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Dear Sir or Madam, I am a 4 th year Masters of Architecture student at the University of Kansas. I am writing in hopes of securing an architecture internship position for Summer 2012. I have researched firms around the country and I am confident that I would excel as a member of the Cannon Design team. My skill set and variety of experiences in the design and building industries have prepared me to become a productive member of your design process. I have a passion for collaboration and I am eager to participate in compelling conversation about design solutions with experienced professionals who have shown excellence in their field. Working on largescale projects including academic and healthcare related facilities provides an opportunity for the architects at Cannon to have an impact on the lives of an incredible number of people. Many firms that specialize in these types of projects tend to lose focus of the detailing elements of buildings. Your firm, however, maintains the highest quality of design from the macro to the micro scale. This is what sets Cannon apart. My passion in architecture lies in materials based design and detailing. I believe that each material chosen brings a life of its own to a completed project. It is important to understand the deeper implications of the texture, color, mass and form of each material and how they will work together to inform the subconscious experience of a space. Your expertise in this area and your commitment to materials research are what attract me to your firm. I believe I possess the skills and experience required to help carry on this tradition. Cannon prides itself on achieving innovative solutions to design problems through collaboration with clients, community and colleagues. I believe this would provide the perfect environment for me to develop as an architect. With my passion for materiality, collaboration, and sustainability, as well as my skills in digital and physical modeling and drawing, I believe I would excel as a 2012 summer intern at Cannon Design. Thank you for your consideration. I look forward to hearing from you. Sincerely, Michael P. Fahey 1137 Indiana St. Apt. 3 Lawrence, KS 66044 402.881.1339 [email protected]

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Dear  Sir  or  Madam,    I  am  a  4th  year  Masters  of  Architecture  student  at  the  University  of  Kansas.    I  am  writing  in  hopes  of  securing  an  architecture  internship  position  for  Summer  2012.        I  have  researched  firms  around  the  country  and  I  am  confident  that  I  would  excel  as  a  member  of  the  Cannon  Design  team.    My  skill  set  and  variety  of  experiences  in  the  design  and  building  industries  have  prepared  me  to  become  a  productive  member  of  your  design  process.    I  have  a  passion  for  collaboration  and  I  am  eager  to  participate  in  compelling  conversation  about  design  solutions  with  experienced  professionals  who  have  shown  excellence  in  their  field.      Working  on  large-­‐scale  projects  including  academic  and  healthcare  related  facilities  provides  an  opportunity  for  the  architects  at  Cannon  to  have  an  impact  on  the  lives  of  an  incredible  number  of  people.  Many  firms  that  specialize  in  these  types  of  projects  tend  to  lose  focus  of  the  detailing  elements  of  buildings.  Your  firm,  however,  maintains  the  highest  quality  of  design  from  the  macro  to  the  micro  scale.  This  is  what  sets  Cannon  apart.    My  passion  in  architecture  lies  in  materials  based  design  and  detailing.    I  believe  that  each  material  chosen  brings  a  life  of  its  own  to  a  completed  project.    It  is  important  to  understand  the  deeper  implications  of  the  texture,  color,  mass  and  form  of  each  material  and  how  they  will  work  together  to  inform  the  subconscious  experience  of  a  space.    Your  expertise  in  this  area  and  your  commitment  to  materials  research  are  what  attract  me  to  your  firm.  I  believe  I  possess  the  skills  and  experience  required  to  help  carry  on  this  tradition.      Cannon  prides  itself  on  achieving  innovative  solutions  to  design  problems  through  collaboration  with  clients,  community  and  colleagues.    I  believe  this  would  provide  the  perfect  environment  for  me  to  develop  as  an  architect.  With  my  passion  for  materiality,  collaboration,  and  sustainability,  as  well  as  my  skills  in  digital  and  physical  modeling  and  drawing,  I  believe  I  would  excel  as  a  2012  summer  intern  at  Cannon  Design.    Thank  you  for  your  consideration.    I  look  forward  to  hearing  from  you.      Sincerely,    Michael  P.  Fahey  1137  Indiana  St.  Apt.  3  Lawrence,  KS  66044  402.881.1339  [email protected]