I recently graduated from UC Berkeley Summa Cum Laude with my Master’s in Architecture, and hold a Bachelor’s in Arts & Architecture from UNC Charlotte.
Professionally, I worked at three architecture firms where I gained experience in all phases of project delivery including design proposals, code review, project rendering, site master planning, building plans, elevations, wall sections/ details, and zoning. I have met individually with clients to present project proposals as well as meeting throughout the design process. Additionally, I have worked and coordinated personally with PM&E firms, local government planners, contractors, and product consultants through the process of a project design. The projects I have worked on vary in program including industrial, multi-family/single-family housing, commercial, and educational.
I bring strong attention to detail and a great dedication to craft. I am proficient in a range of both analog skills and digital programs. The diversity of my educational and professional experience highlights my ability to be adaptive, receptive and eager to learn. I am highly motivated and energetic, continentality excited about new projects and new ideas.
My interests in design center on creating socially equitable and environmentally sustainable spaces and places.
University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, US, Graduate Student Instructor
The class taught was the first architecture studio for undergraduates which focused on fundamental design principals, analog and digital representation skills, and software skills. I taught and managed a twelve student section within the studio where I led studio pin-ups, desk critiques, and reading discussions during the duration of the class. I also created and delivered software tutorials for lectures. While teaching I focused on creating a healthy and collaborative studio environment.
STUDIO URBIS: Architecture/Urban design, Berkeley, CA, US, Architecture Intern
I worked on design development wall sections and details, developing custom details for an educational building and a single-family residence in Inverness. I also participated in meetings with clients and contractors and researched product equipment specs to change drawings accordingly.
Carlos J. Moore Architect P.A., Concord, NC, US, Architectural Designer
I worked on design proposals, construction drawings, code review, project rendering, site plans, building plans, elevations, sections, and zoning. Additionally, I met individually with clients about design proposals. Developed designs for a spec home, a townhome development, a transitional housing community, and a commercial shell building.
Ivan Toth Depena Studio, Charlotte, NC, US, Artist Assistant
Provided assistance through design decisions, manual labor, and digital labor. Produced work for the artist such as digital models/ drawings and physical sculpture/ fabrication.
University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, US, Teaching Assistant
I provided assistance through grading students’ weekly submitted skills drawings while also helping students develop their hand drawing and compositional skills, techniques, and habits. My objective was to further insight into drawing philosophy within the assignments given.
Peadon Finein Architecture, Charlotte, NC, US, Architecture Intern
Worked on projects while they were in the schematic design and design development phases. Created project rendering and drawings and also adjusted project drawings based on red-lines.
University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, US, MArch, Architecture
I studied architecture at the University of California Berkeley for two years receiving my Master's in Architecture with Summa Cum Laude honors. During my time at Berkeley, I focused my studies on socially equitable and sustainable architecture design. I along with a team of five other students won the James R. Boyce Affordable Housing Competition Award in our 2019 spring studio. Outside of my educational requirements, I joined a team of individuals in the QED student organization (Queer in Environmental Design), where we won a diversity platform grant from the university to design and develop an exhibition advocating for and educating people on the need for gender-neutral and universally accessible bathroom designs.
University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, US, BArch, Architecture
I studied architecture at the University of North Carolina Charlotte for four years receiving my Bachelor's in Arts and Architecture with Magna Cum Laude honors. I studied abroad for a faculty lead summer semester in Rome, Italy during the summer of 2016 and later studied abroad through a semester exchange program at Tongji University in Shanghai, China for the spring semester of 2017.
CED Diversity Platform Grant, 1st Place
The following grants are sponsored by the Diversity Platforms strategic initiative as part of CED Frontiers. Funding is provided by the College of Environmental Design's Arcus Endowment.
James R. Boyce Affordable Housing Competition Award, 1st Place
An award given to two design teams within the James R. Boyce Affordable Housing Studio for the best affordable housing design proposal.
The AIAC/School of Architecture Traveling Fellowship, Scholarship
The Traveling Fellowship Program is hosted and funded in conjunction with the Charlotte Section of the North Carolina Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIAC). The purpose of the program is to recognize and reward excellence in the study of architectural design and to provide the opportunity for travel and exploration in the continuation of that study.
Boardman Architecture Honor Fellowship, Scholarship
The Boardman Architecture Honor Fellowship is available to undergraduate and graduate students attending the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. You must be majoring in architecture, have a minimum GPA of 3.0, and demonstrate academic excellence and financial need to be eligible for this award. Selection is based on the quality of Design Studio performance, overall architectural studies performance, and university studies performance.
