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Roderick Cruz

Roderick Cruz

New York, NY, US

 

About 

Roderick Cruz is an interdisciplinary designer and photographer based in New York City. His work has been previously displayed at the 2019 Hong Kong Urbanism\Architecture Biennale, the Beneson Center at Art Omi, and the Pratt Institute School of Architecture.

Cruz’s present topics of research include the analysis of former Olympic venues and related infrastructure in host cities in their post-Olympic condition; the design of adaptable disaster recovery housing and related infrastructure; and the documentation of wear in the built environment.

Cruz is a registered architect, a member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), and has been certified by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB). He holds a Master’s degree in Architecture from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (GSAPP), and a Bachelor of Science degree in Architecture from the University of Virginia’s School of Architecture.

Employment 

Ammor Architecture LLP, New York, NY, US, Project Manager

May 2016 - current
 

Essential Design + Build, New York, NY, US, Designer

May 2015 - Jan 2016
 

William McDonough + Partners, Charlottesville, VA, US, Intern Architect

May 2013 - Aug 2014
 

META-field | beta-field, Charlottesville, VA, US, Design Assistant

May 2012 - Dec 2012
 

Education 

Columbia University, New York, NY, US, MArch, M. Arch I

Aug 2014 - May 2017
 

University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, US, BS Arch.

Aug 2010 - May 2013
 

Areas of Specialization