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(602) 689-7772



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I'm a fifth-year architecture student at the University of Arizona, working at the intersection of human systems and natural landscapes.

Urban development doesn't have to come at the environment's expense, that's the belief that drives my work. I'm interested in architecture as a tool for rethinking how cities grow, how communities are housed, and how built environments can exist in genuine harmony with the ecosystems around them.

My design thesis is simple but ambitious: human activity is not inherently destructive. With intentional, rigorous design, we can reshape the relationship between people and land, building cities that don't just minimize harm, but actively contribute to the places they inhabit.

Education



Bachelor of Architecture
University of Arizona, CAPLA
  • Fifth-year student completing a rigorous professional degree program with a focus on design thinking, environmental systems, and digital fabrication.

Employment



Santa Cruz River National Wildlife Refuge
RISE Intern (2025)

  • Produced outreach and promotional design materials that communicated complex environmental goals to a broad public audience

  • Contributed to shaping the project's early values and strategic direction through collaborative workshops
  • Operated effectively in a fully remote, asynchronous team, coordinating with fellow interns to align deliverables and maintain momentum without direct supervision

  • Demonstrated initiative by self-managing a flexible workload across a multi-month engagement


Old Navy
Sales Associate  (2024)
  • Delivered consistent customer service in a fast-paced retail environment, building rapport and resolving issues quickly

  • Collaborated with team members to manage floor responsibilities and keep operations running smoothly during peak periods


 Undergraduate Anthropology Club
Social Media Manager (2022-2023)

  • Designed visual content and campaigns that grew club visibility and drove event attendance

  • Balanced creative production with active participation in academic field work

Skills



Design & Modeling

  • Rhino 8

  • Revit
  • 3d Printing

  • Pysical Model Making


Analysis & Data

  • ArcGIS Pro

  • Climate Consultant 6.0


Analysis & Data

  • Adobe Creative Cloud

  • Microsoft 365

  • Google Workspace




Selected Works

 Jack Vicain - Porfolio

Ridgeline


Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana
Ridgeline is a proposal centered on the threshold between urban and natural environments which seeks to utilize existing infrastructure to reimagine inhabitation in a post-climate New Orleans. 

Utilizing the Bonnet Carré Spillway as a controlled sediment diversion system, the proposal constructs three linear ridges running the length of the New Orleans shoreline. These ridges function simultaneously as wetland infrastructure, flood protection, and new ground for inhabitation. Restoring an ecological buffer while relieving an aging levee system.

Within these wetlands, modular and prefabricated floating communities drawing from the Japanese metabolist movement take root.


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Rain to Weave


Sierrita Mountains, Arizona

Developed as an artist’s residence for The Land With No Name non-profit art sanctuary, Rain to Weave specializes in fiberworks art.

Through the cultivation and reproliferation of endangered beagrass plants, the structure provides both the inhabitant and the structure with a self-sufficient supply of material.

The act of inhabitation is the catalyst for this growth, rain supports resident, resident supports cultivation, and cultivation supports artistry.


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Defining Ecology


Tucson, Arizona

An investigation and visualization of hummingbird habitats in the sonoran ecosystem conducted to reimagine the relationship between human infrastructure and non-human inhabitants.

Comparing three species, discrepancies in species' ability to thrive were discovered. Urban development directly contributing to habitat expansion in one species, and population decline in others.

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ResourceXchange


Tucson, Arizona

An education and outreach center for the University of Arizona’s Controlled Environment Agriculture Center, the resourceXchange approaches environmental literacy through direct exposure. Hosting class spaces, a water testing lab, and a 2000 square foot hydroponics garden. The water changes from this hydroponics garden being significant enough to support a large bioswale.

From the lobby, the visual space which would be filled by the Rillito River is replaces by this large bioswale, provoking inhabitants to reimagine urban water relationships.

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Contract Documents

Tucson, Arizona

Imagined as a mixed use market and office space, the McDonald Building occupies a large lot in downtown Tucson. Responding to urban needs, zoning restrictions, and code requirements, the structure represents proficiency in real-world project development



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