3. Resume
Vanessa Ngo
//landscape architecture
To obtain an entry level position at a professional landscape architecture firm recognized for innovation and excellence
in planning and design
Texas A&M University- College of Architecture
Bachelors Degree in Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, May 2018
Hudat Vietnamese Cuisine- Summers of 2009/2010//Busser
Moondog Seaside Eatery- Summers of 2011/2015//Server and Expedite
Rockport Master Gardners- Summers of 2012/2014//Personal Yard Work
American Society of Landscape Architect- Texas A&M University Student Chapter 2015//Co-Treasurer
Smith Nguyen, Architect of Nguyen Designs Inc.
361.463.9192
snguyen@nguyendesigns.com
Jeremy Merrill, Assistant Professor at Texas A&M
University
979.458.1310
jmerrill42@tamu.edu
Bruce Dvorak, BLA, MLA, Associate Professor//
Program Coordinator at Texas A&M University
Registered Landscape Architect
979.458.0628 bdvorak@tamu.edu
vanessa.ngo11@gmail.com
3718 Chantal Circle College Station, Tx 77845
361-489-9082
Recommendation
“Vanessa has very strong skills in design, verbal and graphic communication,
leadership, and the ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines. She
carried herself with professional character in her relations with her peers and
instructors. Vanessa worked hard in this course and quickly learned critical skills
and concepts regarding design principles and land form. I believe Vanessa is
an ideal candidate for employment as an intern, because she is a quick learner,
is dedicated, has an excellent work ethic and leadership skills. She has a great
enthusiasm for landscape architecture and life in general, and has the potential to
make meaningful contributions to projects.”
-Bruce Dvorak
4. AboutMe
Questionnaire
What determined your passion for design?
I’ve always had a passion for art. In the majority of my grade school
classes, I would flip my page over and sketch the structure of the
classroom, the students, even my teacher giving a lesson. It wasn’t
until 8th grade that I chose to pursue a career in architecture. My
freshman year in college, I struggled with an emotional connection with
Environmental Design and completely lost my passion for architecture.
Then in an elective course, we were assigned to watch, “I Want To Be A
Landscape Architect” and with three hours of research, I changed my
major and here I am.
What field are you most interested in and why?
This profession is so broad that I wouldn’t mind experiencing many
different fields. If I could choose right away, I would choose to design
therapy gardens. When I was younger, it was unfortunate that I had to
experience the journey of a terminally ill family member, but fortunate
enough to understand the desires and necessities that lacked at the
time. Which in turn, I hope to take into consideration and address those
needs in the near future.
When you’re not designing or studying, what do you enjoy doing most?
You can’t escape design. Even when I’m sleeping, I’m designing and
constantly researching. But on my “free” time, I devote it all to my
beagle. After a long 12 plus hours at studio, he gives me an incentive to
leave and take a break, which is an amazing feeling to be loved after
long studio hours.
What advice would you give to the younger studios?
Take advantage of the creative design freedom in the earlier studios.
This field is broad and creative design is only a small portion of what we
do. Also, take what you’re most passionate about and somehow apply
it to your projects. In doing so, you become emotionally attached and
your purpose becomes much more than the instructor’s criteria and you
begin to learn more about yourself as a designer.
5. Date of Birth:
February 28, 1994
Place of Birth:
Rockport, Texas
Hobbies:
Golf
Hiking
Health and Fitness
Animals
Favorite Movie:
Moulin Rouge/Elf
Favorite Book:
Motivation Manifesto
Favorite Food:
Edible
Alternate Life Career:
Non-profit
Culinary
Animal Care
Interior Design
Spy
The following publication is a collection of works throughout
my years at Texas A&M University in chronological order from
2012 to 2015.
Please, enjoy.
“The greatest thing you will ever learn is to just love and be loved in return.”
- Nat King Cole
6. RenderingFall2014DesignStudioI
Objective: Given an illustration from Grant Reid’s,
“Landscape Graphics”, student’s traced the
composition and differentiated background,
middle ground, and foreground using contrast,
tone, shading and shadows, and light.
Goal: Create a night scene during the Fall months
to illuminate the essence of the setting and attract
viewers.
Then, students applied color to the illustration
using color pencil and complying to an
overall seasonal theme.
