JONATHAN COBLE

Designer

Brooklyn, NY, USA
Jonathan Coble is a designer working in New York City. He specializes in bioclimatic architectures, urban design, and human perception as a driver for design and representation.

Work Experience

F X F O W L E

Architectural Designer

Designer and project team member for Cultural and Educational projects in the US and Abroad.
Barnard College Teaching and Learning Center (RFP awaiting decision)
Aljamea Tus Saifiyah: Project Nairobi (Competition Win, Under Construction)
NYCLoop (NYC DOiTT Competition - Best in Creativity)
Columbia University School of Nursing (Competition Win - Construction Documents in development)
Bilkent Erzurum Lower and Middle School, Erzurum, Turkey (Under Construction)
October 2011 - Present New York, New York, United States

EcoMOD

Design Project Manager - ecoREMOD 2

Design team member and Project Manager for home reconstruction and addition project in Falmouth, Jamaica
March 2011 - July 2011 Falmouth, Jamaica

Snøhetta

Intern

Constructed site model for a mixed-use project in Lower Manhattan and managed office graphics.
January 2010 - January 2010 New York, New York, United States

Cloudwater Tea Farm

Carpenter and Builder

Constructed timber 'eco-pod' pavilions for farming apprentices
July 2009 - August 2009 Kilauea, Hawaii, United States

Office Of The Architect For The University Of Virginia

Sustainability Planning Intern

Coordinated sustainability metrics for the University, conducted interviews with department leadership on adherence to university policies. Researched campus sustainability initiatives throughout the world
September 2007 - May 2008 Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

Davis Partnership Architects

Intern Architect

Coordinated and compiled drawing sets with architects, landscape architects, structural engineers, and additional consultants for cultural, institutional, and residential projects throughout the Mountain West.
Job Captain: Exempla Lutheran Medical Center Renovation
Design Team Member: Colorado Center for Reproductive Medicine, Heuston Residence, Titan Insurance Headquarters (Unbuilt), and Denver Art Museum (DAM) Roof Revision Projects
March 2006 - August 2007 Denver, Colorado, United States

Education

University Of Virginia

Master of Architecture; Master of Urban Environmental Planning

August 2007 - June 2011 Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

Middlebury College

Bachelor of Arts in the History of Art and Architecture; Pre-Architecture Emphasis

February 2002 - February 2006 Middlebury, Vermont, United States

Universitá Degli Studi Di Ferrara - Facoltá D'Archittetura

Study Abroad

All academic course requirements and oral exams were completed in Italian.
January 2004 - June 2004 Ferrara, Italy

Languages

English (Native),
Italian (Fluent),
Spanish (Conversational),
French (Beginner),
Norwegian (Beginner),

Awards

Architizer

A+ Award

2014

INTERIOR DESIGN

Big Ideas for 2014

2014

NYC DOiTT

NYC Reinvent the Payphone - Best in Creativity

2012

AIA Colorado

Rodney S. Davis Memorial Travelling Fellowship

2011

University Of Virginia

School of Architecture Faculty Award for Public Service

2011

University Of Virginia

Jefferson Public Citizens Grant Graduate Mentorship

2011

University Of Virginia

Carlo Pelliccia Drawing Fellowship

2010

University Of Virginia

Charles L. Brown Fellowship

2009

Middlebury College

Highest Departmental Honors

2006

Skills

Concept Modeling: Rhinoceros, Adobe Creative Suite, VRay, Maxwell Studio, SketchUp

Analytics: ArcGIS, Grasshopper, Sefaira, EcoTect, EnergyPlus, Bentley Tas (Ambiens), IES (MicroFlo, MacroFlo, SunCast); SketchUp (OpenStudio and IES Plugins)

Construction Drawings: Revit, AutoCAD

Manual: Fluency in hand-sketching, drawing, hand-drafting, and model-making; Special proficiency in wood, light metal, and plastic fabrication

Other: Art Direction, Creative Direction, Project Management

Organizations

LEED AP BD+C: US Green Building Council. 2006-Current

Inductee: Raven Society for Academic Excellence. University of Virginia, 2011

Founding Member & Officer: Student Association of Graduate Architects (SAGA). University of Virginia, 2009-11

