The Central PA Architects Foundation Fund Architecture Scholarship
Application Deadline June 30
Last Name: ________________________________________
First Name: _____________________________________
M.I.: ___________
E.
McMinn
Patrick
Permanent PA Street Address: ______________________________________________________
Apt./Unit#: ___________________
N/A
938 Virginia Avenue
17603
Lancaster
Lancaster
PA
City: ______________________________________
County: _________________________
State: ___________
Zip: _________________
717.672.0913
717.799.2754
Home Phone: ____________________________________________
Cell Phone:_______________________________________________
[email protected]
08/04/1991
E-mail Address: _____________________________________________________________
Date of Birth: _________________________
Virginia Tech
School Presently Attending: ________________________________________________________________________________________
290 College Avenue
N/A
School Street Address: ______________________________________________________________
Apt./Unit#: ___________________
Blacksburg
VA
24061
City: _________________________________________________________________________
State: ___________
Zip: _________________
05/16/2015
Expected Graduation Date _______________________________
Degree ___________________________________________________
In the upcoming academic year I will be:
Graduate Student
year of a
year program
Undergraduate Student
5 year program
5th year of a
To be eligible you must be enrolled in an architecture degree program such as a two-year or four-year
undergraduate program; five-year professional program or graduate program leading to a Masters of
Architecture.
Financial Aid Previously Received (list names and amounts)
Optional: Attach a copy of your FAFSA and Student Aid Report (SAR), if available.
Amount Received
for Previous Year
Scholarships _______________________________________________________________________
$ _____________________________
James Hale Steinman Memorial Scholarship
$ 5,000
______________________________________________________________________________________ $ _____________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________ $ _____________________________
Loans _______________________________________________________________________________ $ _____________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________ $ _____________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________ $ _____________________________
$ 5,000
Total ________________________________________________________________________________ $ _____________________________
CPAF Fund Architecture Scholarships are limited to students who are present or former residents with a current mailing
address from one of the following 13 counties in Central PA: Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Fulton, Juniata,
Lancaster, Lebanon, Montour, Northumberland, Perry, Snyder, or York.
If you are eligible to apply for the Central PA Architects Foundation Architecture Scholarship, please write a one page
letter of application indicating why you are studying architecture and your long term objectives. In addition to the letter,
provide additional supporting materials of your choice; e.g. examples of design work, community involvement, volunteer
activities (four pages maximum)
Application forms may be submitted any time after April 1. The deadline for applications is June 30. Determination of
award will be made by August 15. Mail completed application to Frank E. Dittenhafer II, FAIA, Central PA Architects
th
Foundation Fund Scholarship, c/o AlA Central Pennsylvania, 240 North Third Street, 12 Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17101.
Patrick
McMinn
Virginia Tech
938 Virginia Ave
Lancaster, PA 17603
[email protected]
717.799.2754
BArch Candidate (2015)
College of Architecture and Urban Planning
Environmental Policy and Planning Minor
Deans List 7 Semesters
Tippetts/Weaver Architects
V-THON Founding Member
Lancaster, PA
May-August 2014
As an architectural intern, I worked on several
addition and renovation projects around Central
Pennsylvania. Early phase responsibilities included
meetings with clients, and the measuring, recording,
and drawing of existing conditions. Later phase
responsibilities included drafting of construction
documents and coordinating with relevent product
and technical consultants.
G | R | E | C Architects
Virginia Tech Chicago Studio, Spring 2014
w/ SOM, Cannon Design, von Weise Associates
The Chicago Studio transplants students directly into the
workings of one of four host firms in order to inspire
collaboration between professionals and students. The
result is a level of dialog and integration that benefits the
students, the firms, the work, and the city of Chicago.
The semester consists of an internship at a host-firm
as well as an architectural proposal developed by the
students and critiqued by many members of Chicago’s
architectural and governmental communities.
Responsibilities included preparing submittals for two
LEED projects, developing a RFP for a major hotel chain,
and composing AIA competition entries.
