STEVEN CHRISTENSEN, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP
EDUCATION
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
Cambridge, MA
Master in Architecture, 2008
University of Oxford, Merton College
Oxford, UK
Summer Seminar in Architecture, 2002
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, 2000
Luleå University of Technology
Luleå, SE
International Student Exchange, 1996
REGISTRATION
Registered Architect, California, #C33204, 2011-Present
Registered Architect, Utah, #7388214, 2009-Present
National Council of Architectural Registration Boards
NCARB Certificate #67685, 2009-Present
United States Green Building Council
LEED Accredited Professional, 2007-Present
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Lecturer in Architecture, 2012-2017
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Lecturer in Architecture, 2008-2011
Harvard University Graduate School of Design, Cambridge, MA
Studio Faculty: Career Discovery Program, 2008
Teaching Assistant: Fourth semester graduate architecture studio, 2007
Research Assistant: Preston Scott Cohen, 2006
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Steven Christensen Architecture, Los Angeles, CA, 2008-present
Preston Scott Cohen, Cambridge, MA, 2006
CORE, Washington, DC, 2003-2004
Red Rock Interactive, Salt Lake City, UT, 2002-2003
Gensler, San Francisco, CA, 2000-2002
EFT Architects, Salt Lake City UT, 1998-2000
AWARDS
The Architectural Review + MIPIM, 2017
AR Future Projects Award, Liepāja Thermal Bath (Single best project in the Retail and Leisure category, international)
A+ Awards, Architizer, 2017
Jury Award, Liepāja Thermal Bath (Single best project in the Unbuilt Hospitality category, international)
A+ Awards, Architizer, 2017
Special Mention, Emigration House (Top 15% of entries in the Unbuilt Private House category, international)
A+ Awards, Architizer, 2017
Special Mention, Heptagon House (Top 15% of entries in the Unbuilt Private House category, international)
WAN Awards, World Architecture News, 2017
Shortlisted, Liepāja Thermal Bath
World Architecture Festival Awards, 2017
Shortlisted, Liepāja Thermal Bath
The Architect’s Newspaper, Best of Design Awards, 2016
Young Architect’s Award (One firm selected per year nationwide)
Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture, Art, Design and Urban Studies, 2016
American Architecture Award, Liepāja Thermal Bath (One of thirteen unbuilt projects to receive an award)
Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture, Art, Design and Urban Studies, 2016
American Architecture Award, Bandersnatch (One of thirteen unbuilt projects to receive an award)
Interior Design Magazine, 2016
Best of Year Honoree, Emigration House (One of four honorees in the category)
Architect Magazine, Residential Architect Design Awards (RADA), 2016
Honorable Mention, Emigration House (One of two unbuilt projects awarded)
American Architecture Prize, 2016
Silver Award, Liepāja Thermal Bath (One of two projects to receive a Silver Award in the Recreational Architecture category)
American Architecture Prize, 2016
Honorable Mention, Heptagon House (The only unbuilt project honored in the Small Architecture category)
International Interior Design Association (IIDA), Intermountain Chapter, 2016
Best of the BEST Award, Venafi Headquarters (Single best project of the year across all categories)
International Interior Design Association (IIDA), Intermountain Chapter, 2016
BEST Award, Work over 15,000 S.F, Venafi Headquarters (Single best project in the category)
International Interior Design Association (IIDA), Intermountain Chapter, 2016
BEST Award, Best on a Budget, Venafi Headquarters (Single best project in the category)
International Interior Design Association (IIDA), Intermountain Chapter, 2016
BEST Award, LIVE – Single Unit, Broadway Loft (Single best project in the category)
AZURE Magazine, AZ Awards, 2015
Jury Award, Best Unbuilt Competition Entry, Liepāja Thermal Bath (International design award, highest level, single winner)
