Curriculum vitae
Experience
2010–Present Founder / CEO, Ferrier Architecture Studio, Los Angeles
Architecture and urban design office, founded to pursue independent work.
- Venice Periscope (opens the project on ferrierarchitecture.studio in a new window) Design Director. A steel-framed, curtain-wall-structured expansion, cantilevered over the existing Venice walk-street cottage.
- Fedora Apartments (opens the project on ferrierarchitecture.studio in a new window) Design Director. Multifamily apartment building with a podium-level paseo and community garden.
- Santa Monica Office (opens the project on ferrierarchitecture.studio in a new window) Design Director. A reimagining of an existing Santa Monica building with a history.
- West Court Apartments (opens the project on ferrierarchitecture.studio in a new window) Design Director. Hillside multifamily project in Echo Park overlooking DTLA.
- Merced Student Center (opens the project on ferrierarchitecture.studio in a new window) Design Director. Modular, prefabricated mixed-use development for student housing in Merced, California.
- Ardmore Lofts (opens the project on ferrierarchitecture.studio in a new window) Design Director. A 30-unit apartment building featuring double-height lofts and studio penthouse flats.
- Vis-à-Vis House (opens the project on ferrierarchitecture.studio in a new window) Design Director. Increased residential density is a Los Angeles reality looking for creative solutions.
- Split Gable House (opens the project on ferrierarchitecture.studio in a new window) Design Director. The Split Gable House seeks to balance privacy with a visual connection to the outdoors in a modern interpretation of a classic form.
- Occidental Apartments Design Director.
2010–Present Partner, Kilograph, Los Angeles
Partner at an international experiential design and communications agency. As managing principal, leads visualization projects (still renderings, animations and motion graphics) for architects, engineers, developers and the tech industry.
2017–2018
Board of Advisors, Haveli Inc
2002–2010 Senior Project Designer / Architect, Morphosis, Culver City
Senior project designer and architect on high-profile international projects.
- US Embassy Competition (opens the project on ferrierarchitecture.studio in a new window) Senior designer. An iconic chancery tower radiating from a domed Grand Hall, set in a landscape that negotiates security requirements and the democratic desire for openness. 40,000 m² (430,557 sf) on a 1.98-hectare site.
- Tour Phare (opens the project on ferrierarchitecture.studio in a new window) Senior designer, team leader. A 72-storey, 300-metre commercial office tower rising from an irregular site defined by layers of existing infrastructure, with employee restaurants, public cafés and a rooftop panoramic restaurant. 164,185 m² (1,767,273 sf) on a 0.32-hectare site.
- Vialia Vigo High-Speed Rail Station (opens the project on ferrierarchitecture.studio in a new window) Co-lead designer, schematic phase. An intermodal high-speed and local rail station with a shopping centre (retail, dining and cinemas), bike stations, parking and a public plaza with sports courts, serving as a new gateway to the city. 122,550 m² (1,319,117 sf) on a 4.75-hectare site.
- Manzanares River Park Development (opens the project on ferrierarchitecture.studio in a new window) Lead designer. Residential and mixed-use development along the reclaimed Manzanares river edge: low-rise residential and commercial buildings, a commercial galleria, office and residential towers, a school, two cultural bridge-buildings and a riverfront park, plaza and terraced green space. 441,810 m² (4,755,600 sf) on a 22.66-hectare site.
- Continuities of the Incomplete exhibition (opens the project on ferrierarchitecture.studio in a new window) Lead designer. Responsible for all aspects of the 261 m² glass and aluminum structure displaying 24 architectural projects, including lighting, mechanical and electrical systems and the multimedia system; in charge of in situ construction, content curation and installation.
- Burj al Maydan Tower Competition (opens the project on ferrierarchitecture.studio in a new window) Co-lead designer. An 82-storey mixed-use tower with residential, hotel, office and retail, with plazas and gardens along the canals of Business Bay. 309,404 m² (3,330,400 sf) on a 3.72-hectare site.
- Grand Avenue Urban Development Plan Lead designer. A large urban proposal for the downtown civic lands from City Hall to Grand Avenue, including retail, high-rise residential and commercial development.
- Alaska State Capitol Competition (opens the project on ferrierarchitecture.studio in a new window) Co-lead designer. Winning entry for the proposed new state capitol, with offices for the governor and lieutenant governor, Senate, House of Representatives and public gathering spaces. The 174,000 sf (16,165 m²) design on a 1.98-hectare site reconnected the city through public ways and spaces and gave the state a new symbol.
- Lead designer. A large, intense urban development: 6.5 acres of reclaimed raised park, 5.4 million sf residential, 200,000 sf retail and 800,000 sf office.
- Hypo Alpe-Adria Bank (opens the project on ferrierarchitecture.studio in a new window) Design team. Bank headquarters with administrative offices, bank branch, archive, municipal swimming pool and kindergarten. 15,900 m² (171,150 sf) on a 10.52-hectare site.
- NYC2012 Olympic Village Competition (opens the project on ferrierarchitecture.studio in a new window) Design team. Residential buildings of 2 to 18 storeys (5.1 million sf, 4,500 units), a marina, cinemas, retail, restaurants, recreation, offices, fire and police stations and parking in a new 43-acre park on Hunters Point. 6.1 million sf (566,700 m²) on a 61-acre (24.7-hectare) site.
