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Miguel Matos

Miguel Matos

Jersey City, NJ, US

 

About 

Recent Master of Architecture Graduate from the University of Pennsylvania, Weitzman School of Design.

Elsewhere:

Employment 

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, US, Lecturer

Aug 2024 - current
 

Mapos Architects, DPC, New York, NY, US, Project Manager / Designer

Dec 2023 - Aug 2024
 

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), New York, NY, US, Junior Designer

Aug 2022 - Oct 2023
 

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, US, Part-time Lecturer | MSD AAD

May 2022 - May 2023
 

Hume Architecture, Brooklyn, NY, US, Designer

May 2022 - Aug 2022
 

Tianjin University, Tianjin, CN, Visiting Lecturer | Advanced Architectural Design Workshop Assistant

Jun 2022 - Jun 2022
 

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, US, Graduate Teaching Assistant | Studio 602

Jan 2022 - May 2022
 

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, US, Graduate Teaching Assistant | Studio 501

Aug 2021 - Dec 2021
 

Oyler Wu Collaborative, Los Angeles, CA, US, Architectural Intern

May 2021 - Aug 2021
 

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, Graduate Teaching Assistant | Studio 502

Jan 2021 - May 2021
 

RS&H, Inc., Jacksonville, Fl, Architectural Intern

May 2019 - Jul 2019
 

Education 

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

Jul 2019 - May 2022
 

University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, US, BArch, Bachelors of Design in Architecture, Minor in Urban Planning

Aug 2017 - May 2019
 

Miami Dade College, Kendall, FL, US, Associates in Art

Aug 2015 - Jun 2017
 

Awards 

Paul Philippe Cret Medal, Award

Founded by the Architectural Alumni Society in 1946, awarded to the graduating student who has consistently demonstrated excellence in design in the Master in Architecture professional degree program.

2022
 

Cold War Veterans Memorial International Competition, 1st Place

Collaborated in the design and visualization of a winning proposal for a Cold War Memorial to be constructed in Somers, Wisconsin.

2022
 

E. Lewis Dales Traveling Fellowship, 1st Place

Awarded to students that present oustanding portfolio design and succession
of work while at the Weitzman School of Design.

2021
 

Albert F. Schenck- Henry Gillette Woodman Scholarship, 1st Place

Awarded to students in the first year of the professional degree program on the basis of a competition.

2020
 

Surface Summer School Design Challenge, Honorable Mention

Awarded to participants of the Summer School Design Challenge for their proposals to design a mobile testing unit for Covid-19.

2020
 

Architecture Design Award, Award

Awarded in recognition of outstanding achievement and consistent performance in the architectural design studio sequence.

2019
 
2019
 

International Studies Award, Award

Awarded in recognition of excellence in international studies.

2019
 

Architecture Academic Achievement Award, Award

Awarded in recognition of outstanding achievement in all areas of study.

2019
 

Frank J. Sindelar Scholarship, Scholarship

Awarded to recognize outstanding student performance and to support participation in off-campus programs offered through the School of Architecture.

2018
 

Areas of Specialization