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FRANCESCO STUMPO
Master of Architecture 2015 Wentworth Institute of Technology
SELECTED PROJECTS 2010-2015
FRANCESCO STUMPO Junior Designer fstumpo1@gmail.com studiostumpo.com
Francesco Stumpo is a recent graduate with a Master of Architecture at Wentworth Institute of Technology (WIT) in Boston. He holds a BSA from WIT, including a stint at the Institute of Advanced Architecture of Catalunya (IAAC) in Barcelona. During undergraduate and graduate school he studied in New York City, Texas, Berlin, Barcelona and Greece, thanks to different scholarships and academic distinctions. He has worked in internships and full time positions as a designer, researcher, volunteer and project assistant in Boston, Spain and Venezuela. He’s taken part of design workshops, participated in several student competitions, organization of architectural events and trips, and worked as one of the principal editors of the design publication, Wentworth Architecture Review, as well as a teaching assistant during the M.Arch program. He has received merits in and out of Wentworth, among which have been the Tau Sigma Delta Bronze Medal Award, the Design Excellence Award for two consecutive years for the Final Senior Studio and Master’s Thesis, as well as the recognition by the Boston Society of Architects (BSA) thanks to the work completed abroad at IAAC. His latest research focused on analyzing the future regional and urban growth of cities in Latin America, which lead to the proposal and revision of the social housing scheme in a case study in Barranquilla, Colombia. His Master’s thesis published under the title “Incremental Network” aims to showcase the means by which architecture, landscape and urban infrastructure can act as an incremental framework to create new corners of growth in the emerging territories.
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FRANCESCO STUMPO Junior Designer
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fstumpo1@gmail.com www.studiostumpo.com
617 435 79 16 1231 4th Ave, San Francisco, CA
Education 2014 - 2015
M. Arch, Wentworth Institute of Technology, WIT - Boston, MA Class of 2015 Graduation, Magna Cum Laude
2010 - 2014
B.S. Arch, Wentworth Institute of Technology, WIT - Boston, MA Class of 2014 Graduation, Cum Laude Institute of Advanced Architecture of Catalunya, IAAC - Barcelona, Spain Visiting Student Spring 2014, with the Council on International Exchange (CIEE) Universitat Ramon Llull, La Salle - Barcelona, Spain and Athens, Greece Visiting Student Summer 2012
Professional Experience September 2015 - Present
Architectural Designer, Perkins Eastman - San Francisco, CA Providing full design support on drawings, models and graphic presentations utilizing Revit, AutoCAD, and Adobe Creative Suites. Participated in all stages of design from Pre-Design, to SD, DD, CD and CA. Experience with interior detailing, specification, code research and submittals. Engaged with teams and specific firm-wide deliverables.
May 2013 - August 2013
Design and Construction Intern, Liberty Mutual, Corporate Real Estate - Boston, MA Collaborated with multiple new and renovation office and commercial projects in New England. Assisted Architects and PM’s with redlines, review of CD’s and on-going coordination with architects, clients and staff. Developed weekly presentations for submittals and oversaw on-site documentation, implementation and construction administration.
May 2011 - August 2011
Architectural Intern, Domina Proyectos - Barquisimeto, Venezuela Involved within the design process of a commercial and residential project development. Assisted with 3D modeling and rendering, interior architectural detailing and preparation of CD’s and presentation for submittals. Responsible for producing marketing materials and visualizations, and coordination with in-house interiors and contractors.
Additional Experience January 2016 - Present
Visiting Critic, Academy of Art University, AAU - San Francisco, CA First Year Studio reviewer for Jennifer Asselstine, Karen Seong and Eva Chiu.
September 2014 - April 2015
Tutor and Teaching Assistant, Wentworth Institute of Technology, WIT - Boston, MA Third Year Studio reviewer for Aaron Weinert and Marilyn Moedinger.
January 2013 - April 2015
Principal Editor, Wentworth Architecture Review, WAR - Boston, MA Co-director of Wentworth’s student-run journal of design and architecture. Created, curated and designed two publications from start to finish and managed selection, graphic design, editing, printing and marketing.
January 2014 - April 2014
Research Assistant, Institute of Advanced Architecture of Catalunya, IAAC - Barcelona, Spain Speculative studio with Antonio San Martin and Javier Pena.
