

steel grate clamps

My project was based on the defi nition of Interstice, which I saw as the cir-culation space between the multiple programs within the center. I wanted to excite the main entrance’s lobby by adding a parametric roof structure that responded to the light available to the site. To add to the appeal of the center, I designed a twisting steel column system that becomes fl ush with the fl oor and eventually fades into the side of the theater and up the side.

Boston Cultural Center 4th year, 1st semester

Boston, MA

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1/16" = 1'-0"1 Level 1

3D powder printed model

1/8" = 1'-0"1 Section 1

1/8" = 1'-0"2 Section 2

1/4" = 1'-0"3 Section 3 3/4" = 1'-0"4 Copy of Section 3

Collaborative project with Neil Edwards. The Ashville mountain brewery is a place of relaxation and learning. Its desired program takes in master brewers from all over to come experiment and learn about new brewing techniques. The public would be involved throughout the process acting as the audience to the brewers who are positioned within frames, turning a 3D process into a 2D set of steps.

Ashville Mountain Brewery 3rd year, 2nd semester

Ashville, NC1/8" = 1'-0"

Lower Level

Upper Level

1/2" = 1'-0"

Wall Section

Robotics: Pulled PlasticThe robotics class was tasked with designed custom tools for our robotic arm that would be used in creating an installation for our final presentation in Storrs Hall. For my investigation, I was intrigued by having a reverse vacuum form process where instead of the plastic being draped, it would be pulled up in concentrated areas. A robot was necessary for this creation because the plastic needed a precise slow speed and heating time for it not to tear. A heat gun goes to each hardware location, stays there for a certain amount of time, then the gripper rotates to the location and pulls the hardware.

5th year, 2nd semester

Model Coffee TablePersonal project, the main goal was to display a model in a beautiful and functional way. I was given a hand crafted model of the Salk Institute from the SOA, (created in 1997) and wanted to do something more than just hang it on a wall or place it on top of a table. Then it occurred to me that the model should be the table. I wanted to contrast the hand made quality of the model by designed the table to be made completely on a CNC router.

5th year, 2nd semester

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Design Build: UNCC SOA wallCollaborative project. This project was given to our Design Build elective class by our SOA Director. He wanted a wall to fi lter out a series of dumpsters located beside the back entrance to our SOA. Everything was designed and fabricated by our class, through multiple meeting regarding the details and aesthetic the wall will bring to people as they enter or exit the SOA.

4th year, 2nd semester

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Digital Fabrication: InstallationCollaborative project. In pairs of two, the class designed furniture pieces us-ing the forked method of curving plywood. There were no limitations to the design, but it was prompted to be durable and have a consistent method for construction. The fi nal designs were reviewed, after which, one design was selected as a fi nal component for a large scale installation to manufacture and install in Storrs Hall.

4th year, 2nd semester

Furniture Assembly InstallationInstructor: Chris Beorkrem

Spring 2015

METHOD:

In pairs of two, the class designed furniture pieces using the “forked method of curving plywood. There were no limitations to the design, but it was prompted to be durable and have a consistent method for construction. The furniture pieces went through a quick but rigorous development process, using scaled components as a method for quickly testing lots of methods for connection andassembly. The groups created two full-scale iterations of thepiece, one as a mockup to learn about how it works, the second as final design proposal. The final designs were reviewed, after which, one design was selected as a finalcomponent for a large- scale intervention to manufactureand install in Storrs Hall.

GOALS OF THE FURNITURE:

- Consider how the joinery can be disassembled- How the joinery can be replicated to assemble multiple versions of the piece into a larger assembly- MINIMIZE the amount of material which is consumed in its production- MINIMIZE the amount of machine time that is used tomanufacture the piece- MINIMIZE the amount of assembly time required to assemble the piece

Installation Process

Personal project in preparation for a future furniture installation within the SOA. My design investigates the translation from Grasshopper plug-ins Kangaroo and Weaverbird into the physical realm. The code takes in an ordinary surface, rebuilds the surface with a series of springs in the U V directions, and applies a specifi ed force of gravity onto the surface. The springs react to the distance from the anchor points as well as the factor of gravity.

Digital Fabrication: Grasshopper chair 4th year, 2nd semester

Image by Alberto Pugnale