DesignIntelligence: Into the World by Way of the City
The Virginia Tech Chicago Studio Program
http://www.di.net/articles/into-the-world-by-way-of-the-city/
Proficiencies
LEED, IBC, & RBC Familiarity
Architectural History and Theory
Environmental Systems and Concepts
Construction Documentation and Detailing
Steel/Wood/Reinforced Concrete Structures
Stormwater Management and Environmental Policy
Blacksburg, VA
(Fall 2010 - Present)
Director of External Affairs (April 2011 - Dec. 2011)
Oversaw all fundraising, sponsorship, and public relations efforts
while working with Virginia Tech and the Office of Event Planning
to create a new charitible event, benefitting our regional
Children’s Miracle Network hospital.
Co-Executive Director (Jan. 2012 - Dec. 2012)
One of two Co-Directors overseeing Virginia Tech’s
second annual Dance Marathon and its 52 volunteers. This year’s
event saw a growth over the inaugural event in both attendance
as well as total funds raised, donating $8,532 to Roanoke’s
Carilion Clinic Children’s Hospital.
Digital
Revit
AutoCAD
Rhinoceros
Grasshopper
VRay
3DS Max
SketchUp
Adobe Suite
Inventor
Analog
Modelling
Sketching
Watercolor
Pen
Charcoal
Graphite
Printmaking
Affiliations
University of Minnesota: Minneapolis, MN
Attended/Reviewed Rio de Janeiro Studio
TU Delft: Delft, Netherlands
Reviewed Chicago Research Work
Participated in 3 day Workshop/Charette
Tongji University: Hangzhou, China
Reviewed 3rd Year Studio Work
Chicago Studio: Collaborators
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
CannonDesign
JAHN
Solomon, Cordwell, Buenz
von Weise Associates
++ References/Full Portfolio Available Upon Request
Patrick
McMinn
938 Virginia Ave
Lancaster, PA 17603
[email protected]
717.799.2754
I chose to pursue architecture because I thought it would be one of the few
professions that could hold my attention for a long period of time. I am curious and love
to learn, so a field that required constant investigation, especially after graduation, was
a must. My curiosities and interests are wide ranging, and architecture’s ability to apply
other fields of knowledge to the creation of a built work excites me. While the field is
freeing in its breadth, I most enjoy the restrictions it offers. Each project is a study of what
can, must, cannot, should, and ultimately will be done. Functionality, safety, accessibility,
aesthetics, budget, and context all present unique pressures on each project, ensuring that
no two present the same problem. I hope that this inherent variability will help to keep
my work fresh and exciting.
The overall impact of the built environment on people and their communities is
another factor that continues to drive my interest in all scales of architectural thinking. We,
or our clients, are forced to live with, in, and around the things we create. Architecture
has to power to instill people with a sense of identity or pride in where they live and has
a big impact on how countries, cities, and cultures are perceived. Every day we see proof
of both good and poor design as well as how design decisions can impact so people’s
everyday lives. I enjoy experiencing new places and thinking about how scale, density,
material, and other architectural qualities affect the way I feel and act. I believe that
interacting with the world around us is essential to creating successful places for people
to inhabit in different ways.
So far, my experiences have allowed me to see how people live in several different
countries, how architecture is taught at the university level in southwest Virginia, how a
medium-sized firm goes about completing large projects around the world, and now
how a small firm in Lancaster takes care to build community and relationships in addition
to their smaller scale projects. Currently, I am also studying for the LEED exam as well
as conducting preliminary studies for my 5th year thesis project. I am very much looking
forward to having a full school year to use 45 acres in Chicago to test my ideas about the
challenges facing the future of American urban architecture. My study will focus on the
site of the recently closed Fisk Generating Station, located southwest of Chicago’s central
Loop and adjacent to the Hispanic neighborhood of Pilsen. Fisk’s closure was imminent
due to more stringent environmental regulations and relentless pressure from Pilsen’s
environmental rights and reform group (PERRO). Many industrial sites such as this one
will face the same fate in the coming decades as our cities begin to deindustrialize or
reindustrialize in new ways. Treatment of these vestigial remnants of industry will have
enormous impact on their cities. We can either let them lay dormant as scars from our
past or we can choose to utilize them in ways useful to the urban fabric. Ideally, as we
become more environmentally conscious, the complexity that makes our cities great can
begin to make its way into the areas in which we work. I am spending my year postulating
about what that process might look like.
