LUCAS KAMAL
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Education
WashU, Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts, St. Louis, MO
Master of Architecture and Master of Urban Design Candidate, C/O 2025
International Housing Studio, New Orleans, LA, Critic: Derek Hoeferlin
Architectural Design VII, Barcelona, ESP, Critic: Tomeu Ramis
Elements of Urban Design, St. Louis, MO, Critic: Patty Heyda
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), Worcester, MA
Bachelor of Science, Architectural Engineering - High Distinction, 2023
Denholm Square, Critic: Soroush Farzin
Professional Experience
Inspire Placemaking Collective, Orlando, FL, Summer 2024
Urban Design Graduate Intern: Collaborated with an interdisciplinary team of landscape architects, urban planners, urban designers, and graphic designers to co-author multiple city and neighborhood vision plans that aimed to create more walkable, climate resilient, and economically sustainable communities
Selected Projects:
Town of Southern Pines: Pinedene Design Guidelines, Primary author of guidelines for redeveloping an auto centric district into a mixed-use neighborhood
City of St. Petersburg: Melrose-Mercy Neighborhood Plan, Designed and outlined opportunities for introducing a connected bike and pedestrian network
SchenkelShultz Architecture, Orlando, FL, Summer 2022
Architectural Intern II: Handled construction documentation, BIM Management, conceptual design, 3D rendered images and animations
Selected Projects:
Center for Innovation-Lake Highland Prep, A new 5-story high school campus building with state of the art classrooms
Athletics Center-Lake Highland Prep, master-planned athletic complex with dedicated facilities for basketball, wrestling, archery, and soccer
SchenkelShultz Architecture, Orlando, FL, Summer 2021
Architectural Intern I: Handled graphic creation and visual storytelling for multiple public education project bids
Selected Projects:
High School at The Villages, Renovation and expansion of a master-planned campus from 1970
Honors & Awards
Graduate Approach Publication Nomination, WashU, Fall 2024
Graduate Approach Publication Nomination, WashU, Fall 2023
Director’s Scholar, Washington University in Saint Louis, 2023-2025
Dean’s List, WPI, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2023
1st Prize, TechTogether WPI COVID Innovation Challenge, WPI, Summer 2020
3rd Prize, TechTogether WPI Campus Infrastructure Challenge, WPI, Summer 2021
Additional Experience
Software Skills
Other Skills
Barcelona Study Abroad, Barcelona, CAT, Spain, Washington University, Spring 2024
Studied under multiple leading Catalan architects and implemented their lessons in confronting future urban issues in the design of a sports center/climate refuge
Responsive Urban Environments Workshop, Lecco, Italy, Politecnico di Milano, Fall 2022
Traveled to Lecco, Italy to collaborate with students from Politecnico di Milano and Drexel University; proposed a plan to restore Lecco’s Gerenzone river to increases biodiversity, natural beauty, and create a historical attraction for locals and tourists
Proficient in Revit, Rhino, AutoCAD, Sketchup, Adobe Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Lightroom), Lumion, Enscape, Twinmotion, Vray for Rhino & Sketchup, DesignBuilder, AutoDesk GBS, Microsoft Office Suite
Proficient in model making, photography, digital fabrication (laser cut & raster, CNC, 3D printing), academic and editorial writing, public speaking and presenting, data visualization, audio recording and production, guitar, road cycling