Silas Haslam enjoys referring to himself in the third person. Mr. Haslam received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and a sociology minor at the University of North Carolina at Asheville in 2006 where his interests focused on installation art, meticulous drawing, and group movement through space. After working as a craftsman at luxury furniture shop, Silas continued his interests toward social interaction in the built environment by enrolling into the University of Virginia's School of Architecture. Once there, his research in phenomena led to a variety of studies, capped off with a thesis project which used a variety of BIM software programs to produce sitemaps of multiple, overlapping phenomenal conditions.
European Techniques, Prescott, AZ, US, Project Manager
Manage millwork projects for new institutional construction and renovations.
Use AutoCAD 2007 to produce construction drawings for millwork designs.
Generate change orders, RFI’s, and coordinate various inter-business
communications. Travel to work locations and gather accurate measurements
of framing, utilities, and other site conditions.
University of Virginia School of Architecture, Charlottesville, VA, US, Fabrication Facilities Teaching Assistant
-Teach students how to use various shop tools, including bandsaws, tablesaws, handtools, and digital fabrication technologies.
-Explore new uses in digital fabrication techniques including machine hacking and toolpath script manipulation.
University of Virginia Office of the Architect, Charlottesville, VA, US, Historic Preservation Intern
-Documented the University’s late-Modernist (1950-1979) buildings’ conditions and significance for the Office of the Architect’s Historic Preservation Framework Plan publication.
-Organized and performed an intensive field survey of the Academical Lawn’s East Lawn Garage for the Virginia Department of Historic Resources.
University of Virginia School of Architecture, Charlottesville, VA, US, Teaching Assistant
-Teach students how to use various shop tools, including bandsaws, tablesaws, handtools, and digital fabrication technologies.
-Drawing Class Teaching Assistant- Assisted with creating lesson plans and provided undergraduate and graduate architecture students drawing fundamentals, precedents, and critiques.
-Architecture Fundamentals Senior Teaching Assistant- Oversaw and coordinated with two undergraduate TA's two separate discussion sections.
Mckinnon and Harris, Richmond, VA, US, Craftsman
-Finished high-end aluminum furniture while placing a strong emphasis on handcraftsmanship.
-Became familiar with all stages of the production process.
-Involved in company’s bulk recycling program, researching vendors and waste management options.
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, US, MArch, School of Architecture
Digital Skills Learned:
Modeling: Rhinocerous, SketchUp, AutoCAD,Revit (currently learning), MasterCAM, Grasshopper...
Rendering: Maxwell, V-Ray, Microstation...
BIM: SketchUp plug-ins: Open Studio & IES, Ecotect, Bentley TAS Ambiens...
GIS: ArcGIS, Google Earth
Adobe Suite: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat Pro...
Microsoft: Word, Excel, Powerpoint...
Digital Fabrication Skills Learned:
Laser cutting, 3-D routing, 3-D printing.
Urban theory and programming
Landscape architecture and theory
Urbanism and phenomena
...everything else...
University of North Carolina at Asheville, Asheville, NC, US, Bachelors, Bachelor of Fine Arts
Hand Fabrication
-Proficient with light fabrication and shop tools including but not limited to bandsaws, grinders, light MIG and TIG welding, drum rollers, and handfiles.
-Light carpentry
Art Media
-Installation art, drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, ceramics, printmaking.
Best Urban Design- Belmont Bridge Competition, Honorable Mention
