Education PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Bachelor of Architecture, Graduation: May 2014 GPA: 3.62 DANISH INSTITUTE OF STUDY ABROAD, Copenhagen, Denmark Architecture and Design Program January -–May 2013
Muzalier A. Gaussaint 641 Mayfair Street Philadelphia PA 19120 tel. 215 626 2702 email. muzalierg@gmail.com www. muzaliergaussaint.com
Work Experience ARCHITECTURE INTERN GLP Architects, Wyncote, Pennsylvania
Summer 2009 -–Summer 2012
- Completed the schematic design, design development and construction documents phases of numerous projects under supervision of project architect - Conducted 10 site surveys of commercial, residential and educational buildings to assess existing conditions and create related as-builts drawings completing preliminary design phases - Contributed to the schematic design, design development and construction document phases of completed Murphy Hall classroom addition at Arcadia University under supervision of project architect
Professional Development SOFTWARES Google Sketchup Rhinoceros 3D Grasshopper Autodesk Architecture 3ds Max Revit Architecture Ecotect Analysis Adobe: Illustrator Photoshop Indesign ABILITIES Technical Drawing Site Surveying Project Presentation Hand Sketching/Rendering, Computer Aid Drafting Parametric Modeling LANGUAGES English (Bilangual Proficiency) French (native tongue) Haitian Creole (native tongue)
Design Futures: Public Interest Design Student Leadership Forum, 2013 Autodesk Building Performance Analysis Certificate, 2012 NCARB Intern Development Program, In progress
Extracurricular Activities FOUNDING PRESIDENT Philadelphia University National Organization of Minority Architecture Students, 2013 EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER Philadelphia University Habitat for Humanity Chapter, 2011-2013 CHAIRMAN Philadelphia University Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Symposium, 2012 MEMBER Social Economic Environmental Design (SEED) Network, 2012 Philadelphia University Habitat for Humanity Alternative Spring Break Team, 2011 Global Architecture Brigades for Honduras, 2011
Honors/Awards Promising Project Award. "Expose - Underpriviled Youth" - Design Futures: Public Interest Design Student Leadership Forum, 2013 Danish Institute of Study Intercultural Leadership Award Certificate, 2013 Philadelphia University Dean's List of Academic Excellence, 2009-2010, 2012-2013 Carpenters Company of the County and City of Philadelphia Scholarship, 2012 Danish Institute of Study Abroad Diversity Scholarship, 2012 Philadelphia University LEAD Program Certificate, 2011 Office Depot Scholarship, 2009- 2013
Muzalier Gaussaint 641 Mayfair Street Philaldephia, PA 19120 tel. 215.626.2702 email. muzalierg@gmail.com Website. www.muzaliergaussaint.com
The pulse of the city constitutes its life and its heartbeat; the capture of its spirit. It is both a comment on its contemporary lifestyle and a tribute to its history; an urban hub and an expansion of the natural landscape; a place of shelter and an ephemeral passage; a path and a destination; a mean of circulation and a core. It is an urban intervention to bring the natural landscape as a catalyst of revitalization on the Copenhagen harbor front. Located in the neighborhood of Christianhavn, it consists of a pedestrian bridge whose structural expression mimics the soul of its context. Its core consists of a winter community garden, as nexus of social gathering and environmental education. Functionally, By Pulsen reactivates the harbor, by not only facilitating pedestrian and cyclist movement along the water, but also connecting the surrounding community to the beautiful landscape of the glorious fortification of Danish past.
Spring 2013 Danish Institute of Study Abroad, Copenhagen DK 2013 ASCA Steel Competition - Bridge Category I
BY PULSEN
Muzalier Gaussaint 641 Mayfair Street Philaldephia, PA 19120 tel. 215.626.2702 email. muzalierg@gmail.com Website. www.muzaliergaussaint.com
Summer 2012 Philadelphia University-Design/Build Studio Prometheus Center & Exhibit Module
TEKTON
Tekton challenges the concept of the “exhibit” by enticing the physical participation of the visitor to shape his experience, therefore incoprating himself as part of the exhibition. In essence, it projects the Philadelphia University’s Power To Do by giving the individual the ability to shape his own environment, therefore shaping his own future. It is a 10’x10’x 6’ 8” booth whose architecture embraces the “Power to Do” concept by engaging the visitor through physical interaction in order to shape its own experience of the exhibition. The interactive nature of its structure and exhibit partitions allow the interior space and exhibit area to contracting and expanding based on the nature of the work showcased, while its moving roof panels allows the penetration or blockage of surrounding natural and artificial light sources.
Steel Frame
Wood Panels
Muzalier Gaussaint 641 Mayfair Street Philaldephia, PA 19120 tel. 215.626.2702 email. muzalierg@gmail.com Website. www.muzaliergaussaint.com The Patch Adams Free Clinic of Philadelphia is the first free, community-owned and self-sustaining medical clinic in the neighborhood of Tioga in North Philadelphia. The program consists of two entities: Healthcare and Community Outreach - centered around a voluminous atrium designed in the playful and lively spirit of Patch Adams. The latter is defined by an interior sunken plaza for small lectures on the ground floor, surrounded by a biowall supporting an elevated playground for children and active adults. The proposal is located on Allegheny Avenue, the southern edge of the site, for public presence and welcomes the commuter through an accessible public plaza. On the northern edge, the clinic provides community spaces such a basketball court and picnic area to cater the needs of the residential community of West Moreland.
Fall 2012 Philadelphia University- Architecture Studio Patch Adams Free Clinic of Philadelphia
FREE CLINIC