Intern Architect in the classical design tradition. Alumna of the School of Architecture at the University of Notre Dame
Hello, I am Elizabeth. This is a compilation of the work I completed throughout my past five years in the School of Architecture at the University of Notre Dame, various internships and now employment.
You will find my architecture portfolio below but please also consider looking at some of my photography and fine art.
Notre Dame School of Architecture provided me a premier education in classical Architecture including a year in Rome, Italy; supplemented with international placements & internships at leading classical firms in both the USA and United Kingdom. I attained a B.Arch. with a minor in Theology.
William Heyer Architect is a classical and sacred architecture practice in Columbus, Ohio, specializing in new churches, cathedrals, monasteries, renovations and restorations.
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I am delighted to have been awarded the Trumbauer Award in a joint chapter ceremony for my student thesis project by the Institute of Classical Architecture and Art. My submission included watercolor renderings and hand sketches. I am forever passionate about traditional design and deeply enjoyed the design and rendering process that gave form to the proposed design.
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Period Architecture, Ltd. is a custom residential architectural firm pledged to designs rooted in time-honored traditions that also deftly accommodate complex twenty-first-century lifestyles.
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As an aging population, the United Kingdom must always consider the future care of its citizens, who are facing a crisis of care due to what is largely considered the shortcoming of the National Health Service to provide suitable and universal home c[...]
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In order to commemorate the lost lives of all who perished in the fire, and create a better means of public way-finding, I designed St. Michael’s, a small, Greek Orthodox church perched on a cliff above the Aegean Sea. It was on its site that so many[...]
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In the aftermath of the most devastating wildfire in recent European history in 2018, Mati, a small seaside town in Attica, Greece, is facing a serious challenge. Originally, Mati was farmland with a few homes built into its steep hillside. Over the [...]
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At Adam Architecture, I was tasked with developing the conceptual and schematic design of a classical belvedere for an estate in Wiltshire, UK. As soon as I arrived this summer, a client meeting two weeks away presented a quick deadline, and, turning[...]
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While working at Adam Architecture over the summer, I developed schematic elevations for care homes which are part of an urban quarter extension to a historic town in the Midlands.
With the intent of restoring a sense of place and local character to the rapidly-evolving city of Mumbai, a pressing design challenge was to create commodious housing with a true Indian identity. Inspired by the dilapidated townhouses of the Bora Baz[...]
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This urban design project tackles one of the most significant issues facing our planet today–climate change. Located on a man-made peninsula dipping into the Arabian Sea, Mumbai is a city with the population and urban density of New York, yet provide[...]
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At Stroik, I drafted and rendered designs by hand, performed research on sacred architecture typologies, and assisted with the firm’s Sacred Architecture Journal publication.
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Inspired by the tradition of charming social clubs in the heart of bustling cities such as London and New York, this design seeks to bring elegance and sophistication to the streets of Washington. This classical hotel balances modern codes and con[...]
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Part of the reasoning for our development was reintroducing a neighborhood that previously existed here within the heart of the capital. With the development of Union Station, there was great loss of urban development that created an underused site w[...]
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The Ax:son Johnson Centre for the Study of Classical Architecture at the University of Cambridge was established in 2021 as a collaboration between the two constituent Departments of the University’s Faculty of Architecture and History of Art, workin[...]
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At JNKA, I primarily focused on project documentation and rendering, completing five watercolor renderings of the firm’s original designs. Most notably, I completed an aerial perspective of the University of Notre Dame campus showing new structures f[...]
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Located very near to my heart and my home, this villa and garden design project took place on the ancient Roman Caelian Hill. The site is a gorgeous piece of land tucked under the platform of the once great Roman Temple of Divine Claudius. It has a[...]
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In the heart of Ancient and later Renaissance Rome, the Via Giulia is a prominent street which was once home to numerous cardinals and members of the noble class. Consequently, the street is bounded by several palazzi, including the rear facade of Pa[...]
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Researching the history of the Roman Forum to aid in the development of a new book by Dr. Krupali Krusche overviewing the Roman Forum’s ancient sacred architecture.
The French Hotel is a unique urban type which includes a variety of functions. These buildings often serve as art galleries, apartments, shop frontage, as well as preservers of urban outdoor space, usually including an interior courtyard and a rear g[...]
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Located in the heart of the Roman City of Bath, England, this urban development project was an exercise in sensitive place-making. The design of what ultimately became a vernacular Georgian townhouse began with an urban design scheme which sought to [...]
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Located south of Notre Dame campus across the St. Joseph River, I ventured to design an art gallery opposite a historic pumping station. The precise location of this project was a shady patch of land flanked by the riverbank called Leeper Park. The “[...]
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The University of Notre Dame School of Architecture emphasizes classical and vernacular architecture within traditional urbanism; principles that encourage community, harmony with nature, and economy of resources and energy. In 1898, Notre Dame became the nation’s first Catholic university to establish an architecture program. Today’s School of Architecture, a nationally leading school, emphasizes traditional and classical design.
