2009 - 2014
DOCUMENTATION OF STUDENT WORK HENRY J LENNON An investigative study into the cultural and geographical practices and constraints that shape our society and influence our built environment, and how these two can work harmoniously with one another to form a better life
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HENRY J. LENNON heed09@ku.edu 1820 Alabama Street Lawrence, KS 66044 417-230-9929
Experience 360 Architecture, Kansas City, MO
May-November 2013 Intern A Kansas city based firm specializing in sports arenas. When I arrived the firm had just received the commission to design the new stadium for the Atlanta Falcons. I was put on this team and helped carry the project through SDs and into DDs. I helped developed monthly design packages producing diagrams, rendered images, and detailed line drawings.
Trettel Design Inc, Lawrence, KS
May-August 2012 Intern A design/build firm, I was able to not only help in the design phase of our projects but the actual construction. Our projects ranged from the renovation of an old oil warehouse into our firms new offices to the full on construction of a new LEED certified home. I had the opportunity to work one on one with the head of the firm as well as sit in with him on many meetings and interactions with clients.
Education University of Kansas School of Architecture
Danish Institute of Study Abroad Fall 2012 GPA 3.74 Academic Excellence Award
Masters of Architecture program Undergraduate GPA 3.85 GPA 4.0 Graduate GPA 3.97 Studio Expected graduation May 2014
Qualifications Sketchup Revitt AutoCad
Grasshopper Rhino 3ds Max
Podium Vray Eco Tek
Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator Adobe InDesign
Microsoft Word Microsoft Powerpoint Microsoft Excel
Awards Academic Excellence Award for top Architecture Student at Danish Institute for Study Abroad Donald Ewart Memorial Scholarship (2012) Dean’s List (2009-2012) Curtis Besinger Scholarship (2012) Freshman Honors Scholarship (2009) EFCO Scholarship (2013) J. Gordon Moorman Scholarship(2010, 2011)
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DOCUMENTATION OF STUDENT WORK HENRY J LENNON I am a firm believer that architecture should be a product of its setting. Whether it be the physical site in which the structure sits, or the culture of the people who are going to inhabit it, a building should be derived from these forces. With every project that is put in front of me I have taken an honest attempt to analyze and investigate each location in which they are set, in order to try and better understand what kind of building the area needs. For if a building truly works harmoniously with the site and the people who use it it is sure to be a project that is used for years to come. Being able to throw solar panels and green roofs on design is one way to be sustainable, but a building that is continually used and able to adapt to the needs of a community; thats sustainability. Cities and cultures are unique, individuals who bring their own personality to the global spectrum. Buildings are no different. They should be able to embrace to unique qualities hopefully build upon them. This is a philosophy I hope to be able to continue in my work as I progress forward into the architectural field.
2009 - 2014
Mattie Rhodes Art Center Kansas City, Missouri Fall 2013
Center for Nordic Culture Copenhagen, Denmark Fall 2012
Residential Studio Lawrence, Kansas Fall 2011
Courtyard House Copenhagen, Denmark Fall 2012
Museum of Photographic Arts Memphis, Tennesse Spring 2013
Lawrence Branch Library Lawrence, Kansas Spring 2011
Professional Internship Kansas City, Missouri Summer/Fall 2013
Kansas City, Missouri
Fall 2013
MATTIE RHODES ART CENTER WESTSIDE Kansas City is a metropolis formed and shaped by its highways. Slicing through many of the cities major districts, these highways serve as borders, dividing the many cultural dynamics of the city. The Westside district is one of the areas most vibrant communities. Essentially just a few blocks from downtown, this district has been able to remain a separated island of residential homes within the bustle of the city. Due to the white flight of the 50s, this area has been primarily inhabited by Hispanics and the financially challenged. However with the recent push to move back towards the city, the district has once again started to become gentrified. Within this vibrant neighborhood there are local shops, restaurants and organizations, that help to give the area its character and charm. One of these is the Mattie Rhodes Art Center. Established in the late 1980s this organization has been providing after school arts programs for the local community as well as a gallery bringing in art work of all shapes and sizes. The Center has begun to outgrow its original premise and is looking to expand. Our studio was asked to come in a design an expansion for this community icon.
