SELECTED WORKS: 2012 TO PRESENT

JOSH MINGSAIA

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Born in Columbus, Indiana, I joke that I had no other choice but to be an architect. I grew up surrounded by buildings designed by the Saarinens, Roche & Dinkeloo, Pei, Venturi, etc… and learned from these buildings as I experienced them - about the poetic, site relativity, publicity, inclusivity, and most importantly optimism for the future. Each building is the architect giving part of themselves back to the community. The lessons learned in Columbus shaped my views on architecture and fuel a desire to pay the gifts I received growing up in Columbus forward through my work - utilizing four core values:

WHY AM I AN ARCHITECT?

PRAGMATISM AND POETRYArchitecture should be both pragmatic and poetic, allowing the functional and spectacular to come together creating a building that conveys meaning. Without this meaning, architecture has no structure and cannot speak.

SITE RELATIVITY / DIALOGUEArchitecture should be site relative connecting to both history and context, creating a dialogue and connection with the environment in which it is

constructed.

INCLUSIVENESSArchitecture should be didactic in its construction and speak to its materiality,

allowing one to read the various layers of the building to create their own story.

OPTIMISMArchitecture should always push itself forward into an uncertain future, creating a work of lasting value not only for the present, but for future generations.

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“A good life is one led in praiseworthy competition with one’s ancestors. The best response to the gifts we receive from previous generations is to create something of lasting value in our own time and in our own way for future generations.” — J. Irwin Miller

Passionate architect with a focus on ways new projects can be incorporated into the historic/existing fabric of a given area and speak to the culture of their location creating connections to the projects’ communities. Seven+ years experience designing multi-family / senior affordable housing, new construction/rehab projects, commercial projects, neighborhood planning schemes, with exceptional t e c h n i c a l /c o n c e p t u a l s k i l l s a n d construction administration experience.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Illinois License #001.023044

PROJECT MANAGER ▪︎ McBRIDE KELLEY BAURER ARCHITECTS April 2018 to May 2018, Chicago, IL

Responsibilities included: Management of projects and leading junior staff in production and construction administration, responding to RFPs, design, acting as primary client contact, coordination with and selection of consultants.

PROJECT ARCHITECT ▪︎ LANDON BONE BAKER ARCHITECTS October 2012 to March 2018, Chicago, IL

Responsibilities included: Leading junior staff in production and construction administration, coordination with clients, consultants, and contractors, conceptual design, creating specifications and construction documents, review of RFIs and submittals, review of pay applications and change orders, material and product selections, code and accessibility analysis, programming, Planned Use Development documentation, coordination of permit submissions including meetings with city officials as necessary. Selected Projects include:

▪︎ Marshall Hotel SRO Renovation - 90 unit renovation of existing 173-unit SRO building in Chicago, IL, In Construction

▪︎ Spring Hill Senior Residences - 61 unit 79,000 SF affordable senior housing new construction in West Dundee, IL, In Construction

▪︎ Phil B. Curls Manor - 54 unit 59,000 SF affordable senior housing new construction in Kansas City, MO, Completed March 2017

▪︎ McCrory Senior Apartments - 62 unit 62,000 SF affordable senior housing new construction in Chicago, IL, Completed June 2018

▪︎ The Burnham at Woodlawn Park - 65 unit 73,000 SF new affordable senior housing in Chicago, IL, Completed October 2015

▪︎ Dorchester Art + Housing Collaborative - 32 unit renovation with new Art Center in Chicago, IL, Completed November 2014

ARE EXAM PREP COACH/CONSULTANT ▪︎ BLACK SPECTACLES June 2017 to Present (Freelance), Chicago, IL

▪︎ Lead/mentor groups of 5-10 students studying for AREs through group meetings, reviews, and serving as a resource, create practice exam questions.

TEACHING/RESEARCH ASSISTANT ▪︎ TULANE SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE August 2009 to May 2012, New Orleans, LA

▪︎ Teaching assistant for Structures and Environmental/Integrate Tech Systems courses, mentoring students through help sessions and one-on- one tutorials, graded projects and exams.

▪︎ Assisted Prof. Michael Crosby with books researching vernacular, modern, and future architecture’s response to climate.

