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Nick Ladd

Nick Ladd

Brooklyn, NY, US

 

About 

I am a registered architect currently working for Davis Brody Bond in New York City. Throughout my career, I’ve been fortunate to work across a diverse range of projects and scales, from retail work located in historic heavy timber warehouse space, to small single-family homes, to museums exceeding a hundred thousand square feet and hundreds of millions of dollars. I’m dedicated to enriching our built environment through the practice of architecture. This dedication transcends typologies and aesthetics. Most recently my work has been for various cultural institutions including the National 9/11 Memorial Museum, The Frick Collection, Ellis Island, and Valley Forge.

I invite you to visit my personal portfolio at www.nickladd.com.

Elsewhere:

Employment 

Davis Brody Bond, LLP, New York, NY, US, Associate

National September 11th Memorial Museum
Provided full-time construction administration for the National September 11th Memorial Museum during the final year-and-a-half of construction. Tasks included the coordination of complex construction issues, submittal and shop drawing review, RFI resolution, punch-listing, construction progress documentation, oversight of construction quality control, and coordination for project close-out and occupancy.

The Frick Art Collection
Current work includes active participation in the schematic design for the renovation and expansion of The Frick Art Collection, a classic Beaux-Arts Gilded Era Mansion turned museum from the early 20th century designed by Carrère and Hastings and later expanded by John Russell Pope. Tasks include massing and design development, programming, interior space planning, and the coordination of the design with a broad cast of engineers including MEP, structural, civil, and elevator, in addition to theater planners and conservation lab consultants.

National Park Service
Completed work includes the development of a risk assessment and updated collections management plan for Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty. Actively I am working on renovation projects for the Valley Forge Visitor's Center and the Park Headquarters at the Delaware Water Gap.

Feb 2013 - current
 

David Coleman Architecture, Seattle, WA, US, Intern Architect

David Coleman Architecture is a small residential architecture firm distinguished in their efforts to create modern, spatially compelling, single-family residences. Working as an independent contractor, my efforts have included documenting architectural design work, print and web marketing, office and IT support, and web site design.

Aug 2010 - Jan 2013
 

Greyscale Architecture + Design, Seattle, Intern Architect

Greyscale Architecture + Design specialized in the creation of speculative residential developments with a modern aesthetic. My time at Greyscale was spent on a variety of tasks including land-use code analysis for new developments, construction document production, expediting and pulling construction permits, and working as a co-designer for numerous projects.

Apr 2008 - Feb 2009
 

Kovalenko Hale Architects, Seattle, WA, Intern Architect

Kovalenko Hale Architects is a well-established Seattle firm specializing in historic adaptive re-use and quality housing for low-income individuals. While at KHA I worked on a variety of tasks including construction administration efforts for a historic heavy-timber building, construction documentation for numerous projects ranging from a custom single-family residence to large multi-tenant housing, and managing the in-house data server and network.

Aug 2005 - Aug 2007
 

Education 

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, BArch, Architecture

Sep 1999 - Jul 2005
 

Awards 

USGBC Natural Talent Design Competition, 2nd Place

2010
 

Areas of Specialization 

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