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Ellen Harris

Ellen Harris

New York, NY, US

 
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Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, US, Research Assistant

Conducted independent research on the history of Denmark’s folk high school movement, a radical experiment that challenged traditional modes of education, questioned relationships between rural and urban ways of life, engaged with cooperative modes of living, and transformed rural farming practices, advised by Professor M. Christine Boyer.

Jun 2022 - Aug 2022
 

Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, US, Head Assistant in Instruction

Assisted Professor M. Christine Boyer with the undergraduate course URB 201: Introduction to Urban Studies. As head assistant instructor, I led a team of six preceptors, conducted a weekly precept of eight students, advised students on research projects, and graded written assignments.

Jan 2022 - May 2022
 

Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, US, Assistant in Instruction

Assisted Professor Mario Gandelsonas with the undergraduate course ARC 205: Interdisciplinary Design Studio. As assistant instructor, I assisted with lesson-planning, led workshops and demonstrations, worked with students on the development of design projects, and graded assignments.

Aug 2021 - Dec 2021
 

MOS Architects, New York, NY, US, Intern

Worked primarily as a designer for a furniture project that was later included in (662) MOS ARCH, an exhibition at the Princeton University School of Architecture. I was involved in the project from its earliest stages as a designer, working with paper study models, developing one-to-one chipboard models, and creating shop drawings in AutoCAD, with the ultimate goal being the construction of a one-to-one aluminum mock-up.

Jun 2021 - Aug 2021
 

Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, US, Assistant in Instruction

Assisted Professor M. Christine Boyer with the undergraduate course URB 201: Introduction to Urban Studies. As assistant instructor, I conducted a weekly precept of five students, advised students on research projects, and graded written assignments.

Jan 2021 - May 2021
 

Lake|Flato Architects, Austin, TX, US, Intern

Assisted in the early design and construction phases of several commercial and residential projects. This work included developing preliminary design proposals for potential clients, working on schematic designs, and making drawing sets in Revit. I was also responsible for building digital models in SketchUp, generating renderings of design schemes using Enscape, and assisting the research and development team in using software to assess the performance and energy use of several built projects.

Jan 2020 - Jul 2020
 

Education 

Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, US, MArch, Professional Master of Architecture I

Aug 2020 - May 2023
 

Clemson University, Clemson, SC, US, Bachelors, Bachelor of Arts in Architecture

Aug 2015 - May 2019