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David A. Schragger | t. 609.731.6236 | [email protected]

Education Syracuse University School of Architecture, Syracuse, NY. May 2011

M.Arch 2 | Research | Articulated Environments Created Through Entropy Fueled Kinetic Materials Syracuse University School of Architecture, Syracuse, NY. December 2009

M.Arch 1 | Thesis | WORLD TAKES, Design for Decline, a remediation ecology Connecticut College, New London, CT. May 1999

Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology, Minor in Studio Art, Minor in Classics

The Lawrenceville School, Lawrenceville, NJ. June 1995

Experience Designer, Studio Hillier, Princeton, NJ. Fall 2011 - Present

- Assisted schematic design of a luxury hotel in Princeton, NJ - Worked on construction documents and administration for projects including a salon, a dormitory and

a residential housing complex in Princeton, NJ -Extensivemappingandanalysisformasterplanandofficedevelopmentprojectsutilizinglocalfeatures,

zoning&code,GISdataandhistoricalresearch - Prepared and coordinated drawings and models for presentations - Prepared a proposal and feasibility study for a Hebrew Academy -Designedandproducedmaterialsforpublications,awardssubmissionsandofficebranding

Designer, Acconci Studio, Brooklyn, NY. Summer 2011

-DesignDevelopmentofaparametricforest-likeinstallationfortheIchiharaSculptureMuseum - Design Development of a playground based on the typology of a Klein Bottle

Intern,Archi-Techtonics, New York, NY. Summers 2008 and 2010

- Assisted schematic design through construction documents for luxury retail stores and residences - Detailed a parametrically generated façade and an interior armature - Created concept proposals for a residential building, lounge installation and town square -Researchedzoningandcodeanalysisforahigh-riseresidentialtower - Preformed site survey and documentation -Managedproductionforcompetition&publicationsubmissions

Freelance Designer, 2002 - Present

- Continuing design work for local, national, and international clients including Jack Daniels, Educational Testing Services (ETS), Crest, and Hamilton Jewelers

- Projects included branding, logos, advertisements, publications, catalogues, packaging, direct mail, signage, and event collateral

- Responsible for developing projects from conception through production - Worked both independently with clients and in cooperation with in-house marketing teams

ArtDirector,VCG2, Princeton, NJ. 2000 - 2004

-EmployedasanArtDirectorforaninternationaladvertising,marketing,anddesignfirm - Responsible for the oversight of project development and production, as well as the creative

directionofprojectsencompassingprint,Internetandradio - Work included the design of branding, logos, catalogues, product packaging, newspaper and

magazineadverts,photoshoots,posters,phonecards,directmail,usermanuals,andapparel

Skills Rhinoceros,Grasshopper,Autocad,DigitalProject(CATIA),Revit,Cinema4D,3DStudioMax, Maya,Microstation,GenerativeComponents,Processing,GIS(GeographicInformationSystems),AdobeCS4,MSOffice|3-Dprinting,CNCmilling,lasercutting


Research Articulated Environments Created Through Entropy Fueled Kinetic Material, 2010 - 2011

- Worked with Dr. Patrick Mather in Syracuse Universities Biomaterial’s Department to research architectural applications for experimental materials

-DevelopedaproductionmethodtoutilizeaShapeMemoryPolymerasaheatactivatedmuscleto realizekineticstructures

- Established a “proof of concept” in a heat responsive physical model - Extrapolated the kinetic reaction through digital modeling and simulation - Regulated the extrapolation with digital analysis informed by Dynamic Mechanical Analysis

of the polymer

IntegratedWindTechnologiesintotheBuiltEnvironment, Fall 2008, Fall 2009

- Assisted Professor P. Michael Pelken in his research, design development, and production - Worked with the SU Computational Fluid Dynamics laboratory to develop a form that will

maximizetheforcethatwindexertsonaturbine -FabricatedaprototypeutilizingaCNCmillforwindtunnelanalysistovalidatethedigitalmodel - Assisted members of the engineering school to develop this form into a working prototype for

a self-sustaining street lamp -Editedandproducedresearchmaterialsforcompetition&publicationsubmissions

Teaching Syracuse University School of Architecture:

Assistant -ArchitecturalDesignII,Spring2011 -ArchitecturalDesignI,Fall2010 -ArchitecturalDesignII,Spring2008 -IntroductiontoComputerApplicationsinArchitecture,Spring2008 -RepresentationI,Fall2007

Juries Syracuse Architecture

-ARC308ArchitecturalDesignVI,LarryBowne,Spring2011 - ARC 500 The Architecture of the Detail, Jurgen Johner, Spring 2011 NewJerseyInstituteofTechnology

-Arch163IntroductiontoDesignI,ThomasBarry,Fall2011 -Arch164IntroductiontoDesignII,ThomasBarry,Spring2012

Awards - Thesis Citation 2010 - Dean’s Thesis Citation 2010

Publications -“PortsofCall”ByMonicaKhemsurov-InteriorDesign,April2011 -ARCHI-TECTONICS:WinkaDubbeldambyDAABEditors,March2011 -xiaIntelligenteArchitektur,March2011 -TheAurelianWallandtheRefashioningofImperialRome,AD271-855

by Hendrik W. Dey, May 2011, Cambridge Press - Televisuality, April 2008 -SyracuseArchitectureGraduateProgramProspectus,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012

Exhibitions - Syracuse University School of Architecture Thesis Awards Show, Fall 2010, Spring 2011

-GraduateArchitectureStudentsRecentWorks,November2009


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