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I run an independent, research, and multidisciplinary design practice, X-Lab (www.xmanifold.com), focusing on critical and speculative projects in the built environment urbanism, and product design. The studio’s most recent work includes traveling exhibition space for energy company ’S-OIL’ (Seoul 2015), chief editorial and publishing duties for the annual journal on advanced tropical architecture, design, and sustainability, ‘Prototropic’ (NYC 2016), and prototype energy generator for the urban waterfront, ‘Eco Pylon’ (Lexus Design Award 2017).
Before X-Lab, I worked with Greg Lynn, Elena Manferdini, Eric Owen Moss, Peter Testa, and Fernando Romero in Los Angeles from (2007-2011) as a junior and intermediate associate, working on design research, competition projects, and design installations. From 2014-2015, I worked with ‘MD Lab’ and ‘Schmidhuber & Partners in Germany on high-concept retail, interior design, and brand environments for Sony, Samsung, and Mercedez. From 2015-2016, I returned to New York and worked with MAD-NYC Architects, JPDA, and DSA on various competitions and built projects in architecture and interior design.
My teaching experience began with a Teaching Assistantship with the Graduate Visual Studies (2007), Undergraduate Thesis Studio (2008), and Lecturer for Undergraduate Thesis-Prep Seminar at SCI-Arc (2009). I have previously taught Foundation Studio II, Visual Studies II, and Advanced Visual Studies as an adjunct professor of Architectural Technology at CUNY (2015-2016). I have taught First-year Design Studio at NJIT from 2016-2017 and Most recently, Advanced Visual Studies for ID class at FIT (2016) and NYSID (2017) Interior Design program and taught Professional Practice and Introduction to Interior Drawings at Parsons School of Constructed Environments (2017).
MAD NYC, New York, NY, US, Architect
Architectural design, project management, and assistance for commercial and high-end residential projects in New York.
Work Highlights: 'NYU Rubin Hall' renovation (See portfolio).
JDPA, Brooklyn, NY, US, Project Architect
Architectural design and documentation for high-end commercial and retail space.
Work Highlights: 'Bronx Incubator/Accelerator office' in Bronx (See portfolio).
MD Lab, München, DE, Architekten
3D brand experience, retail, and corporate interior designs for high-end clients.
InForm Design Inc., Honolulu, HI, US, Architect
Architectural design and BIM specialist for retail and hospitality projects.
Columbia University, New York, NY, US, Designer
Visual Designer for Global Studio-X NYC and GSAPP Alumni Association.
FR-EE / Fernando Romero Enterprise, Los Angeles, CA, US, Architect
Research and conceptual design for architecture and urban design
Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc), Los Angeles, CA, US, Assistant Instructor
Coordinating research for undergraduate thesis class
Testa / Weiser, Venice, CA, US, Architectural Consultant
Conceptual design and visualization for architectural prototypes
KY Architects International, Honolulu, HI, US, Architect
Conceptual design for competition projects, architectural/urban design, modeling and rendering.
Ostrander & Chu, Honolulu, HI, US, Art Director
Art Direction, page layout and typography, web design, post production for print and web.
ACM, Honolulu, HI, US, Program Assistant
Media design and authoring, production and instructional assistant for film/video, motion graphic design for film/TV, web and print.
Media venture Partners, Honolulu, HI, US, Jr. Graphic Designer
Editorial design for magazine, ‘Venture’, advertisement design, identity systems, stationary, and annual report design.
SquareUSA, Honolulu, HI, US, Wrangler
Render and visual effects assistant for the feature film and video game studio
Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc), MArch, Architecture
Architecture and urban design
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI, US, Bachelors, Design
Media and Communication design
SCI-Arc Teaching Fellowship, Grant
A teaching fellowship with the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc). Assigned to teach undergraduate thesis research seminar.
Fellowship with the Center for Smart Buidling and Community Design, Grant
A research and teaching fellowship with the Center for Smart Buidling and Community Design, Sea Grant, and the School of Architecture, University of Hawaii.
