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Resume
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First Native Texan’s Museum
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Mixed Use Biomimicry
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Optometrist Office
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Armitage Center Dining Pavilion
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Freehand
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Study Abroad
Education
Experience
University of Kansas Master’s of Architecture Track I (5 Year) University of Kansas Minor in Business Study Abroad Germany, Switzerland Kansas City Kansas Community College Associates in Science KCKCC Blue Devils Soccer Shawnee Mission South High School
2011-Present
University of Kansas Software Tutor Everest Contracting Apprentice Johnny’s Barbecue Waiter Everest Lawnmowing Owner
2013-Present
2011-Present Summer 2013 2010-2011 2005-2009
2013-Present 2006-Present 2005-2006
Honors Donald P. Ewart memorial scholarship C.L. Burt Architectural Scholarship
References Contact Information Available Upon Request Paola Sanguinetti Chair of Architecture, Associate Professor at University of Kansas Kapila Silva Assistant Professor of Architecture at University of Kansas
Skills
Extracurricular
Revit Autocad Photoshop Illustrator InDesign Microsoft Office Rhino/Grasshopper 3ds Max
AIAS member Eagle Scout Phi Theta Kappa National Honor’s Society Black & Veatch Explorer Program Volunteer at Project Warmth Volunteer at Black and Veatch Christmas in October Volunteer at KCK Homeless Shelter
First Texan’s Museum Dallas Arts District
The First Native Texans consisted of fourteen original Native American tribes in Texas. This museum pays tribute to the struggles that they faced. The concept is derived from a dreamcatcher, which figuratively holds these good and bad dreams of the Native Americans. The good dreams are allowed to filter through the net, while the bad dreams get caught in the net. This can be seen in the varying heights of the galleries that seem as if they are extending from the net.
A dreamcatcher has 3 main parts to it. The hoop, the net, and the beads. This guided the roof design for the museum. The hoop (outer structure) unifies the dreamcatcher and physically holds it together. The net contains within it the beads (galleries). In this case there are fourteen different galleries, each representing one of the fourteen tribes.
ESG TuffLam Laminated Safety Glass
CSF 100 Canopy Point Supported Spider Glass Fittings Mero Spaceframe Connection
1/2” Frosted White Laminated Glass
SStainless Steel Wire Mesh
1/2” Frosted Laminated Glass Louvers
Parklex 500 Interior Timber Panel
2’10” NorthClad Aluminum Composite Panel
5/8” Suspended Gysum Ceiling
Mixed Use Biomimicry 6th Street Lawrence, Kansas
Biomimicry is the design and production of materials, structures, and systems that are modeled on biological entities or processes. In this mixed use development, biomimicry was incorporated in the idea of a dragonfly’s wing. By breaking down the structure of the wing, a system of transparent drainage tubes would allow for water to be collected in the green roof above and trickle down to the cistern below. These tubes attached to the outside structure of the entire mixed use development at opportune times correlating with the program.
Vegetation
Growing Medium Root Repellant Drainage Layer Insulation Layer Waterproof Membrane Structural Support
Drainage Tubes
RECREATION OFFICES SHOPPING
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Optometrist Office 11th and Massachusetts Street
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The focus of this optometrist office was to make the most efficient use of the currently empty lot on 11th and Massachusetts Street in Lawrence. In researching Massachusetts Street, it can be found that the most important commercial piece of a majority of the shops were their storefront. The storefront is how these shops advertise. Each lot is only fifty feet wide by 115 feet deep. However, by drawing the public back into the space, you can begin to optimize the amount of storefront space from fifty feet to around 90 feet.
Dining Pavilion Armitage Center
The Armitage Center Dining Pavilion is a proposed addition to a biological field station. The dining pavilion will accomodate receptions and small events. The walls will be constructed with rammed earth. Currently we are researching microbially integrating the rammed earth in order to add strength to it, and if successful will be the first use ever in a built structure.
Freehand
Study Abroad