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Dante Baldassin

Dante Baldassin

New York, NY, US

 
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Employment 

Beta-real - Boghosian Fellowship Exhibition, Syracuse, NY, US, Research Assistant

Assisted the current fellow with the creation of architectural ceramics as apart of the final exhibition. Took part in conceptual design for manufacturing plaster molds & slip-cast ceramic tiles.

Jan 2018 - May 2018
 

Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, US, Set Designer

Worked closely with creative directors to come up with conceptual design that will manifest itself into a built work. Worked in Rhino and the Adobe Creative Suite to convey visual concepts to clients as well as create construction documents for the construction team.

Sep 2017 - Apr 2018
 

Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, US, Undergraduate Teaching Assistant

Assisted teaching a section of students representational strategies, such as drawing in plan, section, elevation and perspective, in order to convey broader conceptual design ideas through hand constructed drawings.

Aug 2017 - Dec 2017
 

Doban Architecture, Brooklyn, NY, US, Intern Architect

Produced contruction drawings and details using Revit and AutoCAD. Worked on a variety of projects ranging from schematic design to construction administration for the NYC School Construction Authority.

May 2017 - Aug 2017
 

FR-EE / Fernando Romero Enterprise, New York, NY, US, Intern Architect

Assisted with digital & physical modeling. Produced models for projects. Created diagrams and final exhibition models for a project presented in the London Biennale.

May 2016 - Aug 2016
 

Surface Grooves, Oyster Bay, NY, US, Fabrication Intern

Assisted with designs to determine the best manufacturing techniques. Operated Laser cutter and CNC mill to assemble final models. Used Photoshop and graphic design skills to rework their online catalogue.

May 2015 - Aug 2015
 

Education 

Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, US, BArch, Architecture

Bachelor of Architecture (Expected May 2018) - Deans List
GPA: 3.62
Abroad: London, England: Spring 2016 - Florence, Italy: Fall 2016

Aug 2013 - May 2018
 

Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, US, Summer Architecture Program

Produced hand drafted drawings, physical models, visited and worked with local firms.
GPA: 3.8

May 2012 - Jul 2012
 

Awards 

King and King Prize Competition (Finalist), Honorable Mention

Year-wide (4th year) comprehensive studio competition.

Syracuse Dance Center (Syracuse, NY ) - Used Revit, Rhino, V-ray , Photoshop and Illustrator to design an addition to an existing structure as a part of the newly proposed campus master plan.

2017
 

Slivers Competition (Finalist), Honorable Mention

Year-wide (2nd year) studio competition.

Costal Village (Alluitsup Pea, Greenland)- Used Photoshop, Rhino, V-ray and Illustrator to design a sustainable arctic village on the coast of Greenland using the igloo typology.

2015
 

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