About Me
— About me, my experience, and how to get in touch
Austin Raimond Assoc. AIA, LEED GA
[ 1 ] Architectural Designer
[ 2 ] Professorial Lecturer
Austin Raimond is an Associate Architectural Designer and LEED Accredited Professional with over 5 years of experience. He has developed a focused experience within the practice areas of Multi-Family Residential, Higher Education, Large-scale Commercial and Urban Master Planning Design. In parallel to professional practice Austin has also taught Architectural Undergraduate & Graduate Studio courses at the George Washington School of Interior Architecture as a Professorial Lecturer. Prior to working professionally as an architectural designer he had 3 years of drafting & design experience within the field of Aerospace Engineering.
Contact:
austin.raimond@gmail.com
HONORS & AWARDS
2020. Steelcase Next Competition, Student Semi-Finalist, Hannah Gilbertson
2016. AIA School Medal & Certificate of Merit
2016. Outstanding Graduate Assistant Award
2016. Michael Scott DeFrance Travel Award
2015. Kerxton Memorial Fund, Scholarship/Internship Recipient
2015. Roger K. Lewis Endowment
2014. Excellence and Achievement in Design Award
2014. Dressel Academic Scholarship Recipient
2014. Alpha Rho Chi Medal
2013. MAPP Merit Scholarship
DESIGN TOOLS
Digital:
Adobe CC: Illustrator, Photoshop, In-Design
Affinity Suite: Designer, Photo, Publisher
3D Modeling:
Sketchup, Revit, Rhino
Rendering:
Podium, Lumion, Enscape
Animation:
Adobe After Effects & Premiere
Parametric Design:
Grasshopper, Dynamo
Data Collection & Mapping:
ArcGIS, CAD Mapper
EDUCATION
School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation, University of Maryland
2016 - Master of Architecture [&] Certificate in Urban Design
2014 - Bachelor of Science in Architecture
International Studies & Research: Italy, Scandinavia, Spain & Switzerland
[ 1 ] ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
Current Employment:
PERKINS EASTMAN DC, Associate Architectural Designer
2016 - Present [6 yrs]
Significant Contributions & Projects
Computer Sciences Laboratories, UMass Amherst, MA
[Concept/SD/DD]
Engineering Campus Master Plan, UMaine Orono, ME
[Master Planning]
ACPS Minnie Howard Campus Redevelopment, Alexandria VA
[Concept/SD]
Art Place at Fort Totten - Mixed-Use Community Focused Development, DC [Junior PA, SD/DD/CD]
Woolly Mammoth Lobby Renovation - Radically Inclusive Theater Company, DC [Concept Design]
The Collection 14 - 233 Unit Apartment & Event Space, 14th Street, DC
[Junior PA, SD/DD/CD/CA Support]
375 & 425 M Street – 300 Unit Apartment, Waterfront Station, DC
[Junior Designer, SD/DD Design]
Eliot on 4th - Mixed-Use Apartment, Waterfront Station
[CA Support]
The Channel - Mixed-Use Apartment & Theater, The Wharf, DC
[CA Support]
2300 16th Street NW – 110 Unit Condo & Event Space, 16th Street, DC
[Junior Designer, SD/DD]
Past Employment:
TORTI GALLAS + PARTNERS, Architectural Design Intern
2015 - 2016 [3 months]
Orbital ATK (Northrop Grumman), Engineering Design Drafter
2007 - 2010 [3yrs]
MULTIMEDIA DESIGN & CONSULTANCIES
MULTIMEADIA DESIGN
THE TABLE SESSIONS, Co-Founder, Editing, Graphic & Website Design
Digital publication and podcast that examines patterns in design & popular culture. 2017 - 2020
CONSULTANCIES/INDEPENDENT DESIGN WORK
Design Assistance, Graphic Design & Rendering Support, Art In Place Competition, “Passage”, John Rupert, 2017 & 2021
Design Assistance, Graphic Design & Rendering Support
Ronit Eisenbach, 2016-2018
