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John Stoltze

John Stoltze

Englewood, CO, US

 
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About 

I have 21+ years of experience as lead designer creating highly unique spaces and identities for a wide variety project types. I have the proven ability to generate multiple concepts in the early phases and have a passion to develop and refine the vision though design development and design support through cds and construction. I have robust competition and early design experience including 9+ competition wins.
I am a true visual thinker and have advanced hand drawing and model skills. I have also translated the hand skills to the computer world. I am an early adopter of 3d walkthrough visualization and currently use SketchUp to fulfill this role. I now use SketchUp as a design tool along with hand drawings and models. I find that clients have a better understanding of complex 3d relationships with a live 3d model that can be modified in the meeting.
I have hard copies of work going back to architecture school and digital and hard copies of the last nineteen years. I would like to have the opportunity to talk to you in person to review the work and discuss possible opportunities. I appreciate your time and consideration.
(A letter of recommendation from Curt Fentress available upon request)

Elsewhere:

Employment 

Fentress Architects, Denver, CO, US, Senior Designer

Sr. Designer - Lead Designer, Design Team 2000 - 2019 - design,
design development, client contact and presentation, hand renderings,
computer renderings and graphics, study models, presentation
models, 3d virtual model walkthrough visualization (SketchUp),
served 8yrs in Associate Leadership Group

Nov 2000 - Mar 2019
 

Zimmerman Architectural Studios, Inc, Milwaukee, WI, US, Design Team Leader

Design Team Leader 1997 - 2000
design, design development, client contact and presentations,
hand renderings, 3d virtual model walkthrough visualization
(Virtus Walkthrough)

Jun 1997 - Aug 2000
 

Dolphin Design Group, Tulsa, OK, US, Director of Design

Director of Design 1996 - 1997
retail fixture design, retail prototypes, furniture design

Temporary - start a design department for a fixture design company

Sep 1996 - Oct 1997
 

Urban Design Group - Chicago, Denver, Tulsa, Tulsa, OK, US, Design Team Leader

Design Team Leader 1994-1996
design, design development, hand rendering, study models

** Firm is no longer in business **

Jun 1994 - Aug 1996
 

Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF), New York, NY, US, Staff Architect

Staff Architect 1989 - 1991
design, design development, construction documents, hand
rendering, study models, presentation models

Sep 1989 - Jul 1991
 

Education 

Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, US, MArch, Architecture

1st Place - 1992 William Van Alen Fellowship -
International Graduate Student Design Competition
Travel and study abroad - National Institute for Architectural
Education (NIAE) New York City, NY

Aug 1991 - Jun 1995
 

Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, US, BArch, Architecture

Five Year Professional Degree

University of Illinois - Oklahoma State
University, European Study Program:
Versailles, France, Italy, Greece, Austria,
and Germany, 1986

Aug 1983 - May 1989
 

Awards 

9 Professional Design Competition Wins, 1st Place

9 Professional Design Competition Wins including:
**National Museum of The Marine Corps, Quantico, VA
**U.S. Federal Courthouse - GSA - Cape Girardeau, Mo
**Sante Fe Civic Center, Sante Fe, NM
**San Joaquin County Administration Bldg. Stockton, CA
[**above listed competitions completed with Fentress Architects]

2019
 

Best of Show - 1996 CHAIRity Auction - chair design for charity Tulsa, OK - Dolphin Design Group, 1st Place

Best of Show - 1996 CHAIRity Auction - chair design for charity
Tulsa, OK - Dolphin Design Group

1995
 

1st Place - 1992 William Van Alen Fellowship - International Graduate Student Design Competition Travel and study abroad - National Institute for Architectural Education (NIAE) New York City, NY, 1st Place

1st Place - 1992 William Van Alen Fellowship -
International Graduate Student Design Competition
Travel and study abroad - National Institute for Architectural
Education (NIAE) New York City, NY

1992
 

Oklahoma State University Graduate Studio Critic - Instructed first and second year design studios 4 semesters, 1st Place

Oklahoma State University Graduate Studio Critic -
Instructed first and second year design studios 4 semesters

1991
 

Areas of Specialization 

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