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Caples Jefferson Architects Junior Architect, AIA Assoc. Public |
 Junior Architect New York City [AIA Assoc.]; former Architecture & Design Student Oxford; Chairman [OxArch]; Archaos Exec. and Project Manager for National / International Architectural Projects |
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| Title: | Junior Architect, AIA Assoc. |
| Company Name: | Caples Jefferson Architects |
| City: | New York City, NY |
| Start Date: | Aug 2008 |
| End Date: | Currently working |
| Company Size: | 6-10 |
| Company Type: | Public |
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Recently selected to design the Louis Armstrong House Museum Visitors Center, Caples Jefferson has previously designed the visitors center for Historic Weeksville (the noted African-American heritage site in Brooklyn) and the expansion of Queens Theatre-in-the-Park.
In 1998, the Architectural League honored Caples Jefferson Architects as an Emerging Voice. Caples Jefferson has received awards from the NYC Art Commission, the NY Chapter AIA, the National AIA Design Award, and the
National Organization of Minority Architects. |
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| Title: | Architecture & Design Student |
| Company Name: | Oxford Brookes University |
| City: | Oxfordshire, UK |
| Start Date: | Sep 2006 |
| End Date: | Jul 2008 |
| Company Size: | 200+ |
| Company Type: | Academic |
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| An erudite, dedicated student, whose efficient and adaptable style draws upon an excellent range of skills and experience gained through theoretical and practical training in academia and Industry. A highly motivated individual, knowledgeable primarily in architecture, building engineering, team leading management and architectural design. An accurate person with an eye for details, who also offers fluency in German, English and French. He has held many positions of responsibility, and has been chosen to perform the role of Project Manager, or Team Leader, inter alia for National and International Architectural projects on numerous occasions. |
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| Title: | Junior Architect |
| Company Name: | Architecture Plus |
| City: | New York City, NY |
| Start Date: | May 2007 |
| End Date: | Jul 2007 |
| Company Size: | 0-5 |
| Company Type: | Public |
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Established in 1991, our design philosophy is to achieve through a collaborative design process, a contemporary environment that balances function and technology, humanity and nature.
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| Title: | Architectural Assistant (CAD) |
| Company Name: | Nightingale Associates - Tribal Group |
| City: | London, UK |
| Start Date: | Feb 2004 |
| End Date: | Mar 2004 |
| Company Size: | 200+ |
| Company Type: | Public |
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A leading UK architectural practice and the largest in Europe specialising in healthcare, science and education, Nightingale Associates offers services including architectural and interior design, brief writing, strategic and master planning, landscape design, DDA access audits, and conservation.
The award-winning practice often acts as lead consultant of the design team, taking the responsibility of co-ordinating the services of the design team on behalf of the client and aiming to provide the highest possible design quality delivered on time and on budget.
Achieving our exacting quality standards requires a number of objectives to be met. In the short-term, we seek to ensure a building is environmentally appropriate, designed to incorporate current best practice as well as innovating through our dedication to continuous improvement. Working with the client, we design property to create a positive contribution to the environment and a sense of well-being, community, social interaction and inclusion.
Established in 1989, Nightingale Associates employs more than 300 staff, of which 185 are architects, across 12 offices, including the practice’s first international studio, based in Cape Town, South Africa. Future plans include expansion into other regions of England, as well as Scotland and Northern Ireland. Nightingale Associates also has strong links with similar practices in the US, Italy and Australia. |
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| Title: | Junior Architect & Modelmaker |
| Company Name: | Studio Daniel Libeskind |
| City: | New York City, NY |
| Start Date: | Aug 2007 |
| End Date: | Sep 2007 |
| Company Size: | 101-200 |
| Company Type: | Public |
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Daniel Libeskind established his architectural studio in Berlin,Germany in 1989. Upon winning the World Trade Center design competition in February 2003, Studio Daniel Libeskind (SDL) moved its headquarters to New York City .The office is now headquartered two blocks south of the original World Trade Center site.
Since 1990, the office has been fortunate to be involved in a diverse array of urban, architectural, and cultural projects. The office has won commissions for major cultural buildings and significant urban projects in Germany, Switzerland, Denmark, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Italy, Canada, the United States, Japan, Spain, Israel, Mexico, Korea, and Singapore.
The New York office has an average permanent staffing of 70 persons. SDL has European partner offices based in Zürich, Switzerland and Milan, Italy. In addition, the Studio has established site and partner offices with personnel around the world, including San Francisco, Denver, Bern, Toronto and Hong Kong, bringing the total number of worldwide employees to roughly 140 persons.
