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To whom It may concern,
My name is Nicholas Ross. I graduated in 2010 with a Bachelors of Architecture [BArch] from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University [Virginia Tech]; after which I attended the Southern California Institute of Architecture [SCI-Arc] where I received a Masters of Design Research - Emerging Systems and Technologies [MDesR EST] in late 2011. During my time at Virginia Tech I acted as an Executive Chair of Design at C_U P an international award winning virtual research collaborative which acts as a think tank with one foot in the university and one foot in the professional world of design. C_U P establishes an expansive alternative and compliment to traditional design education and practice. The acronym C_U P stands for Competitions Unite People.
I am a founding collaborator at smallgroup. smallgroup is the continuation of a collaborative project that began while pursuing my bachelors degree. smallgroup has no goals, only directions that keep it in a state of constant exploration. This means that smallgroup is the project itself and our experiments carry the momentum that keeps us going. We see these experiments as moments in the evolution of our practice.
I am currently based in Los Angeles, CA and is looking to begin my professional career.
Thank you for your time,
Nicholas Rosswww.nrdesigner.info
17818 S. Harvard BlvdGardena, CA 90248(540) 974.9248 (C)
C_U Pweb.mac.com/surjan
smallgroupwww.smallgroup.co
WORK_sample Nicholas D. Ross [email protected] 540.974.9248 nrdesigner.info web.mac.com/surjan smallgroup.co
architecture
machines
code
installation/fabrication
industry
curriculum vitae www.nrdesigner.info
built environment/ installations
professional + educational experience
Angelus Automatum: “absolute architecture in a dissolute city.”graduate thesis/ SCI-Arc///urbanism, rendering/graphics,writing, design, video, case study, philosophy, modeling,3D modeling/drawing, exhibition, site analysis.
small group///
MDesR ESTm. [11.11.2011]SCI-Arc [Southern California Institute of Architecture]
BArch. [05.15.2010]School of Architecture + DesignCollege of Architecture & Urban StudiesVirginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Little Tokyo Design Week///B.A.D. architectssequencing, exhibition.
References///Mohamed Sharif, Adjunct Professor UCLA, founding partner Bureau for Architecture and Design, [email protected]
Terry J. Surjan, C_U P
founding chair, Adjunct Professor Illinois Institute of Technology, [email protected]
internship/Bureau for Architecture and Design///11.11.2011 - current[contact info. available on request].
temp. designer/wHY+ Architects///[contact info. available on request].
Internship/Abramson Teiger Architects///1.24.2012 - 2.17.2012[contact info available on request]
notable competitions
Angelus Automatum: “absolute architecture in a dissolute city.”graduate thesis/ SCI-Arc///urbanism, rendering/graphics,writing, design, video, case study, philosophy, modeling,3D modeling/drawing, exhibition, site analysis.
Little Tokyo Design Week///B.A.D. architectssequencing, exhibition.
3D creative/Los Angeles Guild///05.07.2012-current[contact info available on request]
Design for Death///conceptual design, competition, collaboration, illustration, rendering, writing, industrial design, fabrication, video, technical drafting
Wired magazine-NextFest/ Chicago, IL///C_U Pprofessional research,design + fabrication + build,travel, publication, international event.
City Racks/ New York, NY///C_U Pproffesional research, industrial design,rendering/graphics.
London Festival of Architecture/ London, England///C_U Pvertical studio/ Virginia Tech,design + build + fabrication,travel, publication, graphics,international event, exhibition.
House of Arts and Culture/ Beirut, Lebanon///C_U P design competition, collaboration, technical drafting, rendering/graphics,site analysis, mapping and emergent study, proposal drafting.
Togs2/ Austin, TX///C_U P
Virginia Society AIA/ Washington, DC///philosophy, history, urban planning.
Pamphlet Architecture/ New York, NY///C_U Pwriting, graphics.
Imagine Coney/ Coney Island, NY///C_U P
Round Building Reuse-RBR360/ Miami, FL///C_U Pprofessional research, site analysis,graphics.
executive chair of design/C_U P///
design associate/ C_U P///
student. SCI-Arc/MdesR EST///charter class, Xlab robotics studio,associated projects, thesis.
WARD_OMB. undergraduate thesis. Virginia Tech///urbanism, rendering/graphics,writing, design, travel, case study, philosophy,modeling, CAD drafting,construction documentation,exhibition, site analysis, pottery,photography.
DesCours/ AIA New Orleans LA///professional research, design, competition, collaboration,CAD drafting, rendering/graphics,site analysis, mapping and emergent study.proposal drafting.
Blacksburg VA///closed competition, graffiti,collaboration, stenciling,rendering/graphics, philosophy.
C_U P Exhibition/Blacksburg, VA///C_U Pprofessional research, design + fabrication + build.collaboration, rendering/graphics,exhibition.
REY’sky///C_U Pgraphics, writing, publication.
Wired magazine-NextFest/ Chicago, IL///C_U Pprofessional research,design + fabrication + build,travel, publication, international event.
London Festival of Architecture/ London, England///C_U Pvertical studio/ Virginia Tech,design + build + fabrication,travel, publication, graphics,international event, exhibition.
Quaker Meeting House/ Blacksburg, VA///religious study, site analysis, design, graphics,
student. Virginia Tech/ CAUS///
internship/ Design Concepts/// [contact info. available on request].
3DS M
ax 2011
Maya 2011
AutoCAD
D
Sketchup 8
Rhinoceros 5. [W
IN + M
ac]
photoshop CS5
illustrator CS5
after effects CS5
bridge CS5
dreamw
eaver CS5
acrobat CS5
soundbooth CS5
lightroom C
S5
indesign CS5
Boujou
Zbrush
VRay
Mental R
ay
Solid Thinking
VAL3
Staubli Robotics Suite
Grasshopper script
Visual Basic script
Python script
Mac + W
IN O
S
basic
intermediate
average
advanced
softw
are
prof
icie
ncy/
//
Arduino
general carpentry
detailed carpentry
contrete fabrication
steel fabrication
mold m
aking/casting
thermoform
ing
fiberglass fabrication
laser cutting
H2O
jet
plasma cutting
CN
C
model m
aking
sculpting
pottery
packaging
die cutting
robotic fabrication
general construction
plating
powdercoating
paint finishing
vinyl plotting/weeding/m
asking
DTS printing
roll media printing
milling/m
achining
working knowledge
hobby practice
general practice
professional practice
fabr
icat
ion
know
ledg
e///
installation