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Fernando Mercado

Fernando Mercado

Los Angeles, CA, US

 
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About 

I'm born and raised in Los Angeles. Having recently graduated from USC, I have a deep understanding of spatial design as well as various means of Digital Fabrication including 3D printing, CNC Milling, and laser cutting. I love taking long exposure photography in the evenings of everything ranging from architecture to landscapes. I plan on developing my creative skills both in and outside of architecture.

Employment 

Yateem & Associates, Glendale, CA, US, Architectural Designer

Successfully led the design, submission, and completion of an ADU in the City of LA. Championed documentation for existing projects with impactful photos, drawings, renderings, and plot data.

May 2023 - current
 

Education 

University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles, CA, US, BArch, School of Architecture

Aug 2018 - May 2023
 

Awards 

Thesis Award Winner, Material & Fabrication, 1st Place

In recognition of excellence in fabrication, craft, and tangible production, as exhibited in the final degree project.

2023
 

Anthony Marnell, II Italian Architecture Studies Scholarship, 1st Place

Anthony Marnell's endowed gift provides scholarship and program support for the School's study-abroad program in Como, in northern Italy. The program, conducted each spring, offers a full semester of classes taught by a combination of USC faculty and noteworthy Italian architects. Classes are conducted in a highly integrated atelier format reminiscent of the great European design studios.

2022
 

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