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Merrick Castillo

Merrick Castillo

New York, NY, US

 
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About 

Merrick Castillo is a designer located in Brooklyn, NY. His design work explores the intersection of space, landscape and representation. Merrick holds a Master of Architecture from the University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design, where he was the recipient of the F. Schenk-Henry Gillette Woodman Scholarship and The E. Lewis Dales Traveling Fellowship. Merrick has worked professionally in New York as a project manager and designer at experimental architecture offices, where he has worked closely on site while simultaneously leading design competitions. His work experience has focused on multidisciplinary design, carefully bridging the gap between design research and construction.

Employment 

Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, US, Adjunct Assistant Professor

Aug 2023 - current
 

Archi-Tectonics, New York, NY, US, Designer

Jun 2023 - current
 

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, US, Part-Time Lecturer

Jan 2022 - current
 

CRÈME Jun Aizaki Architecture & Design, Brooklyn, Junior Designer

May 2022 - Jun 2023
 

Hume Architecture, New York, NY, US, Designer

Jun 2020 - May 2022
 

SuckerPunch Daily, New York, NY, US, Editor and Social Media Coordinator

Aug 2021 - Apr 2022
 

Education 

University of Pennsylvania, MArch, Stuart Weitzman School of Design

Aug 2018 - May 2021
 

University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, US, Bachelors, Arts and Architecture

Aug 2014 - May 2018
 

Awards 

E. Lewis Dales Traveling Fellowship, Award

2021
 

F. Schenk-Henry Gillette Woodman Scholarship, 1st Place

2020
 
2020
 
2019
 

Design Merit Scholarship, Scholarship

2018
 

Areas of Specialization 

Skills