AZURE Magazine, AZ Awards, 2015
People’s Choice Award, Best Unbuilt Competition Entry, Liepāja Thermal Bath (International design award, highest level, single winner)
Architect Magazine, Residential Architect Design Awards (RADA), 2015
Award, Heptagon House (One of nine projects nationwide to win highest award level)
AIA Los Angeles, NEXT LA Design Awards, 2015
Citation Award, Bandersnatch (One of six projects to receive a Citation Award)
IDA International Design Awards, 2015
Gold Award, Liepāja Thermal Bath (One of two projects to receive a Gold Award in the Conceptual category)
IDA International Design Awards, 2015
Bronze Award, Heptagon House (Only project to receive a Bronze Award in the Conceptual category)
AIA California Council, Residential Design Awards, 2014
Merit Award, Heptagon House (One of eight projects awarded state-wide, highest level awarded)
AIA Los Angeles, NEXT LA Design Awards, 2014
Merit Award, Heptagon House (One of four projects to receive a Merit Award)
AIA Los Angeles, NEXT LA Design Awards, 2014
Citation Award, Liepāja Thermal Bath (One of four projects to receive a Citation Award)
AIA Los Angeles, NEXT LA Design Awards, 2014
Citation Award, Pop-Up Chapel (One of four projects to receive a Citation Award)
Jardins Chaumont Design Competition, 2010
Honorable Mention, Rough and Ready, Chaumont sur Loire, France
Providence Waterfront Design Competition, 2006
Second Place, Urbanscape, Providence, RI
INDEPENDENT PRACTICE
Emigration House, Salt Lake City, UT, 2016-2020
New single-family residence. In progress, Selected for Emerging Professionals Exhibition at AIA Headquarters in DC.
Venafi Alma Street, Palo Alto, CA, 2015-2016
7,000 square foot interior tenant build-out for software company.
Venice House, Venice, CA, 2015-16
Complete renovation of single-family residence. Built.
Untitled (Credenza), Los Angeles, CA, 2015-2016
Prototype design for credenza. Built.
Varna Library, Varna, Bulgaria, 2015
International competition proposal for new public library.
Venafi HQ2, Salt Lake City, UT, 2013-2015
37,000 square foot interior tenant build-out for software company Venafi. Built. Winner, Best of the BEST Awards, BEST Award: Work over 15,000 s.f., and BEST Award: Best on a Budget, IIDA Intermountain, 2016.
Broadway Loft, Salt Lake City, UT, 2014
Complete renovation of warehouse loft residence. Built. Winner, BEST Award: Single Family Residential, IIDA Intermountain, 2016.
Zoom (Extra Medium), Los Angeles, CA, 2014
Installation at the A+D Los Angeles Architecture and Design Museum. A No Relation collaboration, with Mads Christensen. Winner, invited competition, built.
Guggenheim Helsinki (Timber Cloud), Helsinki, Finland, 2014
International competition proposal for new museum. Selected for Emerging Professionals Exhibition at AIA Headquarters in DC.
Selfoss, Los Angeles, CA, 2014
Prototype design for coffee table. Built, exhibited at A+D Architecture and Design Museum.
Liepāja Thermal Bath, Liepaja, Latvia, 2014
International competition proposal for new thermal bath and hotel complex. Winner, AZ Award, People’s Choice Award (AZURE), AIA NextLA Award.
Heptagon House, Heceta Beach, OR, 2009-2013
New single family residence. Winner, AIA California Council Residential Design Award, Residential Architect Design Award (RADA), AIA NextLA Award, Selected for Emerging Professionals Exhibition at AIA Headquarters in DC.
National Centre for Contemporary Arts, Moscow, RU, 2013
International competition proposal for a new museum and exhibition complex.
Venafi Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto, CA, 2013
6,000 square foot interior tenant build-out for software company. Built.
Vine Street House, Salt Lake City, UT, 2013
Complete structural and interior renovation of single-family residence. Built.
Venafi HQ, Salt Lake City, UT, 2012-2013
New 60,000 square foot headquarters for software company with offices in New York, California, UK, Germany, and Finland. New dedicated building + interiors. Project terminated due to land acquisition issues.
