Kasey Vliet kaseyv@umich.edu T - 231. 350. 1259 800 West Huron Street #5 Ann Arbor, MI 48103 curriculum vitae EDUCATION Master of Architecture - High Honors September 2013 - May 2015 Beijing Architectural Studio Enterprise (B.A.S.E) Study Abroad Program May 2006 - September 2006 Bachelor of Science in Architecture - High Honors in Major September 2002 - May 2006 ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE Lecturer in Architecture ARCH 209 - Thinking Architecture, F2016 ARCH 322 - Architectural Design Studio, W2016 ARCH 209 - Thinking Architecture, F2015 September 2015 - Present Lawrence Technological University College of Architecture and Design Adjunct Faculty in Architecture ID2 - Architectural Design Studio, F2016 August 2016 - Present Kendall College of Art and Design Master of Architecture Program Adjunct Faculty in Architecture KGAR 533 - Advanced Design Communication, F2016 KGAR 523 - Design Communication II, W2016 January 2016 - Present 1 10
Teaching + Research Assistant, Dean and Professor Monica Ponce de Leon 2016 Venice Biennale United States Pavilion, Curatorial Team ARCH 200 - Leveraging Architecture, Curriculum Development, W2015 ARCH 209 - Thinking Architecture, Teaching Assistant, F2014 September 2014 - December 2015 Research Assistant, Professor Steven Mankouche Afterhouse Detroit May 2015 - December 2015 United States Peace Corps Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Instructor Trained by Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and EcoSystem 2000 Suriname, South America September 2008 - May 2010 Teaching Assistant, Professor Craig Wilkins Detroit Community Design Center High School Program September 2005 - May 2006 Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research Assistant, Professor Andrzej Nowak Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP) Self-Consolidating Concrete September 2002 - May 2003 DIGITAL TOOLS + TECHNIQUES Rhinoceros 5.0 Grasshopper Building Information Modeling (BIM) in Autodesk Revit Autodesk T-Splines Rendering in Maxwell 3.2 and V-Ray 2.0 ArcGIS PLA Plastic 3D Print Software Preparing Digital Files for 3D Print, LaserCAMM, VLS 6.6, and CNC software Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign) 2 10
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE KASE Studio (KASE Builders) Founding Principal January 2013 - Present Archolab Designer, fabricator and builder on Afterhouse Detroit May 2015 - Present Machado Silvetti Architecture Extern Spring Break March 2015 Old School Construction, Inc. Project Manager, Finish Carpenter, and Designer September 2010 - January 2013 United States Peace Corps Rural Health Educator May 2008 - August 2010 Environment Architects (Formerly Clark, Walter, Sirrine Architects) Intern Architect September 2006 - September 2007 Zimmer, Gunsul, Frasca Architects (ZGF) Intern Architect May 2005 - September 2005 Spring Break March 2005 APTUM Architecture Competition Design Team Workshop for the Disabled + Housing Competition Team, 2005 New Building for the German Ministry of the Interior Competition Team, 2006 Part-time September 2005 - May 2006 Ply Architecture Model Builder Robbins Elementary School Competition Team - Model Building Part-time March 2005 - May 2005 Solar House Decathlon (MiSo) Build Team and Installation Team in Washington D.C. on National Mall Part-time January 2005 - May 2005, October 2005 3 10
INSTALLATIONS + EXHIBITIONS 2016 Venice Biennale, United States Pavilion Curatorial Team for The Architectural Imagination Exhibition Working for Co-Curators Monica Ponce de Leon and Cynthia Davidson July 2015 - December 2015 Playing Hamtramck_Studio 10 Gallery Exhibition Hatch Art Collective - Hamtramck, Michigan Co-Fabricator, Co-Designer and Installation Team December 2013 Raoul Wallenberg Competition Finalist Award Exhibition, Winner Nature of Artifice - critic: Dawn Gilpin CMYK Gallery April 2006 Jim Bassett Walter B. Sanders Fellow Gallery Installation Taubman College Gallery Installation Team March 2006 United States Department of Energy Solar Decathlon Michigan Solar House (MiSo) on the National Mall; Washington DC Build and Installation Team January 2005 - May 2005, October 2005 Taubman College Architecture Student Exhibition Looping Voids - critic: Julie Larsen CMYK Gallery February 2004 4 10
SCHOLARLY RECOGNITION Graduate Architecture Tuition Waiver September 2014 - May 2015 David J. and Carole N Metzger Endowed Scholarship Recipient September 2013 - May 2015 Raoul Wallenberg Travel Award Nature of Artifice - critic: Dawn Gilpin May 2006 Willeke Portfolio Competition Honor Award March 2006 PROFESSIONAL AWARDS Qualified Remodeler Master Design Awards 2014 Gold Award for Whole House $300,000 - $700,000, Ann Arbor, MI Project Manager, Finish Carpenter and Casework Designer Builder: Old School Construction, Inc. Architect: Architectural Resource, LLC October 2014 Fine Homebuilding HOUSES Awards 2014 Best Traditional Home - Forever Arts and Crafts, Plymouth, MI Finish Carpenter and Casework Designer Builder: Old School Construction, Inc. Architect: Architectural Resource, LLC May 2014 PROJECTS WITH ARCHOLAB Afterhouse, Detroit, MI, 2015 - Present Designer, fabricator, and builder Semi-subterranean greenhouse using repurposed materials 5 10
