steven berger resume / work portfolio
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Resume and samples of architectural work spanning my educational and professional career.TRANSCRIPT
Linea5 Architects 2010 - 2012
Massachusetts General Hospital
Infrastructure Upgrades Design Development, Construction Documents,Pricing Set.
Produced drawings and co-ordinated all aspect of project with Structural, Fire Protection, Plumbing, HVAC, Electrical, Tel Data & Electronic Security.
Site Analysis, Report Package, Schematic Solutions
Survey of all hospital spaces occupied by patients and produced document packages for recommendations / solutions for compliance
ADA Survey
YMCA of Greater Boston
Boston Central YMCA Design Development - Architectural and Structural Pricing Set
Particular responsibility for foundation plan, pool foundation and details, as well as ramps and stairs, locker rooms and reflected ceiling plans.
Boston Roxbury branch YMCA Design Development - Architectural and Structural
Produced architectural and structural drawings sets. Particularly responsible for structural foundation and details interior and exterior weather.
Revit Architecture 2009 - 2013, Autocad / Architectural Desktop 2006 - 2013 2D/3D, Sketchup, Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator.
Boston Architectural College - Master of Architecture 2012
Coordinated and managed projects ranging from small scale residential to large scale institutional projects encompassing all aspects of the construction industry and related fields
Understanding that our physical product: The Architectural Drawing, is the legal instruction set of our profession, a visual language and rendering of our ideas on behalf of our clients, as well as an art form.
Solar Decathlon - Team Boston Boston, MA 2009 Boston Architectural College - Studio Instructor 2009 International Corps of Engineers, (MIT) Cambridge MA 2001 - 2006 2009 Construction Labourer - Cambridge, MA 1998 - 1999
Lehigh University - Bachelor of Economics 1996
7 years of professional architectural design and construction experience.
All Facilities
80,000 s.f.
40,000 s.f.
Finegold Alexander + Associates 2007 - 2008
B’nai Jehoshua Beth Elohim Synagogue
Congregation BJBE Schematic, Design Development
Specific responsibilities for all toilet rooms, a contemplation space, details, reflected ceiling plans, and research and coordination with vendors and contractors.
60,000 s.f.
Grazado Velleco Architects 2005 - 2007
Crawford Summer Residence Concept, Schematic Design, Design Development, Bidding, Permit, Construction Documents, Construction Oversight
7,000 s.f.
Responsible for all phases of design process and client / contractor / structural engineer / city - historic commission contact
Steven Berger
Designer - Full Time
Designer - Full Time
Boston MA
Boston MA 16,000 s.f.
Deerfield, IL
Marblehead, MAHistoric District
Commercial Real estate Agent New York, NY 1997
Designer - Full Time
95% of IDP hours completed = 5,300 hours working under a licenced architect - Establishing licensure in California
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R2 Medical Gas Panel: locate 4'-3.5" AFFR3 Intercome: SSS Siedle (5"w x 1'-1.75"h x 3'-8" AFF)R4 HID Access PanelR9 Wall Mounted Wi-FiR30 Fire Hose Cabinet (See Fire Protection DWG's)R31 Fire Department Valve Cabinet (See Fire Protection DWG's)R32 Fire Alarm PanelR34 Stainless Steel Corner Guard (Reinstall Saved from Demo)
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Revit Generated Plan: Level 5 of 14Revit Axon: Project Penetration
White Building Infrastructure Upgrades through 14 levels- Coordinated / Managed: Architectural with Structural, Fire Protection, Plumbing, HVAC, Electrical, Fire Alarm, Tel Data, and Electrical Security
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Central YMCA, Boston
Revit Axon: Scope of ProjectRevit Partial Axon: New Circulation
Boston Central YMCA (Oldest YMCA in the United States) renovations. Responsible for the initial structural / architectural existing conditions and subsequent design aspects of the schematic and pricing drawing set.
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Residential Project in Historic District of Marblehead Massachusetts - Boston’s North Shore. Renovation of existing five condo unit into single family summer home with heaving restrictions.
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Graduating Class of May 2012Masters of Architecture
Thesis Representative: Cynie Linton - Symmes Maini & McKee Associates
Client: Christopher Pullman - WGBH Boston, V.P. of DesignStructural Engineer: Robert Cotta - Linea5 Inc.HVAC: John Pilling - Pilling + Smith Architects
Advisor: Rachel Loeffler - Hargraves Associates - Landscape Architect
Steven BergerMasters of Architecture Candidate
Boston Architectural College
Sacred to Secular: Sublime Moments and Kinship in Assembly.
