Kimberly lynch researchfellow

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32 Trinity PlaceHewlett, NY 11557

(516) [email protected]

http://www.linkedin.com/pub/kimberly-lynch/64/b18/b1a

Dear Hiring Manager,

My name is Kimberly Lynch and I am currently completing my Master of Architecture at Norwich University. I will be graduating in May 2015 and moving back to the New York City area immediately after. I came across the research fellow position for Art Walk NYC on the New York Foundation of the Arts website and feel I would be a great addition to your team.

Currently I am completing my thesis research and designing an inclusive preschool for children with autism. I spent the last seven months researching how architecture affects a child with autism, resulting in a design of a preschool for all children. The preschool will take what I have learned in my research to make an architectural solution to the problem. Since the rates of autism are rising greatly, the research is current as well as prevalent. I enjoyed the opportunity to thoroughly research a topic before beginning any design work, and hope to have the same opportunity researching New York City.

Over the past five years I have gained considerable knowledge in the programs of AutoCAD, Sketchup, Rhino, Artlantis, and the Adobe Creative Design Suite. I participated in the Department of Energy Solar Decathlon with a group of 18 other students where we collaboratively designed and built a solar powered home. This project consisted of two years of work, including a summer internship where we constructed the house, put together construction documents, and shipped the house to California for the competition.

In the most recent summer I interned with a local drafting firm where I assisted with red lines of construction documents, rendering of elevations, and taking dimensions at local sites. This internship was done in conjunction with a summer course where I learned the more detailed areas of how a firm is run and operated. This internship lasted ten weeks and ended when the summer course had been completed.

I feel I would be a beneficial team member to Art Walk as I am a responsible and hard working individual that will work hard to succeed. I have attached my resume and sample pages for your review. Additional work and references can be provided upon request. I can be contacted by email at: [email protected] or my phone at: (516) 884-6450.

I hope to hear from you soon.

Thank you,Kimberly Lynch

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Norwich University Northfield, VT Master of Architecture Expected Graduation: May 2015 Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies, minor in Psychology, Graduated: May 2014, Summa Cum Laude

Thesis Research Statement: To provide a broad spectrum preschool that creates an environment more inclusive to children with autism spectrum disorder.

EDUCATION

EXPERIENCENorwich University School of ArchitectureAugust 2014 - Present [Office Administrative Assistant]

New England Culinary InstituteAugust 2014 - Present [Host/Instructor]

John G. Novello DraftingMay 2014 - July 2014 [Intern]

Norwich University Solar Decathlon Summer InternshipMay 2013 - July 2013 [Intern]

Jewish Community Center of the Greater Five Towns - Nursery CampJune 2011 - August 2012 [Junior Counselor]

Jewish Community Center of the Greater Five Towns - Camp FriendshipJune 2010 - August 2010 [Shadow]

SKILLS & CERTIFICATIONAdobe PhotoshopAdobe IndesignAdobe Illustrator

Laser CutterWoodworkingOSHA 30 Certified

RevitSketchupRhino

Hand DraftingModel MakingMicrosoft Office

Designed and constructed an affordable solar powered home. Mainly worked on site, constructing both the house and furniture. Gave presentations informing the public about the home and how green architecture is within reach with any income.

Worked with children ages two to three both with and without disabilities. Assisted in the classroom, in the pool, as well as outdoor activities.

Worked with autistic children ages seven through twelve. Assisted children in the pool and playground, and encouraged fun ways for autistic children to learn in the classroom.

Completed red-lines, worked on in-progress construction documents, as well as made site visits for the firm. Internship correlated with a class about professional practice.

Keep the restaurant running smoothly by maintaining steady seating, responsible for money handled by servers, instruct table service students how to host in a restaurant.

Assist in the School of Architecture’s main office, completing miscellaneous tasks for professors. Collect mail daily as well as make desposits and assist students in need.

ArtlantisAutoCAD ArchitectureAdobe Premier

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Thesis ResearchFall 2014

Master of Architecture

THESIS RESEARCHBroad Spectrum Preschool - For children with and without ASD

To provide a broad-spectrum preschool that is inclusive to children on the autism spectrum. The preschool will accommodate children ages 0-5 years old, both with and without autism spectrum disorder, creating a learning environment conducive to children.

The preschool will promote understanding and patience between children, and provide equal learning opportunities for children with autism by designing environments that keep a child with autism at ease. Autism spectrum disorder affects a child’s sensory understanding. Spaces must be designed with this in mind in order for the child to succeed in the classroom. Acoustics, lighting, textures, and volume all change the experience within a space for the user. Exploring these areas of design has proven there are changes that can be made to better suit a child with autism as well as benefit the typically developing child.

Although the preschool will be designed with the needs of a child with autism in mind, development for all children is the main goal. Classrooms will promote cognitive, social, creative and communication development, as well as choice, order and routine. The environments must remain large enough for the children to enjoy, with visual barriers to break down a room into smaller compartments.