Skillset
Involvement & Certifications
Selected Honors & Awards
3D AutoCAD, Revit, Rhino 3D, Google Sketch-up, Grasshopper, V-Ray, Maxwell Render, 3DS Max, 3D Printing software(s)
Journeyman International - San Francisco, CA Humanitarian Designer. April 2016 - Present
Tau Sigma Delta Bronze Medal Award Design Excellence Award: M.Arch Thesis
National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) - AXP Candidate, 70% September 2013 - Present
2014 Design Showcase Selection Boston Society of Architects
2D Blue-Beam, Adobe CS5 and 6: InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, MS Office, Excel, Typography, Graphic Design, Illustration. Hands On Physical Modeling, Woodshop, Digital Fabrication, Laser Cutting, Studio Photography, Prototyping Language English and Spanish Native or bilingual proficiency
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Associate AIA #38481872 September 2015 - Present SPUR - San Francisco, CA Member. September 2015 - Present AIASF, BAYA - San Francisco, CA Member and Volunteer. September 2015 - Present
Graduate Merit Scholarship Recipient 2014 Design Excellence Award Undergraduate Senior Community Studio Study and Travel Scholarship Award Recipient Undergraduate Merit Scholarship Recipient
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INCREMENTAL NETWORK
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PUENTE SOCIAL
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AXIS DANCE
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SPORTS CENTRE
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MEADOW OUTPOST
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MODEL MAKING
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INSTALLATIONS
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Luis Fraguada
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MODULAR STOOL
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TRI-CIRCLE
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HOURGLASS
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CITY DATA
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FLUID CITY
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STUDENT & COLLABORATIONS
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REFERENCES
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THESIS SPRING 2015
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LOCATION
Proposal and revision of the social housing scheme in a case study in Barranquilla, Colombia.
AWARD
Earned the Tau Sigma Delta Bronze Medal Award and the Design Excellence Award.
What The context of this thesis is based the recognition that, Latin American cities have been victims of their own success, growing in an unplanned and disorderly manner. By 2030, an estimated 5 billion people will live in cities, and about 2 billion of them will live in self-made dwellings. Today cities in South America are in crisis and are no longer growing like they used to, and are shaped by the dichotomy of the formal urbanization and the informal uncontrolled sprawl.
How Arguably this holistic approach makes the possibility of interventions particularly complex: How does design adapt the positive qualities of the growth of informal urbanisms? Can the landscape act as the mediator, thus becoming socially inclusive and sensitive to the environment? Can the result be the catalyst to in-formalize the formal?
Where Barranquilla is a city and municipality located in northern Atlรกntico Department of Colombia. Considered the largest city and port in the northern Caribbean Coast region, with a metropolitan population of 1,885,000 as of 2011.
This thesis therefore investigates the means by which architecture, landscape and urban infrastructure can act as an incremental network to create new corners of growth in the periphery of Barranquilla. This way there is a new urban model that integrates the landscape to the city, and the ecology to the urban by converging growing communities and underutilized landscapes under one incremental framework.
Why Barranquilla is considered one the top growing cities of the region, therefore it works as a laboratory to replace the exhausted growth paradigm with a more equitable one. With this comes the most important challenge to act preemptively to the future expansion of the city, and most importantly to revisit the social housing approach in South America.
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Result
Proposal Develop a guideline for a preemptive planning of a self-constructed neighborhood that connects and weaves into the urban landscape of one emerging city in Latin America. This incremental network reorganizes the natural and built environment and implements a new incremental framework of growth.
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FLEXIBLE GROWTH 2030
CONTINUE
DESIGN IAAC@BCN SPRING 2014
INSTRUCTORS
PUENTE SOCIAL Antonio Sanmartin and Javier Pena.
LOCATION
One-kilometer long linear park Riu Besos, Barcelona and Badalona, Spain.
AWARD
Earned a recognition among 25 selected students’ work for the 2014 Student Design Showcase.
The Besòs River is considerably reduced when it crosses the city’s south area. After extensive urban renewal and upgrading of the river’s water over the years, still today the Besòs is a barrier that divides the site into two halves, both facing away from each other. A network of interlaced paths and footbridges will transform the Besòs River into a linear park that stitches together the 2 sides of the waterfront which are currently separated, connecting them with an intertwined structural bridge that looks to repurpouse the area and generate a social bridge for the citizens of Barcelona and Badalona.
