Kevin Dunne's Third Year Architecture Portfolio

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Kevin Dunne

Resume Desk Assistant

08/2021 - Present

The University of Kansas in Lawrence, KS I am currently employed as a front desk assistant at an on-campus apartment complex at the University of Kansas. My responsibilites include answering the telephone, sorting resident’s mail, and filling out spreadsheets. This position is my first office position, and I enjoy communicating with residents and using my skills with the Microsoft Office Suite.

Maintenance Crew Member

06/2017 - 08/2021

Holy Infant Church and School in Ballwin, MO I was formerly employed as a holiday maintenance crew member at Holy Infant Church and School, a local Catholic parish and grade school. My responsibilities included deep-cleaning classrooms, moving heavy furniture, and helping out with office tasks, such as delivering textbooks and papers. This position was enjoyable because it taught me how to balance long-term deadlines, as well as the value of hard work and elbow grease.

Food Service

08/2017 - 05/2019

Lion’s Choice Restaurant in Ballwin, MO I was formerly employed as a cashier and fry cook at Lion’s Choice, a local St. Louis chain restuarant. My responsibilities included interacting with customers at the register, both in-store and through the drive thru, making and bagging french fries, and closing the restaurant at the end of the night. This position was my first, and it taught me how to work well under pressure and balance tight and short deadlines.

Education University of Kansas Degree Master’s in Architecture Contact dunnekj427@gmail.com dunnekj427@ku.edu (636) 489-8480

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Biography My name is Kevin Dunne, and I am currently a third-year student at the University of Kansas’ Architecture School, where I am pursuing a Master’s Degree in Architecture. I am originally from St. Louis. My passions outside of architecture include reading and cooking, and I am involved in my local church’s youth group.

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Contents The History of American Sports Museum, Fall 2021 ............................ 6 A museum in Dallas, Texas, that celebrates various sports created by Americans

Light Box, Fall 2019 .............................................................................. 16 An early project that plays with light and shadow

A Coffee Shop (And Other Spaces), Spring 2021 ............................ 20 A community center and cafe in Kansas City, Kansas that welcomes all people

ARC: Academic Respite Center, Fall 2020 ........................................ 30 A classroom of the future that connects traditional classroom spaces with more collaborative areas

95%: 2020 Backyard Bash Design Competition ............................... 42 A reflection on declining bird populations that made me an exhibited artist for the first time

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Light Box The light box, in form, is inspired by a study of the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in Kansas City, Missouri. When viewed from a certain angle, the sections line up like Russian nesting dolls, and sightlines permeate all the way through the light box. The sections are framed by light shelves which capture intriguing patterns created by the shadows.

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ARC: Academic Respite Center The Academic Respite Center, or ARC, is a place in Lawrence, KS that redefines the classroom of the future, combining traditional classroom spaces with new collaborative spaces that allow students to learn however they want or need to.

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A Coffee Shop (And Other Spaces) A Coffee Shop (And Other Spaces) is a community center at Kaw Point Park in Kansas City, Kansas, situated at the confluence of the Kansas and Missouri Rivers. The focus of this project was the coffee shop, which is front-and-center from the parking lot. It is open and inviting, and welcomes people in with the promise of community. Kansas City, Kansas has long been and still is heavily divided, and the goal of this project and especially the coffee shop space was to bridge that gap and bring together anyone and everyone, no matter who they are.

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Began With a Volume

1) Pushed the southeastern facade backward to allow for more southern exposure and more daylighting.

2) Cut through the building to create an alleyway and two separate buildings. This allows easy access to the riverfront and Kaw Point itself.

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3) Shifted the building to give a proper threshold to bikers and hikers and give the gallery a southern exposure, as well as a grand entry at the front.

4) Pushed the cafe facade inward to make the space feel more seamless between indoor and outdoor, as well as added southern exposure.

5) Created two rooftop balconies for people to sit and enjoy the view, either above the cafe or adjacent to the catwalk.

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The Whooping Crane (Grus americana) is the largest bird in North America, with a height of around five feet. It is also endangered, having decreased from a pre-European population of 16,000 to a present day population of 800 birds, a mind-boggling 95% loss in population. 95%, a piece for the Spencer Museum’s 2020 Backyard Bash: Conference of the Birds, brings awareness to that great loss through its form, which is a 5% slice of a whooping crane nest within a nest of rocks. The 5% slice was created using found materials such as grasses and mud, and was created in a similar way and scale to how a real whooping crane nest would appear. The remaining 95% of the nest was created using found rocks which were laid on the “grave” as memorial stones, a common practice in many cultures around the globe. The piece, which sits low to the ground in Marvin Grove, allows for a unique experience of stumbling upon, much as visitors are likely to stumble upon the shocking statistic that is the 95% loss.

Overall, 95% provides a sobering look into human interaction with the world around us, and forces visitors to consider their impact on that world, which is necessary now more than ever if we want to save such species as the whooping crane.

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Kevin Dunne dunnekj427@gmail.com dunnekj427@ku.edu (636) 489-8480