ProfileR ya n E . G r i f f i n232 Taaffe Pl

Apt. 303ABrooklyn, NY 11205

Email: ryangriffin.arch@gmail.com

Cell: 814.880.7816

Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY - M.S. Architecture (Post-Professional)

Penn State University, University Park, PA - B.Arch 2009

Education

Young professional in the field of Architecture with Master of Science and BArch degrees from Pratt Institute and Penn State. Firm experience includes residential, commercial, municipal, retail, hospitality and international projects. Skilled in digital modelling and design, project management, FF&E and space planning, site documentation, display design, adaptive reuse, building material reclamation and planning for sustainable energy use.Experience / Selected Projects

Skills

DigitalAdvanced Experience - AutoCAD, Rhino 5, Maya 2012, Mental Ray, Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, SketchUp Basic Experience - Grasshopper, Revit, V-Ray, Laser Cutting, CNC Routing, 3d Printing, Adobe Illustrator, Premiere Pro and After Effects, Processing

ManualSketching, Model-making, Woodshop, Hand-drafting

The Mufson Partnership, New York, NY - January-May, 2011

Per-Forma Studio, New York, NY - October, 2012

Dome Voyagers, Williamsburg, NY - December, 2012-Current

EnviroEdge + A.O. Fletcher, State College, PA - Oct.2010-Feb.2011

Arocena Design, State College, PA - Paid Summer Intern, 2007-08

Dept. of General Services, Harrisburg, PA - Paid Summer Intern, 2006

PSU Building Reclamation Project, University Park, PA - Paid Assistant, Fall 2009

Intern Architect - Selected Projects28 Osprey Beach House - East Hampton, NY

▪ Co-designed and completed renderings, CDs for car port, deck, addition, and interior renovations

GIII Apparel Group Showrooms and Offices - New York, NY ▪ Completed site doc, demo, and renovation planning including floor,

ceiling, and FF&E ▪ Completed full CD set for bidding

Americh Residence Renovation - 480 Park Avenue, New York, NY ▪ Aided in design and planning of interiors, FF&E ▪ Completed presentation drawings and full CD set for bidding

Designer - Worked in a team in DD phase for the Great Eastern Home furniture store in Dubai, UAE.

Project Manager - Oversaw the complete renovation of the 22,000 sq.ft. New York Loft Hostel in Bushwick. Responsibilities - Coordinated with developers, hostel management, vendors, construction managers, graphic designers in Argentina, and effectively communicated with workers in Spanish to complete the project in a timely maner.

Architectural Designer and Renewable Energy Planning Consultant

Intern Architect - Residential - CAD drafting, lighting, detailing, and FF&E

Intern Architect - Municipal Design - CAD drafting, material research

A r c h i t e c t - D e s i g n e r

Graduated: May 2012Cumulative GPA: 3.7 - Cumulative Studio GPA: 3.9Thesis: Indaba Agora - A Fusion of Digital and Physical Space; A Spectacle Without the Virtual

Sedi di Roma ▪ Study-abroad with the architecture program in Rome, Italy ▪ Travelled throughout Italy and much of Europe

Publications/Exhibitions

InProcess 17 - Pratt School of Architecture’s yearly publication of workPratt GAUD Show 2011/12 - annual exhibition of student workPratt GAUD Graduate Show 2012 - exhibit for graduating studentsThe Decade Show - Decade 3 - University Park, PA - gallery feat. top State College Area H.S. alumni artists and designers from the past 30 years.

P.O.P.S. HIGHRISE In this studio we analyzed how site qualities interacted using weather mapping techniques and intervened with minimal surface agents.

Ryan E. GriffinA r c h i t e c t - D e s i g n e r

Vertical Studio - William MacDonald, critic

Ryan E. GriffinA r c h i t e c t - D e s i g n e r

Vertical Studio - William MacDonald, critic

Tetrahedral Minimal Surface Cells

EXCAVATING CELL

PRYING CELL

Cell Matrix

Ryan E. GriffinA r c h i t e c t - D e s i g n e r

Vertical Studio - William MacDonald, critic

PHILA. ATHENAEUM The main conceptual move involved in this library expansion was a winding path and light shafts cutting through a mass of structural stacks.

Ryan E. GriffinA r c h i t e c t - D e s i g n e r

3rd Year Studio - Malcolm Woolen, critic

Ryan E. GriffinA r c h i t e c t - D e s i g n e r

3rd Year Studio - Malcolm Woolen, critic

INDABA AGORA The city is where people seek to witness, create, and nourish the spectacle. The thesis melds together the functional and navigational qualities of the network (digital space) with that of Cartesian space (physical space).

Ryan E. GriffinA r c h i t e c t - D e s i g n e r

Thesis Studio - Thomas Leeser, critic

The product is a collaboration and practice

space for musicians, immersive environments

artists, and sound engineers/producers, that

acknowledges the role technology plays in

the evolution of art and indulges in the

physical. The building allows for the same

act to produce multiple outcomes; work,

play, and performance occur simultaneously.

Ryan E. GriffinA r c h i t e c t - D e s i g n e r

Thesis Studio - Thomas Leeser, critic

Acoustic transmission allows for musical dérive through physical navigation. One experiences a natural re-mix while walking through the corridors.

Graphically and sonically digitized rooms allow musicians to practice/create in sensorily diverse environments, and on-the-fly talent re-networking.

P r o g r a m + Spacial S t r a t e g y

Ryan E. GriffinA r c h i t e c t - D e s i g n e r

Thesis Studio - Thomas Leeser, critic

The building serves as a checkpoint/oasis for dérive where the machine of the interior enhances the public space of the exterior in real time.