BERLIN Wall Bridge

AMSTERDAM Ferry Station

MIAMI In�ll Housing

CARACAS Cultural Center

LONDON Pedestrian Bridge

MIAMI Downtown Hotel

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Ground �oor

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Street View

The city grid is pushed towards the site

Pushing the grid on site

arc 5340: architectural dcomp.Prof. Claudia Busch / Fall 2015

Second �oor

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CARACAS Cultural Center

Historic map collage Protected london views Historic sitesLocal pedestrian �ow

Reorganizing the gridded structure to support the views

London’s original bridge had nineteen arches

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LONDON Pedestrian Bridgearc 6356: architectural design xProf. Marylis Nepomechie / Study Abroad Summer 2014

Infrastructure Green space program Site program Gra�tic wall extension Wall/park views

BERLIN Wall Bridgearc 6356: architectural design xProf. Claudia Busch / Study Abroad Summer 2014

Parking

MIAMI Downtown Hotelarc 5362: architectural design ixProf. Olivia Ramos / Spring 2014

Keys

Dining Room/Bar

Lobby

1. Pool Deck 2. Automated Parking

4. Dining Room/Bar

3. Keys Hallway

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AMSTERDAM Ferry Station arc 5340: architectural design viiProf. Marilys Nepomechie / Study Abroad Summer 2013

Carving with light penetration study

Final carving

Program implemented

MIAMI In�ll Housing arc 5335: architectural design viProf. Claudio Salazar / Spring 2013

E D U C A T I O N

Florida International University, Miami, FL

Masters Student, Architecture, 2012-Present

GPA 3.6

St. Petersburg College, Clearwater, FL

Associate of Arts, Architecture

GPA 3.5

ChristopherAkinsStudies from Paul L. Cejas School of Architecture at Florida International UniversityA: 5031 MAYMOUNT PARK CIR. BRADENTON, FL 34203 P: 727.560.8385 E: CRAD2015@GMAIL.COM W: WWW.CAKINS.COM

R E F E R E N C E S

Malik Benjamin

Professor at FIU School of Architecture

Phone Number: 1(786) 372-0522 Email: malsilver@gmail.com

Gray Alice Read

Professor at FIU School of Architecture

Email: Readg@fiu.edu

Steve Hendrick

Sr. Associate at Sunera Healthcare

Phone Number: 1(727) 430-2505

Email: Shendrick@sunera.com

James Bronson

Licensed Sales Professional

Phone Number: 1(727)215-8133 Email: Jbronson@allstate.com

Graduate Assistant at FIU School of Architecture, Prof Gray Read Fall 2014 Miami, FL

- Helped graduate students transition into the program and grasp an introduction onto architectural theories.

- Graded weekly assignments and essays

Architecture Study Abroad, Prof. Nepomechie, Prof. Claudia Busch, Prof. Jaime Canaves Summer 2014 London, UK & Berlin, DE

- Study the development around the major rivers that both cities grew upon and connections across them.

- International Architecture firm visits to Zaha Hadid and RTKL.

- Major dissection and analyzing of the studio sites in London and Berlin, as well as the development of the city fabric.

Research Assistant at FIU School of Architecture, Prof. Malik Benjamin, Director of Innovation Fall 2013 — Spring 2014

Miami, FL

- Duties included problem solving a list of weekly task for example designing our lecture series posters.

- Setting up FIUSOA with the latest innovative marketing applications to help enhance the schools outreach.

- Filming, editing and posting a monthly architecture lecture series.

- Creative sessions, debating and researching new ideas of getting students more involved with school related activities.

Architecture Study Abroad, Prof. Marilys Nepomechie Summer 2013 Holland, NL

- Studying the solutions over the centuries of land reclamation, water management and social housing.

- International Architecture firm visits to OMA, MVRDV, UN Studio, West 8 and Waterstudio

- Site analysis and mapping for studio projects in Rotterdam and Amsterdam, as well as study the city fabric.

E X P E R I E N C E

S K I L L S P R O F I L E

- Proficient in 3D and 2D modeling programs: Rhinoceros, Revit, AutoCad and Maya.

- Skillful in rendering programs: Photoshop, Vray, 3DS, Mental Ray and Revit Cloud.

- Sketching and traditional drawing skills, pen and pencil diagraming.

- Other useful experience in layout and formatting presentations in Illustrator, InDesign

And website building in Adobe Muse.

- Very good in Microsoft Office programs: Word, PowerPoint and Excel

- Working in Video with Adobe Premier

- Financial experience in Return on Investment and Pro-forma spread sheet calculations

A C T I V I T I E S

- AIAS Social Chair for the FIUSOA Chapter

- Volunteer at local Miami area AIA Events

- Dean’s List Student at FIU

- Alpha Phi Sigma Honor Society