ARCHITECTURAL INTERN ▪︎ PEREZ, APC May 2008 to January 2010, New Orleans, LA

▪︎ Assisted project team in creation of Construction Documents, researched building materials, modeling/renderings for Patrick F Taylor Tech Academy

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STRENGTHS ▪︎ Experience with Planned

Development & City of Chicago Permitting Processes

▪︎ Experience with Chicago Building Code, IBC 2012, IECC 2012/2015, Illinois Accessibility Code, ICC/ANSI 2003/2009, UFAS

▪︎ Experience with LEED, Enterprise Green Communities, NGBS, and Energy Star green rating systems

▪︎ Systems Coordination, Construction Administration, Project Management, Pay App/Change Order Review

▪︎ BIM/Drafting/Modeling - ArchiCAD, Revit , AutoCAD, Rhino, V-Ray, Sketchup, Photoshop

▪︎ Presentations - Public Speaking, Graphic Design, Illustrator and InDesign, Modelmaking

EDUCATION B.ARCH AND M.ARCH, magna cum laude 2012 ▪︎ TULANE UNIVERSITY

ORGANIZATIONS ▪︎ Architect Member, American Institute

of Architects ▪︎ AIA Chicago Design Knowledge

Community Co-Chair 2017-present, Committee Member 2015-present

▪︎ CAF Newhouse Competition Volunteer Juror 2015,2017, Juror/Mentor for Discover Design Competition 2013,2014

▪︎ Zoning/Design Committee, Logan Square Preservation. 2017-present

▪︎ Director of Fundraising, Open Architecture Chicago October 2015- February 2016

▪︎ Co-organizer, Tulane School of Architecture Chicago Alumni Group 2013-present

▪︎ Volunteer for Rebuilding Together with Open Architecture Chicago, 2015,2017 and AIA Chicago, 2014

▪︎ Invited Design Critic, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 2017

AWARDS AND HONORS INDIVIDUAL HONORS ▪︎ Selected for AIA Chicago Bridge 5.0 Mentoring and Leadership Program 2014 ▪︎ Outstanding Thesis Award, Thesis Commendation, Member of the Ogden 8

2012 ▪︎ John William Lawrence Research Travel Fellowship to study Sverre Fehn’s

work in Norway 2011 ▪︎ Richard Koch Architectural Scholarship 2011-2012, Moise H. and Lois G.

Goldstein Scholarship 2010-2011, Robert Canard Merit Scholarship 2009-2010 ▪︎ Honorable Mention, Tulane School of Architecture Design Competition Fall 2010 ▪︎ Central Europe Study Abroad Program Summer 2010 ▪︎ Tau Sigma Delta National Honor Fraternity for Architecture Inducted 2010 ▪︎ Tulane Dean’s List: Fall 2007,2008,2009,2011; Spring 2008,2010,2012

WITH LANDON BONE BAKER ARCHITECTS ▪︎ 2017 AIA Illinois Crombie Taylor Award for Preservation for Dorchester Art +

Housing Collaborative ▪︎ 2017 AIA Illinois Daniel Burnham Award for Master Planning (Woodlawn Park) ▪︎ 2016 Precast Concrete Institute All-Precast Solution and Retirement/Assisted

Living Awards for The Burnham ▪︎ 2016 AIA Chicago Distinguished Building Award Special Recognition for

Dorchester Art + Housing Collaborative ▪︎ 2016 AIA/HUD Secretary Award for Creating Community Connection for

Dorchester Art + Housing Collaborative ▪︎ 2016 CNDA Richard H. Driehaus Award for Architectural Excellence, 2nd Place

for Dorchester Art + Housing Collaborative ▪︎ 2015 Landmarks Illinois Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Preservation Award

for Project of the Year for Adaptive Reuse for DA + HC ▪︎ 2015 ULI Chicago Vision Award for Dorchester Art + Housing Collaborative

WITH PEREZ, APC ▪︎ 2018 USGBC Louisiana Excellence in Sustainability Honor Award for PFT

Science & Tech Academy ▪︎ 2014 AIA New Orleans Members Choice Award for PFT Science & Tech

Academy

PUBLICATIONS / LECTURES / EXHIBITIONS ▪︎ Exhibited Artist, OUTSide the PRACTICE, Bridgeport Art Center Chicago, 2018 ▪︎ Panelist, SAIC Portfolio Roundtable December 14, 2016 ▪︎ Lecture - Escape – PechaKucha Night Chicago Volume 40 November 29, 2016 ▪︎ Tour of Dorchester Art + Housing Collaborative for AIA Chicago Community

