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AL ATAIDE

AL ATAIDE

Louisville, KY, US

 

About 

Project Manager at Stengel Hill Architecture, Inc.

Elsewhere:

Employment 

Stengel Hill Architecture, Inc., Louisville, KY, US, Project Manager

Jun 2015 - current
 

Education 

Aug 2010 - Sep 2013
 

University of Kentucky, BArch, Bachelor of Arts in Architecture

Aug 2005 - May 2010
 

Awards 

Second Place - ETDC 2011: Thinking Outside the Boxes, 5th Annual USGBC-Los Angeles Emerging Talent Design Competition., 2nd Place

Team Project: Tread Lightly

"Using shipping containers as building materials and inspiration, teams [were] encouraged to create aesthetically pleasing, sustainable core and shell designs for a multipurpose structure in Long Beach."

Note: On the website, scroll down and click on "Tread Lightly" to see our project.

2011
 

Honorable Mention: 2009 Solar Decathlon, Honorable Mention

The University of Kentucky (UK) was selected as one of 20 international teams to compete in the 2009 Solar Decathlon. In the competition, teams are challenged to design, build, and operate the most attractive, effective, and energy-efficient 800-sqft. solar-powered house possible. Evaluation of the project included ten categories ranging from architecture, engineering, communications, market viability, lighting, comfort zone, hot water, appliances, home entertainment, and net metering. The s.ky blue solarhouse, finished 9th overall, 5th in net-metering, 4th in public tours, and 2nd in the People's Choice Award.

Our team core values included the integration of active and passive systems with the architecture, ADA compliance, exceed LEED standards, create a modern translation of the Appalachian vernacular, and to honor the spirit and beauty of Kentucky through design

http://www.solardecathlon.gov/past/2009/team_kentucky.html

http://www.uky.edu/solarhouse/

2009
 

Runner Up - Kentuckiana Masonry Institute 2008 — 29th Annual Architectural Awards, 2nd Place

Brick Memorial for UK Architecture Professor Stephen Deger:
http://news.uky.edu/news/display_article.php?artid=4572&mode=print

Note: On the KMI website they neglected to publish the student names but if you scroll down to the bottom the page, that's me in the middle with UK College of Design's Dean Michael Speaks on your left.

2008
 

Comprehensive list of my awards while at the University of Kentucky, Other

Graduated Summa Cum Laude (GPA 3.89 / 4.0)

Academic Awards:

2010: College of Design Architectural Design Award
Recognizing outstanding design work by a fourth-year student

2009: College of Design Architectural Design Award
Recognizing outstanding design work by a third-year student

2009: Jack Scherrer Award
Recognizing outstanding environmental sensitivity in design

2009: Architecture Endowed Scholarship

2009: Runner Up in the Kentuckiana Masonry Institute Design Competition - Brick Memorial

2008: K. Norman Berry Architects Scholarship

2008: Clyde Reynolds Carpenter Scholarship

2008: UK Solar House Design Competition
One of three winners with my individual project
One of three winners with a team project

2008: K. Norman Berry and Associates Award

2008: Jeffrey T. Schroeder Scholarship
Contributed by Jeffrey T. Schroeder, Architecture Class of 1987, to an out-of-state student who has excelled in the study of architecture

2007: Douglas Abbott Memorial Scholarship

2007: College of Design First-Year Design Award
Architecture faculty award for exemplary studio and academic performance

2007: Academic Excellence Scholarship

2007
 

Areas of Specialization 

Skills