Nick Borcescu Cv Apr2012

Nick
R.
Borcescu

28
Tivoli
Court,
Scarborough
ON
M1E
2A4
Canada

B. Arch. D.L.Arch., MRAIC, TSA Tel:
(416)
890-‐0563;
nick@studioartistry.ca

Nick
Borcescu's
background
and
training
in
architecture
and
landscape
architecture
brings

an
innovative
approach
to
his
work
as
Senior
Designer.
Presently
running
a
freelance

private
practice,
Nick
has
been
involved
in
architectural
detailing
and
construction
early
in

his
career,
and
has
worked
in
close
relationships
with
a
number
of
architectural
practices
in

Canada
and
the
US.
Merged
with
his
extensive
knowledge
of
3D
applications
and

combination
of
multimedia
presentations
in
the
architectural
environment,
Nick
has
held

positions
of
consultant,
designer,
detailer,
and
gallery
curator
for
architectural
exhibits
at

several
galleries
and
international
shows.

As
a
concept
designer,
Nick
has
produced
presentation
and
conceptual
schemes
for
a
wide
array
of
projects

varying
in
size
and
programme,
and
diverse
locations
around
the
world.
From
small
residential
projects
to
large

museum
designs,
when
working
on
concept
schematics
Nick
employs
both
2D
and
3D
software
packages
in

order
to
convey
the
optimum
quality
of
presentation
media
to
suit
the
scope
and
budget
of
the
work.
At
base,

the
concept
and
preliminary
work
is
generated
in
VectorWorks
or
SketchUp,
and
is
further
refined
in
Art*lantis

Render,
Photoshop
CS4,
and/or
Panzer
Doodle.

In
dealing
with
the
grand
scale
of
master
plans,
Nick
channels
his
educational
and
practical
experiences
as
a

Facilities
Planner.
Nick
has
worked
on
international
projects
that
explore
improvements
to
visitor
and

materials
circulation
within
existing
structures,
as
well
as
planning
additions,
renovations,
and
new

construction
aimed
at
maximizing
the
visitor
experience.
Nick's
project
experience
record
spans
across
the
US,

Canada,
Europe,
Middle
East
and
Asia.
Some
select
projects
of
special
note
include:

➢ Los
Angeles
County
Museum
of
Art,
Los
Angeles,
2001-‐2003

➢ African
American
Cultural
Center,
Pittsburgh,
2002-‐2003

➢ BMW
World
Headquarters
Museum,
Munich,
2002-‐2004

➢ Canadian
Museum
for
Human
Rights,
Winnipeg,
2005-‐2006

➢ Addiri’iyyah
Site
Master
Plan,
Riyadh,
Kingdom
of
Saudi
Arabia,
2007-‐2008

➢ Singapore
Art
Museum
masterplan,
2008

Further
to
the
experience
above,
Nick
can
then
take
the
projects
to
the
next
step
and
produce
working
and

permit
drawings.
To
date,
Nick
has
been
involved
in
all
stages
of
design
development
and
construction,

carrying
forward
from
initial
concept
sketches
to
complete
working
drawings,
client
presentations,
and
hands-‐

on
coordination
of
construction
and
assembly
on-‐site
for
projects
in
Canada,
the
US,
and
Southeast
Asia.
This

involves
all
aspects
of
detailing
and
materials
specifications
geared
for
building
permit
submission.
Nick
is

highly
aware
of
site
concerns
affecting
future
and
proposed
designs,
including
lighting,
accessibility,
and

tactile/visual
stimulation
–
and
has
a
personal
interest
in
green
architecture,
recycled
materials,
and

ADA-‐related
work.
Select
work
examples
of
special
note
include:

➢ Malay
Heritage
Center,
Singapore,
2004

➢ Hudson’s
Bay
Company
Heritage
Galleries
(Victoria
and
Montréal,
Canada)
2005-‐2006

➢ Singapore
Army
Museum,
Singapore
2006

➢ University
of
Southeast
Missouri,
Cape
Girardeau
2006-‐2007

➢ Massar
Children’s
Museum,
Damascus
Syria,
2007-‐2008

Nick
holds
an
honours
architecture
degree
from
Carleton
University,
and
is
a
graduate
of
the
School
of

Landscape
Architecture
at
Ryerson
Polytechnic
University.
Nick
is
also
an
Apple
Canada
trained
instructor,
and

has
held
classes
on
integration
techniques
of
new
media,
the
Internet,
e-‐communication,
and
e-‐presence
in

office
environments.
An
intern
member
of
the
Ontario
Association
of
Architects
(OAA)
and
an
active
member

of
the
Toronto
Society
of
Architects
(TSA),
Nick
is
also
a
regular
contributor
of
information,
input,
and
artwork

on
several
CAD
and
media
international
user-‐group
forums.
Other
professional
affiliations
include
the
Royal

Architecture
Institute
of
Canada
(RAIC)
and
the
Canadian
Society
of
Landscape
Architects
(CSLA).

