Graduate Special Topics Studio : Pacific Rim 2011
with Michele Quinn

In 2011, the world population reached an estimated 7 billion, its estimated that by 2050, the population to the US will increase by 100,000, 32.5%. The population of Seattle is projected to rise by 307,799, to 916,459 residents. This rapid increase poses many challenges to a sustainable environment.

With these major concerns at hand, Water City: Visionary Plan for Pioneer Square Seattle 2050, aims to increase urban density, while maximizing urban sustainability with food production, water collection, and¬ alternative transportation—and also increasing quality of life. South of Historic Pioneer Square an 1,100 vehicle surface lot and two high capacity professional sports facilities occupy the flattest, and lowest land in proximity to downtown Seattle. In 40-50 years, when these stadiums reach their demolition point, this area will be excavated, and reinforced to support Water City.

Publication Design / Writting / Graphics

In conjunction with my thesis these two publications where assembled in order to document various studies, writings, research and a intervention. Because the site of thesis was in an abandoned newspaper facility, both issues are printed on 32lb newsprint paper formatted at 9.5 x 13in.

Client: Wentworth Architecture
Summer Lecture Series 2012

The design for the poster was to show how architects are promoting {stainability}, but perhaps not “green” architecture. This was executed by pixelating and image of the earth in order to alter our perception of stainability and question our views towards it by only seeing colors that relate to {stainability}.

Research / Design / Graphics

From Surface to Depth is an architectural thesis exploration that seeks to find a congruency between a building’s architectural surfaces and it’s spatial depth, through the analysis of an existing architectural icon. This analysis is then implemented in order to create a new spatial identity not only for the Detroit Free Press Building but downtown Detroit.

Publication Design / Writting / Graphics
with Nic Ter Meer

Studies / Urban Infastructures

This series of diagrams was completed in order to document MBTA data as a means of urban infrastructure. The whole idea is to allow the user to understand how many people use each stop on a daily basis and the overlaps that occur between certain stops. The two single bullseye diagrams are depictiing south station as a node for alternative methods of transportation other than the red and orange lines.

Competition 2010
*Selected as one of the 100 best designs

4tomorrow is an independent, non-profit organization based in Paris. Most of their activities are focused on poster for tomorrow, an international project to promote active citizenship through the medium of design. 4tomorrow wants to encourage people, both those in and outside the design community, to make poster to stimulate a debate in the local and international communities on issues that affect us all. This year's theme is the death penalty. Poster for Tomorrow will reward the best 100 designs (as selected by the jury) by including them in the "Death is not Justice" exhibition, to be held in 100 locations worldwide on October 10th, 2010.

Study Abroad Studio
Berlin 2010

The concept behind the addition to the youth hostel is to create a building that breaks the typical urban fabric while in many ways respecting the already existing context in which the building sits.

The building beings to take form through a series of three boxes. Each box then reacts to the existing building and the context in which it sits. The three boxes include a glass, concrete and steel box. The glass box is the connection between the existing hostel and the addition, this connection is then physically made on the ground floor cafeteria and the two bridge connections that take one directly into existing study rooms. The concrete boxis base of building containing the ground and first floors. The steel box is the double height multi-purpose space, which sits atop the concrete box. The steel box then cantilevers over the first two floors allowing it to creative a covered path from the front of the building to the back. These three boxes all come together to form an addition that respects the existing building and context while breaking the typical fabric by its form and materiality.

Photography & Design

Nine Countries Ninety Days is a book that chronicles my travels throughout Europe into a series of images. These images highlight the nine countries that I had the opportunity to experience during the fall of 2010.

Community Design Studio
Allston, MA 2011

What does an artist look for in a residence? Do they look for Space? Light? Shade? Openness? Every artist is different; the artist who dwells within defines each space. The goal of my artist residence is to give adequate units that are tailored to specific types of artists. In each one of the residential floors there are six units, on each floor there is a loft style unit. Therefore there is an emphasis on six different artists. They include, sculptures, painters, graphic designers, fashion designers, architects and photographers. Each one of the units therefore is in some way tailored for those specific artists.

The tower as a whole is a place where artists can create, exhibit, and dwell all in the same building. The building lends a space for workshops, galleries, classrooms and residences. It's a tower that encourages public gatherings in cohesion with private dwelling spaces. The tower also encourages public and private exterior spaces that include and open lawn in at the ground level, a public exterior gallery space, private balcony moment and lastly the exterior gathering space on the tower's rooftop. These exterior moments are meant to encourage community and collaboration between public and private folk alike.

Personal Project
2012

This series of coasters was developed as a personal exploration to test the limits of a laser cutter and acrlyic material thicknesses.

Various Projects / Ongoing

Pojects range from personal identities to institution graphics and Invitation logos

Hi there, I'm Matthew Uminski, a 23-year-old recent master of architecture graduate from Wentworth Institute of Technology. Even though I studied architecture for the last five years I'm really interested in graphic design and print media. I’m always interested and open to any work opportunities as well as freelance work.

Hopefully you've taken a look around, and if you have any questions at all regarding my work by all means get in touch.

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