Life@CARBO Vol.1

 

WEEK ONE

·         Orientation Week: Desk Assignment, handed company handbook/directory, tax forms, Reintroducing to Co-workers (we met at the CARBO Christmas party we were invited to)

·         Introductory procedures (proper office tour, logging hours, setting up email/ calendar, filling out intro questionnaire)

·         Tutorials on office software (Land F/X, Vectorworks, General Illustrator/ Photoshop Standards)

·         First Staff Meeting (held every week on Mondays) goes over the goals and intentions for the week.

·         Sat in on numerous meetings that featured multiple disciplines also served as a general introduction to a handful of projects.

·         Assignment 1 (constructed “Hydrology Experience” Diagram for Cane River Discovery Center in Lake Charles, LA)

·         Site Visit to LSU Science building that is under construction. The objective was to compare the cover of a paver to the building façade to determine what and if a new paver needed to be ordered.

WEEK TWO

·         Assignment 2: Updated hatching changes in Land F/X of LSU Monroe BRIP (Biomedical Research Innovation Park) Project

·         Assignment 3 (Rendering phasing plan for JD Clifton Park in Lake Charles, LA)

·         The park contains: Family Community Center, Outdoor Basketball Court, Rain Gardens, Playgrounds, and Artificial Putting Green.

·         Changes were made to the Land F/X file. Original parking lot size was decreased which had a direct impact on the walking paths, lawn spaces, and planting design. Putting green was manipulated and added a fence surrounding it. So, my job was to re-render the adjusted site plan in Illustrator.

·         Another Land F/X Tutorial

·         Sat in a meeting East Baton Rouge Schools, for a project titled School in the Park which is a proposed K-5 school off Perkins Road near Siegen Lane in Baton Rouge, LA. The site is in between two BREC parks which facilitated the opportunity to receive a million-dollar donation to the project under the one condition that the addition connected the two parks and could be used by the community.

Personal Reflection: Everything is going great; everyone is warm and eager to help! The office is on the smaller side, but I enjoy the intimate atmosphere, it helps make people feel more approachable than they already are. Adjusting to a full-time work schedule is definitely an adjustment, from waking up and being on time consistently to finding balance to do what I like after work despite me being tired most of the time. I'm getting a lot of information thrown at me very quickly, but I am picking it up bit by bit and learning so much about programs like Land F/X, Vectorworks, and more than what I was aware was possible with Adobe Illustrator. Lastly, sitting in on meetings that discuss budget adjustments and concerns between multiple disciplines on a project is very interesting and is really the limiting factor in truly facilitating those "cooler" design decisions.
                                                       Picture of my dog Champ in the snow.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Blog #4 - Jalen Winburn

Image
Blog #4 - Jalen Winburn Hello everyone, As of lately, the work has picked up a bit as a few of our projects are coming close to closing, which means getting final deliverables and documents finished before the upcoming deadlines. Last week I was working a bit more on the mixed-use development project, doing more SketchUp and Enscape work. The model is almost entirely finished, which has been really sweet to work on from start to finish and see come to life. I am currently working on another flythrough video of the model that will get sent out to the city later in the week. I also spent some time putting an entire neighborhood development into AutoCAD, which has been really interesting as I've been learning about plats, outlots, parcels, property easements, and development phases, which all come together to make a neighborhood. Next weekend is our company-wide get-together, which is in the Minneapolis office, which is nice, so I don't have to travel too far. However, this means ...
Read more

New Teams, Birthday Celebrations, and Baseball Battles: A Two-Week Recap Jace(CCA)

Image
Weeks 9-10: Navigating New Horizons – Embracing Change and Celebrations Week 9: March 17 - March 21 Monday: The week kicked off with the usual weekly scheduling meeting , setting the stage for upcoming tasks. Sat in on a wayfinding greenway project meeting , discussing strategies for guiding movement through Harris County’s landscapes. Wrapped up the day with a one-on-one session with the studio lead , getting valuable insights into workflow and expectations. Tuesday: Attended the staff meeting to get updates on various projects. Had a project meeting focused on developing sections for a new Harris County greenway . Tasked with rendering and bringing these visions to life. Wednesday: Finalized and rendered five sections for a 9 AM presentation . Reviewed client feedback and implemented necessary updates . Developed an enlargement plan for a particular section to better understand its re...
Read more