simon manning

leadership

team building

communication

presentation

boundless

penetrating

reckless

unreasonable

Photoshop

InDesign

Illustrator

SketchUp

Rhinoceros

Grasshopper

Cinema 4D

AutoCAD

Revit

critical thinking

sketching

model building

laser cutting

3d printing

prototyping

process engineering

hand- drafting

motivation

collaboration

clarity

charisma

imagination

intellect

curiosity

optimism

compositing

editing

graphic design

massing

modeling

rendering

documentation

integration

analysis

conceptualization

fabrication

exploration

jury- rigging

technique

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simon alexander manningmanning.simon @ gmail.com

918 . 718 . 9065

curriculum vitae

Mohammed Bilbeisi visionary

moh.bilbeisi @ okstate.edu 405 . 744 . 6043

Jeff Williams mentor

jeffrey.williams @ okstate.edu 405 . 714 . 3367

Carrol A. Wilson traveler

cawarcht @ maine.rr.com 207 . 781 . 4684

references

HKS Incorporated

Architecture Intern

Prepared documents for SD and DD submittals using Revit and AutoCAD

Visited job sites to study construction methods and organization

Oklahoma State University

Computer Applications Lab T. A.

Taught digital design methods and fabrication techniques

Design Studio 1216 T. A.

Taught fundamental hand-graphic and modelling skills with emphasis on craft

experienceeducationOklahoma State University

B.ARCH (5 year program)

Tesone Award : academic excellence

Alumni Book Award : design excellence

Kester Award : innovative use of technology

Salmon Award : outstanding humanist design

IES Lighting finalist : innovative lighting design

DBIA finalist : 16 hour design/build contest

ASCO Aerospace Award : daylight design

2008 - 2013

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2009 -2013

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summer 2011

2011 - 2012

spring 2013

skills

objectiveArchitectural Designer

Work with a passionate team to produce thoughtful and intuitive

design solutions in a diverse array of project types.

creative arts

sculpture

interactive media

community involvement

game design

astrophysics

biology

psychology

robotics

invention

emergent technology

virtual reality

haptic interfaces

nanotechnology

metamaterials

3d printing

hardware engineering

industrial design

travel

hiking

walking

cycling

couchsurfing

geocaching

camping

cooking

ecology

inspiration

story telling

space

nature

humanity

mechanics

creation

research

tinkering

ergonomics

exploration

survival

experimentation

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Nathan Richardson

nathan.richardson @ okstate.edu

Khaled Mansy

khaled.mansy @ okstate.edu

Dylan Hames

dylanwh @ ostatemail.edu

references [ academic ]

Architectural League of New York

Socrates Sculpture Park Folly

Teamed with local steel artist Stan Caroll for design competition

ASCA International Conference, Barcelona

“High Performance Cities or Buildings”

Collaborated with Seung Ra in research for his selected work

ASCO Industries

ASCO Design Charrette

With Khaled Mansey, proposed factory daylighing solution

publicationsinvolvementBoy Scouts of America

Troop 743

Eagle Scout

280 hrs. community service

Oklahoma State University

ASTEK [ arch. students teaching elementary kids ]

Inspired 5th grade designers to plan their hometown

AIAS [ american institute of architecture students ]

As Propaganda Chair, designed and dissemenated event information

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2008 - 2013

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spring 2012

summer 2012

fall 2012

interests

Seung Ra

seung.ra @ okstate

Billy Hinton

bhinton @ hksinc.com

Krisztina Zsiga

krisztina @ ecnorthseattle.com

references [ professional ]

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curriculum vitae

bluetoothseattle library

boomer theatersimple machine

makerbotfitness center

follydaylight

port of last callwolf point

world war one alpine

dirt

I’ve always been fascinated by new technologies and their implications on our lives. This project started out as a gift for a close friend and golfer.

We collaborated to modify a glove to pair with a cellphone to make and receive calls via Bluetooth. Savvy and stylish.

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bluetooth+ summer 2008 + 1 week+ welling, OK + 23200 E. 815 road+ personal exploration + wearable electronics+ collaborative project + j. knox + s. manning

glove/phone

designed within client’s own glove

personal

low profilesimple interface

subtle

located at edge of finger for comfort and

durability

microphone +

flat shape doesn’t disturb stroke or grip

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effortless and intuitive to use

ergonomic

+ unobtrusive cables run along seams in back to grant total freedom of movement+

My 3rd year design studio was commissioned to design and construct physics installations for the Wondertorium children’s museum.