ASPECTSSAcoustics

Spatial SequencingEscape Space

CompartmentalizationTransition ZonesSensory Zoning

Safety

Turner BrooksTransitional Space

HapticNo large undifferentiated space

Nurturing & SympatheticBending & SwellingVisceral Experience

Reggio EmiliaRecognizability

HorizontalityCentral Piazza

FlexibilityAtelier

CommunityInside-Outside Relationship

Transparency

MontessoriCleanliness

BeautyChild Lead

Variety in texture & colorschild scaled furniture/room

Appeal to all five sensesLiving Plants

Non-structured day

Chris HenryMinimal lighting variation

Minimal distractionMinimal views out

AcousticsChoice

CompartmentalizedOrder

Routine

AutismNeed for Organization

Need for routineSensorially SensitiveLack of interaction

Repetitive movementFinds Pressure soothing

Easily DistractedIndependent

Organized Cleanliness

Order Recognizability

Routine Spatial Sequencing

Transitional Space Order

Routine

Sensorial Sensitivity Haptic

Appeal to Senses Visceral

Acoustics Lighting

Bending & Swelling

Lack of Interaction Safety

Nurturing & Sympathetic Escape Zone

Easily Distracted Compartmentalizion

Flexibility No large undifferentiated

spaces Minimal views out

Independent Safety

Escape Zone Compartmentalization

Choice Child Lead

Routine Child lead class

Non-structured day

Sensorial Sensitivity Variety in textures & colors

Central piazza Transparency

Magda Mostafa : Architect[PhD focused on architec-

tural design for children with autsim]

Turner Brooks : Architect[Designed ‘The Center for

Discover - Autism Campus]

Christopher Henry : Architect[Writer for Arch Daily, focused on autism and haptic space]

Montessori : Preschool[Preschool design focused on the child lead development]

Reggio Emilia : Preschool[Preschool design focused on the community & child

development]

ASPECTSSAcoustics



Safety






FlexibilityAtelier


Transparency


BeautyChild Lead



Non-structured day



AcousticsChoice


Routine









Routine



Acoustics Lighting

Bending & Swelling






Independent Safety


Choice Child Lead


Non-structured day










development]

ASPECTSSAcoustics



Safety






FlexibilityAtelier


Transparency


BeautyChild Lead



Non-structured day



AcousticsChoice


Routine









Routine



Acoustics Lighting

Bending & Swelling






Independent Safety


Choice Child Lead


Non-structured day










development]

ASPECTSSAcoustics



Safety






FlexibilityAtelier


Transparency


BeautyChild Lead



Non-structured day



AcousticsChoice


Routine









Routine



Acoustics Lighting

Bending & Swelling






Independent Safety


Choice Child Lead


Non-structured day










development]

ASPECTSSAcoustics



Safety






FlexibilityAtelier


Transparency


BeautyChild Lead



Non-structured day



AcousticsChoice


Routine









Routine



Acoustics Lighting

Bending & Swelling






Independent Safety


Choice Child Lead


Non-structured day










development]

ASPECTSSAcoustics



Safety






FlexibilityAtelier


Transparency


BeautyChild Lead



Non-structured day



AcousticsChoice


Routine









Routine



Acoustics Lighting

Bending & Swelling






Independent Safety


Choice Child Lead


Non-structured day










development]

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Thesis ResearchFall 2014

Master of Architecture

THESIS RESEARCH

Site0 100’ 200’

CommercialCivic/CommunityBrick FacadeHorizontal FacadeWood Shingles

White River

Rochester Elementary/ High School

Community Center

Library

Big Town Gallery

10 m

inutes

5 minutes

Entry

Office

DR

Classroom

Classroom

BR

SleepArea

DR

BR

SleepArea

Classroom

Classroom

SensoryRoom

IndoorPlay Area

MessyPlay

Kitchen

Teacher’sLounge

MeetingRoom

MR

T

T

T

T

Daycare

DR

Parti Model

Site Analysis

Adjacency Diagram

Color Key:

- High stimulation - Medium stimulation - Low stimulation

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SAMPLE WORK




Health & Wellness Center

This Health and Wellness Center is located in Manchester, NH and is designed to be the preventative step before rehabilitation. The program includes a large gym, a quiet gym, doctors offices, therapy offices, physi-cal therapy, apartments for twenty recovering people, as well as a sacred space to accommodate forty people.

Sacred Space StudioSpring 2014

B.S. Architectural Studies

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SAMPLE WORK

Sacred Space StudioSpring 2014

B.S. Architectural Studies

PUMPROOM

FIRST FLOOR PLAN

4’ 16’ 32’8’

LOUD FITNESS ROOM

LOWELL STREET

SENECA LANE

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SAMPLE WORK

Design/Build StudioFall 2013 - Fall 2014

B.S. of Architectural Studies

DOE Solar Decathlon 2013

Norwich University participated in the 2013 Solar Decathlon, an international design-build competition located in Irvine, CA. The frame of the home was built at a modular home company in central Vermont. The home was then brought to campus where students worked to complete the interior and exterior portions of the home. I personally designed and built furniture, as well as assisted in finishing other larger aspects of the home.

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SAMPLE WORK

Miscellaneous WorkFall 2013 - Spring 2014

B.S. Architectural STudies

Case Study Model: Bruder Klaus Field Chapel by Peter Zumthor [Plaster]

For this project I explored the construction and design of the Bruder Klaus Field Chapel by Peter Zumthor. This involved building a 1/2” = 1’-0” scale model of the chapel out of plaster. It was poured in lifts to emulate how the actual chapel was built. This project taught me how to successfully work with plaster in a way that I had not explored previously.

Multi-Mode: Modular Dormitory Design For Norwich University

Multi-Mode involved designing a dormitory using a modular system for Norwich University. From this I learned the constraints that modular design truly has, but also the benefits it provides. The modularity aspect of this design created the living portion of the building, while the circulation space would be built on site.