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Leslie Valverde Ayers

Leslie Valverde Ayers

New York, NY, US

 

About 

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Employment 

HOK, New York, NY, US, Senior Design Professional

Project architect on commercial interiors and hospitality projects including:
S&P Global, NYC
TMC Hotel, Houston, TX
Zurich NA, various locations eastern region
WPP, various NYC locations
Disney+, NYC
Spotify, NYC
Melia Baha Mar, Bahamas

Jul 2015 - current
 

1100 Architect, New York City, Architectural Designer

Leslie Valverde Ayers has worked at 1100 Architect since 2013 as a designer, project architect and BIM leader. Project experiences include New York residential renovations in all phases, schematic design for a Long Island single family residence, New York and Pennsylvania institutional renovations in all phases, a new corrections facility for Rikers Island from schematic through design development phases, schematic design and BIM manager for a resort community expansion in the Caribbean, a gallery renovation through design and submittal phases, as well as other various roles for commercial and office projects.

Jan 2012 - Apr 2015
 

Ronald Valverde Herrera Arquitectos, San Jose, Costa Rica, Intern designer

Assisted in the production and presentation of a residential master plan proposal in Liberia, Costa Rica.

Jun 2011 - Sep 2011
 

SCAD AIAS, Savannah, GA, US, Lecture Series Chair

Coordinated guest speaker’s travel arrangements, speaking engagements, studio critiques, advertisement, media and lecture introduction. Lecturers included: Perry Kulper, Tom Low, Cameron Sinclair, Andrea Ponsi, Olympia Kazi, Brad Samuels, Paul Masi, and Alan Maskin.

May 2010 - May 2011
 

Kelly, Collins and Gentry Engineers and Planners, Inc., AutoCAD Technician and Reception

Under the direction of Civil P.E. produced construction documents, proposals, edited red-lines, maintained details, client relations and liase with home office.

Aug 2005 - Aug 2008
 

Education 

Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA, US, MArch, Architecture

Sep 2008 - Jun 2012
 

University of South Florida, Bachelors, Humanities

Aug 2005 - May 2008
 

Awards 

Unbuilt Visions Exhibition, Honorable Mention

Unbuilt Visions exhibition at the TSDM Turkish Architectural Center in Ankara; a global survey of work. Thirty-six projects were selected for exhibition.

2014
 

SCAD NAAB Showcase, Nomination

Graduate Thesis project

2012
 

SCAD NAAB Showcase, Nomination

Studio V project

2011
 

SCAD NAAB Showcase, Nomination

Studio VI project

2011
 

SCAD NAAB Showcase, Nomination

Graduate Studio I project

2011
 

SCAD NAAB Showcase, Nomination

Studio II project

2010
 

SCAD NAAB Showcase, Nomination

Studio IV project

2010
 

SCAD Permanent Collection, Nomination

Fundamentals III project on permanent display in SCAD Jen Library Collection

2009
 

Gold Seal Scholarship, Scholarship

Scholarship for technical work in drafting program

2003
 

Areas of Specialization 

Skills