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Mattie Rhodes has always served as a breaker of social barriers, accepting any person no matter skin tone of social status who was interested in crating art, and this new site would further this notion. Located directly in the middle of the district, this would site right on the boarder of were the gentrification of the neighborhood as begun. When we went to visit the original location, it was immediatley apparent what this organization stood for. The building itself was a piece of art, with every wall cover from top to bottom with paintings and quilts from students past. The rooms had evolved and developed to fit the needs of the students and seemed as if they were derived form the art which they encased. The original location was actually composed of 4 seperate buildings, connected by a large alleyway/courtyard, covered by tree canapies. To me, this gave the center a compound liek feel, instead of just a collection of differing structures. For our new expansion were to design for space to house the afterschool classrooms, faculty offices, a large community conference room, and a state of the art gallery. They wanted the building to be contemporary, yet at the same time not lose the eclectic charm and culture of the original center. The believed this center could be the new face of the up and coming neighborhood
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Expansion for the Mattie Rhodes Art Center in Kansas City providing new office, studio, and conference spaces as well as top notch gallery space.
For our design process our professor had us do a series of week long schematic design schemes. Each week he would give us both an architect and an artist to look towards for inspiration and from this we were to produce a building design. We were required to provide plans, sections, diagrams, renders, and a bass wood model each week. This was a very effective and interesting design approach, that led to what I found to be dynamic works. Though we were staring over with a new design each week, the process as a whole felt like one large building. Each week certain ideas or forms would stick, and you they began to find their way into the rest of the designs. One idea that became very prominent in my work appeared in the fourth week of our iterations. Were we given local KC artist Anne Lindburg who is famous for making large string sculptures. I found that even though her works were complex pieces of fine art, at their core they shared many of the same principles as the raw arts and crafts produced at Mattie Rhodes. For my design I wanted to find the middle ground between these two.
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Copenhagen, Denamark
Fall 2012
CENTER FOR NORDIC CULTURE COPENHAGEN The site of a massive renovation, Copenhagenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s harbor front has once again become the cities heart and center. What was fifteen years ago a site of massive pollution and blight has now become home to some of the cities most sought after real estate. After shutting down the waters to commercial transportation and ordinating a city wide maintenance to end pollution of the waters, the harbor has now become a major site of swimming and recreation. Beginning in 1999 with the completion of the Black Diamond, the harbor front has become home to some of Copenhagenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s newest and most innovative pieces of architecture. With works like the Copenhagen Opera House by Henning Larson and the Royal Danish Playhous by Luudgard and Tranburg, it is becoming known world wide as an architectual site to behold. Our studio was asked to design the next piece in this already impress collection of monumental buildings; the Center for Nordic Culture.
Copenhagen, Denmark
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Fall 2012
As our professor had put it, our building would serve as the “next pearl on the necklace” of Copenhagen’s harbor front, and I wanted to insure my design spoke a similar language as the existing ones. I began to investigate these buildings and found a few similarities. One, they were large monumental landmarks, acting as testaments to the Danish design aesthetic and rich architectural past. Also though, they served as a building for the people. Copenhagen has one of the highest tax rates in the world, and this money is used to fund many of the cities public projects, including these new buildings. Hence the people of Copenhagen see them as their own, and it is up to the architect to ensure they accommodate and are designed for the public. The Center was showcase the unique cultural works of the 5 Nordic countries; Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Those these countries are distinct and unique on their own, they also share a common history and past. This common ancestry has led to many similarities in the values and qualities in which their individual countries have be founded upon. Because of this their is a very unique style that is undeniable “Nordic”. Our center was to focus on 3 core areas: design, fashion, and food. To find inspiration, I decided to look towards the Danish leaders in these three categories. What I found was a trend to move towards a more organic and natural aesthetics. Whether it was BIGs Mountain Dwelling, Henrik Vibskovs tribal fashion patterns, or NOMAs reinvention of traditional Nordic cooking techniques, it seemed they were all moving back to their roots in order to progress forward. I wanted my project to capture that same essence. I decided to go with a form that is purely Nordic in its roots, an iceberg.
