Stephen Ellis // Graduate Design Portfolio 2015

Stephen a Ellis

university of pennsylvania school of design art + architecture | selected works

stephen.ellis.design@gmail.com 786-478-5205 stephenellisstudios.com

Education University of Pennsylvania PennDesign, Department of Architecture Philadelphia, PA

University of Technology, Jamaica Caribbean School of Architecture Kingston, Jamaica WI

Master of Architecture // Class of 2015 Harry E Parker Prize, 2015 John Stewardson Memorial Fellowship Finalist, 2015 Published on architecture blog, PitCrit.com, on June 2015 - ‘Layered Aggression’ and July 2015 - ‘Coreless Tower’ Featured in 2014-15 issue of school journal, Pressing Matters 3 - ‘Coreless Tower’ E Lewis Dales Traveling Fellowship Competition 2nd Place Award, 2014 Charles Merrick Gay Memorial Scholarship, 2013 TC Chan Center Sustainable Design Competition 2nd Place Award, 2013 Schenck-Woodman Design Competition 2nd Place Award, 2013

Bachelor of Arts in Architectural Studies // Class of 2011 w/ Honors Project featured in 2010-11 issue of annual school journal, Axis 11 Dean’s List Award, 2009, 2010 Highest Class GPA Award, 2009, 2010 Outstanding Community Service Award, 2008

professional experience Hanbury Evans Wright Vlattas + Co Architecture + Planning - Norfolk, VA www.hewv.com

University of Pennsylvania Department of Architecture - Philadelphia, PA www.design.upenn.edu

Arctic Industries Incorporated Walk-in Cooler Manufacturer - Miami, FL www.arcticwalk-ins.com

Architectural Design Intern // June 2014 - August 2014 Collaborated with design teams for the Norfolk Academy Masterplan, VA and Stetson Welcome Center, FL Produced 3d models, renderings and presentation drawings for projects during the advanced schematic phase Participated in client meetings and produced digital and printed presentation material for clients and consultants Co-presented a seminar on rendering techniques with principal Wesley Page, AIA, ASAI

Office Assistant // August 2013 - May 2014 Organized and distributed documents for students and faculty on behalf of the administration Liaised with prospective students, led tours of the school and participated in info-sessions for new students Performed additional clerical duties by assisting staff with their specific work when required

CAD Technician // February 2012 - June 2012 Designed custom walk-ins and worked with in-house engineers and manufacturers to resolve fabrication issues Managed an initiative to implement BIM software, including Revit, and update CAD library into a 3d catalog Prepared presentations, dealt with customers, liaised with consultants, and trained new staff in office procedures

affiliations University of Pennsylvania Department of Architecture - Philadelphia, PA www.design.upenn.edu

The Salvation Army School for the Blind Kingston, Jamaica WI

National Gallery of Jamaica JCDC/NGJ Annual Visual Arts Competition natgalja.org.jm

Departmental Ambassador + Exhibition Volunteer // Spring 2015 Coordinated with administration and fellow students in hosting online info-sessions for prospective students Assisted the exhibition committee in preparing and fabricating temporary displays for PennDesign events

Student Assistant // Fall 2008 Provided technological and academic support for differently-abled students performing daily assignments Created voice-recorded content from scholastic texts to be used as study material

Featured Artist // Summer 2008 Silver Medal, 2008 - ‘Gazebo’ Bronze Medal, 2008 - ‘Corporate Kingston’

skill set Architectural Design Graphic Design + Presentation

Autodesk AutoCAD Autodesk Revit Autodesk Maya

Rhino w/ Grasshopper SketchUp Makerware

V-Ray Renderer Maxwell Studio

Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator Adobe InDesign

Adobe After Effects Microsoft Word Microsoft Powerpoint

Microsoft Excel Hand-drawing + Sketching

Academic Projects

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Cyclical City Mixed-use megastructure for food waste recycling Coreless Tower Decentralized office building with multi-performative envelope

Drift | Dichotomy Mid-rise hotel complex combining retail and residential

Differential Links Health Center for the rehabilitation of homogenous cities

Public + Forum Open-concept performance venue

Courtyard House Concept for an iterative design strategy Hybrid B(en)CH Exploration of ergonomics in furniture design Design + Material Studies

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Urban Canvas Conceiving an architectural reality through collage Active Matter Experiments in wood and chemical science Yoyogi Stadium Recreation of Kenzo Tange’s use of polyvalent envelopes In.Tension Investigations into the concept of ‘Dynamic Mass’ Final Year Research Studio

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Layered Aggression Flagship store and headquarters for Haute Couture brand

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