JAMES W LANCIA III Architect Level III, Nine Years Experience, LEED® AP 312 Deerwood Court, Mountain View, CA 94040 (914) 391-4156 jameslancia@gmail.com
December 6, 2012
To whom it may concern, Having spent the last seven years at Rafael Viñoly Architects (RVA) I have grown accustomed to the rigors of high-profile design. At this time I am in search of new challenges and I am interested in opportunities that may be available in the San Francisco Bay Area or in countries abroad. Since joining RVA I have drawn technical and process related experience from talented colleagues and my time on large-scale construction sites. Most recently, my efforts have been focused on New Stanford Hospital (NSH) in the San Francisco site office. On this BIM project I have experienced the advantages of design assist project delivery through extensive pre-coordination with contractors. My work-sessions with product vendors and senior designers have produced detailed documents for custom architectural components. Previously, I worked in the RVA Chicago site office where I collaborated with medical planners and owners’ staff for the production of the Center for Care & Discovery (CCD). As a primary member of the design team, from SD through CA, my role had encompassed all facets of design service for a large portion of interior construction. Through direct, daily communication with the client, building users and CM, as well as coordination of consultants’ work, I have gained sensitivity to the various perspectives involved in project delivery. In the past I contributed to finalize CDs for City College School of Architecture and assisted in the CA effort for the completion of Bronx County Hall of Justice. Prior to RVA, I spent one year at Alfredo De Vido Architects in New York, where I was exposed to a variety of small projects and afforded daily interaction with the principal. Among SD for several projects in this office, I was responsible for CDs of two private residences. I emerged from a cultivating program at Virginia Tech, including a semester in Europe, with an interest in architecture that is rooted in material, detail and hierarchy, and the exploration of their roles as instruments in design. As architects, I believe it is our professional responsibility to investigate and encourage sustainable practices. What motivates me is the continual pursuit of order in the architectural process. Having found an understanding for the need to create, I maintain a reputation for superior diligence in my work. My experience has enabled me to visualize three-dimensionally and to make appropriate decisions regarding detailing and spatial design. Such background has proven essential throughout my professional career. I seek an environment of experienced colleagues who share a common interest in thought-provoking work and a refined strategy for the delivery of a quality product. I remain eager to devote my experience and potential in an office where I will be encouraged to develop my professional skills toward this goal. I have included a copy of my resume and a few examples of my project experience to further demonstrate my abilities. I would be grateful for an opportunity to meet and discuss my qualifications for an existing opening, or for an informative discussion on office structure and design philosophy should a position become available befitting my experience. Thank you for your consideration.
Kind regards,
James W. Lancia III
Enclosed: Professional Resume List of References Selected Works
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JAMES W LANCIA III Architect Level III, Nine Years Experience, LEED® AP 312 Deerwood Court, Mountain View, CA 94040 (914) 391-4156 jameslancia@gmail.com
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 02/2005 – Present Healthcare
RAFAEL VIÑOLY ARCHITECTS, PC, New York, NY Architect Level II/III, Project Site Office New Stanford Hospital & Garage, Stanford Hospital & Clinics, Palo Alto, CA – 810,000 sq. ft., completion 2017 Design Development, Construction Documents Center for Care & Discovery, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL – 1,200,000 sq. ft., completion 2012 Schematic Design, Design Development, Construction Documents, Construction Administration Architect Level I/II, Main Office
Institutional Academic
10/2003 – 12/2004 Residential