Fall 2012
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Center for Nordic Culture SITE
Bryghusgrunden Harbor Front Copenhagen, Denmark AREA
32,000 sqf PROGRAM
A center to showcase and display the distinct aesthetics of the fashion, culinary, and design culture of the five Nordic countries
The Iceberg motif helped to accomplish a few things. For one I felt that some of the precious harbor front structures were just â&#x20AC;&#x153;big boxes.â&#x20AC;? I found them to be somewhat out of scale and actually walling off the rest of the city from the harbor. I wanted to make sure that my building invited the public to the water. I decided to create one of these large boxes and then like a block of ice break it into smaller individual shards. From there the shards could serve as the main three programmatic sections. On the surface these would like three separate entities, however underground they would be brought together by a connective core. Much like the Nordic countries themselves, this core would serve as a foundation connecting what would appear to be
In order to ensure light reached this bottom connecting level, I pulled the floor slabs off of the wall, allowing the channel glass walls to be flooded with exterior light. This basement level would also lead to an exterior gathering area, were changing public art exhibits could occur. This space would then move out on to a large open dock spce by the water, for the public to enjoy its recreational amenities
Lawrence, Kansas
Fall 2011
DESIGN / BUILD RESIDENTIAL WORKSHOP With some of the most historic homes in the city, Old West Lawrence is one of the few neighborhoods nationally listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Just west of the main downtown district, these blocks are full of some of the most picturesque colonial and Victorian homes, with large front porches, brick streets, and picket fences. The area is home mostly to families with a few students here and there, and prides itself on its strong sense of community. Though many of these houses are quite old, residents have but much effort into bringing them into the 21st century with renovation and additions. These new additions are often done in a tasteful way ensuring the neighborhood can keep its old world charm. One area you will see many of the more contemporary additions is in backyards, with studios and work sheds. For our studio we had a client who was interested in acquiring one of these backyard addictions, and contacted the university. We were to work with the client and help to design and build the structure he was seeking
Lawrence, Kansas
Fall 2011
Our client was a family of four, looking for a small workshop that the father could do his wood work in. The building was also to serve as extra storage space for the family as well as create an aesthetically pleasing structure to highlight their backyard. Our plot was to be limited to a 200 sqf maximum. Because the sit had been declared a part of the National Register of Historic Places, anything above 200 sqf had mountains of paperwork to get through, too much for one semester. We knew this would call for a design that was extremely space efficient and adaptable. A local design/build architect was brought in to lead us on the project. He was very adamant about trying to limit the number of store bought items we used, instead siding for custom fabricated pieces. Since the site was located in a residential neighborhood we knew we wanted to make a prefabricated structure, so the majority of our construction could be done int he school warehouse, limiting the amount of time spent on site. We also knew that being in such a historic neighborhood we wanted to design something that paid respect to surrounding structures, not being too contemporary and flashy. As we began design we began to draw from a variety of different precedences. We investigated costume fabricated hardware, different strategies to effectively conserve space in small areas, different approaches to prefabricated design, and aesthetic ways to design contemporary works in the same language as the classic American â&#x20AC;&#x153;homeâ&#x20AC;?.
Fall 2011
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Residential Workshop SITE
Old West Lawrence Lawrence, Kansas AREA
200 sqf PROGRAM
Prefabricated workshop, composed of modular units to create a flexible and efficient work space within a constrained space
We decided in order to create an efficient structure to subdivide our structure into 4â&#x20AC;&#x2122; panels. We then placed a simple sloped shed roof on it to provide a classic contemporary look to fit into the neighborhood. This allowed for a clerestory, which along with large glass sliding doors, helped to flood the space with natural light. The sliding barn doors also helped to conserve space in our small structure as well as allow for cross ventilation. The whole structure was bolted together and could been dismantled into its core elements. These could then be loaded onto a flatbed and transported from out warehouse to the site.
