Elizabeth Chapman Architects, Yarmouth, ME, US, Architecture Intern
-Mentorship through the construction documentation and administration phases of a residential project in Maine.
-Participating in weekly site visits and attending meetings with contractors, clients, and structural engineers.
-Receiving mentorship in the design of a residential project for a client with property at Smith Mountain Lake, VA. Working under the architect’s guidance to perform site analysis, feasibility studies, schematic design proposals, design development, and construction drawings for a single-family lakefront residence.
Columbia University, New York, NY, US, Architecture Course Facilitator
Teaching assistant for Columbia University’s Pre-College Program for high-school students. Assisting architecture professors for the course Introduction to Architectural Design and Theory.
SMBW, Richmond, VA, US, Architecture Intern
-Worked in Revit, Enscape, Bluebeam, and Adobe Suite to create massing models, presentations for client meetings, and update drawings for permit.
- Community Research Initiative: Gathered data for research initiative which aims to study Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion through the lens of the greater Richmond region to apply research based methods and solutions to every-day design. Created maps and diagrams to convey data using Urban Footprint, Illustrator, and Photoshop.
- Schematic Design: Collaborated in the schematic design phase of a mixed-use project in the historic Broad Street Arts District.
- Construction Documents: Helped update construction drawings for permit for a university building.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, VA, US, Teaching Assistant
-School of Architecture + Design, worked as a teaching assistant for a first year design introductory course
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, VA, US, BArch, Architecture
Magna Cum Laude: GPA 3.79/4.00
Lucy and Olivio Study Abroad Award, Scholarship
Virginia Tech School of Architecture + Design, recipient of a scholarship award to study abroad in Riva San Vitale, Switzerland at the Steger Center for International Scholarship for Fall Semester 2022.
Second Year Competition, 1st Place
Virginia Tech School of Architecture + Design, awarded for the best project in a week-long competition, prompted to design a dentist office prototype to be built in underserved areas, 1st place out of 130+ students
