A comprehensive digital archive on the Grafik Archistruct Website documents an ongoing investigative research practice examining urban decay and architectural abandonment in rural America. The website features 135 buildings across 45 cities in 9 states (Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Indiana, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, Oregon, Utah) organized by state and city with detailed historical narratives, photographic series, and metadata for each location. Each building presents architectural documentation alongside town economic histories, an exhibitions page lists 25+ shows from 2016 through 2026, including international venues (Kyiv, Paris, Vancouve, British Columbia and Paris, France) and extends the research into ongoing community engagement. The website positions the work as scholarship grounded in methodology and process slow, deliberate visual inquiry into how cities organize information and how graphic design responds to built environment rather than finished products alone.

The methodologies and visual research processes developed through Grafik Archistruct also feed back into the classroom indirectly, providing models of professional design research workflows, interdisciplinary inquiry, and sustained creative practice that enrich critiques and discussions across my courses.

That level of sustained exhibition activity, including multiple declined invitations, reflects a research practice that is actively visible and recognized within national and international art and design communities.

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As part of Grafik Intervention, a one-night-only public projection event was held in downtown Bozeman, where MSU School of Art students spotlighted the hidden histories of a local building through bold, site-specific design.

Students brought historical awareness to the BG Grain Mill located at 714 E. Mendenhall. The building was selected for a Grafik Intervention because of its significance to Bozeman’s economic foundation.

Built in 1928, the BG Grain Mill served as a crucial hub for Gallatin Valley’s grain industry, a place where grain was processed, stored, and shipped via the Northern Pacific Railway spur that once ran to the south of the mill.

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I presented "Opening the Door to AI: A Dialogue About the Future with Students" and was part of panel discussion at the MSU AI Symposium, where I shared a student-centered framework for AI engagement in creative fields. Rather than announcing transformation to students, this approach brings them into direct conversation about how AI is reshaping their disciplines. I also extended this work into faculty development by serving as a panelist for the Center for Faculty Excellence session "Integrating AI into Assignments and Assessments" positioning the research as a resource for colleagues across Montana State University navigating similar questions in their own fields.

More than 150 faculty members and guests attended Montana State University’s Interdisciplinary Institute on Artificial Intelligence Faculty Symposium, whch was an event designed to explore the possibilities and pitfalls of AI for higher education and research.

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It’s not often I get to see Grafik Archistruct buildings in-person, fun project and results for the Deck Show! Built in the early 1910s, the Bozeman Milling Company (often now called the BG Mill) became one of Bozeman’s most recognizable industrial landmarks. Constructed as a reinforced-concrete grain elevator and milling facility, the mill played a critical role in processing wheat and supporting the agricultural economy of the Gallatin Valley during the early 20th century. As milling operations declined in the mid-to-late 20th century, the structure fell out of industrial use and has stood vacant for years.

The BG Mill revitalization was recently approved by the City of Bozeman and includes demolishing the BG Mill and replacing it with a 5-story mixed-use building that includes 19 condos, office and commercial space.

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