Bandersnatch, Various, 2013
Tactical urbanism parklet designed to temporarily occupy a public parallel parking space. Winner, AIA NextLA Award.
Sibyl, Los Angeles, CA, 2012-2013
Prototype design for coffee table. Built.
Paramour, Newton, MA, 2012
Prototype for new retail concept. A Spatial Ops collaboration, with Jean Louis Farges and Anya Sirota.
General Manifold, Chelsea, MI, 2011
Architectural installation as part of Federal Screw Works exhibition. A Spatial Ops collaboration, with Jean Louis Farges and Anya Sirota. Built.
Pop-Up Chapel, Clackamas County, OR, 2011
Design for pop-up wedding chapel / art studio. Winner, AIA NextLA Award.
10 Exchange, Salt Lake City, UT, 2009-2011
Independent office spaces for two investment management companies and a US Ambassador with shared conference area. Built.
Rough and Ready, Chaumont-sur-Loire, France, 2011
International competition proposal for scenographic installation exploring California's domestic cannabis agriculture. A Spatial Ops collaboration with Jean Louis Farges and Anya Sirota.
The Beta Movement, Hollywood, CA, 2011
Architectural installation at the Woodbury University Hollywood Gallery. A Spatial Ops collaboration with Jean Louis Farges and Anya Sirota. Built.
Rough and Ready House, Rough and Ready, CA, 2011
Design for new single family residence.
Isoskeleton, Multiple sites, 2010-Present
Ongoing research on adaptive green envelope frameworks, in collaboration with Jean Louis Farges and Anya Sirota. Exhibited at WUHo gallery.
Urban Prairie, Chaumont-sur-Loire, France, 2009-10
International competition proposal for a pavilion and landscape at Domaine Chaumont sur-Loire. In collaboration with Michael Apple, Jean Louis Farges, James Griffioen, and Anya Sirota. Short listed.
Earthwork | Artspace, Salt Lake City, UT, 2009
Competition entry for new transit hub at the University of Utah campus. Project included exhibition space for student-produced interactive art projects.
Sous-Jacent, Métis, QC, Canada, 2008
International competition proposal for a freestanding multimedia exhibition structure and landscape at Reford Gardens in Métis, Quebec. In collaboration with Jean Louis Farges and Anya Sirota,Marie Combes and Patrick Renaud (installation artists), Natacha Guillaumont (landscape architect).
Thicket, Los Angeles CA, 2007
Competition proposal for a freestanding architectural installation at the Materials + Applications outdoor exhibition space. In collaboration with Jean Louis Farges, Anya Sirota and Christian Stayner.
Providence Waterfront Competition, Providence RI, 2006-07
Design of eight-acre landscape and urban intervention at the Providence riverfront, at the site of an elevated freeway in the Central Business District slated for demolition. Design included a landscape strategy, four new buildings, floating beach, and a new pedestrian bridge. In collaboration with Jean Louis Farges, Anya Sirota, and Christian Stayner. Short listed, Second Place winner.
