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Alexander Estes

Alexander Estes

Montclair, NJ, US

 
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About 

Devoted to design, concerned with Architecture's capacity to mean, invested in the infinite potential of edifice.

Employment 

David Bers Architecture, Brooklyn, NY, US, Architecture Intern

Vectorworks drafting of details, elevations, and plans for luxury residential projects.

Co-designed a conceptual art light fixture that explores relationships between material, color, and light for exhibition.

Digital modeling in Rhino and Sketchup of ongoing projects to aid in design process, create renderings for clients, and to 3D print.

Jun 2022 - Aug 2022
 

smithmaran architecture and interiors, Montclair, NJ, US, Design Intern

AutoCAD drafting of details, elevations, and plans for large scale office projects and small scale luxury residential projects.

Onsite inspection and direction of construction work for luxury residential project.

Designed and rendered in Photoshop multiple kitchen, interior café, and carpet schemes presented to office client.

Archived and Documented the original drawings for the historic Charles Shultz House (1896) in collaboration with the Montclair Historical Society.

Jun 2021 - Aug 2021
 

smithmaran architecture and interiors, Montclair, NJ, US, Intern

Designed an interior wall glazing screen according to building typology.

Digitally archived and updated firm’s large material and catalog library.

Measured dimensions on-site of building for office renovation project.

Jun 2019 - Aug 2019
 

Education 

Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, US, BArch, Architecture

Minor: Philosophy

Sep 2018 - May 2023
 

The Cooper Union, New York, NY, US, Cooper Union: Summer Program in Architecture

Jul 2017 - Aug 2017
 

Awards 

Citation for Excellence in Thesis Design, Honorable Mention

Syracuse University Britton Memorial Awards 2023
project done in collaboration with Eli Gustavo Austin

2023
 

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