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Skye Ruozzi

Skye Ruozzi

Brooklyn, NY, US

 
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About 

My work focuses on fabrications designed to create space for interaction and
dialogue among people from different communities. I encourage the growth
and development of communities through shared artistic expression and
creation. I seek out ways to make my work permeate and last, in the moment or
in memory.

Elsewhere:

Employment 

Arthur Atlas, p.c., New York, NY, US, Loft Architect Associate

• Surveyed Lofts in New York City
• Communicated with tenants to establish understanding of Loft Law
• Created drawings to convey necessary work to bring Lofts up to code

Jan 2020 - current
 

MuNYC architecture pllc, Brooklyn, NY, US, architect-in-training

• Completed NCARB IDP/AXP hours
• Conducted site surveys, regular site visits, and construction observation
• Researched property records at Dep’t of Buildings, Landmarks P.C., Dep’t of
Finance, Dep’t of City Planning, NYC Municipal Archives, Loft Board
• Operated CAD to create legible drawing sets for filing and construction of
new residential buildings, extensions, commercial build-outs, and renovations
• Analyzed and applied relevant NYC Codes including Zoning, Energy
Building, Mechanical, Plumbing, Fire, Fuel Gas, Loft Law, Multiple Dwelling Law,
Americans with Disabilities Act
• Generated and completed forms for filing with relevant city agencies
• Communicated with City agencies including Dept. of Buildings, Dept. of
Transportation, BEST Squad, Landmarks, Board of Standards & Appeals, Office
of Environmental Remediation, Dept. of Environmental Protection, Loft Board,
Fire Department of New York as certified as Class 1 NYC Dept. of Buildings
Filing representative

Feb 2014 - current
 

Jason Krugman Studio, Brooklyn, NY, US, Fabricator

• Fabricated large-scale installations destined for South Korea
• Performed basic woodworking
• Used metalworking tools and hardware to shape and assemble
• Finished large foamworks using powertools and sprays
• Wired LEDs to keep sequential connections for programmed powering
• Cut fabric patterns

Jan 2018 - Sep 2018
 

Thom Mayne Young Architects Project • Turnaround Arts, Bridgeport, CT, US, Teaching Artist

• Developed pedagogy to teach conceptual architecture to fifth/sixth graders
• Held classes twice per week
• Lectured on art + architecture
• Taught students to...
• Survey existing conditions
• Model in Sketchup
• Develop concepts and schematic design
• Make models
• Recognize elements of composition and to employ rule-based design
• Present work and to argue for their ideas
• Build a physical construction of their ideas on-site
• Wrote weekly digest for Thom Mayne

Jan 2016 - Dec 2017
 

International Design Clinic, Philadelphia, PA, US, Senior Designer

vendingEDUCATION • La Paz, Bolivia • 2010 - 2015
• Connected with community to identify issues of urban life
• Designed solutions mobile makerspace and mobile playground
• Worked with community members to fabricate interactive, placemaking structures
• Taught community members basic wood and metal working skills
• Sourced materials and tools from the street market

chainlinkGREEN • Philadelphia, PA • 2010 - 2011
• Connected with community to establish sources to reclaim materials
• Managed logistics of acquiring donated materials
• Instructed high schoolers and prison work-release laborers in basic metalworking
• Designed system to create structural seating out of chainlink fencing

fencePOCKET • Philadelphia, PA • Terre Haute, IN • 2010 - 2011
• Designed system to occupy the border of public and private space
• Scouted locations to deploy system in streets of Philadelphia
• Led team of university students to fabricate installation in museum settings

Jan 2009 - Aug 2015
 

Schade & Bolender Architects, Philadelphia, PA, US, Architectural Intern

Rittenhouse Square gardener's cottage
private residences
The Metropolitan signage

Jan 2008 - Dec 2008
 

Sease & Associates, Harrisonburg, VA, US, Architectural Intern

Muhlenberg Lutheran Church

Jun 2005 - Aug 2005
 

Education 

Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY, US, BArch, Architecture

Aug 2011 - May 2016
 

Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, US, Architecture

Sep 2005 - Jun 2008
 

Aalto University, Espoo, FI, Helsinki Summer School

Wood in Construction and Architecture

Jul 2007 - Aug 2007
 

Awards 

13th International Architecture Exhibition of la Biennale di Venezia Special Mention, Honorable Mention

Special mention goes to the United States of America for ‘Spontaneous Interventions: Design Actions for the Common Good’. This interactive installation impressed the Jury with its celebration of the power of individuals to change society in small but effective ways. The unpretentiously simple presentation was a delight.

Awarded as part of International Design Clinic.

2012
 

Areas of Specialization 

Skills