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Exhibited at the BSA Space, at the Boston Society of Architects, from the 4th to 30th of December 2014.
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DESIGN DESIGN 7 FALL 2013
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AXIS DANCE STUDIOS Ingrid Strong Headquarters studios for ensembles of performers with and without disabilities. South End, Boston, MA.
Two buildings - two bodies - two performers dedi·chot·o·my dī’kät’mē/ This project searched “to break the rigid dichotomy between enabled and disabled performers” by the means of unyfing dispared programmatic, as well as usual segregated circulation. In this opportunity the design allows for architecture to as more than a connection, but a physical interpreation through a continous ramp-like spine that penetrates both buildings, and all floors. The intent was to promote headquarters to communicate collaboration, but at the same time illustrate a design representative of the search of duality.
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DESIGN DESIGN8 SUMMER 2014
ADVISORS
Manuel Delgado
LOCATION
Sweney Field Recreational Complex Boston, MA.
AWARD
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SPORTS CENTRE
Award for excellence in design for the final Senior Community Design Studio.
This urban study identifies the missing and underdeveloped urban activities in the neighbourhood, traces available space within the densely built fabric, and distributes new activities within the areas potentially available for development. Rejecting the usual development of athletic facilities, this proposal generates a balanced environment that lets the user enjoy the original relationship of communal spaces in a frame of open spaces with a backdrop surrounded by movement in the site.
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DESIGN DESIGN 6 SPRING 2013
MEADOW OUTPOST
ADVISORS
Rob Trumbour
LOCATION
Landscape retreat intervention Haddam Meadows State Park, CT
This project is conceived as vehicle to connect the members of the International Cartographers Association to their surrounding landscape at Haddams State Park. The landscape intervention is aimed to encourage immediate connections to nature and outdoor patios, through the integration, development and display of their applied and field research. Specific programs and services areas are fragmented through the continuous changes in topography and spaces of the project, converting the headquarters into an interchanging facility, which weaves dif¬ferent uses and areas through the same language, while providing the user a chance to truly inhabit the landscape.
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT
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MODEL MAKING DESCRIPTION
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Series of study models during undergraduate school.
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INSTALLATIONS & MAPPING DATA FALL 2014
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Non-Architectural Background, Boston, MA
SPRING 2014
Valldaura Workshops, IAAC, Barcelona, Spain.
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SPRING 2013
Mapping 2.0, Boston, MA.
SPRING 2013
Mapping 1.0, Boston, MA.
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MODULAR FURNITURE Jared Ramsdell Exhibited at the Boston Society of Architects Space, from the December 12th to 19th, 2014.
Mod Stool Stumpo Francesco Soft Fabrication Prof. Jared Ramsdell
Most furniture today is made using mass production techniques and standardized designs. This modular stool explores the possibilities of multiple arrangements and configurations in one single design component that consists of a base, and three legs of support. Through this design approach the goal was to reduce costs for manufacturers, allow customization for the consumer, and respond to the emerging do-it-yourself culture and design build entrepreneurs.
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TRI-CIRCLE PAVILION Jared Ramdsell Exhibited at the Boston Society of Architects Space, from the December 12th to 19th, 2014. In collaboration with Eric Rigo, Justin Cesino, Kate Lux, Olivia Hegner, Tyler Kreshover, Zachary Hachey and Matthew Johnson.
This pavilion was design with a unit of 3. Three circles come together to create a three sided aggregate. This modular piece was then scaled and connected together in infite possibilities.With the intention of beign recycled and reused, the pieces were designed to creat small stools and tables after deconstruction using a combination of 3 base aggregates. These shapes are used in tandem to create ondulating pockets of space. When assembled continously, the triangular modular pieces recreate de circumference of the circles on wich they were based, creating a soft fractacl quality to the branches that define the spaces that encourage discovery, weaving and play.