Inductee: Omicron Delta Kappa Honor Society for Public Service. University of Virginia, 2008

President: Student Planners Association. University of Virginia, 2008

Member: AIA Denver Committee on the Environment. 2006-7

Co-Founder: Davis DesignTBL (An employee organization dedicated to implementing sustainable design and business practices). Davis Partnership Architects. 2006-7

Chair: Middlebury College Architecture Table. 2005

Teaching and Research

TEACHING:

Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Virginia, 2008-11

ARCH 6000: Led discussion class for graduate students in first year multidisciplinary Common Course

ARCH 3230: Led discussion and workshop for undergraduate environmental design, systems, and building course

ARCH 1020: Taught introductory design course to section of undergraduate students

ARCH 5000: Teaching Assistant for graduate and undergraduate students in Vicenza, Italy traveling studio

ARCH 2010: Teaching Assistant for undergraduate design studio

ARCH 2020: Teaching Assistant for undergraduate design studio

ARCH 1020: Course photographer for introductory design course


RESEARCH:

Modular Building, Financing, and Distribution. Ongoing

Invited Critic

ARCHITECTURE STUDIO REVIEWS:

Columbia University, GSAPP. Parametric Realizations

University of Virginia, School of Architecture. ARCH 1020, 2010, 2020, 3010

Northeastern University, School of Architecture. ARCH 1120

Boston Architectural College, Final Degree Program Reviews

New York Institute of Technology, Urbanism in Istanbul Reviews

Exhibitions

CHANGE: Architecture and Engineering in the Middle East. Center for Architecture. New York, New York. February-June 2012. Work Exhibited: Drawings from the Bilkent Erzurum School

ecoREMOD2 in Falmouth, Jamaica. AIA Virginia Architecture Week. Charlottesville, VA. April 2011.

Pelliccia Fellowship Exhibition. University of Virginia. April 2011.

Key Press and Publications

PROJECT NAIROBI:

11/17/13, Metropolis, State of Immersion


NYC LOOP:

7/18/13, ArchDaily Mexico, Proyecto NYC Loop presentado en la Ciudad de México

7/5/13, Animal Politico, La Cabina Telefónica Que Pretende Cambiar las Ciudades

7/4/13, CNNExpansión, Tecnología social acapara Tag DF

4/24/13, The Atlantic, How New York Is Reinventing the Phone Booth

3/25/13, BBC, Reinventing the New York payphone

3/13/13, The New York Times, Up for a Vote, the Pay Phone of the Future

3/11/13, Archinect, Reinvent Payphones Design Challenge Entry by FXFOWLE

3/11/13, World Architecture News, Reinvent the Payphones Design Challenge finalists announced: vote via Facebook

3/11/13, Gizmag, NYC Mayor announces finalists in Reinvent Payphones competition

3/9/13, The Scientific American, NYC Design Contest Reinvents the Payphone

3/8/13, CNN, Who you gonna call? New York reinvents the pay phone

3/7/13, GOOD, Is This What NYC’s Future Payphones Could Look Like?

3/7/13, Architizer, Can New York Turn Its 11,000 Payphones Into Public Smartphones?

3/7/13, Curbed NY, 5 Fantastical Designs for the Phone Booth of the Future

3/7/13, The Huffington Post, ‘Reinvent Payphones’ Design Challenge Winners Announced In NYC

3/7/13, Business Insider, New York City Thinks Payphones Will Exist In the Future And This Is What They Could Look Like

3/6/13, The Wall Street Journal, Winners announced in NYC payphone redesign

3/6/13, New York Daily News, Thousands of city pay phones to get technological makeover after reinvention competition

3/6/13, CBS, New York City Asks Residents To Vote On Innovative Pay Phone Design

3/6/13, Gothamist, Is This What NYC’s Future Payphones Could Look Like?

3/6/13, Engadget, NYC awards six Reinvent Payphones finalists, asks public to select favorite via Facebook

3/5/13, WNYC, Redesigning NYC’s 11,412 Payphones for the Digital Age


ACADEMIC:

"Speculare sullo Spettacolare" Lunch vol. 6, Systems. Charlottesville: University of Virginia. 2011. (Author)

"Chameleon" Lunch vol. 6, Systems. Charlottesville: University of Virginia. 2011. (Copy Editor)