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Alán Manning

Alán Manning

Los Angeles, CA, US

 

About 

As a designer, I aspire to thread the natural discovery of sketching into the practice of architecture; sketching is an essential hand tool for real time creation.  Urban sketching, which is one of my passions, connects me to the environment’s sounds, smells and colors in a most authentic, raw way; the process is meticulous and meditative. This is how I connect to a space and understand its inner and outer workings. In turn, I come to understand what the space wants or needs, how it can be transformed or expounded upon and how I can instill my own design in a space.

Currently my goal towards architecture licensure is to utilize my skills and experiences both from my architecture studies at Woodbury University, and from my experiences traveling through Asia and Europe.

 

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Employment 

Paul Murdoch Architects, Beverly Hills, CA, US, Junior Designer

Responsibilities included: final phase construction detail drawings; hand watercolor renders; and Rhino 3D modeling for the following:
- National World War One Memorial competition 2015
- Guggenheim Helsinki competition 2014

May 2015 - Sep 2015
 

Josep Ferrando architecture studio, Barcelona, ES, Architectural Intern

Model making, Rhino 3D, drafting, and translating articles/ construction details from Spanish to English. Tasks involved in:
- École à Vaulruz Switzerland competition 2014
- Exhibition in Berlin: “Matter and Light”
- Exhibition: Biennale in Venice 2014

Mar 2014 - Jun 2014
 

gkkworks, Pasadena, CA, US, Architectural Intern

Corresponded with the Building Information Modeling (BIM) manager to update and revise the built-up roof detail standards in Revit.

Jun 2013 - Aug 2013
 

Deborah Richmond Architects, Santa Monica, CA, US, Architectural Intern

Iterative concept models and boards for the Peace4Kids foundation presentation, Mobile Village: Kitchen at the A+D Museum. The project is now built and servicing the communities of LA.

Apr 2013 - Jun 2013
 

Maxi Spina Architects, Hollywood, CA, US, Architectural Intern

Composed floor plans and section drawings for Taiwan’s International Design Competition: New Keelung Harbor Service Building. E-book with InDesign, Programing Material: Architecture, Fashion & Textile, under the Frankel Scholarship Award.

May 2012 - Aug 2012
 

Education 

Woodbury University, Burbank, CA, US, BArch, Architecture

Cum Laude and Tau Sigma Delta: Architecture Honor Society

Aug 2011 - May 2015
 

Palomar College, San Marcos, CA, US, Drafting Technology

Aug 2007 - May 2011
 

Awards 

2014-2015 Steel Student Design Competition - Honorable Mention in Open Category, Honorable Mention

Steel Resistance: A Museum for the Recording Industry in Hollywood - A collaboration project with Marilyn Chavarria

2015
 

NEWH - 2015 LA Chapter Scholarship Recipient, Scholarship

2015
 

AIA - Architectural Scholarship Award in Recognition of Excellence, Scholarship

2014
 

Frankel Scholarship Award, Grant

A scholarship to assist in designing the e-book of collaborated work from selected second year students.

2012
 

Areas of Specialization 

Skills