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BERLIN Wall Bridge
AMSTERDAM Ferry Station
MIAMI In�ll Housing
CARACAS Cultural Center
LONDON Pedestrian Bridge
MIAMI Downtown Hotel
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Ground �oor
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Street View
The city grid is pushed towards the site
Pushing the grid on site
arc 5340: architectural dcomp.Prof. Claudia Busch / Fall 2015
Second �oor
Third �oor
CARACAS Cultural Center
Historic map collage Protected london views Historic sitesLocal pedestrian �ow
Reorganizing the gridded structure to support the views
London’s original bridge had nineteen arches
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LONDON Pedestrian Bridgearc 6356: architectural design xProf. Marylis Nepomechie / Study Abroad Summer 2014
Infrastructure Green space program Site program Gra�tic wall extension Wall/park views
BERLIN Wall Bridgearc 6356: architectural design xProf. Claudia Busch / Study Abroad Summer 2014
Parking
MIAMI Downtown Hotelarc 5362: architectural design ixProf. Olivia Ramos / Spring 2014
Keys
Dining Room/Bar
Lobby
1. Pool Deck 2. Automated Parking
4. Dining Room/Bar
3. Keys Hallway
Section Perspective
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AMSTERDAM Ferry Station arc 5340: architectural design viiProf. Marilys Nepomechie / Study Abroad Summer 2013
Carving with light penetration study
Final carving
Program implemented
MIAMI In�ll Housing arc 5335: architectural design viProf. Claudio Salazar / Spring 2013
E D U C A T I O N
Florida International University, Miami, FL
Masters Student, Architecture, 2012-Present
GPA 3.6
St. Petersburg College, Clearwater, FL
Associate of Arts, Architecture
GPA 3.5
ChristopherAkinsStudies from Paul L. Cejas School of Architecture at Florida International UniversityA: 5031 MAYMOUNT PARK CIR. BRADENTON, FL 34203 P: 727.560.8385 E: [email protected] W: WWW.CAKINS.COM
R E F E R E N C E S
Malik Benjamin
Professor at FIU School of Architecture
Phone Number: 1(786) 372-0522 Email: [email protected]
Gray Alice Read
Professor at FIU School of Architecture
Email: [email protected]
Steve Hendrick
Sr. Associate at Sunera Healthcare
Phone Number: 1(727) 430-2505
Email: [email protected]
James Bronson
Licensed Sales Professional
Phone Number: 1(727)215-8133 Email: [email protected]
Graduate Assistant at FIU School of Architecture, Prof Gray Read Fall 2014 Miami, FL
- Helped graduate students transition into the program and grasp an introduction onto architectural theories.
- Graded weekly assignments and essays
Architecture Study Abroad, Prof. Nepomechie, Prof. Claudia Busch, Prof. Jaime Canaves Summer 2014 London, UK & Berlin, DE
- Study the development around the major rivers that both cities grew upon and connections across them.
- International Architecture firm visits to Zaha Hadid and RTKL.
- Major dissection and analyzing of the studio sites in London and Berlin, as well as the development of the city fabric.
Research Assistant at FIU School of Architecture, Prof. Malik Benjamin, Director of Innovation Fall 2013 — Spring 2014
Miami, FL
- Duties included problem solving a list of weekly task for example designing our lecture series posters.
- Setting up FIUSOA with the latest innovative marketing applications to help enhance the schools outreach.
- Filming, editing and posting a monthly architecture lecture series.
- Creative sessions, debating and researching new ideas of getting students more involved with school related activities.
Architecture Study Abroad, Prof. Marilys Nepomechie Summer 2013 Holland, NL
- Studying the solutions over the centuries of land reclamation, water management and social housing.
- International Architecture firm visits to OMA, MVRDV, UN Studio, West 8 and Waterstudio
- Site analysis and mapping for studio projects in Rotterdam and Amsterdam, as well as study the city fabric.
E X P E R I E N C E
S K I L L S P R O F I L E
- Proficient in 3D and 2D modeling programs: Rhinoceros, Revit, AutoCad and Maya.
- Skillful in rendering programs: Photoshop, Vray, 3DS, Mental Ray and Revit Cloud.
- Sketching and traditional drawing skills, pen and pencil diagraming.
- Other useful experience in layout and formatting presentations in Illustrator, InDesign
And website building in Adobe Muse.
- Very good in Microsoft Office programs: Word, PowerPoint and Excel
- Working in Video with Adobe Premier
- Financial experience in Return on Investment and Pro-forma spread sheet calculations
A C T I V I T I E S
- AIAS Social Chair for the FIUSOA Chapter
- Volunteer at local Miami area AIA Events
- Dean’s List Student at FIU
- Alpha Phi Sigma Honor Society