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The University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture
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Melanie Ball previously worked as Teaching Assistant at The University Of Texas At Austin School Of Architecture and Research Assistant at The University Of Texas At Austin School Of Architecture. Melanie Ball holds Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Architecture from The University Of Texas At Austin School Of Architecture.
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Broadly I am interested in transnational histories of housing, planning, and landscape architecture and their intersection in urban contexts of the twentieth century. My research focuses on the political and economic conditions of postwar urban renewal, their impacts on citizenship and subject-formation, and the legacies of modernism embedded in late-twentieth century housing initiatives. My current project investigates the relationship between the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)’s national-scale industrial housing program, Operation Breakthrough (1969–1974), and the perpetuation of “crisis” as a national narrative in the twentieth century. This study illuminates how networks of bureaucratic actors, through housing policy and popular media, projected narratives of urban and housing crises and thus constructed Cold War conceptions of citizenship and national imaginaries of race and class. My research has been supported by the Canadian Centre for Architecture, the Dumbarton Oaks Garden and Landscape Studies program, and UC Berkeley’s Environmental Design Archives, where I was an Alice Ross Carey Fellow. I work as a teaching and research assistant at UTSOA, where I’ve been the recipient of the John Greene Taylor Family Graduate Fellowship (2023-24) and the Booziotis Endowed Graduate Fellowship (2023-24, 2021-22). I received the Mohn Family Fellowship (2020-21) and held research and teaching assistantships while completing my MA at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. My professional background includes community engagement and education positions at a contemporary art museum as well as nearly ten years of restaurant hospitality and service.
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The University Of Texas At Austin School Of Architecture
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Teaching Assistant
CurrentTeaching Assistant to Dr. Charles L. Davis II and Dr. Bryan E. Norwood.Courses taught:ARC 318K: Architectural History I: A Critical Survey of Architecture (Spring 2024). ARC 318L/387G: World Architecture: Industrial Revolution To The Present (Fall 2023). ARC 318K: Architectural History I: A Critical Survey of Architecture (Spring 2023).ARC 318L/387G: World Architecture: Industrial Revolution To The Present (Fall 2022).
Aug 2022 - Present
Research Assistant
Research assistant to Dr. Bryan E. Norwood. Duties include conducting archival research and transcription of primary sources in support of Dr. Norwood’s current projects.
Apr 2023 - Sep 2023
Alice Ross Carey Fellow
I am a 2023-24 recipient of the doctoral research fellowship at UC Berkeley’s Environmental Design Archives.
Jan 2024 - Nov 2024
Doctoral Research Resident
Summer archival research fellowship awarded as part of the CCA’s Doctoral Research Residency Program.
Jul 2023 - Aug 2023
Research Assistant
Assisting Dr. Mirka Beneš with syllabus development for the UT Austin School of Architecture’s History and Theory of Landscape Architecture course. This ongoing project seeks to diversify the history curriculum to more adequately address the global and transnational histories of modernism in landscape architecture as well as women’s contributions to modern and contemporary landscape architecture.
Jul 2022 - Sep 2022
Researcher
Conducting historical context and significance research for the National Park Service that I will contribute to a forthcoming Historic Structure Report on Camp Round Meadow at Catoctin Mountain Park, Maryland.
Jun 2022 - Sep 2022
Editor
Issue
ISSUE is a student-run annual publication of the UT Austin School of Architecture. Our team of editors will produce ISSUE XVIII for the 2021-22 academic year to showcase current projects of graduate and undergraduate students from all programs within the school.
Sep 2021 - May 2022
Mohn Family Fellow
I accepted nomination from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago's Department of Art History, Theory and Criticism for the Mohn Family Fellowship. As the Mohn Family Fellow, I served as assistant to Dr. David Raskin, Mohn Family Professor of Contemporary Art History. My duties include research, administrative, and teaching support for the 2020-2021 academic year, with specific emphasis on support of the Art History Survey program for first-year, undergraduate students as well as the development of writing and research skills for students of upper-division, undergraduate seminars.
