Ryan grew up drawing and running cross country in rural West Michigan. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Michigan State University, where he graduated with High Honors and a focus in structural analysis and design.
Ryan received a Master of Architecture from Taubman College at The University of Michigan, graduating with distinction in 2011. While at Michigan, he taught architectural structures courses for undergraduate and graduate students, participated in summer travel studios to the Netherlands and Taiwan, and was awarded a Graduate Thesis Prize for the project "Co-Opting the Cloud: An Architectural Hack of Data Infrastructure."
Ryan has performed competition and schematic design work for Leeser Architecture and HWKN in New York, prior to his current position as a project engineer in facade design at SHoP Construction. His current design interests pertain to digital and modular fabrication, the hybridization of social space and utilitarian infrastructure, and the potential architectural overlaps between invasive computing technologies and the physical environment.
HWKN, New York, NY, US, Architectural Designer
Assisted in the development of the winning competition proposal for the MoMA PS1 Young Architects Program. Prepared digital models, sourced materials, and coordinated a team for the assembly of two physical presentation models.
Leeser Architecture, Brooklyn, NY, US, Architectural Designer
Worked with a small team on the development of the runner-up design proposal for the renovation of the Moscow Polytechnic Museum in an invited international competition. Performed preliminary and schematic design work for two small scale projects in New York.
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, US, Graduate Student Instructor
Prepared and taught recitation sections, prepared and graded exams, and supervised and evaluated group projects for graduate and undergraduate students in architectural structures courses.
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, US, Structural Engineering Research Assistant
Assisted in the construction and instrumentation of reinforced, high-strength concrete shear walls for simulated seismic testing. Used AutoCAD to produce construction drawings and digital models of test walls. Wrote generalized functions in MatLAB for numerical and graphical analysis of test data.
Graduate Thesis Prize, Award
