CV
Education
- Master of Architecture (M.Arch) with best thesis project, May 2008, Rice University, School of Architecture, Houston, TX, USA
- Master of Building Science and Technology (M.Sc.) with honors (Dipl.-Ing. mit Auszeichnung), May 2006, University of Technology Vienna, Austria
Accomplishments/Awards
Professional
2018 European Product Design Award: Bronze: Birdhouse
2017 International Design Award: Silver: Birdhouse
2017 European Product Design Award: Silver: Rocking-2-gether Chair
2010 AIA Houston Design Award: Conceptual: "reVision Dallas" (with Morris Architects)
2009 TSA (Texas Society of Architects) Studio Award for Unbuilt Projects with "Extreme Birding" (with Morris Architects)
2009 Honorable Mention at reVision Dallas Competition (with Morris Architects)
2008 Sara National Design Award of Excellence for "Oil Rig Resort" (with Morris Architects)
2008 HD Radical Innovation Competition Winner with "Oil Rig Resort" (with Morris Architects)
Academic
2008 Darden Award for outstanding Thesis Work at Rice University, School of Architecture, Houston, TX, USA
2007 Recipient of the John Crowder Traveling Fellowship for Pre-Thesis Research at Rice School of Architecture, Houston, TX, USA
2006 Bene Consulting Award for the most innovative Design Thesis at the University of Technology Vienna, Austria
2004 Pfann Ohmann Award Winner with Studio Project ATV+ TV Channel Headquarter at University of Technology Vienna, Austria
2004 Recipient of the University of Technology Vienna Scholarship for Outstanding Performance in Academics.
Academic Experience
08/2016-present
Adjunct Professor, University of Houston, College of Architecture and Design, Houston, TX, USA08/2010-5/2011
Digital Media Assistant, Rice University, School of Architecture, Houston, TX, USA08/2006-05/2007
Research Assistant, Rice University, School of Architecture, Houston, TX, USA
Supervisor: Fares el-Dahdah, Associate Professor of Architecture and Graduate Program Chair04/2005-07/2006
Scientific Assistant, University of Technology Vienna, Austria
Department of Building Theory and Design
Supervisor: Univ.Prof. Arch. Dipl.-Ing. Manfred Wolff-Plottegg
Professional Experience
10/2016-present
DLR Group, Houston, TX, USA03/2008-06/2016
Morris Architects, Houston, TX, USA05/2007-06/2007
W-E-A-T-H-E-R-S, Houston, TX, USA04/2005-07/2006
Trapp & Krummel Architekten, Vienna, Austria09/2004-01/2006
Architekturbuero Wiala, Vienna, Austria
Exhibitions
- 2018, AIA Furniture Exhibition, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, Texas, U.S.A.
- 2016, YAF Emerging Voices Exhibition, Architecture Center Houston, Houston, Texas, U.S.A.
- 2015, Art by Architects, AIA Houston, Houston, Texas, U.S.A.
- 2007, Archdiploma07, Kunsthalle Wien, Vienna, Austria
- 2005, studioPaulbaut Shoulderbags, Ra'an Bar, Vienna, Austria
- 2005, Patchwork, Institut Francais de Vienne Salle de Bal, Vienna, Austria
- 2005, "Taschen", dasMoebel, Vienna, Austria
Software Skills
Adobe Suite, AutoCad, Revit, Rhino (RVB) + V-Ray, Grasshopper