Bolt Threaded Rod Steel Frame Wood Frame Spacer
In order to optimize the interior space of our 200 sqf plot given to us, we decided to thin up the walls as much as we could. A partner and I decided to develop a steel/wood hybrid structure that would allow for a 4 in thick wall while also at the same time allowing it to be easily deconstructioned and portable. Columns composed of three pieces of flat iron with spacers in between and two pieces of wood placed every four feet, work together as a collective whole to provide the proper structural strength. With the spacers in the middle of the columns and the walls evenly spaced , removable shelving was designed that would be able to fit anywhere in the building. This allowed for the walls themselves to be broke into four sections, and then bolted together all through the same system.
Copenhagen, Denamark
Fall 2012
ROW HOUSE UNIT IN ØRESTAD CITY DISTRICT Located in Copenhagen’s newest development, Ørestad Nord, our studio was given the task of designing a residential row housing unit for a single family. Located just south of the historic city center Ørestad is home to some of the country’s most experimental and innovative works of architecture. Referred to by some as “Dubai of the North” the area is a laboratory of sorts with architects such as Jean Nouvel and Bjark Ingels trying out their newest designs. Though this area receives much praise for its progressive and modern designs, it also has gotten some backlash, mainly for its lack of human scale architecture and urban connectivity. Though the center of some debate, one thing is for certain, it is here to stay. Billions have been invested into it and construction has not slowed. Our housing units would be providing the next step in the push for families and residents to occupy this district, hopefully bringing life into what is now a somewhat disengaged landscape.
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Fall 2012
For our particular course our professor asked us not to develop an entire site of row houses, but instead just one individual unit which would then be placed side by side with our fellow classmates’ designs. I found that trying to design such a small structure with in this landscape of eccentric massive buildings was difficult. I wanted a home that could make a statement with its design while not being “dwarfed” by its larger neighbors. For our site we were placed in the middle of the Boligslangen, more commonly referred to as the “housing serpent”. This 8-story residential complex twists and turns throughout the whole district and has large balconies that all overlook our site. This lack of privacy as well as the need for a human scale were major concerns of mine in the design process. As we began, I started to observe and analyze the homes and apartments of my Danish friends. Danish customs and way of life are much different then that of America. Some amenities found in any common American home, are non existent in Denmark, and vice versa. For example in a Danish home one would never walk directly into a grand living space, instead opting for small mudrooms in which a visitor can take off their shoes and coat before entering the home. Little things like this as well as much larger differences, such as a focus on courtyards and light qualities, really began to influence my work. I wanted to design a home that could truly fit into its surroundings, that would bea desired home and living space for the common Dane.
Fall 2012
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Courtyard House SITE
Orestad Copenhagen Denmark AREA
1,300 sqf PROGRAM
Residential home with the ability to adapt for a growing family, kitchen, living room, bedroom, office and bath
The scheme proposes that the building be placed behind a perforated screen. This screen creates a small courtyard in front of the home, a common feature in traditional Danish homes. This screened-in courtyard would help serve many purposes. For one, the screen helps create a protected space for small gatherings and more intimate human scale activities. Simultaneously it would also help create a sense of separation from the surrounding “housing serpent”. This screen would also create a blank facade during the day, creating a moment of calm within the “loudness” of Ørestad. However during the night, it would light up like a “lantern” revealing the space beyond and animating the street life.
MAIN LIVING SECTION
The home can be broken down into three main components. On the bottom level of the building is the kitchen and living area. The walls of this section are glass doors that open up to the front courtyard space and the backyard. During the warmer summer months the inhabitants will be able to open these doors to create one large indoor/outdoor space.
