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Chicago, Illinois, United States

Founded and led by Jeanne Gang, Studio Gang is an architecture and urban design practice headquartered in Chicago with offices in New York, San Francisco, and Paris.• Project Leader for Denver Civic Center - Next 100, envisioning the future use and continued legacy of Denver’s National Historic Landmark• ReDesign, federal fundraising, and community partnership outreach for C-40 “Assemble Chicago” Affordable Housing effort to embrace and petition for high-rise mass timber construction in downtown Chicago• Designer for O’Hare Global Terminal Expansion

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Summerour Architects is a team of experienced design professionals led by Principal Keith Summerour. Together they have delivered architecture of the highest quality for over thirty years. The projects range from coast to coast, although the heart of their work is nestled in the Southeastern United States.• Oversaw design, management, marketing, and community engagement efforts in the development of a restorative masterplan for the historic town of Gay, GA• Served as a member of the town council zoning committee, developing an accurate and unanimously consented land use map and zoning ordinance• Instructed a team of five interns from Auburn University and Georgia Tech on efforts toconvert the town’s fairgrounds into a brewery, hotel, restaurant, and concert venue• Successfully nominated the town and fairgrounds to be inducted into the Georgia Trust’s 2022 Places in Peril Listing, one of ten sites across the state to receive press and aid in preservation efforts • Led strategy, outreach, and coordination of meetings with potential collaborators and public/private investors including artist collective The Creatives Project, the Atlanta History Center, the SouthArts Foundation, and The National Monuments Foundation• Contributed to community outreach and marketing strategy of the Longleaf community in Gay, GA, representing efforts at the 2022 SouthArts Foundation Creative Placemaking Summit• Project manager and coordinator for proposal to Palm Beach Florida Landmarks Preservation Commission and Town Council on the expansion of an historic residential property originally designed by John Volk• Installed and perfected firm modelmaking techniques using Formlabs low force stereolithography printer

Shanghai, China

• Assisted in Zhangyuan District Masterplan competition, developing narrative and animation• Assisted in the design of acoustic diffusion for a 2500 seat concert hall in Qiantan, Shanghai• Assisted in curation of firm’s second monograph publication, archiving last decade of projects• Design of 2020 Alcantara Exhibition for the MAXXI Museum in Rome, Italy• Tuwaiq Palace renovation competition in Riyadh, SA, leading project animation

China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Philippines, Japan

• One of 18 nationwide postgraduate recipients of a yearlong fellowship to pursue professional work in Asia, sponsored by the Henry Luce Foundation• Served as an architect and researcher for Neri&Hu Design and Research Office, studying various strategies for adaptive reuse and redevelopment in the planning of cultural and hospitality projects in Asia in the curation of the firm's second monograph publication• Evacuated Shanghai at the onset of the threat of COVID-19, embarking in late January on an immersive tour of the hospitality industry in Asia, visiting and archiving projects completed by Neri&Hu in Kuala Lumpur as well as historic preservation efforts in Penang, before traveling to Japan to work with leaders of Airbnb in China on renovations for a hotel in the town of Hakuba

New Haven, Ct

• American Architecture & Urbanism | Professor - Elihu Rubin• Custom Crafted Components | Professor - Kevin Rotheroe

Boston, Massachusetts

• Assisted in the commissioning of Harvard Business School's Klarman Hall, having previously worked on elements of the project during tenures at Threshold Acoustics and Theatre Projects• Assisted in concept design for a multi-phased reconstruction of Stanford University's Hoover Institution

New Haven, Ct

• Oversaw procurement efforts for the 2017 Jim Vlock Building Project at Yale Since 1967, first-year students at the Yale School of Architecture have worked collaboratively to design and build a structure as part of their graduate education. Unique among architecture schools, the Jim Vlock Building Project is a required component of Yale's curriculum. In recent years, the Building Project has focused on the design and construction of affordable houses in New Haven's economically distressed neighborhoods.For the first time, in 2017 the Yale School of Architecture partnered with Columbus House, a non-profit organization that has been providing solutions to homelessness in the New Haven area since 1982. Columbus House provides emergency shelter and a continuum of housing and services designed to help people who are homeless or at risk move towards independence.The year's brief targeted a 1,000 square foot house of two separate dwellings, to be located on a lot in New Haven's Upper Hill neighborhood. Students are challenged to develop a cost-efficient, flexible design that tackles replicability in material, means, and method of construction.During the first half of the spring semester, students worked individually, each developing a prototype for the dwelling. Some of these initial schemes are selected for further development, and the class was divided into teams, each team tasked with creating a final design proposal. At the end of the semester, one project was chosen and the entire class works together to build the selected design.

