PROFILE

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Daniel Raznick is currently a designer at Pickard Chilton. In May, 2014 he graduate of the University of Minnesota with a Master of Architecture and previously with a Bachelor of Design in Architecture. Prior to his position at Pickard Chilton, Daniel was a designer for Variable Projects, which in 2013 won an AIA Minnesota Honor Award for the Centennial Chromagraph. He is also the recipient of additional honors and awards including the Henry Adams Medal in 2014,  The Richard Morrill Thesis Award in 2014, and the Design Democracy Fellowship in 2013 . Daniel has worked in various architecture and design settings specializing in digital design processes, workflows, and fabrication.

Experience:

Designer, Pickard Chilton
June 2014 – Present, New Haven, CT
Design team member with specialties in 3D modeling, parametric design, and presentation graphics for multiple projects at various stages of design

Design Research Intern, Perkins+Will
January 2014 – May 2014, Minneapolis, MN
Research in digital workflows to integrate environmental simulation and evidence-based design

Teaching Assistant, University of Minnesota School of Architecture
August 2012 – January 2013, Minneapolis, MN
Assisted Professor Julia Robinson and led a seminar for Arch 3711: Architecture in the Socio-Cultural Context

Project Designer, Variable Projects
March 2013 – August 2013, Minneapolis, MN
Design, fabrication, and assembly for the School of Architecture Centennial Chromagraph installation

Research Assistant, University of Minnesota School of Architecture
January 2013 – November 2013, Minneapolis, MN
Planning, preparation, and presentations for Architecture as Catalyst 2013 and the Centennial Celebration

Architectural Intern, Meyer, Scherer and Rockcastle
July 2012 – October 2012, Minneapolis, MN
Conceptual and schematic design for the Southwest Regional Library in Louisville, KY

Awards:

Henry Adams Medal
Awarded to the highest achieving graduate student, University of Minnesota School of Architecture, 2014

Richard Morrill Thesis Award
University of Minnesota School of Architecture, 2014

AIA Minnesota Honor Award
Centennial Chromagrph, Variable Projects, University of Minnesota School of Architecture, 2013

Design Democracy Award
University of Minnesota School of Architecture, 2013

Saul Parness Fund Fellowship
University of Minnesota School of Architecture, 2013

Bill and Elizabeth Pederson Graduate Fellowship
University of Minnesota School of Architecture, 2012

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left photo: (from left: Billy Weber; Renée Cheng Head of the School; Daniel Raznick). Photography: Andrew Tissue