Kendall College of Art and Design
(800) 676-2787
17 Fountain St. NW,
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Master of Architecture
Statement
Historically, built spaces have evolved to create a barrier between the human occupants
and the nature surrounding them as linked to our biological need to seek and create
shelter. The field of architecture has only recently begun to revisit the importance
of this human-natural connection, that our built spaces do not have to be so separate
or dominating over our natural environment.
At its core, architecture is driven by human needs. And at our core, we are driven
by our biological connection to our surrounding environment. Architecture has the
facilitative power to make this relationship mutually beneficial, and I consider the responsibility
of designing healthy, sustainable, and ecologically friendly built spaces to be a
privilege.
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"Footprints and Flight Render"
"Footprints and Flight Site Model"
"Hygge Wellness Retreat Elevation and Section"
"Hygge Wellness Retreat Render"
"Hygge Wellness Retreat Structure"
"Iron Peninsula Housing Community Environmental Strategy"
"Iron Peninsula Housing Community Render"
"Iron Peninsula Housing Community Scale Model"
"Lowell Wood Museum and Innovation Center Concept Proposal"
"Lowell Wood Museum and Innovation Center Exterior Elevations and Details"
"Lowell Wood Museum and Innovation Center Lower and First Floor Plans"
"Madison Urban Farm Co-Op Overview Scale Model"
"Madison Urban Farm Co-Op Overview"
"Parametric Cell Adaptation Process Diagram"
"Parametric Cell Adaptation Render"
"Riverside Environmental School Render"
"Riverside Environmental School Scale Model"
"Riverside Environmental School Site Plan"
"Riverside Storytelling Pavilion Scale Model"
"Riverside Storytelling Pavilion Site Analysis"
What my time at KCAD meant to me
I attribute KCAD with introducing me to the various scales at which architectural
design affects our daily life, from its ability to alter our most sensitive conscious
and subconscious perceptions to its immense impact on the evolution of our built and
social infrastructure.
Throughout my work my aim has been to foster human-natural connections through built
environments in ways that make each component of the relationship feel intertwined
and interdependent on one another. During my time at KCAD, thanks to the mentorship
and encouragement of my peers and professors, I have aimed to instill this core value
at the heart of all my projects.