Interface Committee – October 22, 2016 ▪︎ Tour/Presentation of Casa Heritage for Chicago Rehab Network, August 2016 ▪︎ Panelist, Black Spectacles ARE Live Podcast – How to Pass the ARE, October

21, 2015 ▪︎ Lecture - Lessons Learned from Columbus, IN – PechaKucha Night Chicago

Volume 33 March 3, 2015 ▪︎ Provocations - Ogden 8 Thesis Exhibition May 11-14, 2012 (Ogden Museum,

New Orleans, LA) ▪︎ Work published in Tulane School of Architecture ReView 2009-11, 2011-13 ▪︎ The Story of Building: Sverre Fehn’s Museums - Lawrence Travel Fellowship

Lecture October 21, 2011 (New Orleans, LA)

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PORTFOLIOPROJECTS WITH LANDON BONE BAKER ARCHITECTS

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McCRORY SENIOR APARTMENTS

PROJECT INFOClient: Brinshore Development & First Baptist Congregational ChurchLocation: West Town, Chicago, ILSize: 5 story, 62,000 SF with 62 unitsGreen: Energy Star for HomesRole: Project ArchitectPhase: Under ConstructionCompletion: May 2018Architect of Record: Catherine Baker, AIAProject Team: Tyler Brown Claudia Rodriguez, AIA Josh Mings, AIA Maya Bird-Murphy

Inspired by the historic context and nearby First Baptist Congregational Church, the 62-unit, 5 story, McCrory Senior Apartments inserts a new modern building into the historical fabric of the rapidly-changing West Town neighborhood. Brick, cast stone recalling quatrefoil motifs found at the church, bays, and mural inspired by the stained glass of the church inside the two-story entry lobby create site relativity and dialogue with the surrounding neighborhood fabric. As Project Architect since mid-2015, I have been responsible for design and construction documentation, coordination, and day-to-day construction administration.

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Lobby Sketch

Design Sketch - Ceiling Conditions/Entry

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Ground Floor Plan

Typical Floor Plan

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DORCHESTER ART + HOUSING

Dorchester Art + Housing Collaborative is a re-envisioning of the former CHA Dante Harper townhomes, which had fallen into a state of disrepair. The five building renovation revived 32 mixed-income rental units with 2-3 bedroom units and a new Art Center in the center of development programmed by the Rebuild Foundation. The Art Center creates an inclusive and inviting space for programming, creating and displaying art, and connects to the neighborhood. Finished in 2014, I was involved as Staff Architect for a year during construction administration, assisted with design and finish selections, and created presentation drawings.

PROJECT INFOClient: Brinshore Development & Rebuild FoundationLocation: Greater Grand Crossing Chicago, ILSize: 5 renovated buildings with 32 units Green: Energy Star for Homes Enterprise Green CommunitiesRole: Staff Architect / CAPhase: CompleteCompletion: 2014Architect ofRecord: Catherine Baker, AIAProject Team: Jack Schroeder, AIA Claudia Rodriguez, AIA Victor Jimenez, AIA Josh Mings, AIA

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SELECTIVE DEMORENOVATING AND MODIFYING EXISTING CHA DANTE HARPERHOUSING ALLOWS FOR A NEW COMMUNITY AMENITY WHILESTABILIZING THE EXISTING NEIGHBORHOOD FABRIC

COMMUNITY ART CENTER/PORCHART, WOOD, AND TECH SHOPS OPEN UPTOWARDS THE COMMUNITY WHILE GALLERYSPACE DRAWS IN ARTISTS AND COMMUNITYBEYOND.

Programmatic Exploded Axon

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GRAND CROSSING ART + HOUSING

Building on Dorchester Art + Housing Collaborative, Grand Crossing Art + Housing expands Rebuild Foundation’s capabilities in providing arts programming to the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood. Utilizing vacant land in the neighborhood, a 3-story Art Space and Housing building along with additional housing and workshops bookend E 70th Street, creating three distinct and inclusive nodes of programming along 70th, tying the neighborhood further together. Additional housing is located adjacent to DA+HC and Rebuild’s future St. Laurence Arts Incubator. During July 2017, I was involved as Project Architect developing the overall urban plan and conceptual design of the sites.