Nick Borcescu: curriculum vitae page 1 of 5

Nick
R.
Borcescu

28
Tivoli
Court,
Scarborough
ON
M1E
2A4
Canada

(416)
890-‐0563;

Education

• Carleton
University,
Ottawa
–
Bachelor
of
Architecture
with
Honours,
2000;
thesis
on
urban
core

planning
and
retrofit

• Ryerson
Polytechnic
University,
Toronto
–
Landscape
Architecture
and
minor
in
Business
and
Contract

Law,
1996;
thesis
on
“brown
sites”
redevelopment
using
recycled
materials
on-‐site

• University
of
Waterloo
–
B.Arch,
B.E.S.
(candidate)

Teaching
Experience

• School
of
Architecture,
Carleton
University
–
taught
2yrs
sessional
courses
(1999-‐2000)
on
advanced

integration
of
photography,
CAD,
and
3D
media
into
presentation
packages;
students’
work
published

in
Canadian
Architect
and
Architectural
Record

• Apple
Canada
–
trained
instructor
(1995),
taught
corporate-‐level
classes
of
up
to
20
individuals,

introducing
them
to
home-‐office
and
media
office
environments
and
technology

Full-‐time
Employment
Experience

2000-‐present

• Cultural
Innovations
(London
UK)
–
designer
on
contract,
2007-‐2009

• LORD
Cultural
Resources
Inc.
(Toronto,
ON)
–
Senior
Designer
and
Facilities
Planner,
2001-‐2007

• Bronskill
&
Co.
(Toronto,
ON)
–
Exhibit
Designer/Detailer,
2000-‐2001

• John
Willmott
Architect,
Inc
(Oakville,
ON)
–
OAA
Intern:
draftsman
(6mths)

• DuToit
Allsopp
Hillier
(Toronto,
ON)
–
CAD
consultant,
OAA
intern,
1999-‐2000

Graphic
Design
&
Desktop
Publishing
Experience

1995-‐1997

• Fasken
Campbell
Godfrey
(Toronto,
ON)
–
Graphic
Designer,
Desktop
Publisher,
2006-‐2007

• Apple
Canada
(Markham,
ON)
–
Instructor,
2004-‐2005

• William
M.
Mercer
LTD
(Toronto,
ON)
–
Graphic
Designer,
Desktop
Publisher,
2003-‐2004

Residential
Architecture
Experience

1993-‐1999
(school
placements)

• Temprano
Young
+
Ward
Architects
(Ottawa,
ON)
–
OAA
Student
Intern:
CAD
specialist

• The
Design
Clinic
Inc.
(Ottawa,
ON)
–
Sr.
Designer,
Project
Leader

• The
Architects
Circle
Inc.
(Toronto,
ON)
–
Associate:
Arch
/Lands.
Consultant,
Sys.
Specialist

• Juergen
Partridge
Ltd.
(Mississauga,
ON)
–
Draftsman
/
Landscape,
Architectural
Designer

• KCA
-‐
Kenn
Coates
Architect
(Toronto,
ON)
–
Designer
/
Sys.
Analysis
/
CAD
Draftsman

• Maison
D'Etre
/
AXIIS
Architects
(Toronto,
ON)
–
OAA
Intern:
Gallery
Curator
/
Draftsman

Awards
and
Affiliations

• McOdrum
Award
for
Academic
Excellence,
2000

• Canada
Award
for
Academic
Achievement,
1999

• Ontario
Association
of
Architects
–
intern
architect
member
since
1996

• Ottawa
Region
Society
of
Architects
–
member
1996-‐2002

• Toronto
Society
of
Architects
–
member
since
1999

• Royal
Architecture
Institute
of
Canada
–
member
in
good
standing
since
2008

Online
Forums
and
Publications

• Active
contributor
to
Architosh:
Architecture
and
3D
software
for
the
Mac

(www.architosh.com/forums)
in
the
VectorWorks
and
Sketchup
sections

• Active
contributor
to
LinkedIn
member
groups
such
as
Small
Museum
Professionals,
Museum
Design,

Exhibit
Design,
Sustainable
Construction,
ASHRAE,
CSLA,
and
Green
Design


Nick
R.
Borcescu

28
Tivoli
Court,
Scarborough
ON
M1E
2A4
Canada

(416)
890-‐0563;

Project
Experience

Nick
has
contributed
expertise
in
space
planning,
site
analysis,
functional
programs,
massing
and
building

analysis,
visitor
circulation
diagrams,
exhibit
concept,
planning,
and
design,
and
construction
detail
design
to
a

wide
range
of
projects
including:

