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Lisa Ramsburg

Lisa Ramsburg

Los Angeles, CA, US

 
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About 

Architect, duplex enthusiast.

Recently completed a collaborative research report for the KPF Paul Katz Fellowship, designing strategies for densifying LA single family zones in response to SB 9, the duplex bill.  

Graduated with an MArch from Princeton University in Spring 2022. Prior to graduate school, worked as a designer at Schlaich Bergermann Partner, a structural engineering firm. 

Employment 

Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF), Los Angeles, CA, US, Research Fellow for the 2022 Paul Katz Fellowship

Research fellowship focused on housing in Los Angeles in response to California’s recently passed duplex bill. Developed a catalog of LA duplexes and a feasibility study of Duplexing single family districts.

Sep 2022 - Dec 2022
 

Womxn in Design and Architecture Annual Conference, Princeton, NJ, US, Organization committee member

Researcher and co-coordinator for an annual conference focused on celebrating the under-explored work and history of womxn in the field of design and architecture.

Sep 2019 - May 2022
 

Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, US, Research Scholar

Worked with Sophie Hochhäusl on publication titled Living Room: Gender, Difference and Dissent. Secured copyright for images, communicated with authors, edited chapter drafts.

Jun 2021 - Sep 2021
 

Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, US, Federal Work Study Program

Design-build of an installation at Art OMI by Cameron Wu that balances the geometric properties of cones with architectural requirements. Parametric Grasshopper modeling of geodesic lines and tensegrity structures.

Jun 2021 - Sep 2021
 

schlaich bergermann partner, New York, NY, US, Designer, Project Manager

Assisted with design, analysis, documentation, and project management, for over 20 projects in various phases including stadiums, bridges, buildings, facades, and sculptures.

Apr 2016 - Aug 2019
 

Education 

Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, US, MArch, M.Arch I

Sep 2019 - May 2022
 

University of Maryland, College Park, MD, US, Bachelors, B.S. Architecture

Sep 2011 - May 2015
 

Awards 

KPF Paul Katz Fellowship, Award

The Paul Katz/KPF Fellowship is an internationally competitive award established and administered by the KPF Foundation in honor of the life and work of former KPF Principal Paul Katz. Fellows are selected by a jury of leading architects and urbanists appointed by the KPF Foundation on a rotating basis.

2022
 

AIA Medal for Academic Excellence, Award

Awarded annually at NAAB accredited degrees for students who display "general excellence" throughout the academic career.

2022
 

Suzanne Kolarik Underwood Prize, Award

Awarded annually at Princeton University to the graduating student in the MArch program for exceptional work in design studios and thesis.

2022
 

Areas of Specialization 

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