PROJECT INFOClient: Brinshore Development & Rebuild FoundationLocation: Greater Grand Crossing, Chicago, ILSize: Scattered Sites with 6 2 & 3 story new construction buildings, 1 4 story renovationGreen: TBDRole: Project ArchitectPhase: Conceptual DesignCompletion: TBDProject Team: Catherine Baker, AIA Josh Mings, AIA Pedro Medrano

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Main Building: 15 units (5 Studio, 7 1BR, 3 3BR) 4,600 GSF Art/Program 1st Fl 3 story, 20,000 GSF totalTownhouse 1 (2 total): 4 2 BR units 2 story, 4,000 GSF totalTownhouse 2 (1 total) 4 units (2 1BR, 2 2BR) 2 story, 3,400 GSF total19 Parking Spaces, 2 accessible

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PHIL B. CURLSMANOR

The first phase in the revitalization of the Swope/Mt. Cleveland neighborhood, Curls Manor serves as an optimistic beacon of future development to come. The 4 story wood-frame building consists of two wings with a central node clad in standing seam metal panels. Brick and fiber cement break down the massing of the building creating a dialogue with the existing smaller scale neighborhood fabric. An angled bump out forms community space for gathering and socializing. Beginning in 2015 with design development, responsibilities included code analysis, coordination with consultants and city officials, construction documentation, and day-to-day construction administration.

PROJECT INFOClient: Brinshore Development Location: Kansas City, MOSize: 4 story, 59,000 SF with 54 unitsGreen: National Green Building Standard BronzeRole: Project ArchitectPhase: CompleteCompletion: March 2017Architect ofRecord: Jeff Bone, FAIAProject Team: Jack Schroeder, AIA Josh Mings, AIA

Photo: Jacia Phillips

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Elevation Design Sketch

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SPRING HILL SR.RESIDENCES

Spring Hill Senior Residences, located on a challenging site originally slated to be a big-box retail store, conditions including a berm blocking views from surrounding context and existing easements were navigated in creating site strategy - building on the Northeast corner of the site and distancing from existing big box retail. Brick, bays, cornice, and paneling in a Mondrian-esque pattern break up the mass of the building, creating dialogue with historical aspects of West Dundee’s downtown. From initial conceptual design in 2015, responsibilities include design, coordination with clients, consultants, specifications, leading junior staff, and day-to-day construction administration.

PROJECT INFOClient: Gardner Capital Development IllinoisArchitect ofRecord: Robert Sit, AIA, Site Design GroupLocation: West Dundee, ILSize: 4 story, 80,000 SF with 61 unitsGreen: National Green Building Standard Gold (Designed For)Role: Project ArchitectPhase: Under ConstructionCompletion: October 2018Project Team: Catherine Baker, AIA Trish Girdwood, AIA Josh Mings, AIA JD Rossman (Site) Taylor Holloway

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Floor Plans (Ground - L, Typical - R)

Site Strategy Sketch

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Design Iteration Sketch

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THE BURNHAM ATWOODLAWN PARK

Part of a master plan to revitalize the Cottage Grove corridor that was formerly the site of Grove Parc Plaza, The Burnham combines several functions under one roof - senior housing, management offices, and Woodlawn Resource Center. With the color of the precast concrete recalling the limestone at nearby University of Chicago, cladding panels were placed on the facade along with use of form-liners and thin brick break down building mass along Cottage Grove Avenue creating a dialogue with the scale of the neighborhood. Beginning in 2013 with SD, responsibilities included construction documentation and administration, along with participation in design.

PROJECT INFOClient: Preservation of Affordable HousingLocation: Woodlawn, Chicago, ILSize: 5 story, 64,000 SF with 65 unitsGreen: LEED for Homes GoldRole: Project Designer/Staff ArchitectPhase: CompleteCompletion: 2015Architect ofRecord: Catherine Baker, AIAProject Team: Jack Schroeder, AIA Josh Mings, AIA

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OCCUPANCY CLASS: A-2 MULTIPLE DWELLINGS / E-BUSINESSCONSTRUCTION TYPE: I-A

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Site Plan

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Reception Desk Design Iteration Sketch

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PARKLINEROW

Parkline Row is a transit-oriented development situated along 157th Street and adjacent to the Oak Forest Metra station. A major unifying feature on the site is a “green screen” which incorporates pragmatic solar, shading, and water management systems in a poetic manner. This feature will use solar energy to power site lighting, provide shading at patio doors, and feed into an integral gutter system. Additional storm water management techniques will be used along the parkway. As project designer, my role consisted of design, modeling, and production of presentation documents for submittal to the Illinois Housing Development Authority.