PROJECT HISTORY -
OTHER OFFICES
Preston Scott Cohen
Tel Aviv Museum of Art, New Building, Tel Aviv, 2006
CORE
Black Salt Restaurant and Fish Market, Washington DC, 2004
Curry Club Restaurant and Nightclub, Washington DC, 2004
Mixed Use Building, Washington DC, 2004
Matchbox Restaurant and Nightclub, Georgetown, Washington DC, 2004
Hahn Loeser + Parks, Akron OH, 2004
Grooming Lounge, New Prototype, 2004
Blu Bambu Restaurant, Small Prototype, Baltimore MD, 2004
Blu Bambu Restaurant, Large Prototype, Landover MD, 2004
Gensler
Boucheron, US Flagship, San Francisco CA, 2002
Boucheron, Prototype, Honolulu HI, 2002
CNET Networks Headquarters, San Francisco CA, 2002
CNET Networks, Newport Beach CA, 2002
Acordia of California, San Francisco CA, 2002
EFT Architects
Questar MetroNet E-Commerce Center, West Jordan UT, 2000
Utah State Fairpark Multi-Purpose Center, Salt Lake City UT, 2000
Erickson Residence, Park City UT, 1999
Utah Museum of Natural History Seismic Retrofit Study, Salt Lake City UT, 1999
Department of Workforce Services Employment Center, Clearfield UT, 1999
Fort Stephen A. Douglas, New Fort Proposal, Salt Lake City UT, 1999
Utah Valley State College Information Sciences Building, Orem UT, 1999
Regence BlueCross BlueShield Data Center, Salt Lake City UT, 1998
Regence BlueCross BlueShield Campus Master Plan, Salt Lake City UT, 1998
PUBLICATIONS
New American Architecture: Global Design + Urbanism XVI, Christian Narkiewicz-Laine. Metropolitan Arts Press Ltd, 2016
New Los Angeles Architecture: Contemporary Architecture from America’s Pacific West Coast, Christian Narkiewicz-Laine. Metropolitan Arts Press Ltd, 2016
Bustler, August 24, 2016. “The Winners of the 2016 International Design Awards.”
Contract, Vol. 57, Issue 4, May 2016. “Venafi Headquarters.” A Krista Sykes, p. 100-105 and cover
Utah Construction & Design, Vol. 4, No. 3, May 2016. “IIDA Intermountain Chapter Awards.” Brad Fullmer, p. 54-55
Archinect, online. April 28, 2016. “Ten Top Images on Archinect’s ‘Working Spaces’ Pinterest Board”
Custom Home, online. April 19, 2016. “A Canyon Home that Molds into the Mountains.” Katie Gerfen
Future Anterior, Vol. 12, Number 2, Winter 2015. “Artist Intervention: Pink on Beige,” p. 116-121
D+A (Diseño + Arquitectura), Vol. 45, September 2015. “La Re-simbolización de la Cúpula: Baños Termales Liepaja.” Magdalena Dueñas, ed. p. 20-23
Builder, online. August 17, 2015. “Small Wonders: 9 Tiny Home Designs that Live Large.” Lauren Shanesy
AZURE, Vol. 31, No. 241, July/August 2015. “Liepaja Thermal Bath.” Catherine Osborne, ed. p. 20, p. 80 and cover
Dezeen, July 15, 2015. “Sculptural staircase and recycled TV screen tiles among AZ Awards 2015 winners”
Residential Architect, Vol. 2, 2015. “Heptagon House.” Katie Gerfen, ed. p. 50
Archinect, June 24, 2015. “Architects, Designers, and Students Strut Their Skills in Azure’s Global 2015 AZ Awards.” Justine Testado
ArchDaily, June 24, 2015. “AZURE Announces AZ Award Winners.” AD Editorial Team
Architonic, June 24, 2015. “Announcing the Winners of the 2015 Annual AZ Awards”
Bustler, June 23, 2015. “Winners of Azure’s 5th Annual AZ Awards”
AZURE, Vol. 31, No. 240, June 2015. “Just In – Announcing the Finalists of the 2015 AZ Awards.” Catherine Osborne, ed. p. 46
Architect, online, May 27, 2015. “Heptagon House.” Alan G. Brake
Trends, no. 30, February 2015. “AIACC 2014 Residential Design Awards.” Kathleen Kinney, ed. p. 64-73
ArchDaily, January 14, 2015. “On View in LA: Zoom / Steven Christensen and Mads
Christensen”
FORM, November/December 2014. “Next LA Awards.” Alexi Drosu, ed. p. 32-33.
