Ian Watchorn is a Licensed Architect in both the US & Europe with over 10 years of experience working at internationally renowned offices. Educated in Ireland he has worked with two separate Pritzker Prize winning architects in OMA and Grafton Architects and has experience spanning Ireland, The Netherlands, Norway, and for the past 7 years; the United States. Ian’s experience and educational arc is one that acknowledges the distinct skillsets required to both design and deliver architectural projects. In this manner Ian’s design sensibility was duly formed at OMA where he developed a critical approach to design. Post OMA, Ian then refined this design thinking leading a number of design commissions and competitions in the years that followed. With a desire to see projects through to completion Ian then fulfilled his educational arc by joining Cooper Robertson, working extensively on the later phases of project development, documentation and delivery. He has experience in leading all stages of architectural projects at the highest level.
Cooper Robertson, New York, NY, US, Project Architect
_Albright Knox Museum | 70,000sqf | CD | New York, US | Architect | 2019
_New Museum Expansion | 60,000sqf | CD | New York, US | Architect | 2019
_MoMA Upgrades | 80,000sqf | CD, CA | New York, US | Project Arch.| 2018
_The Edible Academy at NYBG | 5300sqf | CA | New York, US | Proj. Arch. | 2017
HWKN, New York, NY, US, Project Architect
_Retail Flagship Store | 4500sqf | SD/DD | New York, US | Architect | 2016
_Micro Housing | n/a | DD/CD/CA | New York, US | Architect | 2016
_Journal Squared | 2,300,000sqf | CD/CA | New Jersey, US | BIM Arch. | 2016
Studio Link-Arc, LLC, New York, NY, US, Project Architect
_5th Ave Retail Flagship | 7,200sqf | SD/DD | New York, US | Pr. Architect | 2016
_DaChong School | 41,000m2 | SD/DD | Shenzhen, CN | Architect | 2015
_One Mima Rooftop | 3,500sqf | SD | New York, US | Project Architect | 2015
_Wien Museum Neu | 11,500m2 | SD/DD | Vienna, AT | Project Architect | 2015
_Bauhaus Museum | 3,500m2 | SD/DD | Dessau, DE | Project Architect | 2015
_CRLand Archive Library | 9,000m2 | DD/CD | Shenzhen, CN | Architect | 2014
OMA (The Office for Metropolitan Architecture), New York, NY, US, Junior Architect
_Transbay Tower | 56 Floors | DD | San Francisco, US | Jr. Architect | 2014
_George Lucas Museum | 360,000sqf | SD/DD | Chicago, US | Jr. Arch.| 2014
Grafton Architects, Dublin, IE, Junior Architect
_Student Center and Library KU | 11,500m2 | DD | London, UK | Jr. Arch. | 2014
OMA (The Office for Metropolitan Architecture), New York, Junior Architect
_2701 South Bayshore Drive | 600,000sqf | SD/DD | Miami, US | Jr. Arch. | 2013
_South Beach Ace (MBCC) | 52 acre | SD/DD | Miami, US | Jr. Architect | 2013
_The Plaza at Santa Monica | 420,000sqf | SD/DD | CA, US | Jr. Architect | 2013
OG Arkitekter, Bergen, NO, Sivilarkitekt
_Solheimsviken Hotel | 300 Room | SD | Bergen, NO | BIM Coordinator| 2012
_Kameleon Kronstad | 3,000m2 | SD/DD | Bergen, NO | Project Architect | 2012
VMX Architects, Amsterdam, NL, Stagiere
_Station Oldenzaal | 1000m2 | SD/DD | Oldenzaal, NL | Intern Architect | 2012
_Ex-Casa 400 | 30,870m2 | SD/DD | Amsterdam, NL | Intern Architect | 2011
_H & M Guest House | 60m2 | SD/DD | Amsterdam, NL | Intern Architect | 2011
DHB Architects, Waterford, IE, Intern Architect
_Design development of cultural projects involving conservation and health care.
_Design and presentation of international cemetary competition Stockholm, SE.
Waterford Institute of Technology, Waterford, IE, BArch, Architecture
Dissertation: ‘Wanderings into Architecture...the Nomad’
RIAI Design Conference Symposium First Place, 1st Place
Royal Institute of Architects Ireland Annual Conference
Theme: Challenging the public perception of architecture in Ireland
School of Architecture and Engineering Student of the Year, 1st Place
School of Architecture and Engineering Student of the Year during my final year studies in Waterford Institute of Technology. This was awarded from a catchment of over 1000 students.
Distinction at EAAE International Competition for Students in Architecture, Award
Host: “Ion Mincu” University of Architecture and Urbanism, Bucharest, RO
Award: A prize of 1000euro as well as numerous publications
Jury: Pierre von Meiss: CH, Rafael De La-Hoz: ES, Francois Lelercq: FR, Herman
Neuckermans: BE, Maire Henry: IE, Emil Barbu Popescu: RO, Leopold Lombard: FR.
