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Harvard University
Master of Landscape Architecture
Fall 2022 to Present
Master of Landscape Architecture
Fall 2022 to Present
Currently completing fourth semester core landscape architecture studio at the Graduate School of Design on tract for graduation in April 2024
University of Toronto
Master of Architecture
Fall 2019 to Spring 2022
Master of Architecture
Fall 2019 to Spring 2022
Completed my studies with distinction at the John H. Daniels Faculty of Landscape, Architecture and Design.
University of Toronto
Hon. Bachelor of Arts in Architectural Studies
w High Distinction
Fall 2015 to Spring 2019
Hon. Bachelor of Arts in Architectural Studies
w High Distinction
Fall 2015 to Spring 2019
Completed a double major in Urban Studies and Architectural Design with an additional minor in Human Geography.
Community Work
Harvard University GSD Student Forum
Class Representative
Fall 2022 to Present
Class Representative
Fall 2022 to Present
Elected class co-representative for the MLA I AP 2024 class. Responsible for communicating concerns of classmates with both school and program administration.
Architectural Conservancy of Ontario
Design Volunteer
Spring 2021
Design Volunteer
Spring 2021
Worked with a multidisciplinary team to develop a counter proposal advocating for the preservation and revitalization of a historic to-be-demolished building in Cookstown, Ontario.
University of Toronto Graduate Mentorship Program
Mentor
Fall 2020 to Spring 2021
Mentor
Fall 2020 to Spring 2021
Mentor providing guidance to new Daniels’s students. Welcoming mentees to the community and lending a helping hand in the online world that was the 2020 academic year.
Art City Toronto
Program Assistant
Fall 2019 to Winter 2020
Program Assistant
Fall 2019 to Winter 2020
Teaching aid supporting the facilitation of free art classes to children in the St. James town neighbourhood of Toronto.
Professional Work
Art City Toronto
Program Assistant
Fall 2019 to Winter 2020
Program Assistant
Fall 2019 to Winter 2020
Design, prototyping, coding, and fabrication of an installation for Exhibit Columbus 2021. Design and engagement for community housing for Michipicoten First Nation.
University of Toronto
Teaching Assistant/Tutorial Instructor
Summer 2021 to Summer 2022
Teaching Assistant/Tutorial Instructor
Summer 2021 to Summer 2022
Teaching assistant for graduate site engineering class and undergraduate urban design studio. Tutorial instructor for undergraduate structural engineering class.
Ehvert Engineering
Engineering Intern
Spring 2017 to Fall 2019
Engineering Intern
Spring 2017 to Fall 2019
Responsible for the design and digital modeling of MEP systems for mission critical facilities such as data centres, manufacturing facilities, and medical complexes.
Studio North
Architecture Intern
Summer 2019
Architecture Intern
Summer 2019
Part of a small team responsible for the design and construction of several public art projects in the Calgary and Edmonton, Alberta area.
Honors and Awards
ARCC King Student Medal
2022
2022
Awarded for excellence in architectural and environmental design research
Daniels Faculty Thesis Design Prize
2022
2022
Awarded in recognition of Farming Futures project.
Royal Architectural Institute of Canada Honour Roll
2022
2022
Awarded for demonstrating excellence across all core Masters of Architecture courses
Barry W. Sampson Scholarship Award
2021
2021
Awarded for demonstrating an exemplary grasp of whole-building design through projects and coursework.
Imara Graduate Student Endowment Fund Award
2021
2021
Awarded in recognition of Power and Place and Overlapping Celebration project.
Toronto Urban Design Student Award of Excellence
2021
2021
Awarded in recognition of Power and Place project.
Green New Deal Superstudio Curated Project
2021
2021
Awarded in recognition of Overlapping Celebration project.
Adrian DiCastri Graduate Student Award
2020
2020
Awarded for demonstrating excellence in design studios.
Hospitality Design Student Award Finalist
2019
2019
Awarded in recognition of Wellington Visitors Centre project.
Technical Skills
Well versed in digital fabrication methods with 6 years experience in Rhinoceros, Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign; 3 years experience in Revit, Navisworks, Revizto; and trained in Grasshopper, Dynamo, V-Ray, Lumion, RhinoCAM, and AutoCAD. Well versed in manual fabrication methods such as drawing, sculpting, wood working, and model making.
Avocations and Hobbies
Like any good Canadian, hockey is a passion of mine; I played throughout my childhood and continue to play in a intramural league today. Since the beginning of the pandemic I’ve grown quite a green thumb; my proudest achievement being keeping my petra croton alive through six moves in three years. I am also a die-hard rain, sun, or snow cyclist; the age of the automobile is over!