Carl Burdick
Intern Architect
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Los Angeles
I am an Junior architect, artist and industrial designer based in Los Angeles. My design research focuses on the creative intersections of technology, globalization, urbanism and ecology, and has spanned from intimate robotic installations, to proposals for large scale urban interventions.
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Education
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- Masters of Architecture
- Buffalo New York
Sep 2005 - Aug 2007 - University of New York at Buffalo
- Concentration In Media Studies and Robotics.
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- Bachelor of Science
- Buffalo NY
Sep 2000 - Feb 2005 - University of New York at Buffalo
- Majored in Architecture and Design
Experience
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- Junior Designer
- Los Angeles
Sep 2007 - Nov 2008 - Corsini Architects
- Responsible for all of the firms 3d architectural visualization.
Involved in several projects of varying size including a mixed office development, single and multi-family residences, and commercial projects.
Collaborated on various phases from design development to permitting, to project management.
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- Intern Architect
- Buffalo New York
May 2007 - Aug 2007 - Watts Architectural
- Responsible for all of the firms 3d architectural visualization.
Assisted with design development of phase IV of Buffalo Public Schools redevelopment and Documentation for BPS #45, a a 20 million dollar renovation and retrofit project.
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- Architectural Product Developer
- Orchard Park New York
Apr 2005 - May 2006 - Boston Valley Terra Cotta.
- Responsible for all of the firms 3d architectural visualization.
Developed high end components for a ventilated rain screen façade system to be used in major building projects including, the Coburn School for the Performing Arts, Downtown Los Angeles.
Collaborated with a team of industrial engineers and architects to develop new project specific building products for a number of high profile projects.
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- Volunteer Architect
- Santa Elena Costa Rica
May 2006 - Aug 2006 - Monteverde Institute
- Worked with community groups in rural Costa Rican villages on architectural design, planning and development projects. Projects focused on economic and environmental sustainability.
Projects Included:
Santa Elena Public Library, Monteverde Reserve Researchers Lodge.
Several projects outlining development strategies for the Santa Elena City Center.
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- Intern Architect
- Lockport New York
Nov 2004 - Mar 2005 - Ian Taberner Architect
- Duties included every part of the design process from the creation of presentation work, to the production of construction documents. Managed and produced CAD drawings for 1.8 million worth of housing in the Buffalo NY area.
Exhibitions, Research, Skills
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- Drafting / Visulization / Programming
- Expert knowledge of AutoCAD (r14-2008), Autodesk Architecture, Rhinoceros, Solid works, Auto Desk Viz, 3D Studio Max, Maya, Adobe CS, Revit, others…
Rendering experience with Vray, Mental Ray, Brazil, and Maxwell Render.
Experience with Rhino Script, Max Script, HTML, Processing, GC, Action Script (flash), and C++.
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- Exhibititions
- 'Responsive Architectures', UB ART GALLERY, Buffalo (spring 2007) Featured "The Hydra", a pneumatically operated interactive art instillation.
'Global Studios' Dyett Gallery, Buffalo (2006) Featured Work of the Costa Rican Design Studio. Published in 'Crit' Magazine May 2008.
'Occupied Walls' Buffalo Center for the Arts (2003) Featured an interactive occupied latex wall.
'Work' Crosby Gallery, Buffalo (2004) Featured the Project entitled "Steal/Steel".
'Interactive Map' Smithsonian Castle (scheduled for fall 2009)
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- Research / Publications
- Interactive Mapping For the Visually Impaired, IDEA center, University At Buffalo.(2007)
Karnath, Laura Activism At Scale; Global Local Architecture. Santa Elena Public Library; Crit Magazine Issue 65 Spring 2008.
Thesis;
Remixing: The Box, A New Gallery For The Albright Knox. 2007