Archinect, November 17, 2014. “Winners of AIA Los Angeles’ 2014 Design Awards”
Bustler. November 17, 2014. "Winners of AIA Los Angeles' 2014 Design Awards"
The Architect's Newspaper, online, November 11, 2014. "AIA | LA Hands Out Its Annual Roster of Awards"
Contract, online, November10, 2014. "AIA | LA Honors Los Angeles' Best with Design Awards"
ArchDaily, November 8, 2014. "AIA|LA Honors Los Angeles' Best with Design Awards." Karissa Rosenfield
Top Space & Art IV, Aihong, Li, and Ding Xiaojuan. “The Beta Movement.” Shenzhen: ArtPower International, 2014. p. 20-23
Archinect, July 14, 2014. “Koolhaas wreaks havoc at A+D Museum’s ‘S,M,L,XLA’ Exhibition”
LA Weekly, July 2, 2014. “Young Designers Create Interactive Experiences at the A+D Museum.” Wendy Gilmartin
Bustler, February 23, 2014. “On the Road 4”
FRAME Magazine [Netherlands], no. 88, October 2012. “Spatial Ops Thinks Pink.” Simon Bush-King, p. 64
International Magazine of Space Design – BOB [Korea], June 2012. “Installation: General Manifold.” p. 18-19
Plataforma Arquitectura [Chile], June 21, 2012. “Colector General. Javiera Yavar
The Architect's Newspaper, online, June 12, 2012. “Spatial Ops’ Optical Architecture Engages with Disorientation.” Michael Lawlor
suckerPUNCH, June 6, 2012. “General Manifold”
Gooood.hk [China], May 16, 2012. “General Manifold”
ArchDaily, May 12, 2012. “General Manifold.” Karissa Rosenfield
Portico, Fall 2011. "The Beta Movement." Front and back cover
Bustler, March 31, 2011. "The Beta Movement"
Catalunya Continental, Joan Busquets with Felipe Correa, 2007. Ecuador: Imprenta Mariscal. Publication of regional design research performed at Harvard GSD
Architectural Design [AD], March 2007. "Elegance, Attenuation, Geometry: Herta and Paul Amir Building, Tel Aviv Museum of Art." P. Cohen, p. 54-61. Publication of analytical drawings and rendering I produced at the office of Preston Scott Cohen
Providence Journal, September 21, 2006. "Designs for waterfront park highlight green space, theater." K. Davis, p. B1
ABC6 News, September 21, 2006. "Waterfront park designs revealed." J. Tung
Providence Business News, September, 2006. "Providence Waterfront Park Competition." J. Sayles
Architecture, April 2002. “Won't you be my neighbor?” J. Ward, p. 71-81 and front cover. Publication of photographs of the San Francisco LGBT Community Center interiors
EXHIBITIONS
New American Architecture
Contemporary Space. Athens, Greece. Curated by the Chicago Athenaeum and the European Centre for Architecture, Art, Design and Urban studies. 2016 (forthcoming). Group exhibition, juried.
New American Architecture
Turkish Chamber of Architects. Istanbul, Turkey. Curated by the Chicago Athenaeum and the European Centre for Architecture, Art, Design and Urban studies. 2017 (forthcoming). Group exhibition, juried.
New Los Angeles Architecture: Contemporary Architecture from America’s Pacific West Coast
Chicago Athenaeum. Los Angeles, Chicago, Athens, Berlin. 2016 (forthcoming). Group exhibition by invitation.
AIA Los Angeles Design Awards
A+D Architecture and Design Museum, Los Angeles, CA, 2015. Group exhibition of award winners.
Celebrate: Shelter
A+D Architecture and Design Museum, Los Angeles, CA, 2015. Group exhibition, by invitation
Emerging Professionals Exhibition, AIA (National)
American Institute of Architects Headquarters, Washington, DC, 2015. Group exhibition, juried. One of only four firms with multiple projects selected for exhibition (Emigration House and Guggenheim Helsinki).
DRAWN
Perloff Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, 2015. Group exhibition.
LA Art Show
Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, CA, 2015. Invited to show Zoom as a Special Exhibit sponsored by the event.
