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Katie Kwok

Katie Kwok

New York, NY, US

 
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About 

B.Arch student graduating this May 2023. Seeking junior architect positions starting June 2023.

Elsewhere:

Employment 

Pratt Institute, Dept. of Marketing and Communications, Brooklyn, NY, US, Photographer

- Developed artistic direction for and photographed over 40 exhibits, events, lectures, campus lifestyle, and headshots for Prattfolio magazine, articles, websites, and social media.
- Coordinated photoshoots with clients and team including proposing locations, coaching models, and implementing lighting.
- Created and edited images using Photoshop and Lightroom within a brief 3-5 day turnaround period.

Feb 2022 - current
 

Curtis + Ginsberg Architects LLP, New York, NY, US, Architect Intern

- Assisted multiple projects simultaneously by developing construction and presentation drawings, renders, digital models, physical models, and finish/fixture schedules.
- Increased productivity of the firm by creating standardized templates for client presentations.
- Working collaboratively with project members to produce deliverables efficiently using Revit, Bluebeam, Adobe Suite, and Rhino.

Sep 2022 - Dec 2022
 

Pratt Institute, School of Architecture, Brooklyn, NY, US, Research Assistant

- Evaluated RE-TERRA agriculture-architecture competition design projects to address the ongoing food emergency in Metro-Manila, Philippines to be made into built prototypes. Analyzed the financial, architectural, and agricultural feasibility of building prototypes.
- Forensic research of Metro-Manila including ground conditions, climate, politics, and culture as well as precedent research on the superposition of architecture and agriculture in built urban projects.
- Created a framework for a feasibility report to be used for RE-TERRA prototypes and future agri-archi developments in collaboration with architects and experts based in Metro-Manila.

Jan 2022 - May 2022
 

Education 

Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY, BArch, Architecture

B.Arch with a minor in Photography. Expected to graduate in May 2023.

Jan 2018 - current
 

Skills