WILLIAM F GATES
5 Massachusetts Ave.
Worcester, Massachusetts 01609
C: 347.861.5839
www.architecturemakingstudio.org
Throughout my life I have been passionately concerned with the human condition, its evolving relationship to the natural world and how this relationship is expressed in architecture and design. I have sought in my endeavors to gain an ever-deepening insight into the nature of dwelling and the way in which materials are brought together in such a way so as to bestow meaning and significance to the human experience. Design has the potential to awaken the individual to the nature of reality as well as to delude, shield and separate them from the elements that constitute the body of our world. As an architect and designer I have sought to restore a faith in nature and an uplifting of humanity.
I have recently retired from working as a New York City Firefighter. I had been working in this capacity for 15 years in Lower Manhattan. This has given me an unparalleled scope of experiences that have allowed me to witness the breadth of life and death and the full range within. It has allowed me to understand the broad capacity of human dwelling and the nature and potential of architecture and design to impact people. It is and has always been the highest aspiration of architecture to cultivate qualities within the individual. To organize materials in such a way so as to give voice to the desire that resides within all people to live meaningful and wonderful lives.
I began my teaching career at an after school program at the Gloria Parks Community Center in Buffalo, New York. I started the program after I had read an article about how Chess had numerous benefits for children and how it helped them to develop deep thinking abilities at an early age. It was an amazing experience to see the enthusiasm and happiness that teaching the children had on them. It seemed that each week there were more and more children coming to play and learn about chess. It is a deeply rewarding and meaningful endeavor to help other people advance towards their goals and I felt I had found something I could do for the rest of my life. Shortly after that, while working on my Masters Degree in Architecture, I had the opportunity to become the Graduate Teaching Assistant for the Structures 1, 2, and 3 sequence at S.U.N.Y. Buffalo, School of Architecture, under Professor Shahin Vassigh. I learned so much from working with Professor Vassigh about creating exciting and challenging assignments and projects for the students to work on. I knew for certain that I loved teaching and hoped I would have the opportunity to do it for the rest of my life.
My love for teaching has enriched my life and it is one of the most meaningful experiences I have had. I have taught 115 courses over 40 semesters at 5 distinguished institutions. My students have won awards year after year for their work and I am so proud to have helped each of them move in the direction of their goals and aspirations. I have consistently, semester after semester, year after year been the highest rated or among the highest rated professors in my department and very frequently across departments. Please find below the list of courses I have taught and the respective institutions I have had the privilege to teach at. I also have many years of course evaluations that I am more than happy to review with you. I am extremely proud of them as they are a testament to my commitment to teaching and the advancement of Design.
State University of New York at Buffalo,
Graduate Teaching Assistant :
Structures 1- Structural Analysis and Design
Structures 2- Structural Analysis and Design of Wood and Steel Frame Bldgs
Structures 3- Structural Analysis and Design of Concrete Frame Bldgs
The Art Institute of New York City :
Fundamentals of Design
Space Planning
Interior Architectural Detailing
Building and Structural Systems
Building Systems and Materials
Advanced Architectural Drawing
Introduction to Architectural Drawing
The New York School of Interior Design :
Architectural Wood Work Detailing
The New York Institute of Technology :
Lighting Strategies for Interiors
Design Studio 2nd Year
Mount Ida College :
Design Studio 7 – Senior Design Studio
I have been working as an Adjunct Professor at different institutions for several years. My professional teaching experience spans over 115 courses, taught over 40 semesters at several schools of architecture and design in New York and Massachusetts. The depth and range of my teaching experience has allowed me to understand the process of education in new ways. I have gained a deep respect for the ability to communicate with sympathy and authenticity.
I have also worked as an architect at several architectural offices throughout New York City. In this process I have developed my ability to create designs that meet the needs of clients and improve the quality of the environment. These extraordinary experiences have granted me a refined focus on the relationship between the human condition and the natural world.
Most recently, I have completed the design and construction of the United Nations Food Gardens at UN Headquarters in New York City. This project sought to sustainably establish several small-scale food gardens within the UN Campus for UN Delegates and Staff to come together around to build greater connections between people from around the world by growing food together and sharing knowledge and skills. Our ever-deepening environmental crisis demands that we cherish materials and apply our most creative minds in the effort to restore a balance to our world. A progressive evolution of humanity suggests an adaptation to existing circumstance. This is why I have chosen this path and to take up the challenge of our future. Thank you for your consideration.
With My Deepest Respects, William F. Gates
Objective
To be in a position that allows me to contribute my knowledge, experience and understanding through architecture, teaching and design.