AIA Los Angeles Design Awards
LA Central Market, Los Angeles, CA, 2014. Group exhibition of award winners.
Zoom (Extra Medium)
Timothy Yarger Fine Art, Los Angeles, CA, 2014. Invited.
AIA California Council Design Awards
Perloff Hall, Los Angeles, CA 2014. Group exhibition of award winners.
S,M,L,XLA
A+D Architecture and Design Museum, Los Angeles, CA, 2014. Group exhibition of emerging LA Architects. Juried selection based on invited short list.
Emerging Professionals Exhibition, AIA (National)
American Institute of Architects Headquarters, Washington, DC, 2014. Group exhibition, juried.
Sunken Pleasure
The Amado, Palm Springs, CA, 2014. Group exhibition curated by On the Road. Invited.
AIA Los Angeles
Union Station, Los Angeles, CA, 2013. Group exhibition.
AIA Los Angeles
Helms Bakery Design District, Los Angeles, CA, 2013. Group exhibition.
Installed
Taubman College Gallery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 2012. Group exhibition, invited.
Ruin Porn @ Federal Screw
Federal Screw Works, Chelsea, MI, 2011. Unsolicited.
The Beta Movement
WUHO Hollywood Gallery, Woodbury University School of Architecture, Los Angeles, CA, 2011. Invited.
Civic Friche
Taubman College Gallery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 2010
13.3
Hollywood Gallery, Woodbury University School of Architecture, Los Angeles, CA, 2011. Group exhibition, juried.
Providence Waterfront, Awards Exhibition
The Casino at Roger Williams Park, Providence RI, 2006. Public exhibition of short-listed competition entry and large-scale model, juried.
Drawing in the City of Rome
Gund Hall Gallery, Harvard Graduate School of Design, Cambridge MA, 2006
LECTURES AND CONFERENCES
Recent Work
Public Lecture Series, Department of Architecture, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, April 2016 (forthcoming)
Recent Work
Public Lecture Series, Department of Architecture and Urban Design, UCLA, February 2016
Tactical Opportunism
Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture de Nantes, June 2010. Invited lecture co-authored with Anya Sirota
GRANTS
Research Through Making, Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, 2011
Competitive research grant in support of Electroformalism: Masters, Substrates, and the
Rules of Attraction. Primary investigators: Steven Christensen, Jean Louis Farges, Anya Sirota [$20,000]
Research on the City, Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, 2011
Competitive research grant in support of Imaging Detroit. Primary investigators: Lada Adamic, Steven Christensen, Youna Kwak, Mireille Roddier, Anya Sirota [$20,000]
International Institute, University of Michigan, 2011
Competitive grant in support of Meta Friche research seminar [$6,500]
Center for Research on Learning and Teaching, University of Michigan, 2011
Competitive teaching grant for the development of the Meta Friche research seminar [$6,000]
Special Projects Grant, Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, 2011
Grant for architectural installation at the Woodbury University Hollywood Gallery [$2,000]
Exhibition Grant, Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, 2010
Grant supporting exhibition of work from the Civic Friche research seminar [$1,500]
International Institute, University of Michigan, 2011
Competitive grant in support of Civic Friche research seminar [$10,000]
Bernard L. Maas Foundation, Awarded by Taubman College, 2010
Grant for studio travel to San Diego - Tijuana metropolitan area and Los Angeles [$2,600]
COURSES TAUGHT
AUD 412: Structure and Organization. Core design studio, graduate program, Winter 2016, UCLA. Studio coordinator, course development, teaching.
AUD 401.2: Parts and Labor. Advanced Topic Studio, balloted, graduate program, Fall 2015, UCLA. Course development, teaching.
AUD 401: Section and Elevation, Advanced Topic Studio, graduate program, Spring 2015, UCLA. Teaching.
AUD 121: Inside/Outside. Core design studio, undergraduate program, Winter 2015, UCLA. Course development, teaching.
