BENJAMIN KOLDER
RESUME
benjamin.kolder@gmail.com LinkedIn: benjamin-kolder
EDUCATION
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
UCLA (AUD)
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Master of Architecture | 2014-2017 Urban Humanities Initiative (UHI) Alum, 2015-16
Project Designer | Los Angeles, CA | July 2017 - June 2019 Working directly with Neil and Directors, I provided a substantial amount of design support for nearly all active projects in the office. Working across all phases and scales, my roles included iterative 3D-modeling, process rendering, drawing production, and presentation development. Furthermore, I helped direct office standards and provided rendering workshops in-house and for Neil’s graduate design studios at UCLA.
University of Kentucky (CoD) Bachelor of Arts in Architecture | 2009-2013 Magna Cum Laude AIAS Chapter President 2012-13
REFERENCES Neil Denari
Principal, Neil M. Denari Architects 310-390-3033 neil@denari.co
Frans van Vuure
Assoc. Director / Sr. Architect, UNStudio f.vuure@unstudio.com +31 20 570 20 40
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320 La Cienega | 70,000sf / 6 floor Mixed-use Residential Building | Los Angeles, CA 1040 La Brea | 70,000sf / 88 Room Luxury Hotel | West Hollywood, CA 1166 West Pender | 370,000sf / 32 floor Office Tower | Vancouver, BC 1920 Arizona | 78,500sf Medical Research Building w/ Exhisting Building Rehabilitation | Santa Monica, CA 5170 Adams | Boutique Hotel | Los Angeles, CA 5600 Adams | 32,000sf / 52 Parking Space Office Building | Los Angeles, CA West Broadway Towers | 360,000sf Multi-Tower Mixed-use development | Vancouver, BC
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Asymptote Architecture (ASY)
Architectural Intern | New York Ny | June 2016 - September 2016 As a design intern, I worked on a small team responsible for the design and production of a collective exhibition model and auctioned images. - Sharing Models: Manhattanism | Exhibtion | Storefront for Art & Architecture | 2016 - Asymtote Lighting (undisclosed client) | Product Design 4
Hani Rashid
Neil M. Denari Architects (NMDA)
Neil M. Denari Architects (NMDA)
Architectural Intern | Los Angeles Ca | June 2015 - August 2015 As a design intern, I assisted in design iterations through 3D-modeling (Rhino), process renderings (VRay), and drawing production (Illustrator). I reported directly to office seniors and Neil.
Principal, Asymptote Architects 212-343-7333 rashid@aysmptote.net
- Wildwood School, Los Angeles CA | SD - 9000 Wilshire | 32,000sf Office Building | Beverly Hills, CA - MASS X | Monograph | Released 2018
SKILLS AutoCAD 2019 Rhino 6.0 VRay 3.6 for Rhino Revit 2019
Advanced Expert Expert Beginner
Illustrator CC InDesign CC Photoshop CC
Advanced Advanced Advanced
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UNStudio (UNS)
Architectural Intern | Amsterdam NL | June 2013 - May 2014 I worked in a small design team participating in multiple projects in all phases of design including competitions, concept design, schematic design and design development. My responsibilities included digital modeling, developing/editing grasshopper scripts, diagramming, rendering, and fabricating / documenting physical models. -
Astana Expo 2017 | Astana, Kazakhstan Mercedes Benz Retail 2020 |Branding Competition Rachel’s Forest | Urban Development Competition | Osaka, Japan Nobel 25 | Office Building | White City, Baku, Azerbaijan Twin Office Building | White City, Baku, Azerbaijan W21-22 | Retail Building | White City, Baku, Azerbaijan > Ceramics in Architecture Baku White City Bank Building | Baku, Azerbaijan
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University of Kentucky - College of Design (UK/CoD)
Fabrication Assistant | Lexington KY | August 2012 - May 2013 My responsibilities included the general overseeing of modeling and fabrication in addition to assisting students with shop machinery, file preparations and fabrication advice. In addition to a wood and metal shop machinery, avaliable prototyping tools/machinery included a Precix 3axis CNC router and AXYZ 3axis CNC router, Zcorp 310 plus 3d printer (starch) and Dimension 1200es 3d printer (ABS), and laser cuters. 1
Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA)
Architectural Intern | New York NY | March 2012 I assisted in fabricating and documenting a 1/8” model prototype for a Coach flagship store in Japan as well as developing interior schemes and renders for a private residence in Japan. - Coach - Heritage Stores | Merchandizing System | Tokyo, Japan | 2012
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