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James Nanasca

James Nanasca

New York, NY, US

 
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About 

James is a computational designer based in the South Coast of Massachusetts as New Bedford Research & Robotics' Director of Design Technologies. He trained as an architect and urban planner at Pratt's Graduate School of Architecture Urban Design (2022), Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (2012), and the University of Calgary (2019). James has developed curricula for universities and taught post-secondary technical workshops and STEM programs in NY. James has published research and presented findings at some of Architecture's most respected international computational journals. James has been awarded several scholarships and grants for his research focusing on; computational design, mixed reality, digital manufacturing, and robotic fabrication.

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Employment 

New Bedford Research and Robotics, New Bedford, MA, US, Director of Design Technologies

Aug 2022 - current
 

Consortium of Research and Robotics, New York, NY, US, Researcher

Sep 2019 - Jan 2022
 

Education 

Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY, US, MArch, Architecture

Sep 2019 - May 2022
 

University of Calgary, Calgary, Bachelors, Urban Studies / Architecture

Sep 2015 - Dec 2018
 

Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, Calgary, Architectural Technologies

Jan 2011 - May 2012
 

Areas of Specialization