PROJECT INFOClient: Brinshore DevelopmentLocation: Oak Forest, ILSize: New 5 story building plus 3 two and three story apartment building renovationsRole: Project DesignerPhase: UnbuiltProject Team: Pete Landon, FAIA Jeff Bone, FAIA Josh Mings, AIA

Rendering: VisualizedConcepts, Inc.

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Aeriel Overview

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Rendering: VisualizedConcepts, Inc.

Rendering: VisualizedConcepts, Inc.

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INTERESTSVOLUNTEERING, LEADERSHIP, ACTIVITIES

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LEADERSHIP/VOLUNTEERING

LEADERSHIPCo-Chair, AIA Chicago Design Knowledge Community 2017-presentSelected for AIA Chicago Bridge 5.0 Leadership/Mentorship program, 2014Former Co-Director of Fundraising, Open Architecture Collaborative - ChicagoChapterMember of Zoning and Design Committee for Logan Square PreservationParticipated in AIA Illinois Prairie Grassroots 2017

TEACHING/MENTORSHIPConsultant with Black Spectacles creating ARE 4.0 Practice Exam questionsSpoke at PechaKucha Nights Vols. 33 and 40 (Watch Vol 33 by clicking here)Have given tours of projects for both the AIA Chicago Community Interface Committee and Chicago Rehab NetworkPanelist on a Black Spectacles ARE Live podcast discussing How to Pass the ARE(Access the podcast by clicking here)Volunteered as a Juror for CAF Newhouse and Discover Design competitions on multiple occasions.Panelist for SAIC Portfolio Roundtable Dec. 2016

VOLUNTEERINGRebuilding Together Metro Chicago Build Days with both AIA Chicago and Open Architecture Collaborative

CIC Tour of DA+HCPhoto: AIA Chicago Community Interface Committee

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For the last few years, the idea of giving back - be it through volunteering, teaching/mentoring, leadership, etc… has been a passion of mine. In many ways it aligns with my personal values. I grew up in a disadvantaged family and saw my mother and stepdad work hard and sacrifice to give myself and my siblings opportunities they didn’t have. I didn’t get to where I am today without some help, and now it is my turn to give back.

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PechaKucha Vol. 40Photo: Peter Exley, FAIA

Rebuilding Together with Open Architecture ChicagoPhoto: Meghan Dyer, AIA

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AIA Chicago Design KC Tour of Latent Design’s Boombox

PechaKucha Vol. 33Photo: Terran Wilson, AIA

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WRITING/EXPLORATION

REPRESENTATIVE BLOG POSTSIrwin Union Bank - Eero Saarinenhttp://joshuamings.com/newsite/2017/05/14/irwin-union-bank-eero-saarinen/#ArchWeek17 - Saarinen’s Impact on Columbus (and Me)http://joshuamings.com/newsite/2017/04/13/columbus-churches-eliel-and-eero-saarinen/Hamsunsenteret - Steven Hollhttp://joshuamings.com/newsite/2017/01/06/hamsunsenteret-steven-holl/Lofoten Tourist Route, Norwayhttp://joshuamings.com/newsite/2017/01/15/lofoten-tourist-route-norway/Natural Wonders of Icelandhttp://joshuamings.com/newsite/2017/01/25/natural-wonders-of-iceland/

Another way I strive to give back is through writing and the passing of ideas and places that inspire me. From buildings in my hometown to buildings and sights seen on my travels, I learn about each place and strive to pass that knowledge along.

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THE ART OFARCHITECTUREWith pragmatism often overwhelming the poetic working on affordable housing, a couple of years ago I turned to painting as a way to express myself and my views on architecture. Drawing inspiration from buildings I have been to that greatly inspired me, the task becomes translating their poetry onto canvas - challenging my creativity and forcing me to be painterly and poetic. From the northern parts of Norway to my hometown, each painting displays the poetry of each building and focuses on aspects of each project that inspire me.

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Hamsun’s Home (Steven Holl’s Hamsunsenteret)

Literary Lines (I.M. Pei’s Cleo Rogers Memorial Library)

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Through the Arch (Eliel Saarinen’s First Christian Church / Henry Moore’s Large Arch)Reykjavik Sunset (Hallgrimskirkja)

Cabin on the Lake (Lofoten Islands, Norway)

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