Holabird & Root, Chicago, IL, US, Project Architect, Associate

Project Architect, Associate September 2017- October 2021
Holabird & Root (est. 1880) is an award-winning, architecture, engineering, interior design and planning firm with a legacy of innovation.
Responsible for coordinating and delivering projects from start to finish. Duties include building design, client meetings and presentations, developing construction drawings/details, technical specifications, code research and building permits, construction administration and project management. Completed multiple housing projects including the $55 million, 20 story, Fannie Emanuel Senior Housing project for the Chicago Housing Authority
in 2018. Completed Higher Education facilities include projects with Northwestern University, Knox College, and Oakton Community College.

Design Professional April 2014 - September 2017
Performed Construction Administration duties on multiple housing projects. Assisted in the development of design presentations, construction documents, digital and physical modeling, BIM Coordination, and field documentation of existing buildings.

Hammersley Architecture, Chicago, IL, US, Design Professional

Hammersley Architecture was founded in 2008 and is a full-service architecture firm that works on a wide-range of projects in the Chicago area. Responsibilities included architectural drafting and 3D modeling, design presentation graphics, building surveying, and technical support for Commercial and Single Family Residential projects.

Clemson University, Clemson, SC, US, Teaching Assistant

Teaching Assistantship awarded for winning the RE:design the UNIT competition. Provided the opportunity to assist in teaching a graduate level course in Materials & Assemblies at Clemson University

Clemson University Community Research + Design Center, Clemson, SC, US, Student Intern

Work on the design development of community projects including the ongoing Sassafras Mountain Renewal Project. Included the design and production of documents for client meetings and public presentations.

Charleston Civic Design Center, Charleston, SC, US, Student Intern

The Civic Design Center serves the City of Charleston Department of Planning, Preservation and Sustainability. It functions as a design studio for ongoing urban planning and development projects with a focus on serving, educating, and engaging the public. My role was to assist in research and design for ongoing city projects and masterplans.

Henry Adams Certificate, Award

This award, a certificate of merit, is given annually to the second ranking graduating student in each architecture program accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board. At Clemson, it is awarded to the second-ranked Master of Architecture student selected by the School in recognition of scholastic achievement, character, and promise of professional ability.

Community Research+Design Center Jefferson Cup, Award

The Jefferson Cup has long been a symbol of achievement and merit. It was designed by Thomas Jefferson, who among many other things was an architect, a farmer, the primary author of the Declaration of Independence, and our countries third President. In all of these, Jefferson was committed to scholarship, community service, education, and intelligent design. Jefferson also believed that each individual in society holds the profound ability to impact his or her own community.

In this spirit of these ideals the Community Research and Design Center here at Clemson, wishes to Award two students the Jefferson Cup in recognition of their commitment, passion, and excellence to architecture, design, community, and public service. This award is given to one undergraduate student and one graduate student.

Harlan E. McClure Award, 1st Place

The Harlan E. McClure Award is given annually by the Faculty of the School of Architecture, College of Architecture, Arts and Humanities, Clemson University in recognition of outstanding architectural design as demonstrated in a graduate project or thesis.

RE:define the UNIT Competition, 1st Place

This competition is hosted by the ARCH 872 Materials and Assemblies course and funded by Carolina Ceramics to provide teaching assistantships for outstanding student work. The course in an exploration in the use of materials and the process of assembly.

ACSA Sustainable Home Competition, 1st Place

​​The ACSA Sustainable Home project was completed in collaboration with local building materials company NOTBLOX©. The goal was to design an affordable home model for Habitat for Humanity using innovative and sustainable strategies. The project one 1st Place in the South Region and has been reviewed by several online publications.
Nick Barrett, Sam Pruitt
Professor Ulrike Heine

AIA Alteration 2011 Kinetic Sculpture Competition, 2nd Place

This open competition is hosted by the Greenville AIA for the design and construction of a kinetic sculpture during Architecture Month. It is a continuing tradition initiated by the Alteration 2010 kinetic sculpture.
Nick Barrett, Jacob Edmond