PROJECTS WITH KASE Transparent Connector, Ann Arbor, MI 2016 - Present D e s i g n e r a n d b u i l d e r Single-family residence addition Ping Pong Porch I + II, Ann Arbor, MI, 2015 - Present Single-family residence porch addition Family Bathroom, Bellaire, MI, 2015 - Present Single-family residence bathroom addition Garden Porch, Bellaire, MI, 2015 - Present Single-family residence porch addition Veil Stair, Bellaire, MI, 2015 Interior stair balustrade Textile Bathroom, Ann Arbor, MI, 2015 Designer Single-family residence bathroom renovation (unbuilt) Reflections, Ann Arbor, MI, 2014 Interior guest bathroom renovation Fusion Porch, Ann Arbor, MI, 2013-2014 Designer Front porch addition (unbuilt) Textile Studio, Ann Arbor, MI, 2013 Single-family residence addition Open Flow, Ann Arbor, MI, 2013 Single-family residence addition Plymouth Residence, Plymouth, MI, 2013 Builder Architect: Architectural Resource, LLC Single-family residence renovation 6 10
PROJECTS WITH OLD SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION Riverview House, Ann Arbor, MI, 2011-2012 Project manager, finish carpenter, cabinetry designer and fabricator Architect: Architectural Resource, LLC Single-family residence renovation and addition Cazzie Russell Wall, Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, MI, 2012 Project manager and finish carpenter for hardwood cladding installation Permanent tribute wall to Cazzie Russell built in Crisler Arena concourse Island Kitchen, Bath, and Office, Ann Arbor, MI, 2011-2012 Lead designer and construction team Single-family residence renovation Forever Arts and Crafts Residents, Plymouth, MI, 2011-2012 Construction Team Architect: Architectural Resource, LLC Single-family residence renovation and addition Buttermore Porch, 2011 Design and construction team Single-family porch addition Hoekstra Addition, Ann Arbor, MI, 2011 Design and construction team Single-family residence addition Thompson Entertainment Center, Ann Arbor, MI, 2010 Design and fabrication team Built-in, sliding entertainment center Brown Table, 2010 Design team Kitchen table (unbuilt) Ullmer Residence, Ann Arbor, MI, 2010 Construction team Single-family residence addition 7 10
PROJECTS WITH UNITED STATES PEACE CORPS Boslanti Water System Project, Suriname, South America, 2010 Pater Ahlbrinck Stichting - Suriname Community organizer and laborer New pumped water system for village previously lacking pumped water EcoFarming and Composting Seminars, Suriname, South America, 2010 Trained by EcoSystem 2000 Instructor Boslanti Swim Vest Grant, Suriname, South America, 2010 Grant writing instructor, project team $2,500 Rotary International grant Young Women s Employment Seminar, Suriname, South America, 2010 Grant writer, project organizer and lead $500 Peace Corps Partnership grant Gusontu Libi Dei (Good Health Day), Suriname, South America, 2009 Project organizer and lead Community health awareness, lessons and activities PROJECTS WITH ENVIRONMENT ARCHITECTS Bellaire High School, Bellaire, MI, 2006-2008 Schematic design, design development, construction documents High school renovation and addition Reflection House, Glen Arbor, MI, 2007 Schematic design Residential re-cladding in mirror glass (unbuilt) Blaine County Christian Church, Blaine, MI, 2007 Schematic design and digital modeling New church PROJECTS WITH ZIMMER, GUNSUL, FRASCA ARCHITECTS Stroemple Ranch, Bend, OR, 2005 Schematic design, design development, digital modeling and rendering New, three building horse and cattle ranch 8 10
Portland International Airport (PDX), Portland, OR 2005 Schematic design, digital modeling and rendering New interior concourse architecture proposal New Urban Development, China 2005 Presentation model building and photography 100 plus hectare urban development SELECT ARCHITECTURE JURIES Invited Juror, 2016 Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning Undergraduate UG2 Studio Final Review, April Critic: Yojairo Lomelli Undergraduate UG2 Studio Final Review, April Critic: Zain Abusier Undergraduate Wallenberg Studio Mid-Review, March Critic: Dawn Gilpin Graduate Propositions Studio Mid-Review, Montparnesse, March Critics: Clement Blanchet and Jono Sturt Kendall College of Art and Design Master of Architecture Thesis Final Reviews, May Critic: Travis Williams and Juli Brode Graduate Making, Meaning, Systems Studio Final Review, May Critic: Juli Brode Graduate Site, Tectonics, Sustainability Studio Final Review, May Critic: Juli Brode Invited Juror, 2015 Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning Graduate Institutions Studio Final Review, December Critic: Steven Mankouche Graduate Institutions Studio Three Quarter Review, November Critic: Christina Hansen 9 10
Undergraduate Transfer Studio Midterm and Final Review, August Critic: Dawn Gilpin Kendall College of Art and Design Master of Architecture Thesis Preparation Final Reviews, December Critic: Travis Williams Invited Juror, 2014 Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning ARCH 218 Visual Studies Final Review, December Critic: Dawn Gilpin PROFESSIONAL SERVICE National Architectural Accreditation Board (NAAB), 2006 Accreditation Team Member American Institute for Architecture Students (AIAS) Representative SCI-Arc National Architectural Accreditation Board (NAAB), 2005 Accreditation Team Member American Institute for Architecture Students (AIAS) Representative Prairie View A&M University American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS), 2004-2006 Chapter Vice-President Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATIONS AND AFFILIATIONS Licensed Residential Builder State of Michigan #2101204967 Enrolled in National Council of Architecture Registration Board (NCARB) Intern Development Program (IDP) and completing licensing examinations 10 10