CV_09: The “long form” of my CV (printable PDF).
Raffi Tomassian356 Howell Ave.
Cincinnati, OH 45220
(email contact here)
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EDUCATION
- University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
MSArch; Architecture, 1997 - University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy, Sofia, Bulgaria
Professional Degree in Architecture (MA equivalent), 1994
WORK EXPERIENCE
- Nov, 2006 – current Senior Designer, DNK Architects, Cincinnati, OH
(Cincinnati Children’s Hospital MOB, structured parking garage, office building, schools, Hartwell Recreation Center rehab and extension) - July – Nov, 2006 Senior Designer, Moshe Safdie Associates, Somerville, MA
Project Architect, Marina Bay Sands: Singapore Integrated Resort, Singapore; Theaters and casino components.
Project Designer, Jerusalem Hall of Justice competition; - 2004 – April, 2006 Senior Designer, GBBN, Cincinnati, OH
Project Designer, series of multifamily residential and mixed use projects for the company’s China division. Urban design; Marketing. - 1997 – 2004 Senior Designer, Glaserworks, Cincinnati, OH
Project designer of several of the firm’s projects. Leading the digital modeling and multimedia presentations division of the studio. Research and development of methods for interfacing digital design and construction technology. Leading the design, implementation and optimization of the current digital data management structure at the company.
1999 – 2000 Project designer, Zoo Kids’ Shop, Cincinnati, OH
TEACHING
- Fall, 2010 FABRIC.A.TION upper division studio in collaboration with Cambridge Architectural, makers of stainless steel mesh.
- 2004-current Visiting professor, Senior Architecture Studio and vertical seminars on Building Information Modeling built on Digital Project by Gehry Technologies, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio
- 2000-2006 Final review juror, senior Architecture Studio, University of Cincinnati, Ball State University
- 1998 Guest critic, Virtual Design Studio, joint project of the architecture departments of the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, and UNIACC, Santiago de Chile.
PUBLICATIONS
- MetalMag feature on the CCHMC Garage, July-August 2010
- Columbia University GSAPP book project called Digital Fabrication dedicated to the work of the Digital Fabrication Lab: essay (slated for publication summer 2010)
- “09 Digital Practices.“ Digital Technology and Architecture: White Paper Submitted to the NAAB by ACADIA. eds. Bermudez and Klinger, 2003
- On the Architectural Fantasy in 3D International Competition, World Architecture magazine, The Builder Group, London (1994);
- Feature on Construction with Balloons, Architecture magazine, UAB Press, Sofia, Bulgaria (1993);
EXHIBITIONS/COMPETITIONS/CONFERENCES
• 2010 Keynote presentation at Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI) Annual Exposition held in Orlando October, 2010
• 2008 High Transparency Inflatable Module for Space Habitats; (with V. Stavrev); paper presented at 38th International Conference on Environmental Systems, San Francisco, CA, USA
• 2007 Synclastic and Anticlastic: Win-Win Interaction of Pressurized and Tensioned Membranes; (with V. Stavrev); paper presented at Textile composites and Inflatable Structures, 3rd International Conference, Barcelona, Spain
• 2006 AIRPORT. SECURITY. CIRCULATION: ACSA International Student Competition; faculty sponsor of first prize winners. (Arhitecture Week article)
• 2005 Beyond Media: Architectural Bienal, Florence, Italy: invited to present student work produced in the Miami University Digital Studio for the Spot on Schools Exhibit.
• 2005 e-competition: POSSIBLE FUTURES; Bienal Miami+Beach 2003. Semifinalists juror.
• 2005 New Library For The State of Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico; International Competition. Lead designer for the GBBN entry.
• 2004 Curator Works in Progress Exhibition; ACADIA 2004 Conference; Toronto, Canada.
• 2003 e-competition: POSSIBLE FUTURES; Bienal Miami+Beach 2003. Semifinalists juror.
• 2003 Co-chair, conference node Connecting Digital Practices; ACADIA 2003 Conference; Indianapolis, Indiana.
• 2002 New Cultural and Administrative Centre in Montreal, Canada; International Competition; Lead designer for the Glaserworks entry.
• 1999 Honorable mention, International Transitional Housing Competition, Architecture for Humanity. Exhibited at the Van Allen Institute, New York, London, Paris and Washington D.C.
• 1995 International Competition for the new National Museum of Korea
• 1995 Honorable mention, Architectural Fantasy in 3D International Student Competition.
• 1994 Thesis project exhibition at the International Computer Arts Forum in Sofia
• 1993 Invitation Wall, site-specific installation in Sofia, Bulgaria
• 1993 Construction with Balloons, 80 meters high site-specific installation, Sofia, Bulgaria
• 1993 Spider and Tripods installation, University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy, Sofia, Bulgaria
AWARDS/HONORS
• 2010 AIA Cincinnati Award for CCHMC Parking Garage (with DNK).
• 2006 ACSA Cash Prize: Faculty Sponsor of winning student team the AIRPORT.SECURITY. CIRCULATION competition.
• 2002 AIA Cincinnati Honor Award for Zoo Kids’ Shop (with Glaserworks).
CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS
Digital technologies and the architectural practice. Building Information Modeling/Digital Fabrication. Architectural form in the urban context. Tensegrity in building and art. Influence of digital design on building technology. New building materials. Multimedia. Complete pre-construction simulation. Evolution of design software.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- Board Member, College of Design, Architecture, Design and Planning Alumni Board, University of Cincinnati (2009 – 2012)
- Professional Registration, Bulgarian Chamber of Architecture; Union of Bulgarian Architects, Bulgaria (2005)
- ACADIA active membership.
- US Green Building Counsil: LEED® AP, LEED® GA
- IDP completed (April, 2006) ARE Candidate (New York State).
- Secretary General, International Forum of Young Architects, a network of young architects (under the age of 40), active in France, Russia and South America. Members in more than 40 countries. (1994 –1997)