Education
Higher Education Teaching Certificate, The Derek Bok Center For Teaching And Learning, Harvard University, June 2019 – August 2019
Master of Architecture, 3.5 year M. Arch., N.A.A.B. Received from The State University of New York at Buffalo, September 1998 - June 2001
Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, Received from The State University of New York at Buffalo, September 1990 - June 1996
Certificate of Architectural Restoration and Preservation, Received from The National Center For Architectural Restoration and Conservation – The Ministry of Culture, Havana, Cuba May 1997 – July 1997
The Cooper Union:
LEED AP Exam Prep Course, April 2009
Architectural Photography Workshop, March 2009
Introduction to Digital 3D Modeling with Rhinoceros, June 2013
3-D Printing Level 1, February 2016
Three Dimensional Technology:
Form-Z Workshop: Introduction to 3-D Digital
Modeling and Animation with Form-Z, June 2013
Maxwell Render Workshop: Introduction to Maxwell
Render - Visualization for Architecture and Interior Design, June 2013
Pratt Institute
School of Architecture, September 1989 – June 1990
Experience
Associate Professor – Mount Ida College | Adjunct Faculty | The School of Design, Department of Interior Architecture and Design. Course Taught: Design Studio 7, Senior Design Studio: Special Topics – Fall Semester 2017
Assistant Professor - New York Institute of Technology | Adjunct Faculty | The School of Architecture and Design, A.A.I.D.- Architecture And Interior Design Program, Department of Interior Design, for the courses: Lighting Strategies for Interiors, DSGN 370: September 2012 – January 2017
Design Studio, DSGN 202; Second Year Undergraduate Design Studio: Spring 2016
New York City Firefighter - The New York City Fire Department (FDNY) | Graduated from The New York City Firefighting Academy: October 2001 – December 2001, Studied fire fighting tactics and strategy as well as the New York City building code and building typologies, construction methods, building inspections. Assigned to Ladder 11 in Lower Manhattan, October 2001 – November 2015.
President of Faculty / Union Chapter Leader - The Art Institute of New York City | Elected by the faculty to the position of Faculty President and Union Chapter Leader of the Local 2 Chapter of the UFT - September 2011 – September 2013. During my tenure as faculty president and union chapter leader I conducted bi-weekly faculty meetings, created a Faculty Local 2 UFT website and Blog to improve faculty communication prior to and during contract negotiations, coordinated contract negotiation committee meetings, oversaw successful contract negotiations with the school administration and served as mediator and faculty representative between faculty and administrators.
Associate Professor - The Art Institute of New York City | Full Time Faculty | The Department of Interior Design, Courses Taught: Fundamentals of Design, Space Planning, Building and Structural Systems, Building Systems and Materials, Interior Architectural Detailing, Advanced Architectural Drawing, Introduction to Architectural Drawing, Spring 2006 – Fall 2013
Hired as Part-time faculty in 2006, Hired as Full-time Faculty in April 2007, Promoted to Senior Instructor in April 2010, Promoted to Lead Instructor in April 2011.
Director / Founder - Architecture Making Studio | Founded in 2001, Architecture Making Studio has recently completed the design and construction of the United Nations Food Gardens at UN Headquarters in NYC. We have recently completed design work in partnership with United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization and the New York City Parks Department on several projects.
Director of the Lighting Design Educational Studio | New York Institute of Technology, School of Architecture and Design, AAID, Department of Interior Design, Midge Karr Building B11, 09/2012- 01/2017.
Assistant Professor – The New York School of Interior Design | Adjunct Faculty | BFA Interior Design Program for the course titled: Architectural Woodwork Detailing 340, Spring 2013
Visiting Critic – New Jersey Institute of Technology | Fall 2015.
Visiting Critic for the Second Year Graduate Design Studio; Gowanus Canal Design Project / Presentation, Fall 2015
Visiting Critic / Lecturer – The New York Institute of Technology | Spring 2015.
Visiting Critic and Covering Professor for Undergraduate Thesis Design Studio; Final Design Project / Presentation
Visiting Critic – The New York School of Interior Design | Spring 2013.
Visiting Critic for the Residential Design Studio course; Final Residential Design Project Presentation, Spring 2013
Visiting Lecturer / Critic – The New York Institute of Technology | Spring 2013. Visiting Lecturer for the Interior Design Studio 2, Topic: Lighting Design. Visiting Critic for the Interior Design Studio 2 course; Final design project presentation. Spring 2013
Visiting Critic – The New York School of Interior Design | Fall 2012.
