M I C H A E L BEDNAR U N D E R G R A D U A T E
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Mobile: 330.402.3483 Email: bednarma@miamioh.edu Address: 1060 Torrey Pines, Warren, OH 44484
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- Miami University, Oxford, Ohio / 2010 - Current School of Creative Arts, Department of Architecture + Interior Design Cumulative GPA: 3.45 Departmental GPA: 3.53 / Fall 2012 - Florence, Italy Studio (Study Abroad, full semester program) Traveled to Florence, Italy for one semester and studied under Italian Architect Paola Giaconia. Other coursework included Art/Architectural History, Architecture and the Media, Reading Cities (Urban Analysis), and Italian. 17 credit hours total. / Summer 2013 - Undergraduate Summer Scholars (Independent Research Program) Independent Research Project conducted over a ten-week period in summer 2013. Research investigated the impact of architecture in small, Midwestern-American cities and towns. Research culminated in an essay and graphic representation. Research presented to professors and peers.
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- Robert Bruce Thompson Student Lighting Competition - Second Place Nationally Light Fixture Design Competition in which students from over 100 universities across the United States participated. Designed a light fixture providing both illumination and time-of-day information. - Recipient Walter C. Pfeiffer Architecture Scholarship - Recipient Joseph P. Veasey Architecture Award “Award given to second year architecture student exhibiting exceptional service to fellow students, professors, and the architecture department. Student exhibits leadership in group and department projects, promotes a positive sense of community among the second year class, demonstrates support of peers, contributes positively to the studio environment and displays a collaborative and helpful manner.� - Trimble Sketchup - AutoCAD 2013 - Kerkythea - Revit Architecture 2013
- Adobe Photoshop CS5 - Adobe Illustrator CS5 - Adobe InDesign CS5 - Pen Sketching
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- Hand Drafting - Prismacolor Markers - 3D Modelling - Graphite & Colored Pencil
WORK EXPERIENCE - Baker, Bednar, Snyder & Associates Architects and Planners / Summer 2010, 2011, Worked as an intern for three summers. Responsible for drawing out and 2012 updating construction documents, working on marketing material for the firm, and participating in site visit and measurement.
LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE - Resident Assistant, Miami University Responsible for assisting and overseeing 35-45 residents as well as fostering sense of community through community programs, individual contact, etc. - Undergraduate Teaching Assistant Teaching assistant for Introduction to Landscape + Urban Design under Professor John Reynolds. Responsible for small discussion groups with students, facilitating class material, and grading projects, papers, and exams by students. - Copresident, Student Advisory Council (SAC) Represented the Class of 2014 within the Department of Architecture + Interior Design. Responsible for coordination of end of semester shows among other department programming. - AIAS Miami Freshman Representative
/ Spring 2012 / Spring 2013 / Fall 2013 - Spring 2014 / Spring 2013
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M I A M I UNI V E RSITY ART MUSEUM ADDITION
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Project Duration: 10 weeks Course Number: ARC 302 Professor: Mary Ben Bonham Project completed individually. The addition to the Miami University Art Museum represents an opportunity of activation. With its proximity to main campus as well as historic, natural Western Campus, the art museum sits in a beautiful setting. Two nodes are created to facilitate movement from main campus to Western Campus. The existing building, designed by Walter Netsch, is appealing in its own right, and the addition attempts to accentuate and underline it. The extension also adds elements of program and creates a new destination for students. The project was completed in cooperation with museum curators who viewed our progress over the course of the semester and acted as real-world clients
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Added functions include two additional galleries, an auditorium, a staff wing, additional storage, and a focus gallery created for a prized sculpture by Eugene Brown, a descendant of the Miami Tribe the university is named after.
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The cafe addition is located towards the entrance of the museum drawing students from the university to open, flexible space both inside and outside. New galleries are located underground in front of the existing structure and a large, terraced covering draws attention to a view directed below highlighting Eugene Brown’s featured sculpture. Galleries devoted to a large Southwestern collection donated to the museum and a travelling gallery support the sculpture.
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The spaces of the addition use concrete and wood materials, contrasting with the white-toned finishes of the existing building. All angles and forms are derived from Netsch’s design and act as a foil to the iconic building.
