Lynette currently lives in New York City and graduated from Washington University in St. Louis with a dual Masters of Architecture and Business Administration. For her Bachelor's in Design, she attended the University of Florida in Gainesville where she majored in Architecture and minored in Business Administration in 2009. Having traveled to Southeast Asia, India, and Europe for study abroad programs, Lynette has seen a range of historical and cultural precedences and different scopes of architecture and urbanism that has influenced her education and career. She has held architectural internships at Gensler & Associates and Trivers Associates Architects as well as a graphic design role at a holistic health care center.
As a founding partner of Open House Galleries, she has reactivated vacant spaces in St. Louis with her business partner, Kathleen Perniciaro by renovating, marketing, and hosting Open House Exhibitions.
Gensler, Denver, CO, US, Architectural Intern
Projects: Sheridan Parking Garage (built), Wadsworth Parking Garage (built), Jackson Hole Airport Addition (built), 8th & Sherman Residential Building (in progress), Redefining the Town Square-Denver (research)
Conducted programmatic studies; design and renderings of schematic proposals, researched, developed graphics, and conducted site analyses. Assisted in the CD and CA phases of several projects, including material specification and shop drawing verification..
Open House Galleries, Saint Louis, MO, US, Partner
Renovation & Exhibition: 3123 Lemp Avenue, 2228 Edwards Street
Designed the visual identity and developed the marketing & operational strategy of this new business that converts vacant homes into pop-up galleries. Provided light renovation, marketing, event planning and curating open house exhibition. Successfully hosted exhibitions that resulted in the sale of art and properties that had been on the market for over 15 months. (www.openhousegalleries.com)
Trivers, Saint Louis, MO, US, Intern
Projects: Harris-Stowe University (built), Southern Illinois University- Edwardsville (built), Gateway Medical Center (built), AIA Awards Submission.
Collaborated with project architects and designers to develop material boards, renderings, edit construction drawings, develop graphics, and configure furniture layouts.
International Holistic Center, Fort Lauderdale, FL, US, Graphic Designer/ Office Manager
-Created marketing tools such as postcards, screen advertisements, and flyers to build awareness for workshops, seminars, and other events, resulting in a 10% increase in the amount of new customers, while still maintaining current client relations.
-Coordinated and streamlined office logistics, such as patient intake and filing, resulting in decreased wait time for patients.
-Spearheaded an initiative to market holistic consumable products, such as essential oils and supplements, increasing sales by 40%.
Washington University in St. Louis, Saint Louis, MO, US, MArch, MArch/MBA
University of Paris-Dauphine May 2012
India Study Abroad Program Winter 2010
Scholarship: Deans Scholarship, Consortium for Graduate Study in Management Fellowship
Awards: Widmann Award Nominee (2013); Excellence in Craft Award Nominee (2013); Winner, IdeaBounce for Open House Galleries (2012)
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, US, Bachelors, Design- Architecture
Hong Kong-China Study Abroad Program Summer 2008
Scholarship: Florida Bright Futures Scholarship
Award: Runner-up, Pride in a Place Competition (2009)
2013 Widmann Award- Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, Nomination
This award is given in honor of Frederick Widmann, architect and philanthropist, and honors students who have shown high levels of academic achievement and design ability.
Excellence in Craft- Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, Nomination
Annual awards are given to members of the graduating class, either undergraduate or graduate, in recognition of outstanding achievement in craft.
Fellowship Recipient, Consortium for Graduate Study in Management, Scholarship
For students who believe and participate in diversity inclusion for business programs.
Pride in a Place Charrette, 2nd Place
10 hour charette geared towards making cost-effective solutions to supplement the UF School of Architecture with solutions to make the building a more easily habitable place.
Oscar Arias Sanchez Hispanic Honor Society, Award
Recognition of academic excellence among students of Hispanic heritage.
Florida Bright Futures Scholarship-Florida Academic Scholar, Scholarship
Awarded to students with Academic Excellence and over 100 hours of Community Service.
