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Alternate Densities: A Multi-Family Approach to Sustainable Dwelling

“The postwar suburb is a model of social and economic segregation. Zoning laws are the primary culprit – They mandate large-lot subdivisions and separate low-income “pod” developments while prohibiting accessory housing (such as apartments above stores or garages) and mixing land use and lot sizes in one area. By physically segregating uses, these ordinances increase land and development costs while virtually mandating the use of an automobile for every errand. Moreover, such enforced homogeneity of building types cannot respond to changes in one’s own family, such as children growing up and parents growing old.” -John A. Clark, David A. Tice, and Neal I. Payton

Fig. 1 – Red House, view from southwest

COMPETITION

In the summer of 2004, the American Institute of Architects Committee on Design held an ideas competition, entitled “New Home on the Range,” which called for designs for the 21st century seminal house, with an emphasis on sustainable design over form. I began with the assumption that the competition itself was flawed, in that it required a typical suburban house on a typical suburban lot for a typical suburban family. My contention is that any current suburban model of development which can be considered “typical” is by nature unsustainable because it assumes too large a footprint, promotes manicured lawn over natural habitat, and sustains our dependency on motor vehicles. I propose the alternative model of Red House. In its most basic form, the Red House model of land use is one of conservation, cultivation, and collection. The conservation of natural habitat and resources, the cultivation of fruits and vegetables, and the collection

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1807 Brookcliff Dr. Greensboro, NC 27408 (o) 336.256.0306 travhicks@hotmail.com

TRAVIS L. HICKS AIA, IIDA, IDEC, LEED®AP

EDUCATION M.Arch., Princeton University, 1997 B.S. in Architecture, summa cum laude, Georgia Tech, 1995 Participated in Ga. Tech’s Paris Program at the Ecole d’Architecture Paris-La Villette, 1994-95

CONTINUING EDUCATION Harvard University, Graduate School of Design, Office of Executive Education •“Re-Thinking the Office: The Business Case for Design,” 2008 - led by Frank Duffy •”The New American Courthouse,” 2006 - led by Andrea Leers

REGISTRATION + PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Registered Architect, North Carolina Board of Architecture NCARB Certified LEED® Accredited Professional Member, American Institute of Architects Member, International Interior Design Association Member, Interior Design Educators Council Member, Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

UNC Greensboro, Fall 2010 - Present Assistant Professor, Interior Architecture Department • Upper-level design studios • Visual Communications + Digital design studios • Professional Practice Seminar

UNC Greensboro, Spring 2009 Adjunct Lecturer, Interior Architecture Department • IAR 412, Lee Street Studio • 4th Year Undergraduate Studio • Emphasis on integrated design at multiple scales • Revitalizing urban corridor in Greensboro with expansion of campus plan

NC State University, Spring 2001 - Fall 2007 Adjunct Assistant Professor of Architecture

ARC 202/404 coordinated “Digital Studios,” Spring 2001-Spring 2007 • Parallel undergraduate and graduate design studios • Digital technology integrated into the design studio • Range in scale of projects, from single-family residence to performing arts ctr.

ARC 301 - Junior-level options studio, Fall 2006 • Emphasis on sustainable design • Large, complex urban site • Community arts center program

ARC 503 Fall 2007 • Options graduate-level studio • Emphasis on large-scale complex building program - courthouse • Space planning with courtroom modules and supporting program • Analysis of urban context and planning strategy for city of Raleigh

Princeton University, Fall 1996 Graduate Teaching Assistant to Guy Nordenson, ARC 212, Intro. to Structures

Georgia Tech, Spring 1994 Undergraduate Teaching Assistant to Albert Smith, Introduction to Freehand Drawing

1 - “Red House - Conserve, Cultivate, Collect” 2004 AIA COD Competition - Honorable Mention; 2 North Carolina State Public Health Lab + State Medical Examiner’s Office, Raleigh, NC - lead design architect with O’Brien/Atkins; 3 - Fuquay-Varina Middle School Addition + Renovations, Fuquay-Varina, NC - lead designer with PBC+L; 4 - The Research Triangle Park Headquarters, RTP, NC - lead design architect with O’Brien/Atkins; 5 - The O’Reilly Theater, Pittsburgh, PA - designer with Michael Graves Associates;

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PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE - EXPERIENCE

TRAVIS HICKS ARCHITECT Greensboro, NC, Aug. 2010 - Present Consulting Architect + Interior Designer Workplace Strategies Consulting + Design

O’BRIEN / ATKINS ASSOCIATES RTP, NC, Dec. 2004 – Aug. 2010 Associate + Senior Design Architect - Architecture + Interiors UL University Interiors Fit-Up, RTP, NC Durham County Justice Building, Durham, NC North Carolina State Public Health Lab + State Medical Examiner’s Office, Raleigh, NC Wake County Justice Center, Raleigh, NC The Research Triangle Foundation Headquarters, RTP, NC Cisco Systems, Building 12 Interiors Fit-Up, RTP, NC O’Brien/Atkins Office Renovation, RTP, NC Novo Nordisk Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Addition, Clayton, NC

THE FREELON GROUP RTP, NC, Oct. 2003 – Nov. 2004 Design Architect NC A+T School of Education Building, Greensboro, NC Yale University Sterling Chemistry Lab, New Haven, CT

