Artist Biography
Senior Kathleen Wagner will be graduating this spring with a BFA in Interior Architecture, after four years of not only academic but also athletic success. he is planning to return to Endicott College for a master’s in Interior Architecture while also playing a 5th year of Women’s Lacrosse. Throughout her time at Endicott, Kathleen has completed 3 great internships, one of which she plans to return to, working full time for SV Design, Siemasko + Verbridge as a junior designer following graduation. Receiving numerous recognitions for her work in the classroom, she has been rewarded with Dean’s list throughout school as well as Scholar Athlete awards while still maintaining high performance in athletics, receiving multiple Conference Athlete awards. Her thesis was chosen out of personal connection to the topic, being an athlete facing one last year of eligibility herself. Being able to imagine a space that would not only suit her but others like her was what drove this project and its design and allowed Kathleen to merge two passions, athletics, and design.
Thesis Abstract
47% of high level athletes report struggling with an identity threat once retiring from their competitive career. In order to combat this, a facility was created with collegiate and professional athletes in mind to aid in the transition between life in sport and life outside of sport. Users are encouraged to reconnect with their competitive nature in an effort to relieve a feeling of loss or discouragement once they are no longer solely involved in an intense athletic environment. Surrounding themselves with others facing the same troubles in order to create a team atmosphere and prove that there can be a balance between two worlds.