BRANDEN COLLINS
AIA, LEED BD+C
202.200.5895 bc@brandencollins.com 301 Oak Ave, Apt D, Redwood City, CA 94061
EDUCATION CORNELL UNIVERSITY, College of Architecture Art & Planning Master of Architecture I, Ithaca, NY
2009
HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE Bachlor of Arts, Sculpture and Digital Animation, Amherst, MA
2003
EMPLOYMENT ARCHITECT: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, Philadelphia, PA and San Francisco, CA Projects: Arizona State University - Multimedia Collaboration Studio Mesa, AZ 52M, 120K SF -Exterior documentation from the end of SD through 100% DD -Studied material options, optimized construction type for cost -Created wall and roof assemblies, studied window and curtain wall options Pleasant Hill Library Pleasant Hill, CA 27M, 23K SF -Led the exterior documentation from mid-CDs through the bid set -Responsible for model maintenance, exchange, family creation -Structural, Civil and MEP coordination -Structural and MEP coordination University of Pennsylvania New College House West Dormitory Philadelphia PA 170M, 250K SF -Involved in project from competition through mid-CA -Responsible for coordinating MEP and Structural throughout project -Documented interiors, with a focus on incorporating devices and lighting -Oversaw model development and maintenance and orchestrated model split -Reviewed coordination plans, answered RFIs, issued ASIs Montgomery College Student Services Center Rockville, MD 50M, 127K SF -Saw project through from SD until completion -Detailed exterior and public spaces, including lobby and cafe -Studied parti and connected public space design to site orientations -Coordinated model attributes and standards with architect of record -Reviewed submittals, answered RFI, issued ASIs, conducted site visits Washington University Sumers Recreation Center St. Louis, MO 66M, 102K SF -Completed late CD documentation -Responsible for technical documentation of waterproofing and weather barrier -Detailed systems for all masonry, zinc, TPO, coping, stucco and foundations
2019
2019
2017-2019
2014-2019
2014
JUNIOR ARCHITECT: ZGF Architects, Washington, DC and Seattle, WA Projects: Miami Cancer Institute Miami, FL 400M, 375K SF
2013-2014
-Handled the Revit coordination and maintenance of 3 large models -Documented both exterior skin and interior elements through DD 1/2
BRANDEN COLLINS
AIA, LEED BD+C
202.200.5895 bc@brandencollins.com 301 Oak Ave, Apt D, Redwood City, CA 94061
EMPLOYMENT (cont.) SUNY New Paltz Science Hall New Paltz, NY 48M, 76K SF -Involved in the redesign and documented the majority of the exterior -Detailed skin, CW, roof and lecture hall interior Akridge 1200 17th st. Class A Office Building Washington, DC 110M, 170K SF -Led the Revit model creation and developed SD drawing set -Modeled complex Revit curtain wall panels DESIGN FELLOW: MASS Design Group, Kigali RW Projects: Umubano Primary School KigalI, Rwanda 235K, 10K SF -Completed CDs and oversaw CA -Visted site daily for hands on coordination Kivu Waterfront District Kigali, Rwanda -Renderings and design for masterplan for fledgling waterfront district -Concept level design to designate flow, density, growth and identity of district ASSISTANT LECTURER: Kigali Institute of Science and Technology, Kigali RW Courses: Introduction to CAD Kigali, Rwanda -Led students in projects emphasizing flow between AutoCAD, ArchiCAD and Rhino -Helped students visualize studio projects and juried projects Advanced Digital Representation Kigali, Rwanda -Furthered concepts from 1st semester to incorporate Revit, Illustrator and Grasshopper -Incorporated digital representation into student projects and assisted in Studio critiques
2012-2013
2012
2010-2011
2010
2010
2011
AWARDS & ACTIVIES •ACE Mentoring (2016-2017) •Global Health Corps Fellowship (2010-2011) •Cornell University Solar Decathlon (2006-2009) •NYC Teaching Fellowship (2003-2006)
SOFTWARE & SKILLS • Revit (Expert) • AutoCAD (Advanced) • Sketchup (Intermediate) • Illustrator (Advanced) • Rhino (Advanced) • Photoshop (Intermediate) • InDesign (Advanced) • Bluebeam (Expert) • Microsoft Excel (Intermediate) • Powerpoint (Intermediate) •Grasshopper (Intermediate) • Vray (Intermediate) • LEED V4 (Intermediate)
WORK SAMPLES www.brandencollins.com (hyperlinked)
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