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EDUCATION

Master of Architecture

University of Pennsylvania Weitzman School of Design | GPA 3.70.

Aug. 2018 - May. 2021

 Paul Phillipe Cret Medal, the school's highest graduation honor.

 E. Lewis Dales Travelling Fellowship, top prize.

 Penn Design Grant.

 Newberry Scholarship.

Bachelor of Environmental Design

Texas A&M University College of Architecture | GPR 3.549 Cum Laude.

Semester abroad at the Barcelona Architecture Center.

Aug. 2014 - May. 2018

 Herbert C. Hale Jr. '52 Endowment for Architecture and Construction.

 Ruth Phillips Lusher Scholarship.

 Soltis Center EcoDesign Summer Program in San Ramón, Costa Rica.

— Honors integrated design studio.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

BAAO Studio

Project manager at the office in Gowanus, Brooklyn.

since Feb. 2024

— 311 Degraw St. in Cobble Hill.

— 94 Reade St. in Tribeca.

1100 Architect

Designer at the New York office in Midtown, Manhattan.

Sept. 2023​-Feb. 2024 (6 months)

— 108 East 89th St. in the Upper East Side.

 6 Squires Ave. in East Quogue, New York.

 424 W 34th St. in Midtown, Manhattan.

AlexAllen Studio Architects

Designer and first full-time employee at the architecture studio in Gowanus, Brooklyn.

June 2021​ to July 2023 (2 years, 1 month)

 12020 SW 77th Ave. in Pinecrest, Florida.

85 N 3rd St. in Williamsburg.

— 214 Clinton St. in Cobble Hill.

249 Patchen Ave. in Bed-Stuy.

— 259 Dean St. in Crown Heights.

— 163 Bond St. in Boerum Hill.

— 100 Hudson St. in Tribeca.

— 175 East 79th St. in the Upper East Side.

— 58 Metropolitan Ave. in Williamsburg.

— 129 Malcolm X Blvd. in Bed-Stuy.

— 25 West 26th St. in the Flatiron District.

Overlay Office

Architectural design internship in DUMBO, Brooklyn.

June 2019 - Aug. 2019 (3 months)

— South Slope Townhouse in Brooklyn.

— Cocoon Social and Learning Club in Tribeca.

Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill

Architectural design internship in Chicago, Illinois.

Jan. 2019 (1 month)

— Altair headquarters in Detroit, Michigan.

Mark Foster Gage Architects

Architectural design internship in Lower Manhattan.

June 2016 - Aug. 2016 (3 months)

— Proposal for the Mali Museum of Modern Art in Lima, Peru.

— Proposal for the National Science and Innovation Center in Kaunas, Lithuania.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

Part Time Lecturer / Co-Instructor

University of Pennsylvania Weitzman School of Design.

Master of Science in Design Advanced Studio | Hina Jamelle Spring 2023.

Master of Science in Design Aesthetic Innovation Seminar | Hina Jamelle and Caleb White Spring 2022.

Graduate Teaching Assistant

University of Pennsylvania Weitzman School of Design.

4th Sem. M.Arch Comprehensive Studio | Daniel Markiewicz Spring 2021.

2nd Sem. M.Arch Core Studio | Andrew Saunders Spring 2020.

1st Sem. M.Arch Core Studio | Daniel Markiewicz Fall 2020.

1st Sem. M.Arch Core Studio | Daniel Markiewicz Fall 2019.

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant

Texas A&M University College of Architecture.

2nd Sem. Design Studio | Gabriel Esquivel Fall 2017.

— 2nd Sem. Design Studio | Rene Graham Fall 2016.

INVITED JURIES

 

University of Pennsylvania Weitzman School of Design

Master of Architecture and the Master of Science in Design post-professional programs.

2nd Sem. MSD-AAD Advanced Studio | Hina Jamelle Spring 2024.

— 3rd Sem. M.Arch Housing Studio | Gisela Baurmann Fall 2023.

3rd Sem. M.Arch Comprehensive Studio | Nate Hume Spring 2023.

— 3rd. Sem M.Arch Comprehensive Studio | Brian de Luna Spring 2023.

— 2nd. Sem. M.Arch Core Studio | Andrew Saunders Spring 2023.

— 3rd Sem. M.Arch Housing Studio | Gisela Baurmann Fall 2022.

— 1st Sem. M.Arch Core Studio | Daniel Markiewicz Fall 2022.

2nd Sem. MSD-AAD Advanced Studio | Hina Jamelle Spring 2022.

Syracuse University School of Architecture

Bachelor of Architecture program.

— 2nd Sem. B.Arch Studio | Tung Nguyen Spring 2023.

— 1st Sem. B.Arch Studio | Tung Nguyen Fall 2022.

Pratt Institute of Architecture

Master of Architecture program.

— 3rd Sem. M.Arch Integrated Studio | Gisela Baurmann Spring 2023.

Summer Visual Studies Course | Nate Hume Summer 2019.

University of Texas School of Architecture

Bachelor of Architecture program.

— Summer B.Arch Design Studio II | Paul McCoy Summer 2023.

Michael Graves College at Kean University

Master of Architecture program.

— 1st. Sem. M.Arch Studio | Luis Muñoz Fall 2023.

Tyler School of Art and Architecture at Temple University

Bachelor of Science in Architecture program.

— 7th. Sem. Undergraduate Studio | Merrick Castillo Fall 2023.

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPERIENCE

Achivar Architectural Design Mentor

Created small lesson plans to support the technical skills and interests of students around the world.

Dec. 2023 - present

Freelance Architectural Design and Visualization

Design for a memorial of the Perry House at Bryn Mawr College, led by Michelle Lopez and Sharon Hayes.

