MASON BURRESS
Design Resume
Email MasonBurress@outlook.com
Phone (402) 417 - 3344
Address 6110 Pershing Avenue Apt. 102, St. Louis, MO 63112
LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/mason-burress/ Issuu issuu.com/masonburress
EDUCATION
Washington University in St. Louis
Master of Architecture Candidate | Expected Graduation: May 2025 | GPA: 3.930/4.000
Sam Fox Ambassador + Graduate Fellow:
The Sam Fox Ambassador’s Fellowship is awarded for “acedemic excellence, strength in undergrad and professional portfolio, creative and technical distinction, and intellectual initiative and perseverance.”
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Bachelor's of Science in Design - Architectural Studies | 2022 | GPA: 3.705/4.000
Dean's List: Fall 2018, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022
WORK EXPERIENCE
Christner Architects | Architectural Intern and CityStudioSTL Fellow
Assisted in schematic design, construction documentation, detail design, material research, and visualization for projects rooted in socially engaged challenges around St. Louis.
BIBLEWAY Collaborated in developing construction documents and demolition packages. Engaged in site visits and client meetings for the adaptive reuse of a church into a community hub. | See Page 52
LCRA Killark Produced comprehensive documentation, including photography, egress condition diagrams, floor plans, and high-level presentations that analyzed the impact of existing conditions on renovation costs.
Polynomial | Project Manager and Fabrication Intern
Developed design options and visualizations for design-assist projects, fabricated prototypes, produced submittal drawings, contributed to budget proposals, completed material take-offs, created shop drawings. Managed or assisted in the fabrication and on-site installation of six projects.
NUIHC Project Manager, Submittals, Prototyping, Fabrication, Installation | See Page 46
YATES BANQUETTES Fabrication and Installation | See Page 48
Milestone Builders | Trim Carpenter and General Construction Worker
Acquired hands-on experience in cabinet-making, finish carpentry, framing, concrete construction, and operating heavy equipment.
SKILLS
Software
Rhino, Revit, Adobe Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and Lightroom), VRay Rendering, Bluebeam, AutoCAD, Enscape, Grasshopper, ArcGIS Pro, and Microsoft Office Suite
Fabrication
CNC Router operation and maintenance, Woodworking, Laser Cutter, 3D-Printer, Prototyping
REFERENCES - Contacts Provided Upon Request
Jeff Ryan | Christner Architects, Director of Design - Managing Principal
Monica Rivera | Washington University in St. Louis, Chair of Graduate Architecture
Jonathan Stitelman | Washington University in St. Louis, Senior Lecturer
Robert McCarter | Washington University in St. Louis, Professor or Architecture
(2023 - Current) (2017 - 2022) (2024 - 2025) (2021 - 2023)
- 2021)