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Jeremy Mendoza

Jeremy Mendoza

Honolulu, HI, US

 
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About 

Currently residing in Honolulu, Hawai'i, I am an aspiring architect who likes challenges and seeing how we can make a difference in the world. Raised in a small rural town in Southern Ohio and beginning my architectural studies in San Antonio, Texas, I have ventured far from home to grow as a professional and individual. As my studies had a Pacific Rim focus, I have studied, worked, and journeyed across East and Southeast Asia. My love for work in unique and challenging places further drives me to assume greater responsibility as an architect and branch beyond the profession to create thoughtful works that build better, healthier, and more resilient communities.

Elsewhere:

Employment 

Prowork Pacific Inc, Honolulu, HI, US, Designer

Three-person firrm specializing in residential and small commercial design.

Primary Roles: Design, New Builds and Renovation/Alterations, Client Interaction, Problem Solving, Permitting, Inspection

Jul 2016 - current
 

SAA Architects Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG, Intern Architect

Large architectural firm with offices across Asia and the Middle East

Primary Roles:

Woodlands Integrated Healthcare Campus: Medical Design Research, Massing Development, Collaborated with Medical Design Consultants

Kuala Lumpur MRT Stations: Developed Conceptual Story for 10 MRT Stations in KL

May 2015 - Aug 2015
 

ACO Architecture and Design, Shanghai, CN, Intern Architect

Large firm with multiple departments and offices throughout Asia.

Primary Roles:
Qingpu MRT Shopping Centre: Schematic Design of multi-story shopping centre on a new
metro line in Shanghai.

Dec 2014 - Mar 2015
 

HSY Architects & Consultants, Shanghai, CN, Intern Architect

Mid-size architectural engineering and design firm in Shanghai, China.

Primary Roles:
Dianshan Lake World Sailing Harbor Redevelopment: Collaborated with clients in creating a new masterplan, Designed an observation tower concept on the harbor.

Nov 2014 - Mar 2015
 

China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC), Beijing, CN, Intern Architect

Very large construction and architectural design-build institute in China.

Primary Roles:
Element Hailar Mixed-Use Center in Hulunbuir, China: Developed an alternative scheme for the client in tandem with the in-house design team, prepared documentation to clients and design team.

The Gates: New-Age Residential
Hand rendered design proposals, developed Siheyuan design schemes

May 2014 - Sep 2014
 

Education 

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI, US, PhD, Architecture

Dissertation:
Community Resilience and Food Equity: the case for the Honolulu Hawker Centre

Awards:
AIA Henry Adams Award for Excellence,
Hawaii Architectural Foundation Award,
Student Marshal,
Summa Cum Laude

Aug 2013 - May 2016
 

Tongji University, Shanghai, CN, MArch, Architecture

Thesis:
Working in China: an ethnographic study on foreign architects working in Chinese firms

Sep 2014 - Jun 2015
 

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI, US, Bachelors, Environmental Design

Concentration: Architectural Design

Aug 2009 - May 2013
 

Areas of Specialization 

Skills