Bronx County Hall of Justice, Bronx, NY – 775,000 sq. ft. courthouse, completed 2007 Construction Administration Bernard & Anne Spitzer School of Architecture, City College, New York, NY – 135,000 sq. ft., completed 2009 Construction Documents ALFREDO DE VIDO ARCHITECTS, New York, NY Entry-Level Intern Yang House, Yorktown, NY – 8,300 sq. ft. single-family home, completed 2006 Schematic Design, Design Development, Construction Documents Kessler House, Cold Spring, NY – 2,900 sq. ft. summer home, un-built Conceptual Design, Schematic Design, Design Development Saber House, East Hampton, NY – 900 sq. ft. single-family home addition, completed 2004 Design Development, Construction Documents
Research
HistoGenetics, Ossining, NY – 52,500 sq. ft. office shell renovation, un-built Conceptual Design, Schematic Design
Retail
Art of The Past, New York, NY – 2,000 sq. ft. storefront renovation, un-built Conceptual Design, Schematic Design
Furniture
Custom Chair Design – plywood & fabric, completed 2005 Conceptual Design, Schematic Design
EDUCATION & STUDENT WORK 09/1998 – 05/2003 Degree
Notable Study
VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITY, Blacksburg, VA Undergraduate, College of Architecture & Urban Studies (CAUS) Bachelor of Architecture, professional degree – QCA 3.30 Virginia Tech Scholar Award – five years Academic Dean’s List – two semesters Mount Vernon Gallery, undergraduate thesis AIA-Westchester Mid-Hudson thesis scholarship CAUS Study Abroad, Europe travel program Phi Beta Delta International Honors Society
05/2002 – 10/2003 Residential 05/2001 – 08/2001 Residential
AJC STUDIOS, New Rochelle, NY Student Intern Single-family homes – additions, renovations Construction Documents LAWRENCE GORDON ARCHITECTS, Larchmont, NY Student Intern Single-family homes – additions, renovations Construction Documents Page 2 of 5
JAMES W LANCIA III Architect Level III, Nine Years Experience, LEED® AP 312 Deerwood Court, Mountain View, CA 94040 (914) 391-4156 jameslancia@gmail.com
ABILITIES Professional Skills
Program Skills
sketching, hand drafting/rendering, model fabrication, CAD standardization, CAD drafting, building user information gathering, product research, code analysis, accessibility review, spec. coordination, consultant coordination and management, document coordination, Building Department filing, client/CM/contractor communication, submittal review, Proposal Requests (PR), Request For Information (RFI) response, Architect’s Supplemental Instructions (ASI), field observation & reporting, punchlisting Revit, AutoCAD Architecture, Rhino, Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe Bluebeam, Microsoft Office, Latista Field
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS U.S. Green Building Council, LEED® Accredited Professional – 01/2007 NCARB IDP training complete, Architectural Registration Exams pending
REFERENCES JOE CLIGGOTT, Project Manager Rafael Viñoly Architects, New York, NY – Chicago Site Office (Contact information available upon request) From our work together on Center for Care & Discovery, Joe became a valued resource and a mentor for my professional development. We interacted to resolve architectural issues and discussed the means to appropriately document building components. ROSA LAZEBNIK, Senior Electrical Engineer Primera Engineers Ltd., Chicago, IL (Contact information available upon request) My interaction with Rosa included the design and documentation of electrical lighting in CCD. Our extended working relationship puts her in a unique position to validate my ability to manage multiple consultants for delivery of a product both design influenced and technically complex. DEB ANTES, Associate Vice President Cannon Design, Chicago, IL (Contact information available upon request) As a consultant to the architect, Deb and I collaborated to plan medical program in CCD. She knows well the contributions I have made to this project and my ability to digest the most complex of planning concepts. ELIZABETH LOCKWOOD, Project Manager Design & Construction University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL (Contact information available upon request) As a member of the owner’s group for CCD, Elizabeth and I began collaborating during the information-gathering sessions with the building users. Our proximity in the site office and our weekly interaction affords her firsthand knowledge of my professionalism in communicating with the client and other team members. JOSEPH JOSLIN, Technical Sales Pinnacle Distribution, San Francisco, CA (Contact information available upon request) A liaison to multiple product manufacturers, Joseph and I collaborated to develop several prominent architectural components in New Stanford Hospital. Joseph can verify my ability to brainstorm for the realization of custom architectural design.
