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Nicholas Poulos

Nicholas Poulos

Los Angeles, CA, US

 

About 

Nicholas Poulos received a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Illinois, Chicago (UIC) and Master of Architecture from the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc). From 2010-2011 he was a Senior Designer at Xefirotarch in Los Angeles.

His work has been recognized and exhibited across North America including Design Miami, Little Tokyo Design Week (LTDW), and University of Illinois at Chicago’s Year End Show.

He currently is a designer at Undisclosable and lives in Los Angeles.

Employment 

Undisclosable, Los Angeles, CA, US, Designer

As Designer at Undisclosable, Nicholas’ role was to provide creative direction for all projects and produce drawings, 3D models, and renderings. His role also gives him the opportunity to work on project from conception through realization and construction/ fabrication.

Mar 2012 - Mar 2014
 

HDA-X (formerly Xefirotarch), Los Angeles, CA, US, Designer

As Designer at Xefirotarch, Nicholas’ role was to provide creative direction for all projects, produce detailed 3D models, and assist in day-to-day office managerial duties. In addition, he choreographed and produced detailed drawings, animations, and competition boards and booklets.

May 2010 - Sep 2011
 

Power Construction Company, Chicago, IL, US, Intern

As an intern, Nicholas’ role was to manage condominium unit architectural upgrades and selection process. He also incorporated construction changes into general contractor as-built record document set. On a daily basis, he communicated with the project architect in order to process request for information, submittals, and shop drawings.

Jan 2007 - Jun 2008
 

Paul Preissner Architects, Chicago, IL, US, Intern

As an intern, Nicholas’ responsibility was to establish programmatic constraints and adjacencies based on project needs. Together with program, site conditions and architectural/ design goals, Nicholas worked to ensure floor plans, sections, and diagrams would satisfy functional and formal agendas.

Jun 2006 - Jun 2007
 

Education 

Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc), Los Angeles, CA, US, MArch, Architecture (M. Arch II)

Aug 2009 - Sep 2011
 

University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL, US, BArch, Architecture

Aug 2003 - May 2008
 

Skills