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Carrie Ann Foster is an architectural designer with projects in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York. She presented her Master's thesis at the Southern California Institute of Architecture in September 2011. After receiving her Bachelor of Arts in Architecture from UC Berkeley in 2004, she worked for four years in the profession, designing schools, churches, and mixed-use residential projects, developing master plans, collaborating with local artists, and acquiring new projects and commissions.
Her interest in working with real conditions yet focusing on ideal visions, provides relevant architectures for future landscapes. Recurring themes in her architectural design work include: investigating circulation as a performative function, proposing and allowing flexibility for alternative uses and programs, new forms of 2D/3D representation, site and landscape integration, optical and perspectival illusions, and recovering strange urban artifacts.
Registered in NCARB Intern Development Program with 40% completion.
Completed LEED study program, accreditation pending test.
Foster Design Farm (Self), Architectural Designer
Produced architectural design drawings for construction of new retail and office space.
Coordinated code requirements and design features with consultants, contractor and local artists.
Graphic design, branding and marketing consulting for start-up company.
Prepared diagrams from upcoming monograph publication of NY designer.
Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc), Teachers Assistant
T.A. for Making & Meaning - The Foundation Program In Architecture
Assisted in-coming graduate students through design process and project understanding.
Prepared project briefs, materials, and schedule of activities, tours and lecture events.
SIM Architects, Inc., Junior Designer
Developed and coordinated document sets for public school modernization projects.
Managed competition design submissions including a winning proposal for a new Elementary School.
Sally Swanson Architects, Inc., Junior Architectural Designer
Developed design & construction document sets including plans, sections, elevations & details for new 60,000 sf Elementary School; Construction to be complete December 1, 2011.
Assisted facility assessment, programming & design direction for K-12 district master plans.
Produced marketing proposals & presentations for competitive architecture & planning projects.
Established new industry directions, new project leads and maintained client relations.
Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc), MArch, Architecture
Three and 1/2 year graduate architecture program.
Course studies included: applied studies, visual studies, cultural studies, and design studios - all in architectural design and theory.
Extra-curricular work included: installations, exhibitions, group projects, fabrication, research, and publishing.
University of California, Berkeley, Bachelors, Architecture
Four year Bachelors degree in Architecture from the College of Environmental Design
Course studies included: architecture and design studios, landscape design, city and regional planning, energy and environment management, drawing, fabrication, cultural studies, architectural history and theory
SCI-Arc End of Year Exhibition, Other
Exhibition of Selected Work
New National Library of the Czech Republic - DR-D Studio, Honorable Mention
International Design Competition