PEARCE BRINKLEY CEASE + LEE RALEIGH, NC, Nov. 2000 – Sept. 2003 Designer Cary High School Addition and Renovations – Master Plan, Cary, NC Ligon Middle School Addition and Renovations, Raleigh, NC Fuquay-Varina Middle School Addition and Renovations, Fuquay-Varina, NC

MICHAEL GRAVES & ASSOCIATES PRINCETON, NJ, Aug. 1997 – Oct. 2000 Designer + Draftsman Miele Headquarters Addition, Princeton, NJ E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse Addition & Renovations, Washington, DC The O’Reilly Theater, Pittsburgh, PA

COMPETITIONS

Narrow Lots, Portland, Oregon, AIA Design Competition, Summer 2004 New Home on the Range, National AIA Committee on Design Ideas Competition, Summer 2004 - Honorable Mention Artworks Entryway Competition – Trenton, NJ, Fall 1997 – Winter 1998. First Place Shanghai Residential Design 2000 Ideas Competition, Summer 1996 Collaborated with Mario Gandelsonas and Diana Agrest

HONORS

J. Hyatt Hammond Scholarship, North Carolina Architectural Foundation, 2004 Robert Bradford Newman Medal, 1997, “For Merit in Architectural Acoustics” Full Fellowship to attend Princeton University, 1995-97 Georgia Tech Full President’s Scholarship, 1991-95 Georgia Governor’s Scholarship, 1991-95 CPEFF Scholarship for study abroad, 1994 Milledgeville, Ga., Georgia Tech Club Scholarship for study abroad, 1994 Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society, Georgia Tech Gamma Beta Phi National Honor Society, Georgia Tech Tau Sigma Delta National Honor Society for Architecture and Allied Arts, Georgia Tech Mike Rice Scholarship, Georgia Tech Freshman Architecture Award, 1992

1 - O’Brien/Atkins Office Renovation, RTP - lead design architect with O’Brien/Atkins; 2 - Fuquay-Varina Middle School Addition + Renovations, Fuquay-Varina, NC - lead designer with PBC+L; 3 - William B. Bryant U.S. Courthouse Annex, Washington, DC - job captain with Michael Graves Associates; 4 - Durham County Justice Building, Durham, NC - lead design architect with O’Brien/Atkins; 5 - Novo Nordisk Flexpen Facility, Clayton, NC - lead design architect with O’Brien/Atkins

1 - Miele Headquarters, Princeton, NJ - designer with Michael Graves Associates; 2 - The O’Reilly Theater, Pitts-burgh, PA - designer with Michael Graves Associates; 3 - Yale Universtiy Sterling Chemistry Lab, New Haven, CT - Design Architect with The Freelon Group; 4 - The Research Triangle Park Headquarters, RTP, NC - lead design architect with O’Brien/Atkins;

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MEDIA

“The Insider’s Guide to Working with an Architectural Photographer,” by Travis Hicks and Jerry Blow. Society for Marketing Professional Services Webinar, Sept. 15, 2009.“Living in a Work of Art,” by Travis Hicks. News+Observer, March 29, 2008.“Home Front: Tips and Trends from the World of Residential Design,” Weber, Cheryl. Residential Architect, Nov/Dec. 2004, pp. 20-22. “A Dozen Interpret the ’New Home on the Range’,” Livingston, Heather. AIArchitect, June 14, 2004. Michael Graves: Building and Projects 1995-2003, Sanin, Francisco. Rizzoli International, 2003. (included in Design Team) “Michael Graves, The O’Reilly Theater, Pittsburgh: The reigning prince of postmodernism leaves his unmistakable signature on a Pittsburgh theater,” Davidson, Cynthia. Architecture, May 2001. (listed on Project Team)

SERVICE

UNC Greensboro IIDA Campus Center - Faculty Advisor, August 2010-Present UNCG - Interior Architecture Dept. Advisory Board - Faculty Liaison, August 2010-Present National AIA – Representative to NAAB School Visiting Teams, 2010-2013 Triangle City Center IIDA Steering Committee, October 2008 - August 2010 Triangle Georgia Tech President’s Scholars Interviewer - 2008,2009 Princeton Univeristy Alumni School Committee - Interviewer - 2009,2010 Triangle AIA Design Awards Committee. August 2008 - August 2010 Greenwood Forest Baptist Church, Cary, NC. 2005-2010. Building Construction Committee. Habitat For Humanity, Trenton, NJ. 1998-99 Shangani Youth and Conference Center, Mtwara, Tanzania, East Africa. 1998

TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES

Freehand Sketching + Illustration AutoDesk Revit AutoCAD (2D design, drafting and 3D modeling) 3DStudio VIZ (Rendering) Adobe PhotoShop, Illustrator, and InDesign

REFERENCES

Tom Rowe, AIA Principal + Studio Head Michael Graves + Associates 341 Nassau Street Princeton, NJ 08540 609.924.6409 trowe@michaelgraves.com

John L. Atkins, III, FAIA CEO + Principal O’Brien/Atkins Associates Research Triangle Park, NC 919.941.9000 jatkins@obrienatkins.com

Leah Faile, AIA IIDA Interior Designer and Architect O’Brien/Atkins Associates Research Triangle Park, NC 919.941.9000 lfaile@obrienatkins.com