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Benjamin Maier

Benjamin Maier

Charleston, SC, US

 

About 

Benjamin is an associate architect at LS3P & Associates. Responsibilities throughout his career reach from creating detailed construction documents, attending weekly meetings with construction teams and clients, over to reviewing and coordinating third party design consultants through the design process. His experience stretches across multiple building types for both small and large projects and include renovations, additions and new builds. After receiving his M.Arch degree in Germany, he has been affiliated with the architecture community in the US since 2014 working with a variety of residential, commercial and hospitality design clientele. Benjamin is a member of the American Institute of Architects and has started his IDP/AXP program with NCARB.

Employment 

LS3P, Charleston, SC, US, Intern Architect II

Jun 2017 - current
 

Circumnavigation Europe, Europe, Traveler

Jan 2017 - May 2017
 

Bentley Tibbs Architecture, Dallas, TX, US, Associate Architect

- Attends in weekly meetings with Construction Team & client to ensure that a project is completed promptly & successfully
- Creates and drafts detailed construction documents using AutoCAD
- Develops technical building details
- Assists Principal daily on all aspects of architectural design process from conceptual design to completion of projects
- Reviews & coordinates third party design consultants through design process

Mar 2015 - Jan 2017
 

Thiel & Thiel, Inc., Colleyville, TX, US, Project Architect

- Traveled nationally for field surveys
- Participated in planning and design meetings with project team
- Created and drafted construction documents using AutoCAD
- Self managed projects on smaller scale
- Coordinated & consolidated directly with consultants, contractors, team members & architects
- Assisted Project Principal in construction administration including processing RFI's & submittals

Mar 2013 - Mar 2015
 

Recaro - Facilities, Fort Worth, TX, Full Time Intern

- Assisted Director of Facilities & General Contractor as a full time Project Architect Intern
developing and preparing office expansion
- Accurately documented “As Built” drawings using AutoCAD
- Schematic design for office layouts
- Supervised subcontractors and different trades on daily basis

Feb 2012 - Apr 2012
 

Student Assistant - Academic displicine, Kaiserslautern, GER, Student Assistant

- Assisted Principal Professor in all academic duties
- Mentoring architectural student designs in association with Assistants
- Resonsible for student layouts, website, presentations, library & organization
- Preparing expositions, image editing and file documentation

Oct 2010 - Feb 2012
 

ER+R - Architectural Office, Kaiserslautern, GER, Student Assistant

- Effectively supported Principal Architect in all phases of design
- Reviewed and prepared sets of drawings and documents for pricing
- Created bid lists using California software
- Produced presentation packages for client meetings
- Established schematic designs, renderings & models for architectural competitions

Apr 2009 - Feb 2012
 

Education 

Technische Universität Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern, DE, MArch, Master of Architecture

Course work in urban planning, space planning, construction, structural design, detailing, drafting,
AutoCAD, 3D modeling, scale modeling, analyzing, rendering, history of architecture

Jul 2006 - Jul 2012
 

Areas of Specialization 

Skills