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SLEEPING CORE
The two sleeping floors have identical floor plans. Each given a “plug in” space in which occupants could use their computers and other common space needs. There are also two rooms with sliding walls, allowing for the space to be flexible and adapt to the occupants needs. The upper half of these walls are interior windows to help light enter throughout the space
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The bathroom, staircase and entry room are all put into their own separate form, providing all the “core” services to the rest of the building. This was given a heavier concrete material and helped to define it as an anchor for the rest of the spaces
Traditional in Danish design, courtyards can be found throughout the country in residential design. Not just providing an enclosed exterior space , they also allow for more exterior light and fresh air to enter the home and provide a gathering area for the community. One quick glimpse at this map of Copenhagen can show their prominence, with the courtyards highlighted in red
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Memphis, Tennesse
Spring 2013
MUSEUM OF PHOTGRAPHIC ARTS MEMPHIS A cultural hot spot in the early 20th century, Memphis helped to define much of Americana that we know today. Barbecue, fine art, and most of all rock and roll would not be the same if it werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t for this city on the River. However in the 1960s, the city seemed to hit a stall. With the civil rights movement at its full height Memphis, with its location right along the border of the south, became a center point for many of these issues. When the cities sanitation workersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; decided to go on strike in order to get paid a livable wage, Dr. Martin Luther Jr. decided to come into the city to lend his support. Devastatingly this was the last appearance he would ever make, as he was assassinated outside his motel in the South Main district of the city. The horrific event had a long lasting effect on the city, with Memphis never really being able to recover. The city, and particularly the South Main district, remained frozen in time. For our studio we were asked to design an arts museum within this district to house the works of local photographer William Eggleston. This center was supposed to act as a cultural hub and help to bring the area back into the 21st century
Memphis, Tennesse
Spring 2013
Our site was located right on the vertex of South Main Street, as the road bent form going southwest, to south. Hence, our building served as the way finding mark and face for the district as people made their way from downtown. To the west a train track ran along the board of our site, and too our east was the Lorainne Motel. Site of the Martin Luther Kind tragedy, the motel now serves as the National Civil Rights Museum and is a common stop for visitors to Memphis. I knew that for my design I wanted to use these beneficial aspects of our site to my advantage. Attracting locals and tourist alike with its accessible location. The artist whom we were designing for was a local of Memphis. A photographer, William Eggleston, spent most of his career finding the beauty in the ordinary and blight of the American south, Credited with being the first photographer to bring color photos into the art form, he was at first heavily scrutinized for having photos take looked just like a family photo album. Before we began this project, I was incredible uneducated in the art and mechanics behind photography. Exposure times, lens sizes, color treatment, all terms I was completely unaware of and yet influenced the outcome of these photos greatly. One aspect I felt influenced Egglestons work greatly was the way he framed his photos. The compositions within his frames are amazing, often with objects being cut off and crammed within the shot. When I began design I tried to allow this factors influence my design work.
Spring 2013
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Museum of Photographic Arts SITE
South Main District Memphis, Tennessee AREA
32,900 sqf PROGRAM
A photographic arts museum to serve as a permanent home to the works of William Eggleston as well as a new cultural center for the city of Memphis
Our site was uniquely located were the two grids of Memphis interlocked, cause or plot to be framed by the city itself. I saw this like the photos of Eggleston himself, with the framing given the area a energy all on its own. I decided to highlight this and created a large black box that like the grid of the city, sat skewed from the rest of the building. Within this box would be the galleries and archives, the heart of the museum. This box would have a large glass opening on the front, serving as the billboard for the center, as well as highlighting some of the functions inside. This box would be covered in a perforated metal to help give it a similar texture to the surrounding rough brick buildings around it. On the north side a large glazed curtain wall would reflect the brick structure opposite it.
E X T E R I O R C O U R T YA R D
A large community courtyard greets patrons as they enter the site. This courtyard helped to bring sunlight into our large site as well as serve as an area for community functions such as concerts and art shows.
C O M M U N I T Y S PA C E
Since the area was missing a true community center I wanted to have all of the community functions easily accessible and visible to the public. Hence, I decided to boarder the courtyard with these areas
With the core functions pushed to the back corner of the building, this allowed for the communities functions and galleries to be front and center. The galleries were stack on top on one another allowing them to be a separate zone in the building. This would allow for these community aspects to be open to the public without ticket purchase.
