Noah Sannes
noahsannes@gmail.com
Education
Yale School of Architecture
Master of Architecture I | Dean’s + Marshall Ruben and Carolyn Greenspan Scholar
Georgia Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Science in Architecture, Highest Honors | Arch. and Society Certificate
Experience
Travel Fellow | Selected out of 100+ applicants to be the 2022 Healthy Living Fellow; visited sixteen Maggie’s Cancer Support Centres in the United Kingdom to examine architectural techniques and trends believed to support wellness and healing; crafted a magazine exploring the design of wellness-forward buildings
Designer | Worked with a small team to prepare a mixed-use development proposal for a significant site in Dallas’ North End neighborhood; developed site diagrams and urban plans; designed and 3D modeled high-rise towers and ‘icon’ buildings
Design Lead | Collaborated with a student team to design the winning entry for the Jim Vlock First-Year Building Project; helped to prepare and detail a complete permit set for a 1,300 sqft single-family modern dwelling; partnered with Columbus House to expand housing opportunities for the formerly unhoused
Construction Lead | Engaged in on-site construction for six months; installed windows, doors, flooring, trim, cabinetry, metal siding, and plumbing fixtures; fabricated rear-yard decking and fencing; documented project for publication
Summer Designer I | Crafted a comparative market analysis presented to local officials, historic preservationists, and developers to rally support for the adaptive reuse of two high-rise Portman legacy projects; produced, modeled, and visualized schemes to evaluate the redevelopment opportunities for a 300,000 sqft site
Designer I | Prepared, coordinated, and detailed the SD, DD, and CD drawing sets for a 700-room Hyatt Regency hotel in Salt Lake City; implemented new visualization technology to craft rendered vignettes for an urban redevelopment master plan; spearheaded a feasibility study of an adaptive reuse housing proposal
Design Assistant | Collaborated with a small student team to design and develop the “The World Turned Inside Out” installation at the Venice Architecture Biennale
Summer Intern | Produced a conceptual design package for a rural residence and a mixed-use urban project; iterated master plans for a new village and town center; accessed conformance of construction with contract documents
Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation
Intern Volunteer | Documented and prepared the nomination of two historic Atlanta residences to the National Register; performed easement inspections
Greece and Italy Program
Summer Study Abroad | Sketched, observed, and studied ancient architecture and art under faculty instruction; documented and analyzed palazzo facades to formulate a comprehensive catalog of window typologies in Northern Italy
Institute of Classical Architecture & Art
Summer Studio | Awarded a Certificate in Classical Architecture; composed a set of measured drawings and hand renderings for a monument; designed a gatehouse for Prospect Park in Brooklyn (published in The Classicist No. 14)
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Recognitions
YSoA Retrospecta 45
Design work selected by faculty for publication: Core I ‘The Stage’ + ‘Food Cart Commissary’; Core II ‘Material Futures’; Jim Vlock First Year Building Project
YSoA Retrospecta 44
Design work selected by faculty for publication: Core III ‘16-28 Bright St’; Core IV ‘Franklin Shuttle’; After the Modern Movement ‘Strada Novissima facade’
Yale + Georgia Tech SoA Ambassador
Invited to serve as a mentor for prospective students; led tours and workshops
Alpha Rho Chi Medal
2019
Awarded by faculty in recognition of leadership, service, and academic merit
Georgia Tech Capstone Design Expo
2019
Received the “Best Overall Project” prize in architecture for ‘Coalescence’, a comprehensive proposal for the ACSA Built2Last Resilient Design Challenge
Shutze Fellows Scholarship
2016
Awarded to support a study of historical landscapes and buildings in New York City
Teaching Fellowships
Second-Year Core IV Graduate Studio
Aniket Shahane, critic | Selected to help instruct the Core IV graduate studio, ‘City, Resilient.’; partook in curriculum planning; led workshops; gave tutorials
Second-Year Core III Graduate Studio
Rychiee Espinosa, critic | Selected to help instruct the Core III graduate studio, ‘Community/Library’; led physical modeling tutorials; reviewed student work weekly
‘Cartographies of Climate Change’ Seminar
Joyce Hsiang, critic | Selected to help instruct a seminar exploring the impacts of global warming; led bi-weekly critiques; curated a broadsheet of student work
Involvement
Institute of Classical Architecture & Art
2016–23
Active member of emerging professionals group; participated in drawing tours, annual awards celebrations, lectures, intensive workshops, and networking events
YSoA Outlines: LGBTQ+ Student Group
2020–23
Organized talks and social events; advocated for group interests at DEI meetings
YSoA Career Services Student Assistant
2022–23
Helped organize the career fair, networking events, workshops, and panel talks
American Institute of Architecture Students
2016–23
Participated in seminars, firm crawls, drawing tours, and networking events
Capabilities
Modeling | Revit, Rhino, V-Ray Rendering, Grasshopper, SketchUp, AutoCAD Creating | Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, ArcGIS, hand drafting, sketching Fabricating | 3D printing, CNC machining, laser cutting, model making, casting
