Nicholas Senske

Current

• Principal at Design Less Better
• Graduate Student Instructor at University of Michigan
• Designer (Self-employed)

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Education

• University of Michigan
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Iowa State University

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Recommended

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Connections

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Industry

Design

Websites

• n-architecture blog
• BlogLESS

Nicholas Senske’s Summary

I am a designer, teacher, and researcher specializing in procedural literacy and software culture in architectural education. Interested in developing best practices and principles for designs that bridge information and the built environment and educating tomorrow's architects in the same.

Nicholas Senske’s Specialties:

3d modeling, architectural design, graphic design, graphics programming, design education, software training, design ethics, web design, branding and identity

Proficient in a wide range of design software, scripting, and programming languages.

Taught courses in: 3ds Max, Rhinoceros, Processing, AutoCAD, AutoLISP, Photoshop, Illustrator

Nicholas Senske’s Experience

• Principal

  Design Less Better

  (Design industry)

  January 2008 — Present (1 year 7 months)

  Design Less Better is a small, research-oriented design firm focused on design ethics. DLB selectively offers high-level client services.

• Graduate Student Instructor

  University of Michigan

  (Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)

  January 2006 — Present (3 years 7 months)

  I currently teach courses in computational design and representation. For three semesters I taught a section of Architecture 421, Geometric Modeling with Glenn Wilcox. This course used Rhinoceros, 3dsMax, and Illustrator. In addition, I taught one semester of Architecture 611, a software development seminar with a section on AutoLISP programming. Lastly, I taught a course of my own design focusing on procedural media using the Processing programming language.

• Designer

  Self-employed

  (Self-Employed; Myself Only; Design industry)

  November 2004 — Present (4 years 9 months)

  Freelance designer for public institutions, companies, and private individuals.
  
  My work includes architectural renderings, web sites and applications, industrial design modeling, graphic design, and building projects such as the Steam Cafe and Cafe 4 at MIT.

Nicholas Senske’s Education

• University of Michigan

  PhD , Architecture , 2005 — 2009

  TA for Arch421 Geometric Programming (3 Semesters)
  TA for Arch611 3D CAD Programming(2 Semesters).
  Project Coordinator for Syntax2D.
  Guest Lecturer and Design Juror.

  Activities and Societies:

  Planning and Architecture Research Group (PARG)

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  SMArchS , Architecture, Design and Computation , 2003 — 2005

  TA for Arch 4.207 Geometric Modeling I
  Seminar coordinator, Open Source Architecture
  Seminar coordinator, CultureLAB

  Activities and Societies:

  Sidney/Pacific Arts Chair

• Iowa State University

  Professional BArch , Architecture , 1998 — 2003

Additional Information

Nicholas Senske’s Websites:

• n-architecture blog
• BlogLESS

Nicholas Senske’s Interests:

modern art, cooking, drawing, animation, comic books, electronics, weight lifting, video games

Nicholas Senske’s Groups:

ACADIA (Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture)

•    University of Michigan School of Information
•    Iowa State University Network
•    MIT School of Architecture and Planning Alumni
•    Design Educators Sharing & Networking
•    Design Research
•    Taubman College
•    University of Michigan Taubman College of Architecture + Urban Planning TCAUP

Nicholas Senske’s Honors:

Newman Scholarship, UM, 2008
Edward L. Horton Fellowship Award, MIT, 2005
W. Danforth Compton Memorial Graduate Fellowship, MIT, 2003
Design Media Book Award, ISU, 2003.
Jeffery Piling Rome Scholarship, ISU, 2001
National Merit Scholar and Presidential Scholarship, ISU, 1998-2003

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