The office has extensive resources and experience in computer aided design, with Macintosh and PC computer workstations used to produce 2D and 3D presentation materials, working drawings, and construction documents. The office uses email and FTP sites to furnish design documents to consultants all over the world and maintains a video conferencing facility. Complementing this, traditional drawing and model-making techniques are extensively employed at all stages of the design process to visualize and develop important aspects of the designs. In particular, a comprehensively equipped workshop, with facilities for the production of high-quality presentation models and mock-ups, functions as a key resource in the development and realization of the Studio’s designs. |
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| Expertise: architecture & design civil engineering project management team leading management web design I.T./CAD |
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Skills: computing web design graphic applications and I.T. skills which include:
Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook Database, Java, PHP, FrontPage, DreamWeaver, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Revit Architecture, Rhino V4, 3D Studio Max, Sketchup, CAD, AutoCAD, Vectorworks, Microstation and other graphics applications. |
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| CREDENTIALS |
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| Awards |
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| Title: | International English Language Award Certification |
| Awarded By: | ETS - TOEFL |
| Date: | Feb 2008 |
| Description: | International English Language Award Certification - American Examination |
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| Title: | ARCHAOS Executive |
| Awarded By: | ARCHAOS, United Kingdom |
| Date: | Sep 2007 |
| Description: | ARCHAOS Executive, UK (2007-2008)
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| Title: | Chairman Oxford Architecture Society |
| Awarded By: | Oxford Brookes University |
| Date: | Sep 2007 |
| Description: | Chairman Oxford Architecture Society, United Kingdom (2007-2008) |
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| Title: | Student Ambassador |
| Awarded By: | University of East London |
| Date: | Sep 2005 |
| Description: | Student Ambassador (2005-2006) |
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| Title: | State Certified Assist. in Civil Engineering |
| Awarded By: | WNB Vocational College |
| Date: | Jul 2004 |
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| Title: | EU-Language Project Interpreter |
| Awarded By: | E-LVE, Badajoz Conference, Spain |
| Date: | May 2004 |
| Description: | Interpreter for the EU-Language Project ‘E-LVE’ [European Learners Virtual Exchange Comenius Project], Badajoz Conference, Spain |
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| Title: | Head of Team 'Start-Up Workshop, Germany |
| Awarded By: | McKinsey Company |
| Date: | May 2003 |
| Description: | 3rd place with a building design project for a multi-story covered car park (Head of Team for the Economic-Net-Planning Competition ´Start–Up–Workshop´) |
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| Title: | University of Cambridge Certificate |
| Awarded By: | University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations |
| Date: | Aug 2002 |
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| Title: | Project Manager 'Comenius I' & 'Leonardo Mobility' |
| Awarded By: | DAAD / European Union |
| Date: | Aug 2001 |
| Description: | Project Manager for the EU-Projects ´Comenius I´ and ´Leonardo Mobility' (2001-2003)
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| License |
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| Type: | AIA Assoc. |
| License Number: | 30484827 |
| Notes: | since September 2008 |
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| EDUCATION |
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| School: | Oxford Brookes University |
| Degree: | BA (Hons) Architecture |
| Study Field: | Architecture & Design |
| Description: | Founded in 1927, the Department of Architecture at Oxford Brookes has established an international reputation for the quality of both its research and its teaching. As one of the largest architecture schools in the UK, with around 600 students and 70 staff, it plays a leading role in defining the national, and international, agenda in design education and research.
This year we welcomed around 100 new students from home and overseas onto the undergraduate architecture course, plus 30 onto the interior architecture BA and around 120 onto the diploma in architecture and master's programmes. In addition there are some 40 students on the M.Phil/PhD programme.
Oxford Brookes is recognised as one of the country's leading schools and is consistently ranked by The Architect's Journal as one of the five best schools in the UK. Students from the school figure regularly in national and international prizes and awards and go on to work for many of the best-known practices in the country. In addition Oxford Brookes was chosen by the Royal Institute of British Architects as the sole provider of the RIBA's Office Based Examination (OBE) programme for Part 1 and Part 2.
The department enjoys an international reputation in research, in areas ranging from sustainable design to modular buildings and from design for well-being to vernacular architecture. |
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| School: | University of East London |
| Date Graduated: | Jul 2006 |
| Degree: | BA (Hons) Architecture |
| Study Field: | Architecture & Design |
| Description: | Situated on the visually stunning Docklands campus, the School of Architecture and the Visual Arts (AVA) brings together the related disciplines of architecture, art and design. We aim to support the development of the next generation of artists, designers, and architects, within a contemporary, professional milieu. Our students participate in many professional projects and exhibitions, and are confident and well equipped to succeed in their chosen fields. The student community includes students from a wide range of background, and experience, contributing a rich mix to studio debate, and leading to independent and original work. |
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| GROUPS AND ASSOCIATIONS |
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| Group: | U.S. Green Building Council |
| Start Date: | Sep 2008 |
| Description: | Active Member of USGBC - NY Chapter and Emerging Green Builders NY |
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| Group: | American Institute of Architects |
| Start Date: | Sep 2008 |
| Description: | AIA Assoc., New York (USA) |
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| Group: | Royal Institute of British Architects |
| Start Date: | Sep 2005 |
| Description: | RIBA Student Membership, United Kingdom |
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| Group: | American Institute of Architecture Students |
| Start Date: | May 2007 |
| Description: | AIAS Active Member, New York/USA |
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| Group: | Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists |
| Start Date: | Jan 2007 |
| Description: | CIAT Student Membership, United Kingdom |
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| Group: | ARCHAOS |
| Start Date: | Sep 2007 |
| End Date: | Jul 2008 |
| Description: | Executive Member ARCHAOS, United Kingdom |
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| Group: | Oxford Architecture Society |
| Start Date: | May 2007 |
| End Date: | Jul 2008 |
| Description: | Chairman of OXARCH, Oxford, United Kingdom |
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| GOALS AND INTERESTS |
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| Career Goals: My ambition/career goal is to establish connections with other architects, designers, contractors etc. around the globe. I want to be involved in further international/national projects within the architecture/design environment. Being an international recognized architect as well as project manager is an ambitious committment. I can proove my architectural & design skills/talent worldwide, enhance creativity as well as retaining a busy hard-working lifestyle. However, I also believe it is also important to embrace new technology that improves the way we communicate ideas and transmit information. |
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| Personal Interests: I am also interested in how team members are integrated across the life of a building project, especially since the process of designing and building is collaborative, not linear. |
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