Aug 2020 - May 2021
Research Assistant
Conducted archival and library research in support of scholarly projects for Mary Jane Jacob, founder and director of the Institute for Curatorial Research and Practice at the SAIC Galleries (formerly Sullivan Galleries) & Executive Director of Exhibition Studies at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. For the 2020-20201 academic year, I also provided administrative coordination, syllabus and program development, and teaching assistance for Jacob's graduate seminars: “Artists & Exhibitions” and “Advanced Curatorial Practice: Atomic Amnesia.”
Feb 2020 - May 2021
Teaching Assistant
Teaching Assistant to Dr. David Raskin, Mohn Family Professor of Contemporary Art History at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, as well as to Dr. Delinda Collier and Dr. Nora Taylor. Courses assisted: Survey of Modern to Contemporary Art History (Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Spring 2021); Survey of Global Modern to Contemporary Art History (Spring 2020); Art Institute of Chicago Collections Seminar on Modern and Contemporary Art (Summer 2020, Winter 2021); Minimalism and Related Movements Seminar (Spring 2021).
Aug 2019 - May 2021
Server At Outpost At The Goodland Hotel
As part of the opening team for the Goodland Hotel in the summer of 2014, I received intensive training in hospitality as it is approached by the Kimpton Hotel and Restaurant group. Having moved up from my initial position with the company as a restaurant hostess, I proved my dedication to providing outstanding customer service in a busy hotel environment by learning how to succeed in variety of Front-of-House roles. I have used my Kimpton training to communicate expert knowledge of the Kimpton Brand history, in addition to our seasonal food and beverage menus, to guests. In the summer of 2018, I successfully completed the Introductory Sommelier Examination through the Court of Master Sommeliers, thus allowing me to provide higher quality service to my guests. This is my latest step in an effort to expand my dedication to and education in hospitality.
Aug 2014 - Aug 2019
Engagement & Visitor Experience Manager
Jun 2018 - Jun 2019
Coordinator Of Engagement
After completing an internship with the Engagement department in the year prior, I became increasingly involved in the department's program and project development process, gaining professional experience and preparing myself to pursue a position in the museum portion of the art education field. I then accepted a full-time position in the department as the Coordinator of Engagement. In this role, I facilitated both the internship program (CER program) for undergraduate students and the Teen Arts Council/Teen Arts Collective (TAC) program for local high school students. Additionally, I fulfilled the department’s administrative needs and supported the Director of Engagement in planning public programs and designing the Art Lab, an interactive space in the Museum that we curated to accompany each special exhibition.
Jun 2016 - Jun 2018
Community Engagement Representative
As a Community Engagement Representative (CER), I encouraged members of the Santa Barbara community to connect with the arts, specifically the artists and pieces in our current exhibitions. Commanding knowledge of the artists, including their work on display and their backgrounds, was critical to my success in providing comfortable, informative, and memorable experiences for visitors. During this internship, I received training and gained insight on the processes of opening and maintaining rotating contemporary art exhibitions. I was introduced to the art education field within museums and assisted the Engagement department in setting up for programs and events; eventually, I became experienced enough to assist with the administrative needs and behind-the-scenes planning of Engagement programs.
Aug 2015 - Jun 2016
Cook - Level 6 Associate
In-N-Out Burger
In a competitive work environment in which employees are ranked by a level system (1 through 7), I worked up to the highest-level position before management. I undertook leadership responsibilities in assisting the managers with running shifts, coordinating breaks, and training lower-level employees.
Jun 2010 - May 2014
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Melanie Ball education
Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Architecture
Master Of Arts - Ma, Modern & Contemporary Art History
Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Art History
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Melanie Ball is based in Austin, Texas, United States while working with The University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture.
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Melanie Ball has worked for The University Of Texas At Austin School Of Architecture, Uc Berkeley College Of Environmental Design, Cca, Canadian Centre For Architecture, Issue, and School Of The Art Institute Of Chicago.
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Melanie Ball holds Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Architecture from The University Of Texas At Austin School Of Architecture.
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