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Michelle Terpstra

Michelle Terpstra

Oradell, NJ, US

 

About 

Employment 

Sargenti Architects, Assistant Project Manager

Apr 2013 - current
 

Pulice | Williams Architects, Leonia, Intern Architect

Nov 2011 - Apr 2013
 

Wentworth Institute of Technology, Teaching Assistant

3rd Year Landscape Studio Teaching Assistant

Jan 2011 - May 2011
 

Wentworth Institute of Technology, Teaching Assistant

3rd Year Tectonic Studio Teaching Assistant

Sep 2010 - Dec 2010
 

Sleeping Dog Properties, Junior Designer

Sep 2009 - Jan 2010
 
May 2008 - Aug 2008
 
May 2007 - Aug 2007
 

Education 

Wentworth Institute of Technology, MArch, Architecture

Completed the accredited Master of Architecture program. My thesis, City Space as Play Space, was the exploration and reconceptualization of architecture without program to create more meaningful social and physical interaction within the urban context of Seattle, Washington, to act as precedent for other urban sites.

Sep 2010 - May 2011
 

Wentworth Institute of Technology, Bachelors, Architecture

Completed the accredited Bachelor of Science in Architecture Program with a concentration in Tectonic Studies.

Sep 2006 - Aug 2010
 

Awards 

Design Excellence Award for a Thesis Project, Award

Recipient of the Design Excellence Award for a Thesis Project for project City Space as Play Space, completed in the Wentworth Institute of Technology Master of Architecture program.

2011
 

Fly NY 2009 - Most Resourceful Kite - Category Winner, 1st Place

I won the category for Most Resourceful Kite at Fly NY 2009 for my "Invisible Kite", made out of masking tape, acrylic rods, and fishing line.

2009
 

Fly NY 2009 - Overall Honorable Mention for "Invisible Kite", Honorable Mention

Received an overall Honorable Mention for my "Invisible Kite" at Fly NY 2009.

2009
 

Areas of Specialization 

Skills