GALLERY CORE
The museum core would be contained within this skewed box. Inside the ceilings of these areas would be bright red, distinguishing it from the rest of the structure. Galleries, archives and a library were included in this form
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Lawrence, Kansas
Spring 2011
PUBLIC LIBRARY FOR THE CITY OF LAWRENCE Massachusetts Street is the heart and soul of Lawrence, Kansas. A thriving downtown district with locally owned shops and restaurants, the area is a magnet for art and counter culture. A city focused on community and public activities, Lawrence often uses Mass Street and the surrounding blocks to host many of these cultural events. Located just west of Mass resides the Lawrence Public Library. a fixture within the Lawrence community. Always bustling with people and events the building has started to out grow its confines. For our studio we were asked to build a new branch Library on the opposite end of Mass. This new location would be on New Hampshire Street, just east of Mass. This street has been the site of much renovation and new construction, with the city trying to turn it into the districts next â&#x20AC;&#x153;itâ&#x20AC;? street. Our site was a corner plot, right on a street intersection with direct access to Mass. The building would not only serve as means for an expansion of the library but also as a community gathering site. The district as a whole is missing large open space for outside public events to take place, and this building would be able to provide this missing asset.
Lawrence, Kansas
Spring 2011
The site lies right in between Massachusetts Street and the large residential district of East Lawrence, and needed to be able to react to both of those dichotomies. The residents of east Lawrence would probably be the main users and the building would want to be inviting and welcoming to them, while at the same time opening up to the busy Mass Street and bringing in visitors to the center. With all of the new construction happening on New Hampshire Street, the architecture had room to be contemporary. The neighboring building to the south, the Lawrence Art Center, is the most modern building in the city. Our task was to design something that could work along side this piece while at the same time not trying too hard to compete with it. When we began design I started to compile the idea of creating a center that served as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;factory for learning.â&#x20AC;? When you really begin to think of the purpose of libraries their core service is to provide the occupants with information and knowledge. I viewed it as an assembly line of sorts; one walks in, goes through the systematic motions, and exits a better informed individual. Much like a factories with their bare boned assembly lines, I wanted to be able to highlight this process. What I decided to do was put my stacks right on top of one another. These would be connect by two large staircases. These stacks would be highlighted to outside viewers by a large glass facade, showcasing the individuals inside moving up and down the stacks, going through the process of gathering knowledge.
Spring 2011
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Lawrence Public Library SITE
New Hampshire Street Lawrence, Kansas AREA
21,000 sqf PROGRAM
Library for the downtown district of Lawrence, to provide both adult and kids sections, conference rooms, and a new public gathering space.
The design began by taking a basic volume of the plot of land given to us. I then decided to push it to the east, creating a large area of public space on the side facing Massachusetts Street. I then decided to stair step this space downwards to fit the slope of our site. I then decided to carry these steps inwards into the interior of the building. These differing levels helped to define the programmatic spaces. By separating the children, adult, and community space through differing heights, it was able to create sub zones in one large space. These spaces were connected by one large core along the back end in which the stacks were set. A large glass facade was putt on the exterior to highlight these stacks. Quit. Ecus vessulv
For this project our professor wanted us to focus on and develop our ability to design by hand. Because of these much of our design work was done by hand sketches, and our final drawings were to be produced entirely by hand. He felt these was a valuable skill to learn and helped you to become more intemmently involved with a project then you would through programs like Revit. I found this to be a very useful exercise and has influenced the way I now design my projects. It was a nice change of pace to go back to hand drawings and the end product was something I had much more pride in then just a large plot.Gulat det grae inatura rehendam publin vivir ac terus etorum, et in se aventemour profe
He also wanted us to produce a large basswood model. For all of my projects a model has always been asked for, but this was definitely the highest quality and most detailed model I ever did. Since we were designing by hand we had no files to produce CAD files to laser cut. Each measurement and cut was done by ruler and exacto. Once again it was a process I enjoyed thoroughly and allowed me to become even more familiar with my design. Quit. Ecus vessulv irmilin det auciemerudem iam factortum ego is. Gulat det grae inatura rehendam publin vivir ac terus etorum, et in se aventem
On the east side of the building I decided to put a large frosted glass window that framed the stacks. This allowed for a silhouette to form on the east side, inviting residents of the adjacent neighborhood into the building. This also allowed for light to come in through the back and further highlight the stacks on the main western side.
