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LEGO Artist • Architect • Chicagoan
ME I am a highly motivated, hard-working individual, and recent graduate of the professional undergraduate architecture program at Illinois Institute of Technology. My passion for architecture and LEGO building have allowed me to combine creativity and innovation of design in both my professional and artistic endeavors. In addition, my multi-faceted and collaborative approach offers a unique and iterative take on solutions for any given design challenge.
INFO
EDUCATION
24
Buffalo Grove High School
Illinois Institute of Technology
Buffalo Grove - IL ACT score - 27
Chicago, IL - USA 2008
+1 (847) 542-3848
Professional Bachelor of Architecture Degree Chicago - IL You never know... GPA - 3.7
2012
2012
2017
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EXPERIENCE
rjbuttliere@yahoo.com may 2017 - present
Freelance LEGO Artist - Landmark | Landscape Creative-for-Hire - Chicago, IL
SKILLS
nov 2015 - present
Featured Artist - BrickUniverse, LLC Greyson Beights - 30+ Event Locations
sept 2017 - jan 2018
Associate - Blocks to Bricks, Inc.
Adam Reed Tucker (LEGO Certified Professional) - Schaumburg, IL
design concept & development
collaborative approach
aug 2017
presentations & articulacy
Independent Contractor - Warren Elsmore, Ltd.
Warren & Teresa Elsmore (LEGO Freelance Artists) - Fringe Festival, Edinburgh, UK may 2011 - sept 2017
Apprenticeship - Brickstructures, Inc.
Adam Reed Tucker (LEGO Certified Professional) - Arlington Heights, IL
PROFICIENCY
june 2014 - aug 2015
Internship - Wexler/Kollman P.C., Ltd. Michael S Kollman (AIA, LEED AP - Prairie View, IL
Adobe
EXHIBITIONS
PROJECTS USA Illustrator
Photoshop
installation
Indesign mosaic
Autodesk
3
months
sculpture
build 4
research
months
Autocad
Revit
3ds Max
Additional
LEGO Digital Designer
Hand Sketching
Rhino
Commission
30 days
100% funded 51 backers
PUBLICATIONS • ARCHITECT Magazine - video interview april 2018 - Hanley Wood Media, Inc.
https://issuu.com/roccobuttliere
• Blocks - Chris Wharfe june 2016 - Blockhead Media Ltd.
Books
flic.kr/ps/YQ57w
• Brick City: London/New York - Warren Elsmore 2018 - Quarto Publishing, plc
@rjbuttliere
• The LEGO Architect - Tom Alphin 2015 - No Starch Press
flickr
• London • Copenhagen • Glasgow • Billund • Trondheim • Utrecht
Kickstarter Campaign
linkedin.com/in/rocco-buttliere-854267114
issuu
EUR
$5,500 goal nov 2015
• Bricks & Bricks Culture - Tim Johnson june / april 2016 - Republic 66 Media
• Louisville • Indianapolis • New Orleans • 20+ more...
ARCH 497 (4 cr. hours) Golden Gate Bridge jan - may 2017
Magazines
LINKS
• Chicago • Dallas • Raleigh • Cleveland
Independent Study
design
50% funded 24 backers
Tyler Technologies, Inc. Trade Show Models july - sept 2018
RECOGNITIONS Brickworld, LLC june 2016
Brickworld Master ABC 7 Chicago jan 2016
Windy City LIVE Boy Scouts of America sept 2009
Eagle Scout Rank