Shift Operations = John Lee


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My work explores the relationships between objects and people in a space, and how cultivating those relationships can add value to architecture. I believe in spaces that perpetually surprise us and encourage us to be playful.

Qualifications
University of Waterloo, 2008. Honours Bachelor of Architectural Studies, graduated with distinction.
University of Waterloo, 2011. Master of Architecture, graduated with commendation.
OAA Intern Architect

Recognition
Ontario Graduate Scholarship, 2010-2011
University of Waterloo President's Graduate Scholarship, 2010-2011
Waterloo Graduate Entrance Scholarship, 2009
Highest Academic Standing, Spring 2008

Embassy Mountain, 2nd Place (Student Category) and People's Choice Award Winner in Embassy Park Design Competition, December 2010.

Biennale Pavilion selected for exhibition at Cambridge Galleries Design at Riverside, April-May 2009.


Experience

Giannone Petricone Associates, Toronto. Intern Architect, 9/2011-.

Sou Fujimoto Architects, Tokyo. Architectural intern, 6/2011-8/2011.

Waterloo Architecture Cambridge, Cambridge, Canada. Teaching Assistant, 4B Design Studio, 5/2010-8/2010.

Waterloo Architecture Cambridge, Cambridge, Canada. Teaching Assistant, 3A Iconography, 1/2010-4/2010.

Giannone Petricone Associates, Toronto. Junior Designer, 1/2008-4/2008, 10/2008-8/2009.

Velikov + Thün / RVTR, Toronto. Commissioned video for Young Architects Forum installation in New York, 4/2008.

W x Y Architecture and Urban Design, New York. Junior Designer, 1/2007-8/2007.

Proscenium Architecture + Interiors, Vancouver. Junior Designer, 4/2006-8/2006.

Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects, Toronto. Architectural intern, 8/2005-12/2005.

Spitzer & Associates, New York. Architectural intern, 1/2005-4/2005.



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