Thesis Panel
Masters Thesis
Cynie LintonThesis Representative
Rachel LoefflerThesis Advisor
Ian F. TabernerDirector of Thesis
Theatre Expert Nicole Berger - New Theatre GroupCommunity Consultant Steve Nichols - Boston Museum of Science Parks & Recreation Karl Haglund - Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation.Theatre Expert Julie Strand
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Thesis SummarySacred to Secular: Sublime Moments and Kinship in Assembly.
Boston Architectural College Thesis Proposal
Study the uses of light in architecture.
Explore the realm of what I have come to describe as “unveiling” in architecture.
Explore the essence of a moment in terms of eastern philosophical thought such as Zen Buddhism as well as through the contemporary scientific studies by Professor Ellan Lager.
Means of Inquiry (abridged)
Terms of Criticism (abridged)Does the use of light have an impact on the making of moments and to bringing people together in this architectural place of gathering?
Is the use of light and associated elements such as shadow, lines of sight, and the rendering of form establishing or aiding in the making of moments as I have defined them?
Does the architectural equivalent of unveiling present itself as a means to moment making?
Does materiality play a role in how the architecture is perceived?
Right now, more so than at other times in history, we are in need of something that reminds us all of our connection to one another and a purpose to look beyond those things that make us appear different. We should also be reminded of our own personal capacity and responsibility to be an agent for change and to engage rather than just float through our daily lives.
For this reason, I propose an architecture of the sublime within a place of gathering where one feels a sense of connection and engagement to fellow assembly members.
Creating moments and connections among a group of people through the presence of architecture is possible because the sublime in architecture is in the realm of conscious awareness. If a stone is dropped to the earth, it will fall at the same rate of speed and acceleration whether a person is there to witness it or not. The stone’s fall is absolute. In terms of architecture: the structure that is part of architecture is present whether we are there to perceive it or not, however that which makes it architectural is in the realm of perception and is not absolute. If we cease to exist, so to will architecture. Because architecture lies within our hearts and minds, it has the ability to significantly touch our lives. To experience architecture, and the sublime specifically, is then best described as the making of moments: moments of reflection, awe, and heightened awareness for example. To experience these moments is to experience a jolt from one’s normal state and makes for an opportunity to receive and experience something significant. To experience this making of moments among others is to experience kinship. To experience kinship among the many is to be reminded of the things that bind us together. The idea of assembly, a “moment,” and the kinship that is consequently established has its roots in the revelation moment that Louis Kahn had with respect to the National Assembly Building in Dhaka, Bangladesh. In his own words: “This came simply from the realization that assembly is of a transcendent nature. Men came to assemble to touch the spirit of commonness, and I thought this must be expressible.”
Architecture has the ability to impart these “moments” in many ways however I will explore them through three different means. Light, unavailing, and the juxtaposition of materials. Light, simply, is what renders architecture. Without light, architecture does not again exist. Because light is fundamental to architecture, it has the fundamental capacity to bring order, form, and clarity to an architectural intervention. The unveiling of architecture is quite different: architecture itself expresses a change. Unveiling takes place in architecture when something that was not fully comprehended or understood is at once relayed. It can happen when one experiences an architectural threshold or a change from compression to expansion. Finally, architecture has the capacity to incite “moments” through the juxtaposition of materials, textures, and forms. These three means of exploration all work together to establish the architectural makings of significant moments of the sublime.
Architecturally, the sublime will be rendered in light, unveiled, and expressed through the juxtaposition of materials.Advisor: Rachel Loeffler
Assembly at North Point:East Cambridge
My thesis is about facilitating the sublime for the purpose of establishing moments of reflection and a sense of kinship within a place of gathering through the influence of architecture.
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Mexico: Quick Sketches Fol lowing in the footsteps of Luis Barragan
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Images: top to bottom (1 ) Building Facade > Sinuous Circulation > Pool > In-terior Public Way > Build - Landscaped Transition > Exterior View (mid section) Exterior View Public Way > Public Leisure. (2) Skeletal circulation (orange) retail (red / blue) Womens and Mens changing / WC
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