Alison Mann. To Whom it May Concern:

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1 A Sample of my Collection of Works while attending the School of Architecture and Interior Design within the College of DAAP at the University of Cincinnati To Whom it May Concern: I am writing to express my interest in your firm and question the possibility of job openings. I am a recent graduate of the University of Cincinnati s College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning with a Bachelors of Science in Interior Design. I graduated first in my class of one hundred architecture and interior design students. I am planning to relocate to New York City in the beginning of August and am interested in learning more about your company and available job opportunities. As a student at the University of Cincinnati I completed three co-operative education internships at firms in Chicago, New York, and Washington DC. I received, from the University, a recognition in my honor for being the Most Outstanding Co-operative Education Student in the Senior Interior Design Class of The enclosed resume and work samples contain additional information on my experience, skills, and achievements. I would appreciate the opportunity to discuss and provide further information on my candidacy. I can be reached anytime via cell phone at Thank you for your time and consideration. I look forward to speaking with you about this opportunity. Best Regards,

2 Education University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati OH College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning Bachelor of Science in Interior Design Class of 2007 GPA: 3.88/4.0, Magna Cum Laude, Distinguished Honors Scholar Class Rank: 1/101 University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen DK Denmark International Study Program Summer 2005 Focus: Interior Design and Scandinavian Architecture History interior design graduate 5707 Mountain Laurel Place Frederick, MD Cell Experience CORE architecture + design, Washington DC (2006) Co-operative Education Intern, Graphic Design Free-lance Contact: Peter Hapstak ( ) Restaurant and Retail Design Department Worked in ArchiCAD for space planning and 3D design of restaurants. Updated promotional books and flyers to refresh the CORE brand. Designed card for 2006 holiday season. As a woman, I have to say that Alison may be the strongest female intern we ve had to date in the area of computer technologies. [Cassandra Cullison] Lippincott Mercer, New York, NY (2005) Co-operative Education Intern Contact: Andres Nichols ( ) Retail Design and Branding Department Assisted with Adobe Illustrator Renderings, AutoCAD, space planning, material and concept image boards, and concept sketching. A great professional is not only one who brings great talent to the table but also is a combination of factors such as people skills, great attitude, and hard work. In my point of view (and it s shared by many others at Lippincott), Alison has all of them. [Andres Nichols] VOA Associates, Chicago IL (2004) Co-operative Education Intern Contact: Michael Emerson ( ) Interior, Architecture, and Landscape Design Department Focused in AutoCAD and Photoshop. Built handcrafted models. Alison is always open to new challenges with a positive attitude and a smile on her face. She is very self motivated. [Patricia Rotondo] Skills/Achievements Adobe Creative Suite 2, AutoCAD, ArchiCAD, Autodessys Form-Z, hand rendering, model making, sketching, graphics and page layout. Outstanding Senior Co-op Award 2007, Cincinnatus Century Scholar, Deans List all quarters, OSID President, Teachers Assistant for Freshmen Computer Skills (2005), Freshmen Drawing Skills (2007), Pre-Junior Interior Design Studio (2007), and Modern Architecture History ( ). creativity is knowledge.

3 furniture design studio time frame: six weeks UN/build a deconstructable furniture piece The design intent for this piece of furniture was to make an easily transportable, multifunctional, and personalized piece of furniture that can be used by the on-the-go generation. The piece acts as a room screen and bookshelf unit that can be easily arranged and rearranged to meet one s own personal taste. The colors chosen help reflect the industrial nature of the threaded rods used as the legs and pivot point of the piece. The edges are finished with polyurethane while the tops are painted to reinforce the linearity and movement of the piece. detail of hinge front elevation conceptual sketches overview of unit diagrammatic plan connection detail creativity is innovation. conceptual model view of shelving

4 co-operative education internship time frame: ten weeks RE/brand work completed at lippincott mercer McDonalds Corporation introduced a design pitch to target a new audience. This pitch was titled Forever Young and targeted year old consumers who frequented McDonalds when they were children. I was placed on the design team to help conceptualize new schemes for their retail environments. The scheme featured was entitled Aspen Lodge and represented the materiality of a ski lodge. By using dark reds/browns against light blue and whites, and implementing texture on brand walls, it brought a new and unexpected ambiance to the environment. conceptual sketch conceptual sketch creativity is experience.

5 senior thesis research and design project time frame: twenty weeks TECHNO/fashion infusing technology into fashion retail Techno-centric. The fashion gallery, located in the 14th Street Arts Corridor of Washington, D.C., takes influence from the blur between the fields of fashion and architecture due to innovations in technology. New methods of construction and availability of innovative materials has led fashion to become wearable architecture and architecture to become temporal. This design was chosen to be displayed in the Macy s storefront window display in downtown Cincinnati throughout the Summer ready wear wall display fitting area consult interactive cubes runway dj booth/ interactive screen retail floor wc tailor prep kitchen glow plan Glossy Black Surface with Embedded LED Motion Sensor Technology Recessed Illuminated Track System for Movable Partitions Erco Recessed Floor LED fixture with Varychrome Technology exit enter Formed Aluminum Tubing Suspended from Ceiling Panel to Display Clothing retail floor perspective LCD screen with 3M ClearTek II Touch Screen System detail plan box perspective movement diagram [interactive concept fashion cube] The cube is a representation of the blur between retail space and gallery space that this environment envelopes. It is an interactive environment within a space that displays sculptural fashion pieces. The cubes are on a track system so that when the gallery has a fashion show, they can compress these spaces to make the runway bigger. creativity is design. dj booth & interactive screen view within detail model

6 references Hank Hildebrandt Professor of Interior Design Jim Howell Co-operative Education Advisor thank you! feel free to contact: cellular: Cassandra Cullison Project Manager CORE architecture + design clc@coredc.com Andres Nicholls Partner Lippincott Mercer andres.nicholls@lm.mmc.com creativity is passion. creativity is passion.