2010
–
present

• SPLATALOT
television
show:
stage
&
set
design
and
construction
details
for
children’s
adventure

contest
show
broadcast
by
ABC
(US),
BBC
(UK),
YTV
(Canada)
–
independent
1AD
Design
contract

• Mississauga
People
Gallery
–
design
and
construction
drawings
for
a
new
gallery
showcasing
native

people’s
growth
and
development
in
the
Scugog
region
(Ontario)
–
independent
1AD
Design
contract

• 3D
interactive
models
for
sanitary
works
on
the
island
of
Trinidad;
separate
contract
for
3D
flythrough

and
video
presentation
of
recycling
plant
process
in
Ukraine
–
independent
1AD
Design
contract

• Taichung
Tower
and
Museum:
2-‐stage
competition
presentation
panels
(for
Joseph
Loh
Architects)

• Ontario
Science
Centre
feasibility
study:
improvement
of
visitor
circulation
through
building
complex,

and
feasibility
design
for
new
escalator
and
stairs
construction
(with
Joseph
Loh
Architects)

• Appleby
College
(Oakville
ON):
2D
and
3D
renderings
for
proposed
athletics
complex
including

basketball
and
squash
courts,
change
rooms,
and
interior
building
retrofit
for
music
and
arts
programs

within
existing
structures
(for
Josephine
Young
Architect)

• Musical
Instrument
Museum
(Phoenix
AZ):
interior
gallery
layout
and
design;
display
case
detailing;
2D

and
3D
modeling
of
exhibitory
and
gallery
space
(independent
1AD
Design
contract)

• Dovercourt
Girls
and
Boys
Club
(Toronto
ON):
concept
2D
and
3D
drawings
and
virtual
fly-‐through
for

proposed
2-‐storey
addition
on
top
of
existing
club
buildings
(for
Josephine
Young
Architect)

• concept
design
and
construction
permit
drawings
for
6
residential
projects
in
Toronto,
Etobicoke,

Scarborough,
and
Muskoka

2009

• Victoria
Lofts
(Toronto):
construction
drawing
package
for
the
conversion
of
a
historical
1800s
church

and
school
building
into
modern
lofts,
with
20+
units
(for
Paul
Oberst
Architect)

• Hockey
Hall
of
Fame
(Toronto):
conceptual
new
layouts
in
the
Hall
of
Fame
(for
THD)

• Chinook
Mall
(Edmonton):
conceptual
and
construction
drawings
for
visitor
signage
and
parking

• Uptown
Mall
(Victoria
BC):
conceptual
2D
and
3D
drawings
of
proposed
visitor
improvement
elements

• Waterloo
Regional
Museum
(Waterloo
ON):
3D
conceptual
presentation
drawings
of
gallery
layout

• Wandsworth
Regional
Museum
(London
UK):
3D
conceptual
renderings
of
proposed
entry
and
shop

2008

• Grand
Egyptian
Museum
(Cairo,
Egypt):
project
management
master
plan
and
staff
allocation

spreadsheets
+
database
(for
Cultural
Innovations)

• Singapore
National
Art
Gallery
(Singapore):
team
participation
with
Studio
Milou
(Paris)
and
client

collaboration
on-‐site
for
development
of
world-‐class
art
museum;
facilities
planning
and
strategic

development;
systems
and
standards;
security
and
fire
prevention
systems
coordination

• Massar
Children's
Museum
(Damascus,
Syria):
gallery
and
museum
design,
concept
renderings
(pen;

2D
and
3D
CAD;
digital
graphics),
site
visit
and
presentations
(for
Cultural
Innovations)

• Khalsa
Punjabi
History
Museum
(India):
circulation
and
exhibit
studies
(for
Cultural
Innovations)

• Art
Gallery
of
Ontario
(Toronto
ON):
gallery
layout
for
art
display
across
27
gallery
spaces
in
the

Canadiana
exhibit;
2D
plans
and
elevations,
art
labels,
graphic
and
framing
organization
(independent

1AD
Design
contract)

• Permit
drawings
and
landscape
proposals
for
5
residential
projects
in
Toronto;
Guelph;
and
Muskoka


Nick
R.
Borcescu

28
Tivoli
Court,
Scarborough
ON
M1E
2A4
Canada

(416)
890-‐0563;

2007

• Addiri'iyyah
Visitor
Reception
Center
and
Salwa
Palace
Museum
-‐
Riyadh,
Saudi
Arabia

• Atturaif
Site
Master
Plan
-‐
Riyadh,
Saudi
Arabia

• Museum
of
Islamic
Art
Visitor
Center
-‐
Doha,
Qatar

• Red
Bull
interactive
salon
-‐
Las
Vegas
NV

• Architectural
permit
drawings
for
3
houses
in
upper
Forest
Hill
(Toronto)
and
landscape
design

drawings
for
front
&
rear
yards
of
4
properties
in
Toronto

• Review
of
permit
drawings
for
2
proposed
houses
in
Ajax
ON
(on
contract
to
another
firm)

