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Patrick Danahy

Patrick Danahy

Philadelphia, PA, US

 

About 

Patrick is a Research Assistant in the AML and third year Masters of Architecture student at the University of Pennsylvania Weitzman School of Design. His work in the AML focuses on additive manufacturing, custom agent contouring, tool making, and is currently moving towards work in real-time robotics and computer vision. In his second year he received the Kanter-Tritsch Prize in Energy and Architectural Innovation, among several others including the T-Square Fellowship, the Van Alen Traveling Fellowship, the Dales Fellowship, and the Schenk-Woodman Merit Award. His current work focuses on architectural surveying of the art nouveau and the development of Generative Adversarial Networks. 

Employment 

Autonomous Manufacturing Lab, Philadelphia, PA, US, Research Assistant

As a Research Assistant in the AML work focused on additive manufacturing, custom agent contouring, tool making, and is currently moving towards work in real-time robotics and computer vision. This work also included development of computational design tools and software packages of custom written scripts for structural optimization, facade and panel optimization and other efficiency based coding projects.

Jun 2019 - current
 

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, US, Graduate Teaching Assistant

Graduate teaching assistant for several instructors including Nate Hume, Kutan Ayata, Brian DeLuna, Ezio Blasetti, Danielle Willems, and Robert Stuart-Smith.

Jun 2018 - current
 

Mark Foster Gage Architects, New York, NY, US, Design Intern

Assisted in schematic design and design development of projects ranging from retail, and entertainment to single family residential,competition packages and exhibitions.

Jun 2018 - Sep 2018
 

Cunningham Quill Architects, Georgetown, DC, US, Design Intern

Assisted in project delivery including schematic design, design development, construction documentation and on-site administration. The work ranged from single-family residential, religious, to mixed-use and multi-family.

May 2014 - Aug 2017
 

Education 

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, US, MArch, Master of Architecture

Sep 2017 - current
 

Clemson University, Clemson, SC, US, Bachelors, Bachelor of Arts in Architecture

Sep 2013 - May 2017
 

Awards 

2019
 
2019
 

T-Square Fellowship, 1st Place

2018
 

Schenk Woodman Merit Award, Honorable Mention

2018
 
2017
 

UPenn Digiblast, 1st Place

2017
 

Areas of Specialization 

Skills