I am an architectural designer
working on projects in architecture,
design and illustration.
I'm from Nigeria, was raised in Holland
and am currently based in New York City.
Gensler, New York, NY, US, Job Captain
Responsibilities include: consultant/product vendor coordination; shop drawing review; preparing/coordinating drawings & specifications for ASI's and RFI's during Construction Documents and Construction Administration phases for high-end cultural, Revit-based project in New York City.
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF), New York, NY, US, Architectural Designer
Range of design and technical experience in US, China and Hong Kong-based projects.
Responsibilities included creating design documents, modeling and coordinating consultants and vendors in DD, CD and FFE phases.
Rural Studio, Newbern, AL, US, Outreach Student
Designed and built housing prototype with three teammates on a $20K budget for Hale County, AL. Responsibilities included giving presentations to the client, critics, community members and project sponsors, preparing design and construction documents, developing/managing project budget, sourcing materials with vendors, coordinating materials delivery to project site, construction of the house.
Gensler, Los Angeles, CA, US, Junior Designer
Part of core team that developed resort hospitality projects from schematics to design development phases.
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), Chicago, IL, US, Intern
Developed presentation drawings and physical models for King Abdullah Economic City masterplan.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, VA, US, BArch, Architecture
Fast Company, Other
$20K House VIII - Design/Build project (while at the Rural Studio) published
Domus Magazine, Other
Illustration, "Tip of the Databerg" for CLOG:DATASPACE featured in this issue titled ‘The Geography of Data’
MoMA Exhibition (Small Scale Big Change), Other
‘Small Scale Big Change’ - $20K House VIII featured in MoMA architecture exhibit on socially responsible architecture (while at the Rural Studio)
METROPOLIS Magazine, Other
$20K House VIII - Design/Build project (while at the Rural Studio) published in July 2009 issue