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Olen Milholland

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Education

Yale University
Masters of Architecture
Graduated with Honors — 05.2015

University of Southern California 
Bachelor of Architecture
Graduated Cum Laude ­— 05.2009

 

Professional

Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects
Senior Designer
New York, NY
03.2019 ­— Current

In my time with TWBTA, my main project has been the renovation of David Geffen Hall. Other projects have been the Detroit Music Hall, Garde Arts Center, and others.

Weiss / Manfredi
Designer
New York, NY

05.2014 ­— 08.2014
08.2015 ­— 02.2019

I worked for Weiss / Manfredi during the summer of 2014 on the Kent State Design Loft.  My main tasks were drawing and managing the exterior details for the DD set but I also contributed to the overall design progress with sketches, renderings, and plans. I returned to Weiss / Manfredi after graduation and led the team designing the United States Embassy in New Delhi India. I led a team designing and documenting a 350,000 SF office building and its surrounding landscape.

Diller Scofidio + Renfro
Designer
New York, NY
03.2011 ­— 06.2013

I worked on a team of three to five people on the Stanford Art and Art History Building from concept design through completion of DD.  I participated in all parts of the design, and during SD and DD, I managed the drawing set.  I was part of the team of four designers who worked on the Aberdeen City Garden competition which we won.  I also worked on several other projects and competitions.

Powerhouse Company
Designer
Rotterdam, NL
06.2009 ­— 11.2010

I worked on several high-end villa projects as part of a team of two to three from initial briefing through construction documents.  My final project was the Den Haag Dance Theater competition, in which I was part of the three man team for the first round, and led the five man team for the second.

ODESAR
Designer
Matagalpa, NI
06.2007 ­— 08.2007

Upon winning the Avi Effrain Gesundheit Fellowship, I traveled to Nicaragua to work with engineers in rural locations constructing community buildings.  I developed program with locals, took site measurements, created drawing sets, made presentations to communities, and worked with the construction workers on site during construction.

 

Software Skills

Autocad, Revit, Rhino, Vray, Adobe Suite, Microsoft Suite, Bluebeam

 

Awards

Two studio projects nominated for the Feldman Prize - Yale

Awarded the Gene Lewis Book Prize - Yale

Winner Avi Effrain Gesundheit Travelling Fellowship - USC

Winner of the Global Scholars Prize - USC 

Designated Discovery Scholar - USC

National Merit Scholar