Visiting critic for the residential design studio courses’ mid-semester residential design project presentation. October 2012
Architect – Designer / Project Manager at the office of Studio A+T Architects | responsibilities include: design development, detailing, construction documents, field surveying, architectural product research, site analysis and computer modeling, February 2006 – September 2007, November 2014 – October 2015.
Architect - Project Manager at the office of John Bratichak AIA | Responsibilities include: design development, architectural research, code research, materials research, detailing and the creation of construction documents: October 2002 – April 2003.
Graduate and Undergraduate Laboratory Instructor / Teaching Assistant to Professor Shahin Vassigh, The State University of New York at Buffalo | The School of Architecture and Planning, Department of Architecture, for the courses titled “Structures 1”, “Structures 2” and “Structures 3”, August 1999 – June 2001
Creator and Manager of the After School Chess Program at the Gloria Parks Community Center and The Lighted School House After School Program. Buffalo, New York. August 1996 – July 2000.
Architectural Internship with The Lower West-Side Resource and Development Corporation, Buffalo, New York. Supervised the documentation and analysis of properties for potential rehabilitation, January 1997 – August 1997
Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Draftsperson at the office of Charles Fertig PE. Staten Island, New York, June 1990 – September 1990
Architectural Draftsperson at Nicholas Salvadeo A.I.A., Staten Island, New York. Responsibilities: The creation of construction documents, July 1987 – September 1987
Selected Awards
2011 S.A.S. Architectural Drawing Competition, my student Paulina Grzechni, awarded the First Prize.
2010 S.A.S. Architectural Drawing Competition, my student Valerie Seeglitz, awarded the First Prize.
Winner of the 2010 A.I.A. International Architectural Photography Competition, Sponsored by The American Architectural Foundation and The American Institute of Architects, for my photo titled “Pantheon”.
2009 S.A.S. Architectural Drawing Competition, my student Antonio Garcia awarded the First Prize.
First prize – The 27thNisshin Kogyo Architectural Design Competition – To Live With Water – January 2001 http://www.nisshinkogyo.co.jp/compe/27/past27.html
Scholars Medal for Excellence in Architecture – the State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Architecture, June 2001
New York City Board of Education, Bureau of Technology – Citywide Architecture Award, June 1989
Selected Patents,
Publications,
Exhibitions and Related
Press
The Arc-Angle Multi Purpose Drawing Tool – The Arc-Angle is an original idea that I had parented. It serves to enhance the capability of the traditionally used 30,60,90 and 45,45,90 architectural drawing triangles. It eliminates the need for these two drawing tools entirely and replaces them with a 15,30,45,60,75,90 triangle. US Patent Number - 16153151
New York Institute of Technology Faculty and Staff Accomplishments:
http://www.nyit.edu/box/features/faculty_staff_accomplishments_and_news_fall_2016#soad
United Nations Food Gardens | Related Publications:
http://www.diynetwork.com/made-and-remade/fix-it/making-good-un-garden
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5k0mA_yWPw0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPcK2BDhrB0
http://www.unfoodgardens.org/about/
https://www.facebook.com/UNFoodGardens/?fref=ts
https://www.facebook.com/MetropolisMag/posts/10153645584493149
http://www.cityfarmer.info/2015/08/05/food-garden-opens-at-united-nations-headquarters/
http://www.un.org/press/en/2015/sgsm16964.doc.htm
http://issuu.com/buffaloarchplan/docs/buffaloschool-mag-fall-2015/45?e=7769674/30832852
“Face to Face” Annual NYIT Faculty and Staff Exhibit at NYIT Gallery 61
Exhibition of Photographs: “Falling Light” and “Pantheon”
February 7th – 28th, 2013
Save A Sample Architectural Drawing Competition Interview:
“Architecture 2010” Engagement Calendar; Published by UNIVERSE PUBLISHING, a division of Rizzoli International Publications, “PANTHEON” photograph appears in the month of April.
“To live with water” - Shinkenchiku: 2001 – 1, N.76, pages 229-236
“Competition Interview – to Live With Water” The Bosui Journal: Roofing/Siding/Insulation/Renewal; 2001 – 1, N. 350, pages 168 -169
“A Dialogue of design Culture” Techne; 2000 – 1, Environmental Education Center, page 3
“Havana – City of Beauty” – Exhibition of photographs at The State University Of New York At Buffalo, Capen Hall Lobby and Gallery. September 1997 – March 1998
Skills
Maxwell Render, Form Z: Construction Documents and 3-D modeling and Animation, Rhino, SketchUp, Auto-CAD, Photoshop, Illustrator, PageMaker, MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Apple Works 6, Model Making, Drawing / Drafting, Photography