Master Planning, “Midtown Revitalization (Conceptual Master Plan)” In conjunction with Real Estate Graduate Capstone student design projects. University of Maryland, College Park, MD, Dec 2017
Graphic design, “Applause Cafe at CSPAC UMD” Project renderings consultant for design installation of cafe by architecture students. University of Maryland, College Park, MD, Dec 2017
[ 2 ] ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS & OTHER DESIGN WORK
Previous Appointments
Professorial Lecturer of Interior Architecture
Corcoran School of the Arts & Design, George Washington University
FA 2020 - IA 6450 - Research Seminar for Studio 05 (MFA)
FA 2020 - IA 6150 - Sketching Architecture/Design (MFA)
SP 2020 - IA 6500 - Studio 05 - Capstone (MFA)
FA 2019 - IA 4400 - Studio 4 (MFA)
SP 2019 - IA 6200 - Studio 2 (MFA)
FA 2018 - IA 3200 - Studio 2 (BFA)
SP 2018 - IA 2150 - Beginning Sketching for Designers (BFA)
Teaching, Design, & Research Assistantships
School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation, University of Maryland
SU 2016 - Research Assistant - Architecture & The Forest Aesthetic
SP 2016 - ARCH654 - Urban Development & Design Theory
FA 2015 - ARCH400 - Architectural Studio I
SP 2015 - Design Assistant - Waterlines: Riverbank
FA 2014 - ARCH170 - Intro to the Built Environment
PUBLICATIONS, EXHIBITIONS, INSTALLATIONS, & COMPETITIONS
PUBLICATIONS
Endorsements / Reviews
2021. The Art of City Sketching, Michael C. Abrams
Research and Photography featured in:
2017. Architecture and the Forest Aesthetic: A New Look at Design and Resilient Urbanism, Jana Vandergoot
EXHIBITIONS & INSTALLATIONS
2017. Lightscape Garden at Quebec Terrace, Design Assistant
2016. HOT/COLD, Design Assistant
2015. Waterlines: Riverbank, Design Assistant
2015. Placeholders, Event Assistant
2014. One-Lecture Series, Event Coordinator
COMPETITIONS
2020. Steelcase Next Competition, Student Semi-Finalist, Student: Hannah Gilbertson
2017. PASSAGE, Design Assistant, Art In Transit - Competition Station Winner, Artist John Ruppert
2015. BIEE - AIA Student Design Award - Beginning Graduate 1st Place, Austin Raimond & Karina Perez-Ayalde
INVITED LECTURES &
GUEST DESIGN REVIEWS
Mar. 2023. Guest Critic, ARCH401 - Studio 2 - Mid-Review
MAPP School of ARCH. University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Mar. 2021. Guest Critic, ARCH400 - Studio 1 - Mid-Review
MAPP School of ARCH. University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Feb. 2021. Guest Critic, Capstone, MFA Interior Architecture Program, George Washington University, Washington, DC
Feb. 2021. Guest Critic, IA 2100 - Studio 1 “Project 3”, BFA Interior Architecture Program, George Washington University, Washington, DC
Jul. 2019. Guest Critic, ARCH150 "Discovering Architecture Summer Program", MAPP School of ARCH. University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Jun. 2019. Guest Critic, “Boutique Hotel, Florence,” Mid-term Workshop & Final Review, MFA Interior Architecture Program, George Washington University, Washington, DC
Dec. 2018. Guest Critic, "Contributing to Community Identity" Final Project Design, University of the District of Columbia, Washington, DC
Mar. 2018. Guest Critic, Studio 5 - Capstone Studio Project - Mid-Semester Review, MFA Interior Architecture Program, George Washington University, Washington, DC
Nov. 2017. Invited lecturer, ARCH401. “Building Façades Lecture” for "Blagden Alley - Urban Infill Project", MAPP School of ARCH. University of Maryland, College Park, MD
May 2017. Guest Critic, Project 5 - Kit of Parts, BFA Interior Architecture Program, George Washington University, Washington, DC