education
M.Arch. University of Kansas
experience
GPA 3.75, anticipated graduation May 2017
Second Life Studios, Design Intern, summer 2015
(design-build firm based in Kansas City)
design and digital modelling of chairs, tables, and various pieces of furniture for construction
documenting construction details
planning of programmatic spaces
concept design for client review
Studio 409: Design-Build, spring 2015
construction of wood and steel welding tables and panel carts
design and digital modeling of potential stage designs
design and construction of steel-framed mechanical concrete musical steps Danish Institute for Study Abroad, Furniture Design, summer 2014
design wooden veneer furniture
construct sheet metal and plywood molds
hand craft original veneer chair design ("mi.ne chair")
detaile and photographe final product
analyze furniture and architecture in Sweden, Finland, and Denmark
American Institute for Architecture Students, KU chapter, fall 2014 - present
assist local entities with design problems
identify and conceptually solve construction and architecture issues
develop and critique portfolios
increase knowledge basis of design career opportunities
Career Scholar Society, President, fall 2015 - present
(formerly Delta Epsilon Iota: career-focused honor society)
organize and run leadership and general assembly meetings
find funding opportunities
educate members on matters related to career development
experience
skills
Bridges International, student leader, spring 2014 - present
(student organization and community for international students)
plan events
assist running weekly meetings
attend various international and school events
create a welcoming environment for international students
Graphics: Adobe Photoshop, Indesign, Illustrator Modelling: Autodesk Revit, AutoCAD, Rhino 3D/Grasshopper, Google Sketchup basic carpentry skills furniture design CNC and laser cutter experience speak intermediate Spanish experienced in social media platforms
honors/awards
Best Furniture Design, AIAS KU for "mi.ne chair" spring 2014 project exhibited in school publication member of the University Honors Program completed the Research Experience Program certificate Dean's List, fall 2012 President of Career Scholar Society leadership team of Delta Epsilon Iota
417-699-0359 michnewcome@gmail.com 2033 Clifton Ct Lawrence, KS 66046
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chicago lyric opera
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cinematic arts museum
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epic park sonic steps
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a world of design
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chicago lyric opera
fall 2015, group project
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In Chicago, easing the transition from the city to Navy Pier, the Chicago Lyric Opera juts out into Lake Michigan to create a landmark for the city. Redefining the approach to opera, the house offers pedestrian entry through the back-of-house as well as a grand entry in front. With an aesthetic highly influenced by constructivist design, the opera house takes pride in the clockwork-like back-of-house that is so important to the performance itself and so often undermined. The spiralling lobby spaces give a 180-degree view of the Chicago skyline and Lake Michigan while setting up the opera-goer for the asymmetrical auditorium that creates intrigue with its forms while simultaneously putting the focus on the performance.
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dallas museum of cinematic arts
fall 2014, individual project
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arts district park Museum of the Cinematic Arts
The Dallas Museum of the Cinematic Arts is located to contribute to the expansion of the Dallas Arts District. On the edge of Klyde Warren Park, it touches the district and possesses various elements that reference the iconic architecture, but hold its own and works within the boundaries of the surrounding commercial region. As the cinematic arts create new worlds on a screen, this inwardly focused museum strives to create cinematic spaces to be explored with the entire human body, not just the eyes. The combinations of futuristic shapes, grounded materiality, and fantastical forms draw the visitor through a surreal space that mimics the spaces one so often sees on the screen. The entrance passes over a void and seemingly through a barrier that separates reality from the cinematic experience. The interior places the visitor in the cinematic experience.
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As one moves through the museum, the overpowering height gives way to the more intimate spaces of the galleries, where solid, illuminated walls give way only to the nearby galleries, which provides a foreshadowing of the subsequent displays on the journey.
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separation into several interconnected masses
second wall to isolate, other program pushed to periphery
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void and program become solid mass
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1. 3' x 8' x 1/4" fiber cement surface coated panels spaced at 1" vertically, 2" horizontally 2. Swisspearl F1.40 concealed attachment system 3. 2" rigid commercial insulation 5. steel furring 4. plywood sheathing 6. 12"x12" square steel column 7. 8'x3' panels double laminated insulated glass with 1/2" air space 8. 2' x 2' concrete tiles in "hull" pattern, staggered 9. 3/4" thick stained oak flooring 8
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view toward stage
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epic park sonic steps
spring 2015, individual design, group construction
Our design-build semester brought us in contact with a community organizer in Kansas City, KS. He received a grant to upgrade a small plot of land to use for community activities. Our studio created master plans for the area and teamed up with the community to think of ideas. The stage created was to be used for events planned, but we wanted to create something more than simple utilitarianism. A small group of us within the studio designed and built mechanical musical steps to encourage interaction between children and adults and create a kinetic environment that could be used even without planned events.
section through steps
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top deck
second level steps
wood decking
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bottom level steps
lever arm
barrel hinge
hammer
concrete and steel step
tuned pipe
60 lb spring
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a world of design
summer 2014, individual project
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Studying abroad in Denmark gave me opportunities and stories I could not have experienced anywhere else. The Furniture Design program at the Danish Institute for Study Abroad gave me an intellectual background in Danish furniture and yet still allowed me to design and create an original (and very non-Danish) chair. The Mi.ne chair's name can be approached from a couple different angles. One pronunciation can give you the word 'mini,' referring to its petite size (the back reaches barely 82 cm). The size is based off measurements and proportions derived from different pieces of furniture found on study tours and showroom visits that felt comfortable for a person my size. Shorter people have trouble finding comfortable seating, so I created a design based on my proportions. You could say that this chair is all mine.
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