7. Objective: Students were given the freedom to
choose their desired plant symbols and materials
to vary texture and create a theme, but most
importantly, progressing with shade, shadows,
depth, variety, and richness.
Goal: Give a personal artistic style while using a
variety of plant symbols with intense texture to
attract viewers.
Media: AD Marker and Prisma Color Pencil.
8. Fall2014Final
Objective: Students were required to take
a generic site plan and design the plant
schedule, materials, and home utilizing the
knowledge they gained throughout the
semester.
Goal: Create a style that was unique to the
area and different from other students to
achieve interests from the viewers.
Media: AD Marker and Prisma Color Pencil
10. Geo-Galaxy
Spring 2015, Design Studio II
Objective: Students were required to create an abstract
composition using rectilinear, curvilinear, and angular shapes.
Goal: Use contrast of galaxial colors and softly transition each
geometric shape to create unity and harmony to the composition
Rectilinear
Angular
Curvilinear
11. Spring2015Final
Objective: Students were required to choose
one out of the three client’s provided in a
chosen while complying to the chosen city’s
climate.
Goal: Meet all of the client’s needs and divide
the spaces according to their hobbies and
entertainment purposes.
12. ShobNaturePreserve
CollegeStation,Texas
Shob Nature Preserve is a local park located in College Station off Ashburn
Avenue. The preserve was purchased by a professor at Texas A&M University
and donated to the Architecture Department. Student’s were required to
work in teams and implement a prairie in accordance to the site analysis
and inventory, climate, and a small budget of $3,000.
Team Members: Dylan Justice, Molly Morkovsky, Joseph Valdez, and
Vanessa Ngo
Goal: Revitalize the scarcity of prairies and introduce wildlife to the site
as well as allowing visitors to experience the interior of the prairie without
disturbing the habitat.
14. TheBiomeInspiredbyTheGloryHoleatTheOzarksNationalForest,Arkansas
Objective: In teams, students were required to research a desired park and it’s geology,
history, and wildlife. Then, finding a unique aspect of the park and individually design a
booth at a garden expo using that unique aspect as inspiration.
Goal: The Biome is an interpretation of The Glory Hole’s natural light as it refracts through
water and using light rays as a regulating line. The ramp allows visitors of the expo to
experience the mountainous aspects of The Ozarks and it’s many ecosystems.
Research Design Poster
15.
16. PietPlazaInspiredbyPietMondrian’sRed,Yellow,BlueComp.2
Featured Artist
Objective: Students were required to design a sculpture garden for
Texas A&M University in accordance to the surrounding buildings,
existing site, and the public.
Goal: Create a space that allowed students to escape the stress
and pressure of their everyday lives and appreciate the present.
Sculptor: Matthew Placzek, an abstract
metal artist that has done various works for
universities and hospital gardens.
18. Construction
Construction
Students were required to grade a parking lot as well
as the surroundings of a mixed use center and create a
detention pond, size the various pipes, and calculate cut
and fill.
Land Use Differentiation and Calculated
Surface Area
20. Objective: Students were required to choose a song from the instructor’s list and create a space that best
represents the composition in any desired site in the world.
Goal: Helium Plaza is located in Baltimore, Maryland near the entrance of the John Hopkins Hospital. The plaza
was influenced by the iconic stained windows featured on the facade of The Bloomberg Children’s Center. The
colorful lines within the design is an interpretation of the classical, No. 1 In G. Minor composed by Sebastion Bach.
Illustrating the consistency of the intricate sheet music and finally ending with an energetic outro from the water
feature. While providing a fun and interactive environment, Helium Plaza’s sole purpose is to ease the minds of the
terminally ill, hospital staff, and families and an attempt to appreciate the now rather than the before and after.
Site Analysis: OLIN’s Entry Court Garden 2012
Dim. 96’ x 260’ with an existing skywalk that
enables the patients and staff to have an
overhead view from within the hospital. New
construction and urbanization within the
area, creates a busy arterial and walkable
areas.
Inspiration:
The stained glass is featured on the
facade of the Bloomberg Children’s
Center. Here, you can see the
accentuation of the windows at night.
Regulating Lines
Fall2015FinalMusicGarden//No.1inG.Minor
