MAKSIMDRAPEY
maksim.drapey@gmail.com 646 306 8437
EDUCATION
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
Master of Architecture | Degree May 2020
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Studio MB
Date 01/2022–05/2024
Position ArchitecturalDesigner
Location WashingtonDC
NewYorkCityCollegeofTechnology
Brooklyn,NY
B.TechinArchitecture|DegreeJune2015
Performed in all phases of design including concept, schematic, development, construction documents. Directly coordinated with clients, developers, and consultants on a range of project types and scales including institutional (DCPS), mixed use / multi-family, single family, and restaurant.
ACompleteUnknown
Date 12/2020–01/2022
Position ArchitecturalDesigner
Location WashingtonDC
ACU is a mission-driven non-profit architecture firm working on spaces for social equity & dignity worldwide. My responsibilities at ACU included architectural design services from concept to design development, as well as marketing, research into mission-relevant projects, and proposals for RFPs.
AlibiStudio/CatieNewell/UniversityofMichigan
Date
Position
Location 02/2019 – 01/2020
Architectural Designer, Research Assistant Ann Arbor, MI / Detroit, MI
Participated in projects ranging from design, research, prototyping, exhibition, to full scale construction. Performed on a part-time basis during the regular semester and full-time during summer.
KinandCompany
Date
Position
Location 06/2013 – 08/2017
Designer, Fabricator Brooklyn, NY
Design, fabrication, and installation including interior fitouts and architectural components. Technical and design drawings for client, architect, and shop. Material research and testing. Coordination between team, clients, and contractor.
SOFTWARE & ADDITIONAL SKILLS
Proficient in - Revit, Enscape, Rhino, Adobe Design Suite, Bluebeam
Familiar with - Autocad, SketchUp, V-Ray Rendering, Grasshopper, Python Scripting
Additional Skills - Model Making, 3D Printing, MIG/TIG Welding, CNC, Glass & Metal Casting
Additional Language - Russian (conversational)
AWARDS,MERITS,&ACTIVITIES
Summer2022ArchitizerA+AwardWinner(AlibiStudio)
WinnerinArchitecture+Lightcategory.DesignandconstructionwithAlibiStudiofor‘SecretSky’,locatedin Kinde,MichiganaspartofanongoingprojectaimingatpreservingandtransformingdefunctbarnsinthePort Austinareaintolargescaleworksofarchitectureandart.Completedin2019.
Summer2020TaubmanCollegePublicDesignCorps.
TheTaubmanCollegePublicDesignCorps.wasapilotprogramconnectingarchitectureandplanningstudents withnon-profit/communityorganizationsintheDetroitarea.PartneredwithBrilliantDetroit-non-profit organizationdedicatedtoearlychildhoodeducationforkidsandfamilies.
Summer2020DigitalFutures:YoungSeries
Presentedtheresultsofthesisproject‘AdaptiveAcoustic’attheDigitalFutures:YoungSeriesconference.The topicofdiscussiondealtwiththepotentialroleofartificialintelligenceinarchitecture.
Summer2019PrototypingTomorrowResearchGrant(CatieNewell)
ParticipatedasresearchassistantinCatieNewell’sPrototypingTomorrowresearchgrantproject“Compressed Light”.WorkpresentedatTaubmanCollegeattheUniversityofMichiganinWinter2019.
Spring2019 TaubmanCollegeFellowshipExhibition(DePeterYi)
Leadingroleinresearch,design,andfabricationforDePeterYi’s(2018-2019WalterB.SandersFellow) fellowshipproject“5Partsfor555”.ShowcasedatUniversityofMichiganinSpring2019.
Winter2019 NewGenerics:InvestigationsintoPre-FabricatedArchitecture
Participatedinaresearchprojectinvestigatingprefabricatedarchitectureinateamof12studentsunderthe guidanceofJonoSturtandClementBlanchet,resultinginastudio-publishedbook.
Spring2017 NYCxDESIGN-SightUnseen-AmericanDesignHotList(Kin&Company)
ProfessionalworkindesignandfabricationwithKin&CompanyexhibitedatNYCxDESIGN’sSightUnseenfor ‘ThinSeries’,acollectionofmetaltablesandchairs.SelectedforAmericanDesignHotList2017.
Spring2015 NYCCTFacultyHonorsAwardforExcellenceinFabrication
Summer2014CompetitionFinalistinBSA’s“BiggerThanaBreadbox”forKissingSparrows Projectre-adaptedforcompetitionfromarapid3-weekdesign/prototype/buildprojectwithplusFarm intendedtostudyarchitecturalapplicationsofrigidizedsheetmetal.InstalledinSiloCity,Buffalo,NY.
Fall2013 NSF/ATEStudentAwardforExcellence
SelectedasoneoftwostudentstorepresentCUNYNewYorkCityCollegeofTechnologyforAdvanced TechnologicalEducationconferenceinWashingtonDC,supportedbytheNationalScienceFoundation.
Fall2013 CUNYEmergingScholarCertificate“OnetoOne3DPrinting”ResearchProject Participatedinaresearchprojectinvestigatingandbuildingalarge-bedphoto-resin3Dprinterprototype.
