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Michael Ruffing

Michael Ruffing

Brooklyn, NY, US

 
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Employment 

Demetriades + Walker, Lakeville, CT, US, Associate

Demetriades + Walker is an architecture studio located in the Northwest hills of Connecticut. The work is primarily residential and spirited by an innovative approach to modernism and site integration.

I work closely with the two principal architects in all phases of residential projects: programming, schematic design, design development, construction documentation, construction administration.

Jul 2011 - current
 

DataAE, Barcelona, ES, Design Intern

DataAE is an architecture and engineering firm working primarily in the metropolitan area of Barcelona. Their work spans from dense urban housing, to civic buildings, to public parks.

While at DataAE, I worked with the architect and a team of designers to produce presentation drawing sets for competition submissions and built physical models.

Aug 2010 - Nov 2010
 

Hana Farms, Hana, HI, US, Freelance Design Consultant and Builder

Hana Farms is a small business and organic farm in the jungle of East Maui. They operate as a market for local fruit growers and craftsman as well as sell their own products.

At Hana Farms, I was sole director for the design and construction of new sleeping cabins as well as a contributor to general site maintenance and reparation.

Oct 2009 - Dec 2009
 

Education 

Brown University, Providence, RI, US, Cognitive and Linguistic Theory

Sep 2013 - Jun 2017
 

Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), Providence, RI, US, MArch, Architecture

European Honors Residency, Rome Italy, 2015

Jun 2013 - Jun 2017
 

University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, US, Bachelors, Architecture, Anthropology

Sep 2007 - Jun 2011
 

Danish Institute for Study Abroad (DIS), Copenhagen, DK, Scandinavian Design

Jul 2010 - Aug 2010
 

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