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Atrium exhibit at the Center for Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, Ira Allen Building, from REPETITION December 15th, 2014 to April 15th 2015. AN EXISTING FORM OF REPETITION29,500
THE EXISITING In collaboration with AndrewFROM LaFosse, Margaret Schmaling, Michael Greco, Eli Mead, Matthew MOVEMENT Mulligan, Nina Strid and Michael Crockett. A FORM OF MOVEMENT BASED ON DATA 22,500 15,500 8,500
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Static Movement
LOCATION
Rob Trumbour
Kinitic Movement
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HOURGLASS INSTALLATION
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DESIGN 9 FALL 2014
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The translation of data from time and movement, generates a three dimensional installation that examines the collective experience of our time spent traveling. Similarly to the hourglass, which is considered one of the main artifacts that has allowed us to keep track of time for a number of centuries, this installation is shaped by past, present and future time. The unifying element in the intervention is represented in the expression of the line as the single element that defines both space and data information throughout the piece. Unlike most other methods of measuring time, the hourglass concretely represents the present as being between the past and the future, and this has made it an enduring symbol of time itself.
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RESEARCH
DESIGN 8 SPRING 2014
IAAC@BCN SPRING 2014
INSTRUCTOR LOCATION
CITY DATA CITY DATA
Digital studies and 3D modeling for the cities of Brisbane (Australia) Curitiba (Brasil) and Johannesburg (South Africa) Luis Fraguada Digital studies and 3D modeling for the cities Luis Fraguada of Brisbane (Australia) Curitiba (Brasil) and Johannesburg (South Africa)
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The conceptual and technical sphere of parametric design were introduced by systemic processes and The conceptual and technical sphere of parametric plug-ins capable of reacting to various ecologic factors design were introduced by systemic processes and in each scheme. We focused on parametric design plug-ins capable of reacting to various ecologic factors logic, computational geometry, modeling techniques, in each scheme. We focused on parametric design and environmental influencers to configurate a logic, computational geometry, modeling techniques, specific research design.
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FLUID CITY Manuel Delgado Urban Design Plan for the Fenway area, Mission Hill and Roxbury Crossing, MA. Excellence in design for the final Senior Community Design Studio.
This proposal addresses these problems of localized ground discontinuity and programmatic and physical isolation within a larger urban area, by proposing connected three-dimensional networks of integral mix use programs as well as recreational uses. Working to connect (existing and proposed housing units) as well as the community, the normative isolated affordable housing building type found in Boston, is replaced by a series of mid rise buildings that incline to minimize structural spans and interconnect in order to maximize the area available for housing and communal space development, effectively enhancing social integration.
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OTHER
STUDENT INVOLVEMENT & COLLABORATIONS 2013-2015 SUMMER 2014
Interboro Parklets, Allston and Boston, MA.
SUMMER 2014
Lecture “Speculative Practices” at Wentworth
SPRING 2014
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Wentworth Architecture Review (v4 and v5)
Honest Architecture at WIT Graduate Symposium
SUMMER 2013
Design for Life: Boston-Caracas
SUMMER 2012
Taller de Verano: Vivir en el Mediterraneo
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Wentworth Institute of Technology Symposium & Exhibition
Designing For Life: Boston | Caracas How can design transform the life of a city? Friday 12 July 2013
SPECULATIVE
PRACTICE
Speculation, more than mere conjecture, is the deliberate formulation of new ideas based on existing knowledge and intelligent projection. In architecture and planning, speculative practice, along with transdisciplinary collaboration and experimentation with new technologies can yield new questions and unconventional yet necessary solutions for the 21st century problems.
Symposium: Designing For Life:
Friday 12 July 9-4pm WIT Watson Hall, 550 Huntington Ave.
What do the ongoing design transformations of Boston and Caracas have to learn from each other? How might these insights inform the design and implementation of Caracas’ La Carlota Park or the renewal of Boston’s rich cultural landscapes? Keynote Address: The Honorable Antonio Ledezma, Mayor of Caracas
Exhibition Openings:
• La Carlota Park Ideas Competition • Caracas Cenital/Aerial Caracas • Stony Brook Community Design
Friday 12 July 5pm WIT Watson Hall, 550 Huntington Ave. hours: M/W/F: 11-1; T/R: 1:30-4, 8-15 July hours: M/W/F: 11-1; T/R: 1:30-4, 8-15 July hours: M-F 9-4, 8-19 July, WIT Casella Galery, 550 Parker St.
