THE SALVAGE SANCTUARY Detroit, Michigan Academic Year Final Spring semester of 2020 Instructors Dirk Denison Collaborators Philip Kafka - Client / Site Developer Julie Bargmann - Landscape Architect Criteria Investigate an existing abandoned former Continental Motors Factory Propose a pavilion for sanctuary Consider future expansion into the existing concrete and brick infrastructure Description Demolition on […]

CURIOSITY CABINET Chicago, Illinois Academic Year Spring semester of 2019 Instructor Catherine Wetzel Criteria Design a building to house temporary exhibitions of everyday objects that are collected and curated in ways that reveal how artifacts define humanity’s interaction with the world. Description Visiting the art museum is an experience of individual mindfulness with movement constrained […]

ROWING CLUB BOAT HOUSE Chicago, Illinois Academic Year Spring semester of 2018 Instructor Andrew Tinucci Criteria Develop an armature to house rowing boats of varying lengths Develop a scheme to house the programmatic elements that a rowing club would require Description To encourage movement towards the Chicago River through the use of a curved wall […]

ARMATURE FOR ROWING BOATS Academic Year Spring semester of 2018 Criteria An investigation exploring the scale, movement, function and materiality of small recreational boats (i.e. rowing sculls/shells, kayaks, and canoes) and the physical processes of moving from storage to the water and back. Description A corridor down the spine of the armature creates space for […]

ÖVM HUB HAMBURG, GERMANY Hamburg, Germany Academic Year Fall semester of 2018 - Study Abroad Instructor Martin Kläschen HafenCity University Professors Amelie Rost Martin Kohler Criteria Reimagine the development of an existing historic industrial site that was originally a coal power plant and currently is used as a space for artists Description The cantilevered truss […]

ASCENT Academic Year Fall semester of 2017 Criteria Design a stair assembly that navigates a tall and steep slope. The stair may have alternative functions, but the primary objective is to design a stair that allows for ascent and descent. The critical investigations will be to explore the act of ascending/descending, to research and analyze […]

CRAVEN RD HOUSE ANALYTIQUE Toronto, Canada Academic Year Fall semester of 2016 Instructor Marshall Brown Project Organization Group of 3 for the site model All other models and drawings were done individually Criteria A series of hand-drafted drawings and models that thoroughly explore the architectural characteristics of the selected house Description The dichotomy was explored […]

ECOLOGY CENTER Chicago, IL Academic Year Fall semester of 2015 Instructor Mark Pearson Criteria To explore the architectural language of what an ecology center would be in Chicago on a site situated adjacent to Lake Michigan. Program to include at least an exhibit space and spaces for education and research. Description The project draws inspiration […]