William G. Sarnecky 265 Nostrand Aveune, D3 Brooklyn, NY (929) 339-3624 wsarnecky@yahoo.com
Education/Professional Credentials 1992 1999
University of Arizona (USA) University of New Mexico (USA)
B.A. (History) M.Arch
2010-Present
Registered Architect
State of New Mexico
New Mexico License #004870 NCARB Certified #70201
Work History 2017
2006-2017
New Jersey Institute of Technology College of Architecture and Design Newark, NJ
American University of Sharjah
Adjunct Professor Courses taught: ⋅ ⋅Architecture Design Studio (2nd Year )
Associate Professor
w/ Rolling Contract (Tenure equivalent)
College of Architecture, Art and Design Sharjah, UAE
ACSA member institution NAAB accredited - 2010
2005-2006
Marengo Morton Architects
Project Coordinator
La Jolla, CA
Various Single-Family Residences La Jolla, CA 5000 to 15000 S.F. Role: conceptual design through construction documents
Brooks Scarpa Architecture
Project Coordinator
2000-2002
(Formerly Pugh+Scarpa Architecture) Santa Monica, CA
Courses taught: ⋅ ⋅Architecture Design Studio (2nd, 3rd, 4th & 5th Year) ⋅Design/Build ⋅ Studio ⋅Furniture ⋅ Design/Fabrication ⋅Professional ⋅ Practice ⋅Materials ⋅ & Methods ⋅Tectonic ⋅ Expressions (theory) ⋅Form, ⋅ Furniture and Graphics ⋅Advanced ⋅ Material Fabrication
Co Op Editorial Santa Monica, CA 5500 s.f. tenant improvement Role: design under firm principal, construction docs, construction administration, furniture design
Project Coordinator Xap Corporation Culver City, CA 21,000 s.f. tenant improvement Role: design under firm principal, construction docs, construction administration, furniture design
Work History
2000-2002
Brooks Scarpa Architecture
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(Formerly Pugh+Scarpa Architecture) Santa Monica, CA
Project Team Colorado Court Low Income Housing Santa Monica, CA 44 Unit Single Room Occupancy Role: 3D computer modeling/ rendering, construction docs
Project Team Solar Umbrella Venice, CA Residential Addition Role: 3D computer modeling, construction docs
1999-2000
1999-Present
Hagy Belzberg Architects
Project Coordinator
Santa Monica, CA
Nick & Stef’s Steakhouse Madison Square Garden New York City 8000 s.f. Restaurant Role: design, construction docs, furniture design
Sarnecky Design
Designer/Fabricator
San Diego, CA
Awards:
2006
AIA/LA Special Decade Award
Co-Op Editorial w/ Pugh+Scarpa
2004
AIA National Honor Award
Co-Op Editorial w/ Pugh+Scarpa
2004
AIA California Council Merit Award
Co-Op Editorial w/ Pugh+Scarpa
2003
AIA Los Angeles Honor Award
Co-Op Editorial w/ Pugh+Scarpa
2002
AIA National Honor Award
XAP Corporation w/ Pugh+Scarpa
2001
AIA Los Angeles Honor Award
XAP Corporation w/ Pugh+Scarpa
Awards:
2016
Andreu World Int’l Furniture Design Competition
Special Mention for Wedge Table
2015
AIA/Middle East Design Award for Excellence
CAAD Display Wall design/build (“Design Award” equivalent to Honor Award”)
associated with professional work
associated with scholarly/academic work
Awards:
2013
AIA/Middle East Merit Award
CAAD Display Wall design/build Unbuilt Architecture Award; jury: Lorcan O’Herlihy, Alice Kim, (chair)Larry Scarpa
2013
AIA/Middle East Merit Award
Salone Satellite Booth B-51
Exhibitions
2012
Salone Internazionale del Mobile (SaloneSatellite)
associated with scholarly/academic work
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Milan, IT
Booth Designer; Curated admission of selected student works from Furniture Design Basics and Form, Furniture and Graphics courses
2004
Fabrication: ACADIA AIA-TAP 2004 Conference
Grants Received/Invited Competitions
2010
ESCAN Sharjah Housing Competition Takween Studio
College of Architecture, Art & Design, American University of Sharjah
Director of Design; $55,000 stipend for an invited competition (1 of 8 professional teams). Team of 5 CAAD faculty members and 18 architecture, interiors, graphic design, and urban planning students
