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Branden Collins

Branden Collins

Philadelphia, PA, US

 

About 

Employment 

The Miller Hull Partnership, San Diego, CA, US, Architect

Feb 2020 - current
 

Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, Philadelphia, PA, US`, Architect

Sep 2014 - Feb 2020
 

ZGF Architects LLP, San Diego, Architectural designer

• Initiated and developed the Revit model for 1200 17th street Class A Office building through SD • Developed DD documents for University of Pittsburg Medical Center Laboratory • Contributed to the development of the DD and CD sets for New Paltz Science Building • Currently Developing CDs for Baptist Hospital Cancer Institute

Oct 2011 - Aug 2014
 

MASS Design Group, Kigali, RW, Design Fellow

• Led Design Development and Construction Administration phases of The Umubano Primary School • Conducted Schematic Design studies for Neonatal Infant Care and Tuburculosis Units • Developed
Conceptual Design proposal for the waterfront development of a tourist destination • Began set of concept design for hotel and apartment housing units

Jul 2010 - Aug 2011
 

ZGF Architects LLP, Washington, DC, US, Architecture Intern

• Developed Revit model during SD • Coordinated Sketchup and Revit modeling • Constructed physical models and produced diagrams for presentations • Rendered materials and configurations for clients

Jun 2009 - Aug 2009
 

Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF), New York, NY, US, Architecture Intern

• Conducted program distribution studies • Developed models of potential building organizations • Produced square footage tables and created diagramed programatic relationships • Helped design and organize masterplan presentation of UCLA medical facilities

Sep 2008 - Jan 2009
 

ESE Design, New York, NY, US, Architecture Intern

• Constructed physical and digital models • Developed design ideas which were implemented into drawing sets • Fixed redline corrections • Diagrammed structural systems • Rendered material options • Developed construction drawings

Jun 2007 - Aug 2008
 

NYC Department of Education, Brooklyn, NY, US, Special Education Teacher

• Engineered the integration of special education theory with the New York State curriculum • Implemented teaching strategies from Master's coursework completed in the evenings • Designed and employed new learning material • Organized teaching assistants and students in order to create a productive environment

Jun 2003 - Aug 2006
 

Education 

Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, US, MArch, Architecture

Sep 2006 - Dec 2009
 

Hampshire College, Amherst, MA, US, Bachelors, Fine Arts

Sculpture and Digital Animation

Sep 1999 - May 2003
 

Skills