N A T H A NL E B E R

I am interested in institutional architecture, especially elementary schools and kindergartens. I am interested in how architecture relates to individuals, how people use the space, and how architecture can evoke emotion.

Arizona State University M.Arch - Fall 2014 - Present Fall 2014 Design Excellence NomineeB.Arch - Fall 2010 - Spring 2014

Moeur Award RecipientFall 2013 Design Excellence AwardFall 2012 Design Excellence Nominee, studio work exhibited at AIA Arizona OfficeSpring 2011 studio work exhibited at 2011 Design School Open House

Arizona Residential Architects: Home Design Competition 2013 Second PlaceArizona Residential Architects: Home Design Competition 2012 Honorable MentionNASA: The Future of Flight International Art Contest 2011 First PlaceTarget and American Architectural Foundation: Redesign Your School Contest 2007 Honorable Mention KOSS Design+Build Arizona State University Intern Teaching AssistantSeptember 2013 - August 2014 August 2014 - December 20143015 East Topaz Circle August 2015 - PresentPhoenix, Arizona 85028 Box 876212602.374.5757 Tempe, Arizona 85287-6212

DWL ArchitectsMay 2015 – August 20152333 N Central Ave,Phoenix, AZ 85004602.264.9731

Revit Photoshop Model Making MakerBot/3D PrintingAutoCAD InDesign Drawing Laser CutterSketchUp Illustrator Pen and Ink After Effects

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NATHAN LEBER

nrleber@yahoo.com

STUDIO: FALL 2013John MeunierDesign Excellence Winner

An adaptive re-use of the MonOrchid Building located near downtown Phoenix, the plan opens to the south and west to activate the adjacent street and park. Entry through a café encourages chance encounters and interaction. A relatively constrained coworking space prevents members from feeling anonymous and encourages a sense of community. Leasable space in the north allows small groups to expand beyond the coworking environment, while maintaining a relationship with the coworking community.

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CONCEPT:Open the building’s existing trusses and move up, into that space

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STUDIO: FALL 2014Darren PetrucciDesign Excellence Nominee

The current flat and opaque façade of the University Center expresses its origins as a commercial bank and does not adequately represent Arizona State University.Removing the existing façade exposes structural columns Repeating these columns while decreasing their size creates an expanded, ambiguous threshold.Replacing the existing façade with a field of columns expresses the ideals of the New American University.

UNIVERSITY CENTER

CONCEPT:Create a series of thresholds by expressing and dematerializing the existing structure.

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STUDIO: FALL 2012Jack DebartoloDesign Excellence NomineeExhibited at AIA Arizona Office

A twelve-foot grid orders the layout of the single story senior housing units and the two story market-rate units. The rotated grid reflects the unique opportunity provided by the triangular site. Shops along the south create a vibrant streetscape. Each apartment centers on a small courtyard containing a tree. The compact design of the senior units allow them to reach the required density while remaining on a single story for ease of access.

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CONCEPT:Owning a unit means owning a tree

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ARROYO HOUSE

CONCEPT:The design arose from an exploratory sketch depicting curved masses blending with the environment

ARIZONA RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTS HOME DESIGN COMPETITION 2013Second Place

The House sits on the bank of a desert wash, preserving water flow and wildlife within the site. The east-west orientation maximizes views of a nearby mountain and controls heat gain. Solid rammed earth walls use soil from the site.

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Center:BARREL CACTUSGraphite

Top Left:CHAIR WITH BLANKETCharcoal Pencil

Bottom Left:TELEPHONE LINESPen and Ink

Next Page:BLACK GATEGraphite - Travel Sketch

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