Greater New York City Area

• Consulted with SHoP Architects on the initial design and digital modeling of a new multiform theater proposal to be incorporated within Detroit’s Hudson Site Development• Systematized archival of documented firm projects to mark 60th anniversary of company

Greater Chicago Area

Developer: Hines Interests Limited PartnershipAtlantic Yards at Atlantic Station_ Atlanta, GA• Collaborated with partners Jim Plunkard, Ray Hartshorne, and the HPA development team in pioneering a winning proposal to Hines for a mixed-use addition to Midtown's Atlantic Station, evoking the infrastructural history of the site's former steel yard within the project by incorporating pre-existing railroad beds on site into the massing and landscaping of the complex • Provided historical analysis of the site and its impact on Atlanta's modern urban plan• Developed four potential schemes which foster an industrial aesthetic with reference to historic industrial infrastructure iconic to Atlanta• Participated and presented work in various meetings with Hines Southeast & Midwest CEO and Atlanta representativesDeveloper: CORE Campus LLCHub on Campus _ Minneapolis, MN• Worked with a team of 4 within a record-breaking four month time frame to complete full schematic design of a 26 story luxury student housing high rise• Developed and coordinated plans• Designed surrounding landscape, exterior retail facade, and amenity spaces• Developed and coordinated unit layouts for market rate and student options

Greater Chicago Area

As an intern, my work focused on architectural acoustics, room acoustics, mechanical noise control, and acoustical/vibration testing engaging in several large scale cultural and education projects including:John F. Kennedy Center, Washington DCLiverpool Philharmonic Hall, UKHarvard University Klarman Hall, Boston MANational Arts Center, OttawaThe Flea Theater, NYCGuthrie Theater, Minneapolis MNOmaha Conservatory of Music, Omaha NERiverdale County Day School, NYCCongregation Beit Simchat Torah, NYC• Created digital models of Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, The Kennedy Center, and Harvard Klarman Hall using Rhino3D and Odeon acoustical modeling software to accurately predict the behavior of key architectural elements, as well as overall Reverberation Time and Lateral Fraction. Presented overall results to design team to receive feedback and improve the overall design and function of the space• Assisted in sound absorption, diffusion, and transmission loss testing at historic Riverbank Laboratories of new LEYARD large scale LED Modular Display for Harvard's Klarman Hall • Conducted sound absorption testing to determine new material for seat bottoms of Jean Nouvel's Guthrie Theater seating• Specified door, window, and partition types for Riverdale County School, Flea Theater, and Congregation Beit Simchat Torah to meet LEED standard for acoustical performance.• Tested and analyzed acoustical issues pertaining to acoustical isolation and the HVAC system at UChicago Laboratory Schools

Barcelona Area, Spain

• Assisted firm competition project in Yaroslavl, Russia to design large scale pavilion using form finding techniques of Antoni Gaudi • Project shortlisted in top ten out of over 50 worldwide entries and reviewed by competition jury• Led management and design of ‘Airwells’ dew collection design project, financed by the Ecole Spéciale d’Architecture in Paris• Aimed to capture dew in warm climates to provide drinking water for living units through geometrical surface design• Collaborated with representatives of OPUR Research Labortory and Universitat de Barcelona Department of Physics• Attended lectures by Peter Cook of Archigram and Enric Ruiz Geli of Cloud 9 curated by London’s Architectural Association--Founded in Barcelona by Edouard Cabay in 2011, Appareil develops a process based design methodology built on a fascination for the tool, combining interests for traditional craft and digital means of conception and manufacturing. Firm Website: https://www.appareil.org/

Greater Philadelphia Area

• Led marketing campaign for EZSeatU college subscription membership within the University of Pennsylvania• Worked with group sales coordinator to improve quality and availability of EZSeatU program• Helped develop the Young Friends membership program available to young adults ages 22-40 • Revised EZSeatU membership plan to maximize ticket sales to widest audience after monthly release

Greater Atlanta Area

• Attended meetings and on site consultations for current design projects led by the Perkins+Will Atlanta office

Greater Atlanta Area

• Assisted in site specifications and on site consultations for current projects within the firm, including construction of The University of Georgia's redesigned Rutherford Hall.

• Worked with symphony Insider and Program Annotator, Ken Meltzer, in composing and preparing weekly performance discussions, guest musician/conductor/composer interviews, and program notes• Designed and operated translation slides for performances of Puccini's Madama Butterfly and Wagner's Götterdämmerung• Assisted in ASO Media recording of Rachmaninov Symphonic Dances for third album release• Assisted head ASO librarian, Rebecca Beavers, in organizing the summer 2010, and 2010-11 season repertoire

Master Of Architecture (M.Arch.), Architecture

Activities and Societies: - Yale Graduate Chamber Music Collective - Morse College Graduate Affiliate - YSOA Christian Fellowship - YSOA.

Certificate, Chinese Language And Literature

Activities and Societies: Chosen as September 2019 student of the monthEnrollment in 12 month intensive Mandarin language training.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Summa Cum Laude, Majors: Architecture (Intensive) | Music (With Distinction), Minor: Architectural History

Activities and Societies: College Freshman Peer Advisor, Major Advising Program Mentor, Penn Humanities Forum, Philadelphia Youth.

Certificate, Architectural Design

Spring Semester Programme 2013 London, England

High School Diploma

Honor Council Head Prefect Member of National Honor Society Presidential Volunteer Service Award Concertmaster of high school Chamber.