2008
Bespoke Furniture
American University of Sharjah Faculty Research Grant Awarded $7,000
Invited Lectures/Jury Critic
2014
Design House at Sikka Art Fair
2013
2013
2013
Toronto, Ontario
Dubai, UAE
YourAOK Magazine
Co-Op Editorial (Pugh+Scarpa) Project Coordinator, CNC wood wall digital design
“A Retrogressive Anti-Lightness Manifesto: a Paean To Literal And Metaphorical Mass”
Dubai, UAE
“The Art of Making” Invited speaker for YourAOK Magazine launch event
Gensler: Collaborate lecture series
“(Im)Precision in Digital Fabrication”
San Diego, CA
TypeCon 2013 Portland, OR
“Expanding Disciplinary Boundaries: Material and Spatial Formulations in Typography” Invited speaker w/ Amir Berbic
Invited Lectures/Jury Critic
2008
Nakheel Creek Entry Icon Hotel Competition
2003
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Dubai, UAE
University of Colorado
Boulder/Denver, CO
Publications: scholarly journals
2012
Sarnecky, William. 2012. “Building a Material Culture in Dubai.” Journal of Architectural Education 65.2: 80-88.
Publications : conference papers/posters/projects/proceedings
2015
Sarnecky, William and Amir Berbic. 2015. “Form, Furniture and Graphics: A Reciprocal Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration.” Paper presented at the Ninth International Conference on Design Principles and Practices, Chicago, IL, March 12-14, 2015.
2014
Sarnecky, William. 2014. “Tarkeeb Assembly Lab: (Im)Precision in Digital and Analog Fabrication.” Project and poster presented at and in proceedings of Globalizing Architecture/Flows and Disruptions, the 102nd Annual ACSA Meeting, Miami Beach, April 1012, 2014.
2013
Sarnecky, William and Amir Berbic. 2013. “Form, Furniture and Graphics: A Reciprocal Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration.” Paper and poster to be presented at the Dialects of Design Education IDA Congress, Istanbul, Turkey, November 15-17, 2013.
2013
Sarnecky, William. 2013. “Gulf Material Traditions Semantically Reconsidered: A Case Study of Three Digital Approaches in Furniture Design and Fabrication.” In Proceedings of Future Traditions 2013 1st eCAADe International Regional Meeting, Oporto, 2013, 193-204.
Invited juror for Nakheel Development Corporation; Competition finalists: SOM, HOK, Kann_Finch End-of-semester graduate & undergraduate reviews
Special edition of JAE, Beginning Design, commemorating ACSA’s centennial
Paper and poster for poster session accepted for presentation via blind review. Conference canceled for reasons of Force Majeure.
Publications : conference papers/posters/projects/proceedings (continued)
2011
Sarnecky, William. 2011. “The Impact of “Learning by Doing” in a Non-Democratic Culture.” Paper presented at Intercad 2011 The International Conference on Architecture & Design, Vienna, Austria, November 26-27, 2011.
2011
Sarnecky, William. 2011. “Bespoke Furniture: Technê, Technology and the Search for Specificity in Dubai’s Generic Landscape.” Paper presented at the Design Principles & Practices International Conference, Rome, Italy, February 2-4, 2011.
Publications: book reviews 2007
Sarnecky, William. 2007. “Tour de Force::Trojan Horse.” Nafas Art Magazine. October.
http://universes-in-universe.org/ eng/islamic_world/articles/2007/ al_manakh
Citations: design publications associated with scholarly/academic work 2014
Kempton, Benjamin. 2014. “Global Interiors Issue: UAE—Design Shapes Up, Plus Dubai’s Creative Hub.” Wallpaper* Magazine (181): 180-181.
Selected furniture pieces from Furniture Design Basics and Form, Furniture and Graphics courses representing UAE in the “Global Interiors” issue
2013
Al Sahli, Sheikha, ed. 2013. “The SaloneSatellite: From Sharjah to Milan.” YourAOK (2): 30-35.
