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Benjamin Griswold-Intern Architect

SUMMARY

Background in fine arts, and concurrent avocational pursuits in the Arts and teaching inform professional direction and sensibilities. Design experience is on a range of scales, from furniture to urban planning. Project types include public buildings (libraries and schools), single- and multi-family residential, historic preservation and restoration, adaptive re-use of existing structures.

Involvement in all phases of design including conceptual design, programming, zoning analysis, site planning, schematic design, design development, contract bidding and negotiation, construction documents and construction administration.

PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE:

2006 - Present Intern Architect - Residential, Commercial, Institutional and Urban Design
Architecture + Urban Design, Denver, Colorado
Selected Projects:
Plinth Gallery/Kaplan Residence, Denver, CO. Adaptive re-use of an industrial building, as an art gallery, artists' studio and residence for two ceramicists.
Nouveau Kiskeya, Republic of Haiti. Design of several housing types for a new urban development.
Richardson Residence, Denver, CO. Addition to a mid-Century single family house.

2006 - Present Ben Griswold Designs
Designer/Fabricator (Independent)
Projects:
The Lab at Belmar, Lakewood, CO. Redesign of the existing gallery and event spaces, including sound attenuation and display panels.
Fang Lijun: Heads, Lakewood, CO. Exhibition designer for Fang Lijun exhibition at The Lab at Belmar.
Liam Gillick: Weekend in So Show, Lakewood, CO. Fabricated all furniture/objects for the Liam Gillick exhibition at The Lab at Belmar.
Federal Reserve Bank plaza, Kansas City MO. Designed and built a model for the artist Lawrence Argent for his public art project for the bank.

2005 -2006 Semple Brown Design, Denver, Colorado
Intern Architect
Projects:
Harman Hall, Denver, CO. Renovation and adaptive re-use (residential) of the 1890 Harman town hall in the Cherry Creek neighborhood.
Records-Rainaldi residence, Denver, CO. Residential renovation and addition to early 20th Century "Denver Square."
Emogene, Lakewood, CO. Façade and interior design for a restaurant in the new Belmar development.
Asbury Court, Denver, CO. Multi-family development proposal.

2003 -2005

Humphries-Poli Architects, Denver, Colorado
Intern Architect
Projects:
Granby Library, Granby, CO. New construction.
Sisson Public Library, Pagosa Springs, CO. Renovation and expansion of an existing library.
Louisville Library, Louisville, CO. New construction.
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO. Winning proposal for an urban planning competition to redevelop the UCHSC campus.
Dora Moore School, Denver, CO. Restoration/preservation of a historic school.
Smiley Middle School, Denver, CO. Restoration and upgrading of mechanical systems.
Denver Gospel Church, Denver, CO.

2002-2003

Kenneth Boroson Architects, New Haven, Connecticut
Intern Architect
Clinton Elementary School, New Haven, CT. Renovation and addition to an early 20th Century school, including new entry, classrooms, HVAC system.
Designed and constructed developmental and presentation models for several small institutional and commercial projects.

EDUCATION:

Master of Architecture - 2003
Yale University School of Architecture
Merit Scholarship recipient 2000-2003.

Harvard University Graduate School of Design
Summer Program in Architecture (Certificate) - 1999

Bachelor of Fine Arts - Summa Cum Laude - 1997
Alfred University
Dean's Award for Excellence, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society

OTHER
EXPERIENCE:

2006 Adjunct Professor
University of Denver
Taught Beginning Sculpture in the School of Art and Art History.
2004-present Lecture Series Coordinator/Volunteer
Architectural Laboratory | denver
Developed and coordinated the 2005 public lecture series for this nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering dialogue about design and the built environment. Participants included Peter Park, Alex Garvin, Wil Bruder, Beatriz Colomina, Mickey Zeppelin, Elizabeth Gill-Lui, and Benjamin Edwards.
2004-2006 Critic/Juror
University of Colorado, Boulder
Critic/Juror for undergraduate Architecture studio courses.
2004 Critic/Juror
University of Colorado, Denver
Critic/Juror for a graduate Architecture studio course.
2003 Teaching Fellow
Yale School of Architecture
Taught "Introduction to Spatial Language," a required course for undergraduate Architecture majors.
2002 Fabrication Manager
OpenOffice Architecture, New York, NY
Coordinated and executed the construction of a large-scale model for the exhibition "Houses X Artists" at the MAK Center in Los Angeles.
2001 Teaching Assistant
Yale School of Architecture
Facilitated the instruction of "Visual Studies," a required course for
all first year graduate Architecture students.
1997-2000 Technical and Facilities Manager
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL.
Provided technical management and instructional support for the Ceramics Department.

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