AUD 411: Architectural Form. Core design studio, graduate program, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, UCLA. Teaching.
AUD 121: +/-. Core design studio, undergraduate program, Winter 2014, UCLA. Studio coordinator, course development, teaching.
AUD 121: Heterosis. Core design studio, undergraduate program, Winter 2013, UCLA. Course development, teaching.
AUD 121: Events/Landscapes. Core design studio, undergraduate program, Winter 2012, UCLA. Course development, teaching.
ARCH 506: Meta Friche. Research seminar in France and Switzerland. Graduate and undergraduate program, Summer 2011. University of Michigan. Course development, teaching.
ARCH 506: Civic Friche. Research seminar in France and Belgium. Graduate and undergraduate program, Summer 2010. University of Michigan. Course development, teaching.
ARCH 442: Borderline Personality. Balloted studio (Raoul Wallenberg Memorial Studio). Eighth semester, undergraduate program, Winter 2010. University of Michigan. Course development, teaching.
ARCH 432: Optimal Stimulation. Balloted studio, seventh semester, undergraduate program, Fall 2009. University of Michigan. Course development, teaching.
ARCH 422: Spatial Matter. Core studio, third semester, graduate program, Winter 2009. University of Michigan. Teaching.
ARCH 427: Construction 2. Advanced construction seminar, undergraduate program, Winter 2009. University of Michigan. Teaching.
ARCH 432: Interstice/Artifice. Balloted studio, seventh semester, undergraduate program, Fall 2008. University of Michigan. Course development, teaching.
ARCH 201: Basic Drawing. Introduction to freehand drawing, undergraduate program, Fall 2008, Fall 2009, Winter 2010. University of Michigan. Course development, teaching.
ARCH STUDIO: Introductory design studio, Career Discovery Program, Summer 2008. Harvard University Graduate School of Design. Teaching.
RECOGNITION OF STUDENT WORK
Dean’s Party. Studio work by Anna Meloyan selected as one of three projects to represent the Department of Architecture at the annual fundraiser event hosted by the Dean of the School of the Arts and Architecture, UCLA. Winter quarter, 2012
Michigan Seminars, invited presentation on Civic Friche course, student speaker: Lauren Bebry. Fall semester, 2011
Wallenberg Studio Award, University of Michigan. Borderline Personality option studio. Jury: Laura Miller, University of Toronto, and Roger Sherman, UCLA. Winter semester, 2010
Alumni Award, University of Michigan, First Prize undergraduate senior project: De Peter Yi. Fall semester, 2009
JURIES
University of Cambridge, Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc), University of Southern California, University of California Los Angeles, Woodbury University, University of Michigan, Boston Architectural College, Harvard University Graduate School of Design.
SERVICE
Admissions Committee, Undergraduate program, UCLA, 2012-2016
Career Services Committee, UCLA, 2015
Program Study Group, New Building Design, UCLA, 2015
Scholarship Committee, University of Utah Alumni Association, Los Angeles Chapter, 2011 – Present
Harvard Queer Student Leadership Network, Chair, Harvard University, 2006-2007
Chair of Harvard-wide undergraduate, graduate, and alumni LGBT leadership council
OutDesign, Founder and Chair, Harvard GSD, 2005-2006
Founder and chair of first LGBT student association at Graduate School of Design
ACADEMIC HONORS
Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society, 2000
Golden Key National Honor Society, 2000
Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society, 2000
Psi Chi National Honor Society, 2000
National Merit Scholarship, 1994-1999
Honors at Entrance Full Tuition Waiver, 1994-1999
President's Award, University of Utah, 1999
Liberal Education Study Abroad Scholarship, 1996
MEMBERSHIPS
American Institute of Architects, Architect Member, 2009-Present
Board of Directors, University of Utah Alumni Association, Los Angeles Chapter 2010-Present
International Interior Design Association, Architect Member, 2016
Boston Society of Architects, Architect Member, 2009-2011
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