Selected furniture pieces from Furniture Design Basics and Form, Furniture and Graphics courses
2012
Hu, Ray. 2012. Salone Milan 2012: AUS Puts Sharjah on the Map at SaloneSatellite.
http://www.core77.com/blog/ salone_milan/salone_milan_2012_ aus_puts_sharjah_on_the_map_ at_salonesatellite_22374.asp
Citations: books associated with scholarly/academic work 2014
Harriss, Harriet ed., Lynnette Widder ed. 2014. Architecture Live Projects: From Pedagogy into Practice. London; New York: Routledge.
Tarkeeb Design/Build 2012-15 Role: Instructor in charge.
Citations: design publications associated with professional work 2007
Slessor, C. 2007. “The Art of Alchemy: Offices, Santa Monica, California, USA.” Architectural Review 221.1322: 84-85.
2003
Hay, D. 2003. “Record Interiors: Pugh+Scarpa Animates a Video Editing House, COOP EDITORIAL.” Architectural Record 191.9: 156-160.
2006
2006. “Pugh+Scarpa: Solar Umbrella House, Venice, California, USA.” Ume 20: 46-51.
2005
2005. “Pugh+Scarpa: Solar Umbrella, Venice, California, U.S.A.” GA Houses 87: 74-85.
2005
LeBlanc, S. 2005. “Solar Inspiration [Solar Umbrella, Venice, Calif.].” Dwell 6.2: 138-147.
2005
Snoonian, D. 2005. “Record Houses.” Architectural Record 193.4: 176-181.
2005
Webb, M. 2005. “Solar Umbrella: Family House, Venice, California, USA.” Architectural Review 218.130: 84-87.
2005
2005. “Centre de formation Culver City, Californie: creation de salles reunion vecteurs d’identite.” Moniteur Architecture AMC: 86-87.
2003
Cohen, E. 2003. “Making the Grade [XAP Corporation Office, Culver City].” Interior Design 74.1: 212-217.
2000
Newman, M. 2000. “An Extraordinary-Ordinary Mix of Materials.” LA Architect Aug: 26-29.
2001
Lerner, K. 2001. “The Other Santa Monica Architect [Hagy Belzberg].” Architectural Record 189.5: 65-66.
Co-Op Editorial (Pugh+Scarpa) Role: Project Coordinator, CNC wood wall digital design
Solar Umbrella (Pugh+Scarpa) Role: 3D modelling w/ P+S & contracted design w/ Sarnecky Design (furniture/other CNC based work)
XAP Corporation (Pugh+Scarpa) Role: Project Coordinator, furniture design
Nick & Stef’s Restaurant (Belzberg Architects) Role: Project Coordinator
Citations: books associated with professional work 2008
Deliyannis, M., ed. 2008. Significant Interiors: Interior Architecture Knowledge Community. Victoria: Images Publishing Group Pty. Ltd.
Co-Op Editorial (Pugh+Scarpa) Role: Project Coordinator, CNC wood wall digital design
2007
2007. Sketch: Houses-How Architects Conceive Residential Architecture. Barcelona: Loft Publications.
2006
Chase, J. L., ed. 2006. “Solar Umbrella House.” LA 2000+: New Architecture in Los Angeles. New York: Monacelli.
Solar Umbrella (Pugh+Scarpa) Role: 3D modelling w/ P+S & contracted design (furniture/other CNC based work)
Citations: books associated with professional work (continued)
2005
Lan, B., ed. 2005. Pugh+Scarpa | Report 2005. Beijing: China Architecture & Building Press. Bahamon, A., ed.
Solar Umbrella (Pugh+Scarpa) Role: 3D modelling w/ P+S & contracted design (furniture/other CNC based work), and; XAP Corporation (Pugh+Scarpa) Role: Project Coordinator, furniture design
2009
Brooker, G., Sally Stone. 2009. Basics: Interior Architecture 04: elements/objects. Lausanne: AVA Publishing SA.
XAP Corporation (Pugh+Scarpa) Role: Project Coordinator, furniture design
2008
Deliyannis, M., ed. 2008. Significant Interiors: Interior Architecture Knowledge Community. Victoria: Images Publishing Group Pty. Ltd.
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