Austin Kotting, LEED AP Experienced designer and project leader with a track record of analyzing complex situations, crafting thoughtful solutions, ensuring the client’s buy-in to the strategy, and carrying the design through to completion. Broad range of design and project management experience in architecture, urban design, installation design, fabrication, furniture and software interface design.
profile
I am looking for an opportunity to bring these skills to bear on architectural projects with public and cultural relevance, to further grow as a designer and to attain registration as an architect.
Master of Architecture / Master of Urban Design Kent State University Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative, 2010
education
Bachelor of Science in Architecture Kent State University, 2007
Head Designer / Project Manager, DXY Solutions LLC Cleveland, OH - December 2010 - Present
experience
Responsible for all phases of the design of mobile software. Clients have included multinational corporations, notfor-profit organizations, public universities, and small businesses. Led clients and software developers through the process of translating functional needs into an end product of effective, well-designed, easy-to-use software.
Freelance Designer 2008 - Present
Designed and built temporary and recyclable interior installations for clients including SPACES Gallery and Weapons of Mass Creation Fest. Designed and produced fabrication drawings for a new monumental staircase in a Cleveland, OH warehouse loft renovation, a series of flat-packable steel furniture, and a series of laser-cut plywood chairs in collaboration with various Cleveland-based artisans and craftspeople. Executed design, fabrication, production and installation work on a set of custom-built interior partitions under contract with studioTECHNE Architects.
Architectural Intern, Bostwick Design Partnership Cleveland, OH - January 2008 - September 2008
Produced and edited design documents for all phases of construction on a variety of institutional and civic projects. Built models and created renderings, plans and diagrams for client review.
Architectural Intern, Payto Architects Cleveland, OH - May 2007 - August 2007
Produced presentation documents and design mockups for several large institutional and commercial projects. Created design iterations in model and drawing form for internal and client review.
Student Intern, Kent State University Office of the University Architect Kent, OH - January 2004 - April 2007
Produced up-to-date reference drawings of all campus buildings, maintained organization of all archived construction documents, implemented FAMIS building maintenance tracking system.
Austin Kotting, LEED AP. 6816 Franklin Ave., #3. Cleveland, OH 44102. 330-931-0819. austin.kotting@gmail.com
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Austin Kotting, LEED AP “Cleveland Architecture Coloring Book” With POST: J. Smith, T. Ferringer, M. Abrahamson, & A. Szalkowski
Invited reviewer, Kent State University
publications & talks
B.Arts Design Studio, Prof. Michael Abrahamson, March 2012
“The Anti-Apple” Essay published in CLOG : Apple, February 2012
“The New Civic Exhibition” Public presentation, Pecha Kucha Night Cleveland #7, April 2010
“Radical Cartography for an Architecture of Experience” Invited lecture, Kent State University, April 2010
“Urban Design & New Media Practice” Invited lecture, Oberlin College, March 2010
“The New Civic Exhibition” M.UD capstone publication, Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative, December 2009
Invited reviewer, Kent State University Fourth year Integrated Design Competition, Prof. William Mason, March 2009
“The Change Machine”[with C. Rood & E. Engelman]
Public presentation, Contemporary Art Institute of Detroit, January 2008
references available upon request Austin Kotting, LEED AP. 6816 Franklin Ave., #3. Cleveland, OH 44102. 330-931-0819. austin.kotting@gmail.com
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