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Vera Savory

Vera Savory

Brooklyn, NY, US

 
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About 

I am Junior Architect/Design currently working towards licensure, with a passion for inclusive design that positively impacts the community and environment. After graduating from Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation with a Master of Architecture, I began working full time at a residential Architecture + Design firm in California. I've recently relocated back to New York and am looking for my next freelance or full-time job.

In my last job, I had the privilege of working directly with the principal architect as the primary draftsperson on four separate projects, from schematic design through to construction documentation, which began construction this summer. As part of such a small team, I was integrally involved in these projects, communicating with contractors, engineers, and the building/planning departments.

Looking forward, I am excited to diversify my experience and continue working towards licensure!

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Employment 

Buttrick Projects A+D, Emeryville, CA, US, Junior Architect/Designer

In this position, I worked directly with the principal architect as the primary draftsperson on four separate projects, from schematic design through to construction documentation. As part of such a small team, I was integrally involved in these projects, communicating with contractors, engineers, and the building/planning departments.

Jul 2021 - Jul 2023
 

Education 

Columbia University, New York, NY, US, MArch, Architecture

Sep 2018 - May 2021
 

Barnard College, New York, NY, US, Bachelors, Architecture

Aug 2014 - May 2018
 

Awards 

Buell Center Paris Prize Finalist, Award

The Buell Center Paris Prize consists of three prizes given to students at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation whose fall semester architectural design (MArch & AAD) studio projects most successfully comply with, interpret, and/or critically extend the terms and spirit of the 2015 Paris Agreement. Special consideration is given to work that combines the social, technical, political, and symbolic implications of the climate accord in an architecturally specific fashion, at multiple scales. The prize forms a part of the Buell Center’s ongoing research project, “Power: Infrastructure in America.”

Core III Finalist: "ID_ID Houses" — Vera Montare Savory & Marcell Sandor, Critic: Galia Solomonoff

2019
 

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