All events are free and open to the public. For more information please contact Carrie Yates: 617 989-4412. www.wit.edu/designingforlife
Monday June 23rd Blount Auditorium 5:00pm
Anthony Polidoro Lauren Andrus Francesco Stumpo
(AFTER STUDIO)
This lecture will open with a video introduction to the emerging concept of speculative practice and will be followed by a presentation covering work done by students and professionals within the field of speculative practice.
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Maria Aiolova, LEED AP 63 Flushing Ave, Unit 192 Brooklyn, NY 11205 Tel: (917) 921-0446 E-mail: maria@terreform.org June 30th 2015 RE: Recommendation for Employment It is my great pleasure to recommend Francesco Stumpo to your organization. I have been acquainted with Francesco for almost two years. In over fifteen years of designing and teaching, I have known only few aspirants with determination equivalent to Francesco. I was impressed by his good nature and humility, and the genuine scholarly curiosity that he exhibited over and over - a curiosity that is often accompanied by his enthusiasm for an idea, a research concept, or the primary role in a challenging intellectual position. I was first introduced to Francesco through the work he submitted in applying to the CIEE Global Architecture and Design Study Abroad Program that I direct. The admissions committee agreed that he would be a valuable asset as a student in the program. He was awarded a full scholarship to attend the semester-long program in Barcelona. During the course of Global Architecture and Design, Francesco developed a project that combined research and theory with aesthetics and function. He presented himself as a very perceptive individual with a keen design sense and a sincere interest in ecological design. As a graduate of Harvard Graduate School of Design, and having been a designer and a design professor at Parsons the New School for Design, Pratt Institute and Cornell University, I know that Francesco has what it takes to play an important role in the design and research field. As a first hand witness of his intelligence and self-motivation, as well as his ability for innovative research, design, and fabrication, I know he will be a great success at your organization. Sincerely,
Maria Aiolova, LEED AP Co-Founder, Terreform ONE 40
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Atelier U:W www.atelier-uw.com
March 15, 2015
To whom it may concern: This letter is written as an personal reference for Francesco Stumpo, a recently graduated student of architecture from Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston. I first met Mr. Stumpo in the Fall of 2013 during my tenure as Graduate Programs Director at Wentworth. During this time, I served as his advisor during his study abroad period in Barcelona and for his Masters Thesis study. I feel qualified to speak on Mr. Stumpo’s behalf not only for his work at Wentworth, but also for our many conversations outside of the formal academic environment. In the time that we worked together, it become quite apparent that Mr. Stumpo exhibits an unusual commitment to the discipline of architecture. He forwards a thoughtful, critical position on a wide range of matters in both theory and practice, quickly revealing to those around him a deep understanding and broad knowledge of current topics as well as historical precedents. Although having deep convictions within matters of architecture, urbanism, and beyond, he nevertheless remains open to constructive critique. Mr. Stumpo repeatedly sought the opinions of his instructors and his peers, and he turned sometimes difficult criticism into opportunities for seeing the work in a new way. He approaches his work with reflection and forethought, realizing his own strengths while working to improve perceived shortcomings. Mr. Stumpo exhibits a personal discipline and persistence well beyond his years, showing extraordinary personal initiative and resourcefulness. He was awarded a full scholarship by the faculty to study abroad in Barcelona as part of the Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE), where he excelled in matters of urbanism, fabrication, and criticism. He acted as a key leader in the student-run publication, Wentworth Architecture Review, overseeing its content, fundraising, and distribution. And his thesis, studying the informal urbanism of Latin America, offers a significant emerging voice in the field. In reflecting on his work as a student, architect, and global citizen, I am reminded of a quote by Le Corbusier, who wrote, "...in life it is necessary above all to act, and by that I mean, to act in a spirit of modesty, with exactitude, and precision�. Mr. Stumpo promises to be leader in the discipline of architecture and a vital addition to a professional office. I recommend him without reservation.
Sincerely,
Jonathan D. Foote, Ph.D Lecturer / Cal Poly State University / San Luis Obispo
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Published July, 2015 Wentworth Institute of Technology Boston, MA.
FRANCESCO STUMPO 22 Fisher Avenue #4 Boston, MA, 02120 617-4357916 stumpof@wit.edu