Seth Adams 47/2 Sukhumvit Soi 31 Klongtoey Nuea, Wattana Bangkok 10110 Thailand +66 95 794 2699 sma2135@columbia.edu Gender: Male Marital Status: Single Nationality: U S A Experience July 2016 Present Lecturer, Interior and Product Design Chanapatana International Design Institute, Bangkok Bianca Scheer, Program Director Responsible for program direction and coordination, course structure and curriculum development for a multi-disciplinary institution focusing on precedent, the understanding of typologies of object and space definition and design methodologies applicable across differing scales and disciplines; Courses include: History of Art and Architecture I and II Commercial Design I and II Academic Research: Major Studio Thesis Dec. 2009 June 2016 Program Director / Lecturer, Architecture and Interiors Raffles Design Institute, Guangzhou, Phnom Penh, Singapore ONG, Kai How, Vice President of South East Asia Operations Responsible for program management and coordination, course structure and organization, Contributed to a working program that integrates design skills with technical and environmental design, digital media, architectural history and precedent, and broader cultural and institutional issues to which students are encouraged to respond; Courses include: Cultural Studies Design and Public Spaces Academic Research: Major Studio Thesis Construction Studies Computer Rendering and Animation Seth Adams 1/5
June 2008 Oct. 2009 Restoration Architect Designer Superstructures Engineers + Architects, New York, New York USA John Galetta, Principal Matthew Cronin, Project Manager Responsible for Scope Reporting and Analysis, Design Development, Construction Documents and Construction Administration; Worked as project architect for the exterior preservation and restoration campaigns of Primary School 128 and, contributed to the restoration of the Professional Performing Arts High School for the New York City School Construction Authority; Contributed to the preservation and restoration campaigns of the Regents House and Fort Totten for the New York City Department of Design and Construction; Experience and achievements include: Greater technical knowledge of pre-construction condition assessment, field reporting and recommendation for preservation and restoration in reports with corresponding cost estimates ranging from $175,000 - $8,500,000 Detailed knowledge of construction document coordination Detailed knowledge of building envelope restoration and repair techniques in brick masonry, stone, concrete, terra cotta Greater knowledge of project planning and scheduling Greater knowledge of cost estimating and budgeting within client standards and protocols Working knowledge of the protocols and design standards of the New York City authorities, School Construction Authority (SCA) and Department of Design and Construction (DDC) Interaction and involvement with the Department of Building s BuildingCode Compliance Division (BCCD) within the SCA; filing and expediting Greater technical knowledge of the construction administration process: submittals, progress meetings, and construction condition assessments Participated in progress meetings coordinating contractor efforts in conformance with schedules and contract documents Working knowledge of construction specifications and project manual compilation using the conventions of the Construction Specifications Institute April 2007 Sept. 2007 Intermediate Architect, Design Consultant Ismael Leyva Architects, New York, New York USA Christian Zambrano, Project Architect Responsible for Design Details, Construction Documents; Contributed to the 100% construction document issue of the Superior Ink Tower, 17 floor condominium tower with a component of 7 immediately adjacent townhouses; Developed construction details using contemporary structural and sustainable technology while following the design directive to preserve cultural heritage and architectural legacy of historic district of New York City; Provided technical consultation on the project and coordinated with other architects in the firm; Experience and achievements include: Detailed knowledge of mid-rise reinforced concrete, concrete masonry units and traditional brick construction techniques Seth Adams 2/5
Greater technical knowledge of computer aided drafting conventions and standards Coordination of the transition from design architect to architect of record Ability to maintain focus and accuracy for sustained periods before strict deadlines and the issuance of project documentation May 2006 - March 2007 Junior Architect Designer KinlinRutherfurd Architects, New York, New York USA Bruce Kinlin, Principal Responsible for Site Surveys and Analysis, Schematic Design, Design Development; Contributed to the full renovation and modernization of 210,000 sq.ft.beaux-arts apartment building; Experience and achievements include: Site surveys, documentation and analysis of existing conditions Involvement in all Stages of design from initial surveys and schematic design thru design development and construction documentation Development of permit sets of drawings for New York City Department of Buildings