Cole Giesler Portfolio

Cole Giesler Portfolio integrating architecture with the landscape 2004-2013

Cole Giesler c863g979@ku.edu

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UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS masters of architecture student expected graduation - may 2014

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY master degree of landscape architecture graduated - august 2009

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ECOTONE DESIGN

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MONARCH INSTITUTE

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NATIVE SHADING

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RECLAIMING WATER

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PLANTING COMMONS

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REVERSING DECAY

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CONSTRUCTION DEVELOPMENT

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HAND AND PHOTO

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RESUME

Residing at the University Field Station ‫ ٴ‬Lawrence, KS Ascend with the Butterflies ‫ ٴ‬Kansas City, MO Residential Facade Concept ‫ ٴ‬Salt River Bay, St. Croix Kansas River Wastewater Treatment ‫ ٴ‬Topeka, KS Derby Green Roof ‫ ٴ‬Manhattan, KS

Masters Report-18th&Vine Redevelopment ‫ ٴ‬Kansas City, MO Experience and Skills ‫ ٴ‬MO, KS

Compiled Works from 2004-2012 ‫ ٴ‬KS, MO, Italy

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ECOTONE DESIGN

Residing at the University Field Station ‫ ٴ‬Lawrence, KS KU Summer 2012 ‫ ٴ‬4 week project For the University of Kansas Field Station, nature is not a place merely to visit, it is a place to live. As part of a group project three residences were designed to be eco-friendly, relate to the field station, follow universal design principles, and promote aging-in-place.

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MONARCH INSTITUTE

Ascend with the Butterflies ‫ ٴ‬Kansas City, MO KU Fall 2012 ‫ ٴ‬6 week project The Monarch Institute is conceived as a 20,000 NASF facility consisting of a butterfly vivarium, research area, reading room, theater, cafe’, and support spaces. The goal of this project was to create an iconic building drawing people from the city market across the street and the city as a whole. The project also strives to promote education related to butterflies and the urban context.

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NATIVE SHADING

Residential Facade Concept ‫ ٴ‬Salt River Bay, St. Croix KU Spring 2012 ‫ ٴ‬2 week project I developed the Native Shading facade using inspiratio both mangroves and the vernacular porticos local to St Using an organic arching form and creating depth prot interior of the building from direct sunlight while still a for views out. As part of the project, I explored bent w lamination and connections to the concrete. Building a scale model allowed me to realize the versatility of woo the craftsmanship involved in bending wood.

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RECLAIMING WATER

Kansas River Wastewater ‫ ٴ‬Topeka, KS KSU Fall 2007 ‫ ٴ‬3 week project

This project addresses the negative effects on the ecology of the Kansas River at Topeka Kansas due to pollutants flowing from the Oakland Wastewater Treatment Plant. The water from the plant will be cleansed, purified, and cooled through a series of secondary treatment wetlands, leading to a more healthy river.

These wetlands will also provide important recreational and educational opportunities such as bird watching, hiking, class field trips, and bike rides.

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NATIVE COMMONS Derby Green Roof ‫ ٴ‬Lawrence, KS KSU Fall 2007 ‫ ٴ‬2 week project

The Derby green roof project sought to create an ae attractive and functionally useful space on a dinning hal State University. The green roof would create space fo in the adjacent halls to relax, study, eat, or meet neigh green roof would provide immense ecological, educat aesthetic benefits to the campus.

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Reversing Decay

Masters Report-18th&Vine Redevelopment ‫ ٴ‬Kansas City, MO KSU Spring 2009 ‫ ٴ‬15 week project http://hdl.handle.net/2097/1444

ABSTRACT Redevelopment of the 18th and Vine neighborhood has long been a goal of community leaders in Kansas City. Through the redevelopment there is an opportunity to restore pride to an impoverished area once considered the center of black life in the city. During segregation the area around 18th and Vine was famous for its baseball, jazz, and nightlife. However, the area slowly fell into decay. Since the 1980s there has been a renewed focus on the redevelopment of the area with major additions including: museums, music clubs, restaurants, and space for retail. Difficulty in finding tenants for the new retail space has lead to an uncertainty about how to proceed with the development.

