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Michael Middleton

Michael Middleton

New York, NY, US

 

About 

Employment 

Kaese and Lynch Architecture & Engineering, New York, NY, US, Intern Architect

drafting, research, surveying, and the creation of building conditions assessment reports for
a large and diverse set of historic residential, commercial, religious, and institutional buildings throughout the City and State of New York.

May 2014 - current
 

MIKESELL & ASSOCIATES, Newark, NJ, US, Intern Architect

drafting, research, and preparation of reports. Worked closely with several development firms,
including the Berger Organization and the Hanini Group, to help devise solutions for the economic redevelopment and the design of historic structures throughout the City of Newark.

May 2011 - Sep 2013
 

City of Newark, New Jersey, Newark, NJ, US, Historic Preservation Intern

Worked with the Principal Planner and the Newark Landmarks and Historic Preservation Commission to review applications and provide suggestions for proposed alterations, demolitions, and new construction located within the city’s 7 historic districts. Organized and partook in site visits with the commissioners, and attended the monthly city-wide meetings.

Sep 2011 - May 2013
 

Zakalak Associates, Jersey City, NJ, US, Historic Preservation Intern

Aided in the photographic documentation and selection of over 100 proposed historic buildings to be designated as new landmarks within the City of Newark, New Jersey, under the new city wide Master Plan.

May 2012 - Aug 2012
 

Education 

Columbia University, New York, NY, US, Masters, Historic Preservation

Master of Science in Historic Preservation.

Thesis Topic: THE INFLUENCE AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF SPECULATIVE ROW HOUSE
DEVELOPERS ON THE ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN DESIGN OF
NEW YORK CITY’S UPPER WEST SIDE: 1879-1908

Sep 2013 - May 2015
 

New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Newark, NJ, US, Bachelors, History

Sep 2008 - May 2015
 

New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Newark, NJ, US, BArch, Architecture

Sep 2008 - May 2013
 

Awards 

Pre-Cast Concrete Institute Foundation Studio Award, 1st Place

Presented work at the 2012 PCI Annual Convention and Bridge Conference held in Nashville, Tennessee

2012
 
2010
 

Areas of Specialization