Design Assistant

JOE MACDONALD_CVa (abbreviated)

** ********* **. ***** ** Brooklyn, NY 12101 646-***-**** ****@*******.***

Internationally recognized design professional, educator, writer and researcher in Architecture, Sustainability, and Computational Design. Skilled in defining new organizational structures and building assemblies for cutting edge experiential, residential, commercial and workplace environments. Expert project manager with contributions to advanced computational design work, management, fabrication and implementation techniques. Passionate about harnessing the power of data to608inform and design spaces that people love.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/joemacdonald1/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_MacDonald_(architect)

https://www.amazon.com/author/joemacdonald

https://www.urbanao.com

VISITING PROFESSORSHIPS

Pratt Institute Brooklyn, NY

Visiting Professor of Architecture

Design 4: Integrated Contexts and Mediums: Waste to Energy Recycling Center, the Bronx 1/2019 -- present

University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA

Visiting Professor of Architecture

Advanced Travel Studio: PepsiCo Eco-Campus: Purchase, NY/Tokyo (forthcoming) 8/2020 – 12/2020

Advanced Travel Studio: Sustainable Machines II: Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm 8/2019 – 12/2019

Advanced Travel Studio: Sustainable Machines I: Sustainability Pavilion, Expo 2020, Dubai 8/2018 – 12/2018

Washington University, St. Louis St. Louis, MO

Visiting Professor of Architecture

Advanced Computational Design: Full-Scale prototypes 8/2011 – 12/2011

University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA

Visiting Professor of Architecture

Density: Core Housing Studio, Philadelphia, PA 8/2011 – 12/2011

FULL-TIME ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

Harvard University Graduate School of Design Cambridge, MA 1/2000 – 6/2010

Associate Professor, Design Studio

Developed curriculum and taught advanced fabrication seminars, collaborating with recognized architects and artists

Managed exhibitions, publications, and lecture series; participated in annual admissions, faculty searches, and weekly committee meetings

Led space planning and configuration updates to studio stack plans

Brought innovation and leading-edge methods and tools to teaching presentations to help students solve problems

Initiated strategic relationship with the President of Paris-based software provider for aerospace and automotive companies; secured $100K in parametric modeling software for 24 workstations at Harvard at no cost

Developed ‘Entrepreneurship Advanced Seminar’; invited emerging architects to share experience of starting their own firm following graduate school; seminar popularity led to permanent incorporation into curriculum

Directed redesign of fabrication shop to incorporate newly emerging digital fabrication tools

Received $25K Dean’s Grant for Faculty Research focusing on urban design and corresponding social protocols in dense, Asian urban environments for 4 years consecutively, an unprecedented achievement

EDUCATION

Harvard Graduate School of Design Cambridge, MA

Master (MS) in Architecture; Design Thesis: “Navigable Sites: Toronto Island Airport, Toronto, Canada”

Advisor: Rem Koolhaas

Architectural Association London, UK

Diploma Unit Extension Studies; “Master Plan for Red Square, Moscow, U.S.S.R.”

Advisor: Zaha Hadid

University of Washington Seattle, WA

Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Architecture

Advisor: Astra Zarina

LANDMARK WORK

Kosovo National FIFA Soccer Stadium Competition Pristina, Kosovo 2019

Digital Experience Architecture for GE NYC, NY; Washington, DC 2010 -- present

A New Calm: World Trade Center Building #4 Lobby Installation for Fumihiko Maki, NYC 2012-3

Water Planet in the Steinhart Aquarium LEED Platinum California Academy of Science, SF, CA 2010

Johnson & Johnson’s Olympic Games Pavilion 2008 Beijing Olympics, Beijing, PRC 2008

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Urban A&O, Inc. New York, NY 6/2002 – present

Founder, Director

Leads concept design and acts as studio head for boutique design firm specializing in merging advanced computational design and sustainability for Fortune 100 companies and institutional clients

Supervises high-performing team of 8 including recruiting and benchmark evaluations

Communicates with clients, performed site visits and site management, determines cost effective material selection via data analysis, accelerates project scheduling, and oversees budgets with frequent creative cost savings installed

Directed project budget of $24M with frequent travel to Beijing; received People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) Most Successful Design Award, LEED Gold sustainability award for innovative and most-visited Olympic Games Pavilion

Received LEED Platinum Recognition for innovative design of Water Planet at Steinhart Aquarium in San Francisco, named the most advanced aquarium environment in the world; delivered project $3.25M under budget

Built ‘A New Calm’: World Trade Center Building #4 by Fumihiko Maki, New York, NY lobby art installation; devised innovative diffuser panel over LED displays resulting in savings of $2.55M

Initiated urban planning master plan for 40 settlements in MENA Gulf Region, through the year 2025; incorporated Western planning techniques with local building efforts, materials and customs; received international recognition for efforts from the UN

Developed environmentally progressive master planning mixed-use urban project in Shenzhen, China; designed innovative shading devices on building elevations, initial $120M USD budget developed in three phases allowed client/architect to observe and adjust cost saving design elements

PROFESSIONAL DESIGN RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

DLR Group New York, NY 1/2015 – 8/2019

Firm Principal & Global Leader of Research and Development

Oversee advancements in design and technology within ten sectors spanning from Education to Culture & Performing Arts for 1,600-person international firm

Interpret data from multiple sources to synthesize functional design spaces that optimize performance

Lead space planning and migration layout options and updates; advise additional stakeholders on changes

Authored multiple publications on (d)R&D efforts as thought leader

Delivered lectures and participated in symposia on latest design research using strong communication skills

Manage project teamwork and idea sessions, advanced computational design, management, fabrication, and implementation

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

American Institute of Architecture New York, NY 2002 – Present

DIGITAL SKILLS

Microsoft 365, G Suite, nVivo, Adobe Creative Suite

Parametric Modeling: CATIA, Rhino, Grasshopper, various plug-ins (working knowledge)

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