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Sina Erol

Sina Erol

Providence, RI, US

 

About 

Sina Erol is an a non licensed architect specialized in wood manipulation techniques and lighting design interested in the intersection of art, architecture, and computational technologies. Growing up in Istanbul, Turkey, Sina has long been influenced by the idea of craftsmanship and by the necessity to better one's own mastery over design tools and techniques. Even though in his earlier studies, Sina focused rigorously on drafting and painting as part of his design process and representation, continuous exploration of digital tools and methods to derive at complex relationships led him to the understanding that all design is computational even in its most primitive way, yet in the end inescapably craft oriented. Sina is currently spending his post graduation working on competition proposals and preparing exhibition work that branches off of his thesis research and project. These qualities position Sina within the world of makers and thinkers, constantly questioning possibilities of architecture to reveal the unnoticed, overlooked, and the unforeseen.

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Employment 

Robert A.M. Stern Architects (RAMSA), New York, NY, US, Architectural Design Intern

Spent 10 weeks of profesional practice in Wyatt Studio Primarily worked on Raclin Murphy Art Museum from concept to schematic design phase for University of Notre Dame, IndianaHelped preparing SD sheet sets for JSU School of Health Professions in Florida Worked on Virginia Tech, Data and Science Building project through concept design phase

Jun 2019 - Aug 2019
 

Education 

Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), Providence, RI, US, BArch, Architecture

RIBachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) class of 2019
Candidate for Bachelor of Architecture (BArch) class of 2020
Philosophy and Computation Concentrations
Current GPA: 3.56

Sep 2015 - current
 

Awards 

RISD Wintersession Travel Scholarship for Kyoto, Japan, 2018, Scholarship

Scholarship for travel and architectural research in Japan

2018
 

Architectural Studies Travel Award for Kyoto, Japan, 2018, Scholarship

Scholarship for travel and architectural research in Japan

2018
 

Krob Architectural Drawing Competition Finalist, 2017, Honorable Mention

Architectural Drawing competition finalist, Honorable Mention for digital media work

2017
 

Areas of Specialization 

Skills