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Project Duration: 1.5 weeks Course Number: ARC 302 Professor: Mary Ben Bonham Project completed individually. The Robert Bruce Thompson Student Lighting Competition is a national competition conducted each year. This entry won second place nationally among entries from over 100 universities in the United States. This year’s competition asked for a feature lighting fixture for a high tech company looking towards the future. This solution combines lighting and time consisting of 23 moving LED and OLED panels representing the hour and every five minutes.
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The most innovative companies are using a strategy of multiple fields and industries, diversity of backgrounds, and fun to harvest new and exciting ideas. It is becoming more apparent that creating something special requires thinking outside the box, yet maintaining the simplicity to clearly communicate an idea. The fixture is made up of 23 square OLED panels that work together to form a holistic image. This represents ideas coming from separate people and places to form a concept. From outside, the fixture acts as a clock tower for those passing. On the interior under the fixture, one can watch through the day as the fixture changes and adapts to time, much like the technology industry. The panels get as low as 6’5� above finish floor, allowing for human interaction and scale.
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Project Duration: 4 weeks Course Number: ARC 301 (Study Abroad in Florence, Italy) Professor: Paola Giaconia Project completed individually. Studying abroad in Florence, Italy exposed me to a wide range of significant and historic architecture. This project caused a careful consideration of how to implement a new piece of architecture connected to the historic Uffizi Gallery in the heart of Florence. Development of concept focuses on diversity of uses within a small space and integration into modern artistic scene of Florence through a gallery for local artists and performance space for street performers and other locals.
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The exit sequence from the Uffizi Gallery is defined by new uses surrounding a visitor as they exit. Ample space is provided for outdoor interaction as well as impromptu performances. Upper level includes a local artists’ gallery while lower level includes a cafe an indoor performance space.
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Way finding is an issue with the current conditions of the Uffizi exit sequence. To resolve this and lead users towards main spaces of Florence, the building form directs pedestrians. The new construction activates a space currently used purely as a transition.
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Project Duration: 3 weeks Course Number: ARC 401 Professor: Gerardo Brown-Manrique Project completed individually. The Axolotl is a rare creature native to Central American regions. A member of the salamander family, the creature remains in the pre-metamorphosis, larval stage for reasons not fully understood. This project asked for a shrine located on Miami University’s Western Campus dedicated to the discovery and education on what is known about the Axolotl. All drawings were required to be completed in pen and ink on vellum.
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The concept is based on the path one experiences while learning about the mysterious creature. Visitors encounter a suspended, circuitous path when entering, not fully understanding what it involves or where it leads. It is only when the visitor emerges on the lower level that they are able to view the form of the path and explore views to the wooded landscape and pond surrounding them.
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Project Duration: 5 weeks Course Number: ARC 401 Professor: Gerardo Brown-Manrique Project completed individually. The Puzzle-Solvers Club is located on a triangular-shaped site adjacent to a main access point of Cincinnati, Ohio. Form is based on a shift and intersection of functions with main program contained “attached� forms, and open, flexible space located within main form. Building is mixed use containing a multipurpose room, a puzzle-solving library, and a puzzle museum open to the public, and private, club functions including lounges and a boutique hotel. It was required that all work done by hand and without computer aid.
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Materials of forms defined by use moving from least permeable to most permeable. Program and service forms clad in concrete, controlling views and sunlight into uses. Open, flex space forms defined by curtain wall. Levels 5 through 8 have system of louvers allowing semipermeability.
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BAK E R B E D N A R SN YD ER + ASSOCIATES demolition plan
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Internship Duration: Summer 2010, 2011, 2012 Firm: Baker, Bednar, Snyder & Associates Location: Warren, Ohio floor plan
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I had the opportunity to work at my father’s architecture firm in Warren, Ohio for three summers gaining experience with construction documents, site visits and measurement, client contact, and marketing and promotion. My responsibilities primarily involved drawing and updating of construction documents, material research, sitting in on client meetings, and development of marketing materials for the firm.
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“I see the task of architecture as the defense of the authenticity of human experience.” - Juhani Pallasmaa
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MICHAEL BEDNAR bednarma@miamioh.edu 330.402.3483
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