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JAMES W LANCIA III Architect Level III, Nine Years Experience, LEED® AP 312 Deerwood Court, Mountain View View, CA 94040 (914) 391-4156 jameslancia@gmail.com
SELECTED WORKS
06/2011 – Present
NEW STANFORD HOSPITAL & GARAGE – Rafael Viñoly Architects Palo Alto, CA – 810,000 0,000 sq. ft., completion 2017 New w Stanford Hospital is the next generation of diagnostic and treatment facility at Stanford Hospital & Clinics and aims to embody the institution’s outstanding reputation for patient care. Accommodations include an expansive atrium lobby, executive dining, outdoor garden, cafeteria, public lounges and convention amenities which are planned to achieve this underlying principle. Public and medical program throughout the facility incorporate cutting edge technologies to meet the expectation of Silicon Valley rresidents esidents for the life of the building. Design assist project delivery and architectural model sharing ensure a successful, cost controlled product. Since joining the project team I have been responsible for the design and documentation of several prominent architectural features as well as integration of a mechanical displacement ventilation system within the atrium lobby.
01/2007 – 09/2012
CENTER FOR CARE & DISCOVERY – Rafael Viñoly Architects Chicago, IL – 1,200,000 sq. ft., completion 2012 Center for Care & Discovery (CCD) (CCD is planned to become the primary diagnostic and treatment facility fa at University of Chicago Medicine for the next fifty years. Program rogram was designed to support surgery, medical procedures and inpatient care to facilitate the owner’s pace with the continual advancement of medicine. The Sky Lobby is the architectural ctural gem of the institution. Public spaces are planned in an expansive central ntral area framing scenic views. Additional space is programmed for dining, tenant retail, executive conference, private offices and a sculpted wood chapel for spiritual reflection. As an active participant in DD, I gathered information from users for the planning of several departments. departm I further collaborated with the owner and planning consultant for the coordination of medical edical program throughout CCD. I worked in a position which required management of both the architect’s and owner’s wner’s consultants for project ect delivery. I communicated directly with product manufacturers, suppliers and contractors during CD and CA to ensure that the architect’s vision was upheld. Page 4 of 5
JAMES W LANCIA III Architect Level III, Nine Years Experience, LEED® AP 312 Deerwood Court, Mountain View View, CA 94040 (914) 391-4156 jameslancia@gmail.com
SELECTED WORKS
04/2005 – 01/2007
BRONX COUNTY HALL OF JUSTICE – Rafael Viñoly Architects Bronx, NY – 775,000 sq. ft. courthouse, c completed 2007 The building’s program includes ccustom ustom millwork courtrooms and grand jury rooms, judges’ chambers, defendant holding cells and support space spaces to replace aging facilities. The jury assembly is housed in a cylindrical volume which stands apart to emphasize its reverence in the judicial process. Ceiling construction is minimized allowing abundant natural ural light to interior spaces. Separate circulation paths for the public, judges, jury and defendants create an intricate design scheme. My contribution to the CA phase of this large large-scale government project has gained me valuable on on-site experience early rly in my professional career. I provided direction to the CM and contractors at on-site site meetings and through review of shop drawings for components having an impact on the aesthetic result. I provided extensive review of contractors’ work in preparation for project closeout, c including shop visits for quality control.
02/2005 – 06/2005
BERNARD & ANNE SPITZER SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE – Rafael Viñoly Architects City College of New York, New York, NY – 135,000 sq. ft., completed 2009 This campus building was gut renovated to receive an emerging ging program which had outgrown its previous home. A central atrium space was cut into the existing floor slabs, slabs allowing daylight to reach the exhibit space on ground level. New ew mezzanine levels were inserted between floor slabs of the existing structure allowing faculty offices to overlook look the design studios. Stairs and bridges criss-cross ross through the atrium adding a dynamic component to the space and encourage interaction. A rooftop amphitheater rests atop the atrium providing additional teaching space and framing views. During my time on this project, project I contributed for the completion of construction documents. I worked alongside senior technical directors director to finalize the design and documentation of the rooftop op clerestory and amphitheater. I provided 3D modeling to resolve the design of amphitheater seating composed of a complex system of precast anchoring and produced documents to adequately communicate the design to the general contractor.
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