Greater knowledge of building maintenance and management Sept. 2004 - Aug. 2005 Intern Architect Designer KazuyoSejima + RyueNishizawa / SANAA, Tokyo Japan and New York USA Florian Idenburg, Project Architect Responsible for Design Development, Material Resourcing; Developed unique details of the New Museum of Contemporary Art, a 60,000 sq.ft. institution of galleries and ancillary spaces, by integrating standard manufacturing processes into the very unique and non-conventional design of the building; Proved ability in management by generating enthusiasm in relationships with vendors, allowing them into the design process by initiating meetings with project managers and representatives of the architect of record and thereby allowing experimentation within standard processes to achieve innovation and desired results. Experience and achievements include: Integrated and/or coordinated the work of a diverse group of participants and organizations in order to carry out design development and construction documentation International coordination of computer aided drafting standards International coordination of global technologies and local techniques Maintained enthusiastic and effective working relationships with peers and project architects in a cross-cultural, multi-ethnic environment 3D modeling and rendering for presentation illustration for vendors and contractors to illustrate innovative building components Maintained system for building materials and finishes resourcing and cataloguing Seth Adams 3/5
Jan. 1998 - June 2004 Principal Display Faction, Hollywood, California USA Sole Proprietorship Responsible for Day-to-Day Operations, Management of Contractors, Vendors and Small Administrative Staff in Design, Planning and Production of Event and Exhibit Environments, Signs and Scenics. Experience and achievements include: Innovation in entrepreneurship of fast-paced design-build scenarios Manage the daily production and logistics of design work according to contract schedules and installation deadlines Detailed knowledge of materials and finishes in the and construction of theatrical, exhibit and retail interiors Exploitation of branding opportunities to raise awareness and disseminate information Education June 2007 - May 2008 Columbia University, New York, New York Master of Science in Advanced Architecture Design degree with general honors Sept. 1999 - May 2006 The University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California Bachelor of Architecture degree with Second-Year Design Studio Achievement Award, Third and Fourth-Year Structures Achievement Awards Fellowships March 2008 Traveling Fellow; William Kinne Fellowship, General Recipient Used as a component of a proposed housing development in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the Kinne Traveling Fellowship award allowed for site and program documentation, analysis and synthesis to concept design of developing global city s identity and its relation to urban density May 2003 Sept. 2003 Traveling Fellow; Avi Efraim Gesundheit Fellowship, Sole Recipient Japanese Government Team for the Safeguard of Angkor (JSA), Siem Reap, Cambodia Tsuchiya Takeshi, Project Architect APSARA Authority, Siem Reap, Cambodia Han Chansopea, Project Archeologist As the sole recipient of the Gesundheit Traveling Fellowship, competitive grant for travel, the proposed area of investigation was to study the international, historic preservation and conservation efforts of the ancient capital City of Angkor; Worked directly with the local Seth Adams 4/5
conservation efforts of the APSARA Authority in documentation of stone inscriptions of Angkor Wat and contributed to site surveys of local villages, interviews, photographic documentation; Modeled and rendered N1 Tower of Prasat Sour Prat for JSA in presentation efforts for the International Coordination Committee for the Safeguarding and the Development of the Historic Site of Angkor Grants & Scholarships Sept. 2005 Aug. 2003 Sept. 2002 Sept. 2002 Aug. 2001 Recipient; A. Quincy Jones Scholarship, Annual award for undergraduate fifth-year student attending the University of Southern California full-time, Architecture Major; Applicant must show exceptional promise Recipient; John Parkinson Scholarship, Endowed scholarship awarded to undergraduate demonstrated exceptional potential for the profession of architecture; the fund honors the early 20th century Los Angeles architect Recipient; Clayton Baldwin and Raymond Kennedy Memorial Scholarship, An endowed award created by School alumni memorializing two faculty members of the School; the recipient is selected based on academic merit Recipient; USC Annual Architectural Scholarship, This annual scholarship is awarded to a student whose work has involved the creation or translation of research into design excellence Recipient; John Parkinson Scholarship Media 3D Studio Max, Rhino, Form Z, AutoCAD, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat and After Effects, Premiere, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel Languages English; Primary Language Spanish; Working Knowledge Thai; Preliminary Knowledge Seth Adams 5/5