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Allison Browne

Allison Browne

Rochester, MA, US

 

About 

I am a recent graduate from Northeastern University. 

I have 1 year of experience related to design, construction and CAD drafting.  I have 6 months of experience teaching architecture and graphic design alongside experienced professionals.  Finally, I am experienced in construction as a renovation assistant and set constructor.

Employment 

Lucky Field Organics, Rochester, MA, US, Farmer

May 2011 - Sep 2011
 

Housing Nantucket, Nantucket, MA, US, Designer

Acted as the primary designer for a duplex that adhered to strict historical standards while remaining affordable, accessible and sustainable.
Prepared a HUD grant, environmental review.
Redesigned the website.
Generated design ideas for a sustainable technology, and green building educational facility.
Wrote and designed a Newsletter.
Drew and submitted drawings to the Historic District Commission, that they approved.
Designed a landscaping plan for a moved house.

Jul 2010 - Dec 2010
 

Harvard Real Estate and Planning, Cambridge, MA, US, Project Management Assistant

Assisted Project Managers.
Reviewed Schedules, RFP's, Architect's Proposals, Contracts and Budgets.
Kept Meeting Minutes, for on site meetings with contractors, and architects.
Made bi weekly construction Progress Reports.
Updated AutoCAD files.

Jul 2008 - Dec 2008
 

Northeastern University, Boston, MA, US, Architecture Teaching Assistant

Provided one on one tutoring sessions, and answered questions for freshmen students.
Organized professors paper work, and graded architectural happenings submissions.
Acted as a critic, in class and during reviews.

Sep 2007 - Dec 2007
 

Education 

University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, North Dartmouth, MA, US, Sustainable Development

Online Graduate Certificate.

Jan 2012 - current
 

Northeastern University, Boston, MA, US, Bachelors, Architecture

A Bachelors of Science degree that includes advanced graduate course work leading to an M.Arch in only one additional year.

Northeastern University is an urban design school with a market based approach to architectural education. Our focus was on rethinking existing urban typologies, in a conceptual sense, while designing in a way that is practical in terms of the market, structure, and building systems.

Sep 2006 - May 2011
 

Awards 

Senior Year Show, Award

My project was selected as part the top half of the class, as chosen by teachers, for the senior work display.

2011
 

Exhibition in Ryder Hall, Other

Drawing entitled "Inventing the Back Bay" chosen by teachers as top 3 for that lesson. Displayed in an exhibition in Ryder Hall.

2009
 

Excellence Scholarship, Scholarship

2006
 

To Scale Mock up, 1st Place

My design was selected to be built full scale, out of paper.

2006
 

Areas of Specialization 

Skills