My first team project of this magnitude, I fell into a leadershiprole early on. My passion and enthusiasm substituted for experience.

simple machine+ spring 2011 + 4 weeks+ stillwater, OK + 308 W. franklin lane+ arch 3216 + museum exhibit + published work+ team project + m. davis + c. foster + d. hames + s. manning + r. rankin + s. raynor

contrabulous fabtraption

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Our aim was to inspire curiosity and wonder about the world. After that, learning comes naturally.

< This project was invaluable leadership and communication experience. My design vision may have sparked the team’s efforts, but it was the collective input of the group that developed the final product.

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ideation

deliberation

imagination

collaboration

fabricationimplementation

Experimentation and prototyping are essential to the design process. We mocked-up dozens of different simple machines to find the right mix of interactivity and buildability.

> Many of the prototypes only held together long enough to test before we tore them apart to build the next iterations.

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prototypeexperimentation

Many times, we knew what a component had to do, but not how to make it work. Problem solving these pocesses was the greatest challenge of the project, but also the greatest joy.

> Designing for children means rethinking scale, materiality, durability, and safety. Kids play rough and we needed to design for those kinds of forces, especially with so many moving parts.

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scrutiny jury-riginteraction improvisation

Each side of the exhibit highlights a different set of simple machines. In concert, they teach kids that no matter how complex a device looks, it can always be explained in simple terms.

> Steel balls are impelled through the apparatus by each set of machines in a unique manner to spur curiosity and involvement by onlookers.

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ball pumparchimedes screw

ball ladderwedge

The key to the installation is observation. Children begin to learn when they make associations between actions and their consequences.

> The project budget was less ambitious than we were, so many of the materials we used were repurposed junk like soda cans, light fxtures, cereal boxes, and computer mice.

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pulley towerwheel and axle

chance wallinclined plane

makerbot+ summer 2011 + 4 weeks+ tahlequah, OK + 16099 old airport road+ personal exploration + rapid prototyping + individual project

3d printer

+I have always been a scientist and tinkerer at heart. Once I had the means, I constructed a 3d printer of my own to better understand the potential of this emerging technology.

What I found was the freedom to create like never before.

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fitness center+ spring 2012 + 14 weeks+ stillwater, OK + 456 W. franklin lane+ arch 4217 + comprehensive studio+ individual project

comprehensive

+This semester-long project carried through schematic design to design development and touched on key areas of construction documents.

> In addition to the program and building aesthetic, I designed the HVAC loading and layout, the structural system and sizes, and the electrical and natural lighting.

running track basketball court

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administrationnatatorium

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ground source + heat pump

Adjacency is opportunity. The climbing gym activates the lobby with spectator interest while the yoga studio captures the attention of the passing runners.

< The shape of the full length indoor track was inspired by the way Formula 1 racetracks balance speed and size with manageable turns.

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purposetrack

possibilityfield

folly+ spring 2012 + 2 weeks+ new york, NY + socrates sculpture park + independent competition + architecture league of NY + published work+ team project + s. carroll + d. hames + s. manning + s. ra

field lines

In addition to my comprehensive studio, I participated in a competition for the New York Architecture League.

We designed an installation folly for the sculpture park invoking the invisible magnetism generated bythe patrons and their interaction with the art.

Space is what you define it to be.

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performance

thinking

daylight+ fall 2012 + 4 days+ stillwater, OK + 3003 N. perkins road+ independent commission + ASCO aeronautics + published work+ collaborative project + s. manning + k. mansy

art and science

+During a two day charrette, I worked with Dr. Kahled Mansy to design the daylighting system for a large manufacturing facility.

I began to understand how data translates into feeling.

+ Relative distribution of sunlight in blue

hypothesissketch

conclusiondigital

+ One of many reflectors and diffusers designed and prototyped to test in the daylighting lab

analysislaboratory

fabricationstudio

overcast sky

foot-candles

simulation

sensor

I collaborated with OSU engineering students for NASA’s X-HAB research fellowship. The submission was a “Port of Last Call.“

We chose to position the space station outpost at Lagrange Point (LP) 2. Here the shuttles could dock and receive supplies before making long-range journeys without having to spend precious fuel fighting gravity.

por t of last call+ fall 2012 + 3 weeks+ stillwater, OK + lagrange point 2+ independent study + space engineering + published work + team project + a. avery + s. fehrenbach + n. davison + s. manning + s. pothina

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The station is designed to incorporate existing modules like NASA’s Node 1 and MPCV as well as purpose-built sections for the ring. Since this is a long-duration outpost, artificial gravity is essential to the health of the occupants.