Understanding the failure to attract retail space to the area is a potential guide for future successful development around 18th and Vine. Lessons learned from African American community development include the need to define the community accurately (Dorius 2009), utilize community organizations (Dorius 2009), encourage residential empowerment (Dorius 2009), create economic self-sufficiency (Moore 2005, Katz 2004), encourage middle class black migration (Sampson 2009), and limit the negative effects of gentrification (Kirkland 2008). These lessons along with information gained in the studies of Overtown in Miami, Florida and Beale Street in Memphis, Tennessee were applied to the information about 18th and Vine identifying issues associated with redevelopment of the community.

New design strategies and guidelines were developed utilizing the understanding of why the area around 18th and Vine decayed and why new development has thus far failed. A combination of socio-economic and physical strategies is needed to make more informed decisions about future development. The physical strategies are proposed as alternative frameworks of focusing on the core, expanding to the south, and expanding to the west.

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Construction Development Experience and Skills ‍ ٴ‏MO, KS

During my work experience, internships, and schooling I have acquired the knowledge and skills necessary to complete a project.

I have experience and skills in construction documentation, site analysis, planting and hardscape design, drainage design, irrigation, and managing labor on both large scale and residential projects. My time at Exterior Decorators, American Gardenscapes, Burns and McDonnell, and Bowman Bowman Novic allowed me to gain a wide range of experience from residential design, business management, commercial construction, estimating, and marketing.

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HAND AND PHOTO

Compiled Works from 2004-2012 ‫ ٴ‬KS, MO, Italy The development of hand graphics has always been important to me. Throughout my student and professional career I have learned to lean heavily on these skills especially during the initial design phases. The ability for quick analysis and interpretation of space and ideas is a skill I take pride in. I have confidence in my abilities with different rendering techniques as well as photography.

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Cole Giesler

OBJECTIVE EDUCATION

Obtain a six month architectural internship beginning summer of 2013 MDQXDU\ SUHVHQW

UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS |

lawrence ks

masters of architecture program, expected graduation- may 2014 employed as a software tutor for the school august 2004 - may 2009

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY |

manhattan ks

masters degree of landscape architecture august 2008 - may 2009

KANSAS CITY DESIGN CENTER |

kansas city mo

competitively selected to participate in the interdisciplinary studio by a college committee as a reward for outstanding academic achievement january 2008 - may 2008

STUDY ABROAD |

orvieto italy

completed 14 credit hours in studio, freehand sketching, photography, italian history, language, and field trip architectural studies

SKILLS

COMPUTER |

software tutor autocad revit gis sketchup photoshop/indesign/

illustrator rino 3ds-max word excel quickbooks

GRAPHIC TECHNIQUES | charcoal photography

hand-sketching marker watercolor oil acrylic

2411 louisiana st, apt a9, lawrence ks 66046

EXPERIENCE

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c863g979@ku.edu

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573 760 5800

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EXTERIOR DECORATORS |

landscape designer | kansas city ks

experiences include full responsibility for designing high end residential landscapes including new homes and updating existing properties - responsibilities include marketing, irrigation, collaborating with property owners, estimating, project planning and managing installations june 2009 - october 2010

AMERICAN GARDENSCAPES |

landscape supervisor/designer | kansas city mo experienced in designing, planning, estimating, bidding, managing labor and materials, and deliveries on two large scale LEED certified projects summer 2008

BOWMAN BOWMAN NOVICK |

landscape architectural intern | kansas city mo

assisted in design development, graphic presentations, and project organization summer 2006

BURNS & MCDONNELL |

architectural intern | st louis mo collaborated with engineers and architects in a large teamwork based firm executed initial site surveys and plant selection for large streetscape project

HONORS - ACTIVITIES

eagle scout - aia st louis scholarship recipient - selected to participate in the kansas city design center - aias member - asla member participated in design charette/build of a rain garden on campus - volunteered teaching art to underprivileged children - honorable mention in photographer’s forum’s 2009 college photography contest

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