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Rodrigo Garcia Gutierrez

Rodrigo Garcia Gutierrez

Chicago, IL, US

 

About 

Employment 

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), Chicago, IL, US, Private Contractor

Worked alongside architects, sustainability consultants and engineers to develop a competition design.
Coordination between architectural, MEP, Interior Design, and Graphics department
Layout of elevator cores, floor plans, sections, 3D Graphics, diagrams and area calculations

Nov 2011 - Nov 2011
 

Self+Tucker Architects, Memphis, TN, US, Teacher Assistant

Served as Teacher Assistant for the University of Memphis Architecture Program Studio V
Responsible for research and document preparation
Met with students for individual and group reviews on current projects

Aug 2008 - Dec 2008
 

Self+Tucker Architects, Memphis, TN, US, Project Coordinator

Held meetings with clients from programming through construction administration
Coordination of architectural, MEP, and shop drawings
Revision and correction of construction documents
Site survey and construction observation

May 2006 - Jun 2008
 

Education 

Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), Chicago, IL, US, MArch, Architecture

Aug 2008 - May 2011
 

The University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, US, BArch, Fine Arts

Aug 2002 - May 2006
 

Lane Technical High School, Chicago, IL, US, Arts

Aug 1997 - May 2001
 

Awards 

Shelters For All Competition, Honorable Mention

Popular Vote for a sustainable, safe urban housing solution.

2012
 

SWIFA, 1st Place

Recipient of two SWIFA awards for Awning Design

2011
 

CTBUH, Scholarship

CTBUH Travel Scholarship Recipient, Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat travel to Seoul, South
Korea

2010
 

Areas of Specialization 

Skills