As of yet I have no specific plans after graduation, only to continue doing what
interests me. I will continually seek new experiences in life and go wherever I can learn
the most. Right out of school, I see myslef working on smaller scale projects in order
to learn more about how buildings are built in atypical, non-textbook situations. At
some point, I would also like to work on larger projects and experience how a large
firm operates. Large projects seem to be the most difficult to do well and I am very
interested in the additional problems and issues that are associated with jumping up in
scale. I do not mind lacking a rigid career plan at this point since I do not yet know all
the opportunities that are out there. I do know that I have plenty of ambition, and am
confident that as long as I give my maximum effort to work that I find inspiring, I am on
the right track.
Patrick
McMinn
Visitor Center, Bath County, Virginia
Week-Long Competition
Honorable Mention
This new Visitor’s Center for the Warm Springs Mountain Preserve in Bath County,
Virginia serves as a monument to inspire reverence for natural systems. The site
is located on the top of a mountain ridge-line which cyclically burns to support
its ecosystem. The Visitor’s Center’s design minimizes its footprint to protect the
site’s scenic views. The building reminds visitors of the importance of fire to the
surrounding ecosystem by fully expressing the egress stairs on the exterior of the
building and illuminating the site with its flame beacon.
Section A
Section B
The forest surrounding the Warm Spring Mountain Reserve are a
part of a fire dependent ecosystem. Facilitated by humans, parts
of the forest are burned every three to five years. The Visitors
Center is an architecture of event. It consists of stacked masses
culminating in a continually burning flame. A fire keeper retrieves
the flame and descends from the tower when the need presents
itself. The everyday user has the ability to ascend and descend
the tower, the outlying view revealing itself along the way. This
new perspective provides the opportunity for the user to appreciate
the fragility of the ecosystem in concert with its dependency on the
flame. The tower stands as a beacon of permanent event in an
ever-changing environment.
West Elevation
A
A
1
Mechanical / Storage
2
Restrooms
3
Janitor
4
Reception
5
Display
6
Meeting
7
Offices
8
Flame
B
B
A
C
B
A
C
B
C
C
6
2
1
4
7
3
5
8
Level Two
Level One
A
N
5’
A
C
B
Section C
10’
20’
B
C
50’
Level Three
A
B
C
Level Five
Level Four
A
B
C
A
B
C
A
B
C
Patrick
McMinn
Train Station, Charlottesville, VA
Phase one of the efforts to expand and reenvision the site which
houses the Charlottesville Amtrak Station focuses on activating the
entire site through program, form, and site planning. A series of pedestrian friendly terraces provides a social anchor midway between
the University and downtown.
Process Sketch II
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Tunnel
27'-4"
Service/Baggage
Tunnel
61'-0 3/4"
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(Tunnel Below)
14'-9 13/16"
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Lounge
4
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Wall Section Mockup
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Platform Level Plan
30'-0"
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Process Sketch 1
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Processing
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Sales
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Process Sketch III
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Deli
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for Lease
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SW Aerial View
Process Sketch V
Patrick
McMinn
Bluegrass Community Center
Bedford, Virginia
The Bluegrass Community Center places a focus on flexible programming to accomidate musicians looking to practice, perform, or play
their music socially. The lobby space can double as a large performance
hall or a display space when necessary with plenty of space for an
audience on the walkways above. Outdoor spaces are shaped by the
natural slope while providing a variety of multi-functional porches.
.
Site Plan
A
Music/Instrument Store
800 SF
B
East Wing Elevation
Archival
500 SF
Elev. Mech.
130 SF
Trash/Loading
400 SF
Elevator
130 SF
Bathroom
150 SF
Mechanical
350 SF
Offices
3 @ 120 SF
1 @ 180 SF
Dining Room/Bar
1500 SF
Kitchen
550 SF
First Floor
Dry Storage
300 SF
North Elevation
West Wing Elevation
Second Floor
Axial Lobby Section