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Piers Ellis

Piers Ellis

New York, NY, US

 
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About 

Employment 

Northeastern School of Architecture, Boston, Exhibition Graphic Designer and Co-Curator

- Organised, curated, and selected research material to create a pictorial and historical narrative of Ruggles Station
- Exercised collaborative ideation, leveraging my Rhino, Adobe Suite, AutoCAD and rendering skills to create board layouts, maps, typographic work and exhibition’s spatial experience
- Developed close relationships with co-workers and professors - enabled me to understand project at all levels

May 2022 - Jun 2023
 

William Rawn Associates, Architects, Inc., Boston, Student Designer

- Actively participated in the design development phase of a office/community center - included site analysis, zoning ordinance research, 3D modelling, sketching, model-making, rendering, diagramming and Revit BIM design
- Managed a three person model-making team
Responsible for generating design concepts, whilst balancing the considerations of both my team and clients
- Trusted with client relations responsibilities - Included presenting internal schematics, spearheading one-on-one weekly meetings, and introducing official proposals at design charrettes across the country

Jul 2021 - Dec 2021
 

William Rawn Associates, Architects, Inc., Boston, 3D Studio Model Maker

- Maintained highly organized, proactive, and resourceful when producing materials skills that were needed under tight project deadlines and fast-paced environment
- Learned to thrive in a team dynamic, consistently bringing an optimistic attitude when facing challenges and communicating ideas to deliver high-quality models on all office projects
- Project experience: Brookline High School Tappan Building, Museum of Science, MassArt addition and more

Jul 2019 - Dec 2019
 

Education 

Northeastern University, Boston, MArch, Master's of Architecture

Sep 2022 - May 2023
 

Northeastern University, Boston, BArch, Architecture

Sep 2017 - May 2022
 

Bryanston School, Blandford Forum, GB, High School, High School

Sep 2013 - Jul 2017
 

University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, US, embARC Summer Program

Jul 2015 - Aug 2015
 

Awards 

Nantucket Envision Resilience Challenge, Award

Developed innovative urban planning and architectural solutions to Nantucket's rising sea level problem. I represented Northeastern University in a challenge that included competition like Harvard University, Yale University, University of Miami and more. My team and I presented a cohesive master plan, at the scale of the entire coast line to an individual property to mitigate flooding issues. Our submission was presented to a panel of judges where we were awarded and nominated for our innovative architecture designs.

2020
 

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