Feb. 2023 - March 2023

Design for 'The Forum'​ at Penn's Landing, led by Michelle Lopez and Sharon Hayes.

March 2021 - Aug. 2022 (est. opening in 2026)

Graphic Design and Publishing

Full graphic identity for 'ACADIA 2022 Hybrids and Haecceities' conference at Penn.

July 2019 - Oct. 2022

Book/cover design and typesetting for 'Under Pressure: Essays on Urban Housing', a 350 page book.

June 2020 - Oct. 2021

Logo for 'Thermal Architecture Lab', with Paul McCoy

June 2020

Graphic identity for 'Deep Vista' symposium at Texas A&M, with Paul McCoy.

Aug. 2017 - May 2018

Exhibition Design and Curation

Planning for the 'Sequential Chamber' exhibition at the Penn Museum.

Sept. 2019

Exhibition of Penn's student work at AIA Philly, with Paul McCoy.

Nov. 2019

OTHER ACTIVITES

Current Involvement

NCARB Licensure Candidate

since July 2021

 

University of Pennsylvania Weitzman Alumni Ambassador.

since April 2021

Member of the American Institute of Architects.

since Feb. 2021

Involvement in University Organizations

Pod Leader at the Penn Rising Senior Summer Academy.

July 2020

Member of Spec. Collective.

Aug. 2019 - May 2021

Content organizer for 'Babble Magazine' issues 1-3, a student-led publication at Penn.

Oct. 2018 - May 2021

Member of Penn Design Women in Architecture.

Sept. 2018 - May 2021

Member of the Preservation and Conservation Student Society at Texas A&M University.

Aug. 2016 - May 2018

Admitted to the Phi Eta Sigma Honors Society at Texas A&M University.

April 2018

Member of The Texas A&M chapter of the American Institute of Architecture Students.

Aug. 2015 - May 2018

Usher for MSC OPAS at Texas A&M University.

Aug. 2015 - Dec. 2016

 

PREHISTORY

Employment

Sales associate at Hibbet Sports in Gainesville, Texas.

July 2018 - Aug. 2018

Baker at Tom Thumb in Gainesville, Texas.

July 2015 - Aug. 2015

 

Academic

Graduate of Lindsay High School, GPA 3.793, rank 5 of 33.

Aug.2010 - May. 2014

Old Test Scores

— GRE Verbal 160, Quantitative 159, Analytical 4

— SAT Reading 630, Math 680, Writing 660 (Composite 1970, Essay 08)

— ACT English 31, Math 29, Reading 25, Science 26 (Composite 27)

PROJECT RECOGNITIONS

Honorable Mention for 'Fragile Lands' | The Last Nuclear Bomb Memorial

A proposed memorial at a nuclear testing site in Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan, completed with Paul McCoy.

July 2022

1st place for 'The Forum' | Penn's Landing Public Art Commission

​A proposed public walkway and memorial on Philly's waterfront, led by Sharon Hayes and Michelle Lopez.

March 2021 - Aug. 2022 (est. opening 2026)

3rd place for 'Rear Window' | HOK Design Futures

A proposed market and housing development in South Philly's Italian Market, completed with Paul McCoy.

Feb. 2019

Honorable Mention for 'Science Island' | Mark Foster Gage Architects

A proposed Science and Innovation Center in Kaunas, Lithuania, with Ryan Wilson, Zach Beale, Arif Javed, James Bradley, and Nathan Garcia.

Oct. 2016

Featured Works

— 'Patchen Townhouse' featured in Architectural Digest.

— 'Fragile Lands' awarded Honorable Mention in Buildner.com competition.

'Temporal Garden' featured in Pressing Matters 10 and the virtual Weitzman End of Year Show.

'Ecological Domain' in Pressing Matters 10.

'The Forum' awarded 1st place and featured in Philly Voice.

'Urban Corridor' featured in Under Pressure: Innovations in Urban Housing.

— 'Urban Delicacies' nominated for Pressing Matters 8 and the Weitzman End of Year Show.

— 'Archive Addition' nominated for Pressing Matters 8 and the Penn Museum's Archive exhibition in 2018.

'Interactive Artifacts' featured in Pressing Matters 8 and the Sequential Chambers exhibition in 2018.

'Idyllic Figures' featured in Axiom 2019 at A&M and the July/Aug. 2018 issue of Texas Architects Magazine.

'Mali Museum' featured in Mark Foster Gage: Projects and Provocations.

'Science Island' awarded Honorable Mention and featured in Mark Foster Gage: Projects and Provocations.

— 'Sweeps' featured by SuckerPUNCH Daily and exhibited at Viz-a-GoGo 2016 in Bryan, TX.

— "On Models" written for Babble Magazine Issue 2.

 

SKILLS

Practice

Preparing drawing sets for DOB and LPC approval, in accordance with NYC zoning and building codes.

Managing digital models, CAD files, renderings, visualizations, and internal/external presentations.

Producing details and millwork drawings for construction sets.

Experience working with contractors, clients, engineers, expeditors, millworkers, manufacturers, and consultants.

Software

Rhinocerous 3D, AutoCAD, Revit, SketchUp, Grasshopper, Zbrush, Maya, ReCap, Agisoft, 3DS Max, Cinema 4D, Meshmixer, Geomagic, Enscape, Keyshot, V-Ray, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, Lightroom, Premiere, After Effects, Midjourney, Dalle-2, Ostagram, Arduino IDE, Cura, Makerbot Print, Microsoft Office

 

Making

Architectural model planning and construction, Laser-cutting, 3D printing, CNC-milling, Photogrammetry, Mold-making and casting with various materials, Vacuum-forming, Hand-drawing.

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