> Early concepts explored the modularity of the existing Node 1 and the challenges and opportunities of 0-gravity environments.

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We endeavored to create a harmonious ecosystem of energy generation, use, transformation, and reclamation.

A closed loop.

wolf point+ fall 2012 + 4 weeks+ chicago, IL + 340 N. orleans street+ arch 5117 + urban development+ team project + m. eccleston + c. foster + d. hanna + s. manning + s. raynor + c. winkel

vertical farm

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hydroponic system water treatment +

fertilizer reclamation

symbiotic flora

turbine dynamo

automated system

carbon filters +

air scrubbers +

stack effect +

vertical parking +

+ The most prominent feature on the southern exposure is the vertical farm. Based on research of Dickson Despommier, this intact biome complements the tower in two distinct ways: it provides food for the tower inhabitants through vertically integrated community gardens and it scrubs the air of toxins and CO2.

explorationsketch

abstractionmodel

refinementdigital

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strategyconstruction

attentioncraft

expressionpresentation

+ vertical farm + LED band

relation to street1/30” model

We expounded on the braced frame expression of the nearby Hancock Tower with two syncopating structural patterns. This gave us the capacity to eliminate members in areas to allow for the varying vertical spans of the sky-lobbies and housing.

relation to sky1/60” model

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world war one+ spring 2013 + 4 weeks+ stillwater, OK + civdale del friuli, IT+ independent competition + memorial museum + published work+ team project + b. enerson + t. labrosse + s. manning + p. sanza + a. white

il futuro della memoria

Collaborating with an Italian firm, we submitted a proposal for a museum memorial addition to an historical train station.

Rather than compete with the existing architecture, we created an intriguing form that acts as a backdrop.

History often depends on the context in which it is written.

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catwalkmemorial

circulationentryspace

foot bridgeconnection

sectiongallery

+ Polarized belt reveals only glimpses of content from

the outside

Views outside are filtered through a moving polarized film. This protects the delicate artifacts inside and, when passing over treated surfaces, reveals personal accounts of the war through pictures and text.

> Stone and grass bands each denote one day of conflict. The thin reflecting pool marks the span of the town’s occupation by enemy troops.

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6 agosto 1916VI battaglia sull’Isonzo_conquista e di Gorizia

24 ottobre 1917XII battaglia sull’Isonzo_battaglia di Caporetto

30 ottobre 1918Entrata a Trieste e sbarco a Trento

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The request was for a major infrastructure redevelopment in a small resort town in the Alps. They needed a space to accommodate the vast influx of visitors during the summer and winter seasons and a connector that allowed passage across the river.

> Due to restricted space, the bridge and parking [blue] had to pass below adjacent lot.

alpine+ spring 2013 + 4 weeks+ stillwater, OK + moena, IT+ independent competition + pedestrian development + team project + b. enerson + t. labrosse + s. manning + p. sanza + a. white

esperienza pedonale

+experience frames river and mountain views

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bike sharing and public theatre

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organized around bridge component

parking +

safety and entertainment

theatre

pedestrian and vehicular

connection

pertinent weather and maps displayed

information

dirt+ spring 2013 + 12 weeks+ stillwater, OK + mthatha, S. africa+ arch 5200 + entrepreneurship + team project + j. bell + e. dresser + s. griffin + s. manning

progressive housing

In many South African townships like Mthatha and Sterkspruit, there is a powerful need for improved housing and sustainable food sources.

I worked with the OSU graduate school of entrepreneurship to develop a process that leverages community involvement to empower the township to rebuild itself and restore the land.

++ Once a decision is made, a plot is selected and excavated. The land is both the source of clay for bricks and later the site of community crops.

+ community + excavation

+ Deliberations with community leaders reveal specific problems that need solving. Housing may be needed in one area, but a school might be more useful elsewhere

+ The soil is sifted into its component parts and the proper brick mixture is formed. The excess can be used in other applications like biosand filters.

+ Brick-making and brick-laying are valuable trade skills that workers can apply to building their community and their lifestyle. Jobs are a good source of self-worth.

+ Once the hardened surface has been removed for bricks, the soft, fertile soil below is exposed; ready to support crop building beans or other vegitables.

+ clay silt and sand + brick construction + farming

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for your considerationthank you