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EDUCATION:

Cornell University - Ithaca, NY, 1997
Master of Architecture

Kent State University - Kent, OH, 1992
Bachelor of Architecture

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

PorterFanna Architecture -  Brooklyn, NY, 2005 - Present 
Founding Partner

Peter L. Gluck and Partners, Architects - New York, NY, 2001-2008 
- Bluff House -  Winnetka, Il, 2008
25,000sf Single Family Residence, Design, Project Manager, Construction Administration
- Veil House- Chicago, IL, 2003 
20,000sf Single Family Residence, Design, Project Manager
- Floating Box House - Austin, Tx, 2002
10,000sf Single Family Residence, Construction Drawings and Administration
- Scarsdale Synagogue and School - Scarsdale, NY, 2001
10,000sf Addition and Renovation, School and Administrative Space, Design and Construction Administration
- Little Sisters of the Assumption, Family Health Service Harlem - New York, NY, 2001
15,000sf Mixed Use Community Center, Construction Drawings

Resolution: 4 Architecture - New York, NY, 1999-2001 
- Bernette Textile Company - New York, Ny, 2001
2,400sf Corporate Headquarters, Project Architect, Construction Administration
- Dream House -  San Diego, CA, 2000
5,000sf Single Family Residence, Project Architect
- Internet Appliance Network - New York, NY, 2000
3,500sf Internet Startup Office Renovation, Project Architect, Construction Administration
- McCann Erickson Worldwide, 1999
5,000sf Office Renovation, Construction Drawings

EOP Architects - Lexington, KY, 1997-1999 
- Pikeville Library - Pikeville, KY, 1999 
38,000sf Library and Office Tower, Designer, Construction Administration
- Maysville Community College, Technology Center - Maysville, KY, 1998
40,000sf Technology Center Addition, Designer, Construction Drawings 

Casa Nova Architekten - Berlin, Germany, 1993-1995  
High proficiency in spoken and written German.
- Steiniger Weg - Hohenshoenhausen, Germany, 1995
Redevelopment of Suburb and Housing Block, Urban and Building Design, Construction Drawings 
- IGB Research Facility - Muggelsee, Germany, 1994 
2,600sm Renovation and Addition to Lab, Design, Construction Drawings
- Rudow Housing Block - Berlin, Germany, 1994 
4,500sm Private Apartment Building, Design, Construction Drawings
- Humboldt University Renovation - Berlin, Germany, 1993 
2,500sm Adaptive Reuse of Building and Plazas Design 
- Architektengemeinschaft - Berlin, Germany, 1992-1993 
Bassange, Puhan Schultz, Schreiber Design, presentation and working drawings.

Dale Overly Construction - Johnston, OH, 1991 
Construction of 3 wood frame homes
Carpentry, roofing and finishes

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

University of Kentucky - Lexington, Ky, 1998-1999 
School of Architecture, Adjunct Professor
Second Year Architecture Design 

Cornell University -  Ithaca, NY, 1996-1997 
Graduate Teaching Assistant
First Year Architecture Design, 1997 
George Hascup, Professor
Graduate Teaching Assistant "Architecture as a Cultural System", 1996  
Bonnie McDugal, Professor

HONORS AND AWARDS:

- Invited Design Critic 2005
Columbia University School of Architecture
- Invited Design Critic 2005-2007
Pratt Institute Scool of Architecture
- Invited Design Critic 2002-2006
City College School of Architecture
- Invited Lecturer 2000
Cornell University Young Alumni Career Forum
- Invited Design Critic 1997-1999
University of Kentucky School of Architecture 
- Habitat for Humanity Design Charette, 1997
Louisville, Ky, UK Downtown Design Center
- Hong Kong Monument Competition 1996
Honorable Mention, University of Hong Kong 
- Cornell University Research Grant, 1996
Berlin / Hong Kong 
- Helen Newman Tyler Award, 1996
Cornell University
- Invited Lecturer: "The European Condition" 1993
Instituto Centro Linguistico, Florence, Italy
- Project "Dawn" Medical Team volunteer, 1991
Georgetown, Guyana
- Indiana Limestone Research Grant, 1990
Chambery, France
- Akron Brick and Block Competition, 1990 
Second place, Ascoli Picino, Italy 

PUBLICATIONS: 

“Resolution: 4 Architecture | Dream House | San Diego”
Architecture, (November 2003): 36.

“Innesti Volumetrici”, Internet Appliance Network,
Interni, no. 527, (December 2002): 130-135.

"Steiniger Weg, Vom Pilotprojekt zur normalen Instandsetzung:
Die Sicht der Architekten", Bauwelt, 34, (September 1997): 1858-1861.

"Monument for 1997 International Ideas Competition,"
Hinge, 35, (June 1997): 37.

"1997 Hong Kong Memorial, Symbols for the New (and Old) Era,"
Competitions, 7, 1 (Spring 1997): 44.

"Monument for 1997," Hong Kong Institute of Architecture Journal,
Special Issue, 10, (Special Edition 1997): 26.

WORKS IN PROGRESS: 

"Reclaiming Lost Space, The Dilemma of Active Forgetting"
Evolving Berlin in the Postmodern arena
"Panoramas and the City as Trope"