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Michael Porter

Michael Porter

Stuart, FL, US

 

About 

I recently finished the M.Arch program at the University of Florida.  My Masters Research Project is on Disaster Relief Shelters and designing a modular system that could accommodate a responsive architecture and provide a path to permanent homes through a flexible system.  Since graduation I've worked with my advisors to get the project and research published in the ASCE Journal (American Society of Civil Engineers).  I've also used the time to refine the design and ready it for production once funds are acquired.

Employment 

Straughn Trout Architects, Lakeland, FL, Architect

Nov 2015 - current
 

N2 Architecture + Design, Stuart, FL, US, Intern Architect

Nov 2013 - Nov 2015
 

Engineering Ministries International, Colorado Springs, CO, US, Architectural Intern

I was an Architectural Intern. I helped the staff architects document and develop current and past projects, through AutoCAD and Revit. The project trip I was on was ELWA Hospital in Monrovia Liberia for Samaritan's Purse. The design was a 140 bed hospital with multiple wards and surgical theaters to upgrade the war ravaged hospital currently on the site.

May 2012 - Aug 2012
 

Education 

University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, US, MArch, Architecture (Core)

Aug 2009 - May 2013
 

University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, US, Bachelors, Packaging Sciences

Jun 2005 - Aug 2009
 

Awards 

Rydell Scholarship, Scholarship

A $1000 Scholarship for Core Program students based on a competitive portfolio submission.

2012
 

Areas of Specialization 

Skills