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Brian Pekar

Brian Pekar

San Francisco, CA, US

 
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About 

A recent graduate of Michigan's M.Arch program, Brian is actively searching for design and emerging practitioner positions in the California Bay Area. With the majority of his AXP hours completed, Brian is looking to quickly gain experience and contribute to a design team while pursuing his license and LEED credentials. Brian has experience in K-12 and community design through all phases of design and ca and is currently working in design strategy building his passion for higher education and innovation.

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Employment 

Strategy Plus, San Francisco, Design Strategist & Planner

Working closely with clients in higher education and innovation I have delivered master planning, space programming, and detailed future projection analysis deliverables that will help redefine major research institutions growth and building portfolio.

Jan 2021 - current
 

Education 

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, US, MArch, M. Arch

Aug 2019 - May 2021
 

Awards 

Arts Engine Grant Recipient, Grant

Earned a grant for research and development of an urban design/technology project that involved creating more equitable systems in which individuals can more readily access the internet for little to no cost. The project goal was to propose a series of installations that would provide a "grass roots" internet rid for everyone during the pandemics shift toward online work and learning in order to attempt to give disenfranchised communities alternatives to expensive traditional ISP service.

2020
 

Areas of Specialization