- European Central Bank Competition (opens the project on ferrierarchitecture.studio in a new window) Design team. New headquarters for 2,500 workplaces, with entry foyer, visitor center, main hall, conference areas, library, cafés, retail, security, technical facilities and parking. 100,000 m² (1,076,400 sf).
2000–2001 Designer, KPMB Architects, Toronto
Construction drawings for the Roy Thomson Hall renovation; design, construction drawings and site management for the Techspace office project; competition and conceptual work.
- Roy Thomson Hall Renovation Design team. Team member through construction documents for the $24M interior renovation of Arthur Erickson's concert hall.
- TechSpace Offices Designer. Design, construction documents, site administration and observation for a two-floor historic warehouse office renovation.
1998–2000 Scenic Carpenter, IATSE Local 828, Toronto
Sets for major film and television productions, including X-Men (2000).
Education
1998–2002 Master of Architecture, University of Toronto, Toronto
3.5-year professional degree, Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design.
- Thesis: Architecture without Qualities An investigation of a shift from the monumental, singular and iconic towards the systemic, as a response to the increasing complexity of accelerated social, economic and technological change. A mix of architectural anonymity and schizophrenia results through engagement, integration and accommodation as a strategy for design.
1989–1993 B.A., Urban Systems, McGill University, Montréal
4-year degree.
Awards & competitions
2008
AIA California Council Honor Award, Hypo Alpe-Adria Bank, Udine, Italy (with Morphosis)
2008
Los Angeles AIA Merit Award, Hypo Alpe-Adria Bank, Udine, Italy (with Morphosis)
2007
Los Angeles AIA Next Award, Phare Tower, Paris, France (with Morphosis)
2006
New York AIA Honor Award, NYC2012 Olympic Village (with Morphosis)
2005
Alaska State Capitol Competition, winning entry, Juneau, Alaska (with Morphosis)
2004
NYC2012 Olympic Village Competition, winning entry, New York (with Morphosis)
2004
Los Angeles AIA Next Citation, European Central Bank, Frankfurt, Germany (with Morphosis)
2001 Yolles Collaborative Design Competition, 1st Prize
Interdisciplinary design competition for a student residence / mixed-use development, sponsored by Yolles Engineering.
1998–2002 Academic awards, University of Toronto
- Ontario Association of Architects Toronto Guild Medal Awarded to a member of the graduating class showing outstanding ability.
- Eric Ross Arthur Scholarship Awarded to a graduate student completing 3rd year who achieves overall excellence and shows potential for leadership in the field. Not awarded every year.
- Building Science Conference Award Awarded to a student who has demonstrated commitment to the building business, is deserving and academically above average.
- Alfred P. Tilbe Scholarship Awarded to a graduate student completing 2nd year who achieves overall excellence and shows potential for leadership in the field.
- Frederic Coates Scholarship Awarded to the graduate student completing 1st year who ranks highest in the annual examinations.
- Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design Award Awarded to a graduate student completing 1st year who achieves overall excellence and shows potential for leadership in the field.
- University of Toronto Fellowship Entrance scholarship for promising students.
Publications
2005–2011 Work published with Morphosis, Monographs and journals
- Combinatory Urbanism: The Complex Behaviour of Collective Form
- Morphosis Buildings and Projects: 1999–2008
- Fresh Morphosis: 1998–2004
- Morphosis: Continuities of the Incomplete
- The New Premises of the European Central Bank
- GA Document Special Issue 87: Competitions Morphosis
- GA Document 85: Morphosis, NYC 2012 Olympic Village
2002
ALD Graduate Thesis Publication, Graduate Architecture, Landscape, and Design Student Union, Toronto
Teaching & lectures
2011–2015 Lecturer, design studios, digital and technical classes, Cal Poly Pomona, College of Environmental Design, School of Architecture
Lecturer in design studio and digital communication.
2007–2012 Guest studio instructor and visiting critic, University of Southern California, School of Architecture
- Studio substitute professor
- Visiting critic
2005–2010 Mentor / instructor, Jefferson High School / Animo Film and Theater Arts, mentorship program
Each term, mentored 2–4 students from South Los Angeles, introducing architecture as a profession, an art and a defining part of their life experience.
2001–2002
Visiting critic, University of Toronto, Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design
1998–2002 Teaching Assistant, history, theory, technical and design courses, University of Toronto, Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design
Contracted teaching assistant for 7 consecutive semesters in the undergraduate and graduate programs.
- ARC 413F Architectural Design IV
- ARC 2036S Structures I
- ARC 341F Building Technology and Ecology
- ARC 231H Architecture and Technology
- ARC 132S Contemporary Architecture
- ARC 131F Introduction to Architecture
- ARC 132S Contemporary Architecture
Visiting critic and jury member, Various schools of architecture
Registration & memberships
American Institute of Architects (AIA)
Licensed Architect, California, Lic. C32942
Licensed Architect, New York, Lic. 036672
Languages
English (native), French (limited working), Spanish (limited working)