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Rebecca Velic

Rebecca Velic

Troy, NY, US

 
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About 

architecture / art / design

Employment 

Palette Architecture, New York, NY, US, Designer

Jun 2018 - current
 

Chipotle Design & Development Lab, Brooklyn, NY, US, Intern

• assisted the store design team by developing
elements and fixtures for implementation in future
stores
• built, tested and produced chipboard and
foamboard prototypes of store fixtures
• contributed to the store design master drawing
set by producing shop drawings for new store
fixtures
• collaborated daily with design managers and
architects in Denver, Ohio and California

Jun 2017 - Aug 2017
 

Education 

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, US, MArch, Master of Architecture

cumulative GPA = 3.69

Aug 2015 - May 2018
 

Center for Architecture, Science & Ecology at SOM, New York, NY, US, MArch, Research Assistant

Aug 2017 - Dec 2017
 

University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, CA, Bachelors, Bachelor of Arts

cumulative GPA = 3.7
completed studies in December 2014, graduated May 2015
Major area of study: Art History, with a focus on architectural history

Sep 2010 - May 2015
 

Awards 

Henry Adams Medal AIA, Award

Awarded for excellence in the study of architecture by the American Institute of Architects

2018
 

Harriet Peck Prize Nominee, Nomination

Nominated for the Peck Prize, which is awarded to final thesis projects offering the best solution to a problem

2018
 

Faculty Graduate Recognition Award, Award

Faculty Graduate Recognition Award for Excellence in the Study of
Architecture and General Academic Achievement by a Second Year Master of
Architecture Graduate Student (May 2016)

2016
 

BLTa Design Competition, 3rd Place

Design of a mixed-use residential development in East Falls, PA.

2016
 

Faculty Graduate Recognition Award, Award

Faculty Graduate Recognition Award for Excellence in the Study of
Architecture and General Academic Achievement by a Second Year Master of
Architecture Graduate Student (April 2017)

2016
 

Areas of Specialization 

Skills