Cross Roads District
Summer/Fall 2013
STUDENT INTERNSHIP 360 ARCHITECTURE KANSAS CITY Located in the Crossroads Arts District of Kansas City, 360 Architecture is one of the top architectual firms in the area, specializing in sports facilities. With a portfolio that includes Metlife Stadium, home of the Jets and the Giants, and the new Atlanta Falcons stadium the firm is beggining to make its presence known on the national scale. The summer after my fourth year I was offered an internship at the firm which extended into a part time job over the fall. While there I was able to observe and learn the inner workings of a large architectual firm. I worked with a team, developing drawing packets, working on 3d models, composing presentations, sitting in on meetings, and much more. It was an incredible experience and helped me to further develop my architectual knowledge -
Summer/Fall 2013
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New Atlanta Falcons Stadium SITE
Atlanta, Georgia AREA
1,900,000 sqf PROGRAM
New football stadium for the Atlanta Falcons with large rotaing operable roof, to host events ranging from the musical concerts to the Super Bowl
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Coming into the project right after the firm had won the competition, I was able to see it all the way through schematic design and into the first month of design development. Every two weeks our client asked for a design update presentation and I was often put with the task of making diagrams and images to help him simply understand the complex decisions that were being made. Since the project was on such a large scale often there would not be one comprehensive digital model, with it instead existing in pieces. The skin would be in Rhino, the plans in Revit, the site in SketchUp, and I was given the task of compiling all of these together to make completed images. Along with diagrams I also helped develop drawings for the schematic design package, worked on design work, developed site conditions, and help render images.
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EXPERIENCE 360 Architecture, Kansas City, MO May-November 2013 Intern A Kansas city based firm specializing in sports arenas. When I arrived the firm had just received the commission to design the new stadium for the Atlanta Falcons. I was put on this team and helped carry the project through SDs and into DDs. I helped developed monthly design packages producing diagrams, rendered images, and detailed line drawings. Trettel Design Inc, Lawrence, KS May-August 2012 Intern A design/build firm, I was able to not only help in the design phase of our projects but the actual construction. Our projects ranged from the renovation of an old oil warehouse into our firms new offices to the full on construction of a new LEED certified home. I had the opportunity to work one on one with the head of the firm as well as sit in with him on many meetings and interactions with clients. Backstage Connections, Branson, MO May-Aug 2006/2010-2011 Specialized Construction Assistant Located in a large tourist destination, Backstage Connections provides services to all of the attractions in town. While there I helped to construct sets, props, install lighting, sound equipment, build custom carpentry, and much more. During my time I was able to learn all of the skills and traits from the owner of the company
2009 - 2014
EDUCATION University of Kansas School of Architecture Masters of Architecture program Undergraduate GPA 3.85 GPA 4.0 Graduate GPA 3.97 Studio Expected graduation May 2014 Danish Institute of Study Abroad Fall 2012 GPA 3.74 Academic Excellence Award
QUALIFICATIONS Sketchup Revitt Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator Adobe InDesign
Grasshopper Rhino 3ds Max Autocad VRay
Podium EcoTek Microsoft Suite
AWARDS Award for top Architecture Student at Danish Institute for Study Abroad Deanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s List (2009-2012) Donald Ewart Memorial Scholarship (2012) Freshman Honors Scholarship (2009) Curtis Besinger Scholarship (2012) J. Gordon Moorman Scholarship(2010, 2011) EFCO Scholarship (2013)