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Nicole Girdo

Nicole Girdo

New York, NY, US

 
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About 

Employment 

Self - Employed, New York, NY, US, Art Director/Stage Designer

Artistic direction and production for well-established rock-n-roll band “the Nude Party” for their new album release show. Curated visuals, including rendered animations, live show recording and lightning design; built stage decorations to enhance immersive experience.

Sep 2023 - Dec 2023
 

TallerKEN Studio, San José, CR, Fundamental Design-Build Initiative

Designed and built an amphitheater playscape for the local community of families and artists in Punta Islita, Costa Rica. As part of a 10-memebr team of young professionals with diverse cultural backgrounds, was involved in every aspect of project development: schematic design, negotiations with the client and sponsor companies, budgeting and purchase of material, community engagement, administrative and construction work.

Jun 2023 - Aug 2023
 

Spitzer School of Architecture of City College of New York, New York, NY, US, Design-Build Project: “ Innovative Robotics to Grow Food in Urban Ecosystems”.

Designed and prototyped a modular garden system at the Spitzer School of Architecture (SSA) rooftop to accommodate a FarmBot, a user-friendly gantry robot for gardening. The team has been challenged to obtain the goal with these design-research methods:
- Analysis of FarmBot specifications and online documentation to understand the working principles of FarmBot;
- Study of existing rooftop garden structures by analyzing shop drawings and building digital/physical models in order to understand dimensions, physical and environmental constraints for installing the FarmBot;
- Design and build a full-scale mock-up based on the understanding of FarmBot and the site conditions.

Jun 2022 - Sep 2022
 

Bruce Nagel + Partners Architects, New York, NY, US, Freelance graphic design and architecture drawing preparation

Architectural drawing preparation of private residences for Bruce Nagel + Partners Architects, East Quogue, NY

Jun 2020 - Feb 2021
 

Axis Mundi Design Studio LLC, New York, NY, US, Assistant Architect/Viz Artist

Developed and presented an architecture concept of the Black Lava Visitor Center for International Competition under the guidance of the studio’s principal: conducted the site analysis, designed the building’s structure, interior and facade, created drawings, set and visualized the building in its environment and
drafted the final presentation; participated in interdisciplinary projects, visualized the Hart Island Memorial proposal and created imagery for conceptual art projects.

Aug 2019 - Feb 2020
 

Kamen Architects, Moscow, RU, Assistant Architect

Member of a group of young architects responsible for creating, developing and presenting multi-story residential housing and large-scale public and commercial facilities on behalf of our 150-member studio. Responsibilities
included historical site analysis, site planning and documentation, developing 3D/2D models and architectural drawings, creating presentations and physical model making.

Jul 2017 - Aug 2019
 

Education 

Sep 2019 - current
 

The Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture, New York, NY, US, BArch, Architecture

Sep 2021 - current
 

Awards 

Joseph L. Fleischer, FAIA, Scholarship for Design Excellence., Scholarship

2023
 

Areas of Specialization