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Karolina Dohnalkova

Karolina Dohnalkova

New York, NY, US

 
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About 

Architectural Designer, Columbia '23 M.S.AAD

Employment 

New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Newark, NJ, US, Adjunct Professor

+ lead architecture studio through design and technical feedback
+ prepare curriculum and give design software tutorials
+ invite and coordinate with guest lecturers and critics

Sep 2023 - current
 

Columbia University, New York, NY, US, Adjunct Faculty

+ assist design studio progression and research guidance
+ plan off-campus studio activities and help pace studio progression
+ give feedback on student assignments, correct technical detail drawings

Jan 2023 - Aug 2023
 

NBBJ, Seattle, WA, US, Associate Architectural Designer

Projects:
Amazon HQ2 - Pen Place
phases worked on: DD, CD
+ design facade studies, graphics and storyboarding for client presentation
+ lead 3d modeling and team BIM standards for tower shell documents
+ develop facade material research and details, including complex conditions

Microsoft Thermal Energy Center
phases worked on: CD, CA
+ submit RFI/submittal responses
+ coordinate shop drawings with construction team
+ develop 3d BIM model for construction accuracy

Microsoft Campus Refresh - Sammamish Village
phases worked on: SD, DD, CD
+ deliver exterior and interior design studies and present to client
+ develop facade, stair and roof details
+ lead coordination with landscape, lighting, and EGD consultants

Oct 2018 - Apr 2022
 

Education 

Columbia University, New York, NY, US, Masters, M.S.AAD (Advanced Architecture)

Graduated with highest honors:
+ William Ware Prize For Excellence In Design / Saul Kaplan Traveling Fellowship | 2023: Awarded to recognize outstanding student work in GSAPP AAD studios
+ William Kinne Fellows Traveling Prize | 2023: Award is granted on the merit of proposals submitted for study and travel
+ Founding Editor | PEEL | Columbia GSAPP Student Journal | 2022: A student journal aiming to highlight emerging voices

May 2022 - May 2023
 

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, CA, US, MArch, Architecture

Sep 2013 - Jun 2018
 

Awards 

William Kinne Fellows Traveling Prize, Award

Awards are granted on the merit of proposals submitted for study and travel. Used to exhibit work in Jerusalem Design week.

2023
 

William Ware Prize For Excellence In Design / Saul Kaplan Traveling Fellowship, Award

Awarded to recognize outstanding student work in GSAPP AAD studios

2023
 

Vellum Furniture Competition, Honorable Mention

Awarded to honor projects with an alacrity and a facility for craft

2017
 

Areas of Specialization 

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