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Claire Davenport

Claire Davenport

New York, NY, US

 

About 

Employment 

Municipal Art Society, New York, NY, US, Docent at Grand Central Terminal

• Volunteer leader of official tours of Grand Central Terminal

Feb 2013 - current
 

ME Architects P.C, New York, NY, US, Senior Project Manager

• Design and management of commercial, residential and mixed use projects, both new construction and full building renovation

Nov 2012 - current
 

Multiple Schools (explanation below), New York, NY, US, Guest Critic

• Guest critic for reviews at: Parsons the New School for Design, New York Institute of Technology, Rhode Island School of Design, New York School of Interior Design

Jan 2010 - current
 

Siris/Coombs Architects, New York, NY, US, Project Manager

• Complete project delivery in collaboration with principals, from feasibility and zoning studies through construction administration
• Selected projects: Levain Bakery Harlem • Southampton house, pool and poolhouse • Upper East Side apartment vertical combination and renovation

Jul 2009 - Nov 2012
 

Ingénieur sans Frontières / Engineers Without Borders, Providence, RI, US, Designer for "Rainwater for Humanity"

• Research, design and construction of rainwater harvesting systems in Kerala, India

Jan 2009 - Jun 2009
 

Kramer Design Group, New York, NY, US, Designer

• Retail space and fixture design, branding and graphics
• Selected projects: ‘The Collective’ by Madura, freestanding, multi-level stores in India • The Shops at Belterra, Indiana • Journelle Lingerie, New York • Calvin Klein, Karl Lagerfeld fixtures and rollouts

May 2006 - Sep 2008
 

Rebecca Rasmussen Architects, New York, NY, US, Architectural Intern/Office Manager

• Collaborative project design and construction administration, office management
• Selected projects: Gut renovation and exterior restoration of former Keuffel and Esser building on Fulton Street for residential use • Upper East Side apartment combination and renovation • Hans P. Kraus, Jr. gallery and office for dealer in fine photographs

Sep 2004 - May 2006
 

Education 

Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), Providence, RI, US, MArch, Architecture

Master of Architecture
Degree Project: “Constructing the Collective; Building infrastructure and community between Texas colonias”

Sep 2006 - May 2009
 

Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, US, Bachelors, Urban Studies and Comparative Literature

Bachelor of Arts in Urban Studies and Comparative Literature, with honors
Thesis: “Creative Delusions; Alternate Realities in the work of Vladimir Nabokov, as inspired by Stéphane Mallarmé”

Sep 2000 - Jun 2004
 

Awards 

Prefab 20x20 competition, shortlisted entry, Other

Shortlisted entry, "Light Infill," exhibited at IDSwest, Vancouver

2009
 

Areas of Specialization 

Skills 



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