Rafael de Cardenas / Architecture at Large, New York, NY, US, Design Intern
• worked with creative director in research, design charrettes, modeling, and drafting for projects ranging from furniture design to retail layout
• assisted with project management: site surveys, vendor coordination, contractor relations, client correspondence
NY Arts Magazine, New York, NY, Graphic Design Intern
• assisted with re-design of bi-annually published art magazine
• primary designer for March 2012 newspaper for New York’s annual International Art Fairs
• designed Flash banners, worked in WordPress and Joomla
Global Intercultural Experience for Undergraduates, Pantanal, Brazil, Construction & Field Intern
• manually leveled a site, laid a foundation, formed rebar and other building tasks
• worked on the construction of a school in the Transpantaneira, Brazil
• taught English to local children
Daniel Frisch Architecture, New York, NY, US, Architectural Extern
• weeklong extern program: drafted on Vectorworks, created portfolio for townhouse renovation, construction site visits
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, Research Assistant in Urban Planning
• coded data on vacant Detroit properties, obtaining data for capstone course
• gathered information while attending community events
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, US, Bachelors, Architecture
International study: Sine Ngayene, Senegal; Transpantaneira, Brazil
Saarinen Swanson Essay Competition, 1st Place
Students were invited to submit essays addressing contemporary critical discourse in design and/or urbanism. Winning essay "Defining Architecture, Discovering Possibility," addressed the discrepancies in architectural education (fantastical) and architectural practice (feasible) and implored the acknowledgement of both.
TCAUP Raoul Wallenberg Competition, Nomination
All seniors at Taubman College participate in the Wallenberg Studios. The studio culminates in a review by outside critics who select the best work.
MPowered 1000 Pitches, Nomination
Submitted "pitch" for revitalizing out of service homes in Detroit through self-sustaining built interventions that would act in a symbiotic manner.
