Daniel J Longoria
An inspired architecture professor seeking to pivot back into an architectural practice at an entry to intermediate level. A highly ambitious designer with a strong academic foundation and a deep commitment to improving urban issues; focusing on human and non-human experiences, architecture and technology.
4803 Hamilton Wolfe Rd
Unit 208, San Antonio,TX 78229
E: dlongoria248@gmail
T: 210-632-4723
issuu.com/daniellongoria
San Antonio College School of Architecture - Adjunct Professor
Developed and led academic curricula for multiple Design and Graphics courses, emphasizing visual perception, architectural composition, and model making. Prioritizing empathy and thoughtful communication to support students’ engagement with highly subjective and conceptual material.
Architectural Design Consultant - MdeAS Architects
Functioned as a part-time design consultant for the firm, focusing on holistic schematic design presentations for various RFP’s around New York City. Worked closely with the office Principals to translate sketches and ideas into 3D models, renderings and drawings that were then presented to the client.
Architectural Designer - MdeAS Architects
Architectural designer for the New York based firm, working on large scale, commercial projects with a focus on the renovation of 1 & 2 Pennsylvania Plazas. Experience includes the execution of elevator and mock-up construction documents. Aided in DOB filings, DCP filings, technical set submissions, and design development submissions. Design experience includes an awarded RFP submission for the Toronto based Manulife Campus, the Penn Plaza Kiosks, and several additional portions of Penn Plaza.
Project Designer - Harrison Atelier
Aided in the design of “The Birds and The Bees” Installation. Provided creative insight, fabrication solutions, and punctual scheduling strategies. Focused on technical drawings and digital fabrication, including CNC milling and Laser Cutting.
Leadership Accomplishments
Pratt Institute Junior Scholar Award 2016-2017
Pratt Institute Archive Publication: InProcess 2017
Pratt Institute Archive Publication: InProcess 2016
Pratt Institute Student Publication: 104: A collection of Architectural Essays
ArchReporter.com feature: Urban Ecologies
Graduate Assistant - Pratt Institute
Graduate Assistant for a fast-paced comprehensive design studio. Aided in engaging students into the schematic phase of a design project with introductions into structural, MEP, facade, and landscape consultations. Held weekly rendering tutorials using Arnold for Maya, Photoshop, and Illustrator.
Pratt Institute School of Architecture
Masters of Architecture
Overall GPA: 3.76
The University of Texas at San Antonio
Bachelors of Science in Architecture
Overall GPA: 3.51
Honors: Cum Laude, Dean’s List, Presidents List
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In an effort to revive one of Sao Paulo’s largest cooperative urban landscapes, this transit hub provides a new urban heart of multi-modal transportation services to relieve one of the most traffic congested areas in the city. Five separate modes of transport weave in and out of the landscape to create a symbioses of urban movement. The hub encompasses the unique and playful qualities of Sao Paulo’s urban energy while catering to the transformation of the surrounding urban infrastructure. The building acts as an organism, taking notions from local flora and fauna and lives along the waters edge to capture the vibrancy of the city.
Bird skull transformed into new organism
Surrounded by an assortment of architectural masterpieces, Berlin’s Kulturforum is one of the biggest artistic hubs in the world. This performance theater is situated between the New National Gallery and the Berlin Philharmonic and survives as a new cultural node to the city , creating a center for performance and social gathering. The building peels up from the landscape, forming a large northern plaza and drives the user around and under the suspended cafe and gift shop; tying the northwest and southeast corners of the site together. A southern oriented outdoor stage address the adjacent New National Gallery, transforming into a bridged sequence of service spaces that drive users up to the second floor and into the main performance hall.
Site Study
LOCATION
BERLIN, GERMANY
DANCE
CITY FABRIC REBORN
As civilizations grow, they continue to devour the natural land and resources we depend on to survive. Urban Ecologies takes a look at the juxtaposition of life and death of city and organism; and further the idea of reincarnating our fallen buildings into a new city fabric. This fabric balances the intensity of the urban anthropocene and our environmental foundations to create a symbiosis of city and nature. As buildings die, their parts and materials are piled together to create a superstructure. As time passes, living and nonliving organic matter gathers along the structure and the cycle of life takes over to create a new organic fabric to replenish our environment.
Section Diagram
Organism Over Mechanism | Site Photo Collage Study
As prefabricated construction becomes more and more appreciated, cities are able to build much faster and more efficiently. This design for a prefabricated commune in Bay Ridge, NY, attempts to redefine prefab in the city by using an assortment of prefabricated modules that can be linked together to form custom housing units for different living styles. These units fit into a central core, forming micro towers that are interconnected by shared amenity spaces, bridges, and ramps. The experience is one that encourages social and communal living, while creating a playful balance of public and private spaces.
Single Studio
UNIT TYPE 7 SINGLE [ M9 ] UNIT TYPE 5 SINGLE [ M4, M3 ]
UNIT TYPE 6 SINGLE [ M1, M3 ]
UNIT TYPE 2
FAMILY
[ M4, M5, M3 ]
UNIT TYPE 1
UNIT TYPE 3
DORM [ M8, M7, M8 ]
FAMILY [ M4, M2, M3 ]
Prefab Steel Cage
High Density
HIGH DENSITY
Subfloor/Ceiling
SUB-FLOOR/CEILING
PREFAB FACADE PANELS
Prefab Facade Panels
PREFAB INTERIOR WALL PANELS
Prefab Wall Panels
GROUND FLOOR ENTRY MODULE
PREFAB MODULE STRUCTURE [ STEEL TUBE CAGE ]
TOWER CORE [ CONCRETE ]
TOWER FRAME [ STEEL ]
PREFAB INTERIOR WALL SYSTEM [ COMPACT INSULATED PANELS ]
TOWER COMPOSITION [ 1/4” =1’ ]
CIRCULATION CORE [ STAIR AND ELEVATOR ]
PREFAB FACADE PANELS [ COMPACT INSULATED PANELS: ALUMINUM, WOOD, OR PLASTIC FINISH ]
LIVING RING [LIVING AND BEDROOM ]
WET RING [ KITCHEN AND BATH ]
TOWER
[ 1/4” = 1’ ]
1 Penn Plaza serves as a dynamic urban corridor, welcoming thousands of daily commuters and visitors. This redesign of the plaza was conceived as a cohesive intervention that integrates contemporary landscape and lighting elements to activate the space throughout the day and night. At the heart of the design is a distinctive, fully operable coffee kiosk, envisioned as both a functional amenity and a sculptural focal point. The scope of work consisted of the design and development of the kiosk as well as various drawings needed for city approval through the Department of City Planning and the Department of Buildings.
This elevator rehabilitation project centered on the vertical extension of all 44 pedestrian and service elevators by one additional floor. In tandem with this extension, all elevator machinery and control systems were fully replaced to meet current performance and safety standards. The scope also included the complete redesign and outfitting of the existing elevator cabs, introducing a sleek, modern aesthetic through updated finishes, lighting, and integrated technology. Given the building’s location directly above Penn Station, the project required careful coordination with multiple agencies including approval by the New York City Department of Buildings and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
