My Intent To continually pursue a rigorous, logical design approach in the belief that architectural concepts are best resolved holistically and poetically. Education Masters of Architecture 2012 University of South Florida | School of Architecture and Community Design Fall 2007 - May 2012 Good Academic Standing | 160 + Credits Earned Design GPA: 4.0 | Overall GPA: 3.763
Tampa, FL
High School Diploma 2004 Venice High School | Academy of Graphic Arts and Design Fall 2000 - May 2004 GPA: 3.6
Venice, FL
Experience Architecture Staff Jonathan Parks Architect Sarasota, FL
October 2013 - Present
Architecture Staff August 2013 - October 2013 Oppenheim Architecture + Design | 2013 AIA Miami Firm Award Miami, FL Intern Architect Olson Kundig Architects | 2009 AIA National Firm Award Seattle, WA
January 2013 - August 2013
Intern Architect Twelfth Street Studio, Inc. Tampa, FL
May 2012 - November 2012
Project Designer and Fabricator
May 2012 - September 2012
Modulo, Inc. | Architecture, Fabrication and Art Tampa, FL Student Internship Position Alfonso Architects, Inc. | 2003 AIA Florida Firm Award Tampa, FL Student Internship Position Jan Wampler Architects Tampa, FL / Boston, MA
January 2011 - May 2011
Graduate Research Assistant USF INTO Campus Building, Design Team Lead Designer: Dr. Levent Kara
January 2011 - May 2011
AIA Tampa Bay Board Member East Director | AIAS Student Representative USF S.A.C.D. [c] 941 . 716 . 2745
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704 W Venice Ave Unit C Venice, FL 34285 dpirozzi2004@yahoo.com derekpirozzi.com
December 2010 - October 2011
Graduate Teaching Assistant Architectural History | USF S.A.C.D. Professor Jody Beck Internship Position Halflants and Pichette | Studio for Modern Design Sarasota, FL
2010 - 2011
January 2009 - May 2009
October 2008
Activities and Societies 10 X 10 Lecture Series AIA Florida Gulf Coast Chapter | SRQ Media Group Sarasota, FL Millennium Talks | Tower and City Lecture Series AIA Seattle Chapter | Jon Magnusson and Rob Corser Seattle, WA
November 2013
March 2013
AIAS Senior Advisor American Institute of Architecture Students USF S.A.C.D.
August 2011 - August 2012
AIAS President American Institute of Architecture Students Elected Two Consecutive Terms in Office
August 2009 - August 2011
Varsity Baseball and Track Team Venice High School
2002 - 2004
Publications and Articles Evolution: The Architecture of Future Mankind - Contributor
2014
eVolo Skyscrapers 2 – Limited Edition Book
2014
City Vision Publication | cityvisionweb.com
eVolo Editors | ISBN: 978-1938740053 | Carlo Aiello Judith Dupre and Adrian Smith | Black Dog and Leventhal Publishers Wired Magazine | Article by Liat Clark Archdaily.com | Article by Sebastian Jordana Dezeen Magazine | Article by Dan Howarth Uje Lee Ed. | Publisher C3 ISBN 20925190 | Korean / English Volume 6 Issue 68 | Bangkok, Thailand The MIT Press | Editors: Jan Wampler and Fadi Sheikh Khalil Garcia USF School of Architecture and Community Design (SACD) Significant Projects Zulal SPA and Resort Msheireb Properties | Qatar WSU Wine Science Center Design Build | Richland, WA Heritage University Campus | Toppenish, WA Joey Restaurant Chain | Topenga, CA
2013 2013 2013 2013
High Profile NYC Residence | New York City, NY
2013
High Profile Design Studio | Chicago, IL OMOC [ storefront ] Oakland Exhibition | Oakland, CA 1900 First | Seattle, WA Hannam 99 Estate | South Korea Streamsong SPA and Resort - Physical Model | Bartow, FL
2013 2013 2013 2013 2011
Awards and Honors
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704 W Venice Ave Unit C Venice, FL 34285 USA
eVolo International Skyscraper Competition | First Place Recipient S.A.C.D. Thesis Award | Recipient The Eduardo Garcia Award | S.A.C.D.’s Highest Design Honor | Nominee S.A.C.D. Outstanding Advanced Design Portfolio Award | Nominee
2013 2012 2012 2012
AIA Tampa Bay President's Award | Recipient
2011
AIA Tampa Bay 40 under 40 Exhibition | Top 3 Finalist
2011
S.A.C.D. Masonry Contractors Scholarship Award | Recipient
2010
S.A.C.D. Outstanding Core Design Portfolio Award | Nominee
2010
Eagle Scout | Boy Scouts of America
2004
Venice Presbyterian Scholarship | Recipient
2004 - 2012
Skills dpirozzi2004@yahoo.com derekpirozzi.com
Proficient (*) and Basic Understanding Digital Fabrication Equipment*, Universal Laser Systems Products*, CNC Routing, Design Jet 3D Prinitng*, Concepts of Wood Shop Equipment*, Hand Tools and Concepts, Autodesk Revit Architecture*, AutoCAD Architectural Desktop*, Sketch Up*, Adobe Photoshop*, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Indesign*, and Principal Photography Concepts*, Metal Working Equipment, Mig Welder, Digital Project V1 R4, Vray for Sketch Up, Adobe Dreamweaver, Rhinoceros 4.0, Autodesk 3ds Max Reference Alan Maskin
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Les Eerkes
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Robert Macleod
p. 813.974.4031
Jan Wampler
p. 617.253.7904
Partner / Owner at Olson Kundig Architects | alan@olsonkundig.com Principal at Olson Kundig Architects | les@olsonkundig.com Director | USF School of Architecture | rmacleod@arch.usf.edu Architecture Professor | MIT School of Architecture | wampler@mit.edu