Britton Wade Chambers

cham0152@umn.edu
250 Turners Crossroad South #204
Golden Valley, MN 55416
Phone: 612.807.6015

Graduate Education:
University of Minnesota | Masters in Architecture | May 2008, GPA – 3.6 / 4.0

Undergraduate Education:
University of Minnesota | Bachelors of Science in Architecture | May 2004, GPA – 3.55 / 4.0
Northern State University | Computer Science | August 1999 - December 2000

Professional Experience:

RSP Architects | Minneapolis, MN | January 2004 - August 2006

RSP Architects is a large firm that embraces the idea of constructing structures from the realm of digital media. RSP Architects provides a strong design philosophy that utilizes an assortment of digital tools and techniques throughout the entire design process. The work produced by RSP Architects is often forged from the blending of pragmatic challenges and theoretical ideals.

Duties Included: schematic design, design competitions, computer modeling, as well as marketing presentations.

LOOM STUDIO | Minneapolis, MN | January 2003 - January 2004

Loom is a firm focused on effectively mending the often contradictory fields of art, architecture, and environmental design. As a practice, Loom provides an interdisciplinary relationship that finds its influences through politics, fine art, film, and astronomy. The work produced by Loom is often guided through its pragmatic, contextual, and theoretical characteristics in correlation with that of its physical production.

Duties Included: assisting in the fabrication and installation for a twenty-foot steel and Lucite bi-fold door; as well as, the design and fabrication of a built-in cantilevered table, intended for the Onan Observatory.

Hartman Architecture Inc. | Sioux Falls, SD | Summer Internships, 2000 and 2001

Hartman Architecture Inc. is a firm structured around the principles and techniques of design build. As a firm, Hartman Architecture Inc. designs a variety of institutional structures such as schools, medical facilities, and office complexes.

Duties Included: marketing presentations, schematic design, design development, construction documents, as well as computer modeling.

Awards:

KPF Travailing Fellowship | National Scholarship | 10,000 Dollar Grant | Summer 2007

AIA COTE (Committee on the Environment) Award | Biomimicry Guild Workshops | 2008
Dean’s List | University of Minnesota | Spring 2003 and Fall 2003
Dean’s List | Northern State University | Fall 2000

Technical Skills:

AutoCAD 2007 (Architectural Desktop) | AutoDesk VIZ 2007 | VRAY Rendering Engine | Adobe Photoshop CS3 | Adobe InDesign CS3 | Adobe Illustrator CS3 | Dreamweaver MX | CAD/CAM Fabrication | Numerous Computer Programming Languages | TIG Welding | Model Building | And Carpentry

Activities:

Member of the American Institute of Architecture Students | September 2002 - May 2003
Fundraising Chair for the Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity | December 2002 - September 2003