2006

• Roswell
Museum
and
Art
Center
–
Roswell
NM

• Zaragoza
World
Expo
–
Zaragoza,
Spain

• Lenbachhaus
–
Munich,
Germany

• Glenlea
Farm
Education
Centre
–
Winnipeg
MB

• Singapore
Army
Museum
–
Singapore

• Balls
Falls
–
St.
Catharines
ON

2005

• World
Trade
Center
–
New
York
City
NY

• Wine
&
Culinary
Arts
Center
–
Canandaigua
NY

• Virginia
Key
Beach
Park
Museum
–
Miami
FL

• Southeast
Missouri
State
U.
Museum
–
Cape
Gerardo
MO

• World
Trade
Center:
IMM
+
Cultural
Center
–
New
York
NY

• Bloorview
Macmillan
Gallery
–
Toronto
ON

• Kimball
Art
Center
–
Sundance
UT

• Louvre
Lens
–
Lens,
France

• Chicago
Architecture
Foundation
–
Chicago
IL

2004

• HBC
Heritage
Gallery
–
Montreal
PQ

• Markham
Museum
–
Markham
ON

• Provincial
Museum
of
Alberta
–
Edmonton
AB

• Olana
Museum
–
Hudson
NY

• Valley
Forge
–
Valley
Forge
PA

• Art
Gallery
of
Ontario
–
Toronto
ON

• Canadian
Museum
for
Human
Rights
–
Winnipeg
MB

• Estonia
Art
Museum
–
Estonia

• National
Discovery
Museum
–
Bangkok,
Thailand

• Thailand
Creative
and
Design
Center
–
Bangkok,
Thailand


Nick
R.
Borcescu

28
Tivoli
Court,
Scarborough
ON
M1E
2A4
Canada

(416)
890-‐0563;

2003

• Toulouse
Space
Centre

–
Toulouse,
France

• HBC
Heritage
Gallery
–
Victoria
BC

• Malay
Heritage
Centre
–
Singapore

• Moundsville
Museum
complex
–
Moundsville
WI

• Mail
Rail
Retail
travelling
exhibition
–
Ottawa
ON

• UNESCO
Four
Museums
–
Tunisia

• Oneida
Cultural
Centre
–
Wisconsin,
USA

• Beringen
Mines
–
Norway

2000-‐2002

• Denver
Art
Museum
–
Denver
CO

• Buffalo
&
Erie
County
Historical
Society
–
Buffalo
NY

• Princeton
University
Art
Museum
–
Princeton
NJ

• Western
Reserve
Historical
Society
–
Cleveland
OH

• National
D-‐Day
Museum
–
New
Orleans
LA

• BMW
World
HQ
Museum
–
Munich,
Germany

• Moderna
Museet
–
Stockholm,
Sweden,

• African
American
Cultural
Centre
–
Pittsburgh
PA

• Dresden
Castle
+
Zwinger
–
Dresden,
Germany

• Iowa
Capitol
–
Iowa
City
IO

• Indianapolis
Art
Museum
–
Indianapolis
IA

• LA
County
Museum
of
Art
–
Los
Angeles,
CA

• Cleveland
Centre
for
Contemporary
Art
–
Cleveland,
OH

• Museum
of
the
City
of
New
York
–
New
York,
NY

• Florence
Nightingale
Museum
–
London,
England

• Clark
Art
Institute
–
Williamstown,
MA

• Edmonton
Art
Gallery
–
Edmonton,
AB

• Singapore
Navy
Museum
–
Singapore

• Milwaukee
Fan
Zone
exhibit
–
Milwaukee
WI

• MLB
FanFest
(Major
League
Baseball)
2
USA
locations)

• NHL
Fantasy
(National
Hockey
League)
2
USA
locations
+
2
drafts
events

Professional
References:

Hugh
Spencer
(president,
Museum
Planning
Partners)

61
Wheatfield
Road,
Toronto
Ontario
M8V
2P5,
Canada

tel.
1
(416)
938-‐3803;
email:
spencer.hugh@gmail.com

Matthew
Bates
(principal,
Mystus
Interactus)

33
Hazelton
Ave.,
Unit
#195,
Toronto
Ontario
M5R
2E3,
Canada

tel.
1
(416)
530-‐4171;
email:
matthewb@mystus.com

Adrian
von
Ulrich
(principal,
Vue
Design.)

82
Kenneth
Avenue,
Toronto
ON

tel.
1
(416)
275-‐1541;
email:
a-‐e@sympatico.ca

Personal
Character
References:

Readily
available
upon
request.


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