4/15 Today I helped work on revising AIA contracts for a small project called Pickney Park on James Island. This would fall under Construction and Evaluation for AXP hours. A lot of the morning was spent in our weekly meeting going over our weekly agenda. I also met with Shaw Company about the carpeting and […]

4.15.19 Today, I worked in Autocad on arranging casework in the floor plan. I learned about commercial kitchens and what is needed in the space for them to run efficiently.   4.16.19 Today, I began modeling a sample wall in Revit showing the materials that will most likely be used for the project. I modeled […]

I spent much of my last week working on a city wide Revit model for Charleston. This model involved the modeling of buildings, sidewalks, streets and then grassy areas. It was a time consuming process, but the idea was multiple groups within the office could use this map. For my last day on Thursday, we […]

I continued working on permit sets. Time worked:  3.0 hrs AXP category:   Project Development & Documentation 17 April 2019

Today I continued working on permit sets, and then sat in on an accessibility meeting with the City of Charleston, to review restrictions, guidelines, and design alterations to meet ADA code. Time worked:  6.75 hrs AXP category:  Project Development & Documentation 16 April 2019

This week I continued to see different stages of a construction process. One was a remodeling project and the other was a new construction phase for a house. On Monday I got to see the finished construction for the Metanoia office. Although they had planned to be finished that previous Wednesday, it still seemed to […]

This week I got to learn new things from existing buildings as well as new construction. On Monday I continued to observe the construction process for the upstairs Metanoia office. On the spot Duncan was able to make decisions about small details. He changed the light is one of the halls to canned lights because […]

Monday, April 8th: Today, I worked on redlines in AutoCAD for the West Ashley Head Start bathroom renovations.  I am adding another ADA bathroom and checking to make sure that it has everything necessary to be approved. PPD: 4 Hrs Tuesday, April 9th: I had to explore many options for the extra ADA bathroom.  None […]

Daily Entries 04/08/19 – Monday Time: 8:00am – 11:30am (3.5hrs) Tasks: Construction documents for a new library at USC AXP: Project Development & Documentation 04/09/19 – Tuesday Time: 8:00am – 12:30pm (4.5hrs) Tasks: Construction documents for a new library at USC AXP: Project Development & Documentation 04/10/19 – Wednesday Time: 8:00am – 12:30pm (4.5hrs) Tasks: […]

This week I informed my mentor of 1 of my design awards that my partner Phil and I won for our project last semester and that I will be attending the ASPIRE Experience Conference Design Award Ceremony next weekend. Aside from being overwhelmed with excitement for this award I continued to work on FFE for […]