Omer Gorashi is a designer and photographer with a Master of Architecture from Columbia University and Bachelors of Science in Architecture from the University of Virginia. He has worked under several internationally acclaimed practitioners and collaborated as a research and teaching assistant on various exhibitions, publications, introductory courses, and workshops. While the palimpsestic nature of interests knows no specificity, he celebrates and enriches the human condition through the built environment, interrogating its contested histories and disparities.
nARCHITECTS, New York, NY, US, Intern
Tasks include physical model making, rendering, 3D modeling, working directly under principals and in correspondence with clients and consultants.
Assisted with early form and site studies for a nature center in Upstate NY.
Leers Weinzapfel Associates, Boston, MA, US, Intern
Assisted on various urban campus, educational, residential and commercial projects in various stages of design from initial bidding proposals to
construction set documentation, for clientele including MIT, Harvard, Cornell, Dartmouth and Williams College.
Jan 2020, Summer 2020, Summer 2022**
Studio Marchetti, New York, NY, US, Designer
Produced design development, site and construction documentation for residential work,from one bedroom apartments to larger townhomes, throughout
New York city and state, under a sole-practitioner.
Gensler, New York, NY, US, Intern
Produced site studies and documentation for upcoming T-Mobile Installation at the FlatIron location. Programmed early studies for K-8 school in Newark,
New Jersey sponsored by Uncommon Schools.
LOT-EK, New York, NY, US, Architectural Intern
Produced early designs of the first line of mass producible and prefabricated c-Home typologies , from basic modeling to prepping pricing and
construction documents (https://www.c-homeusa.com/). Worked with the Urban Confluence competition team.
UVA Facilities Management, Charlottesville, VA, US, Design Intern
Assistance with various projects at the UVA campus at different scales and phases in development. Main focus was the renovation of UVA’s School of
Architecture, Campbell Hall, other projects included library, auditorium, and staff office.
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, US, Bachelors, SARC
B.S. Architecture