Ms. Tania Ursomarzo | American University of Sharjah
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College / Department

College of Architecture, Art and Design
Department of Architecture

Teaching areas

Architecture, Interior Design, Foundation Design, Product Design, Fashion Product, Visual & Media Arts

Research areas

Architecture, Interior Design, Product Design, Fashion, Visual Art, Media Arts, Performance and Experiential Design

Education

MArch, Master Of Architecture, Cranbrook Academy of Art, United States, 2012
BArc, Bachelor Of Architecture, University of Toronto, 2002

Professional experience

Assistant Professor Of Architecture And Interior Design, Architecture, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 2019 - Present
Founder, Designer, And Creative Director, TRIPTYCH NY LLC, New York, United States, 2013 - 2020
Founder, Designer, And Fabricator, ETCETERAcreative LLC, New York, United States, 2002 - 2020
Part-time Associate Teaching Professor, School Of Constructed Environments, School Of Fashion, School Of Art & Design History & Theory, Summer Studies In Constructed Environments, Pre-college Academy, Parsons School of Design, The New School, New York, United States, 2010 - 2019
Architectural Designer, Carmen Lenzi Architect, New York, United States, 2014 - 2015
Architectural Design Consultant, ROUNDHAUS, New York, United States, 2011 - 2013
Architectural Designer, Greg Yang Design, New York, United States, 2011 - 2011
Architectural Designer, Stantec Architecture, Ontario, Canada, 2009 - 2010
Architectural Designer, September 2007 – February 2009, HOK Architects, Ontario, Canada, 2007 - 2009
Architectural Designer, David Lieberman Architect, Ontario, Canada, 2006 - 2007
Architectural Designer, Dubbeldam Architecture & Design, Ontario, Canada, 2003 - 2006
Product Designer (freelance), UMBRA, Ontario, Canada, 2003 - 2003
Architectural Designer, Terence Van Elslander Architect, Ontario, Canada, 2000 - 2001

Contact

[email protected]

Ms. Tania Ursomarzo

Assistant Professor
MArch, Cranbrook Academy of Art, United States

Immersed somewhere between architecture, art and design, Tania’s creative work explores the design and making of space and objects in response to the body and the intersection of analogue and digital technologies. Architecture is the foundation of her design training, cross-disciplinary design is the foundation of her practice. Creative work includes architectural, interior, fashion, and product design, as well as visual art and performance. She is the founder and creative director of ETCETERAcreative, an independent design and fabrication studio and, TRIPTYCH, a fashion product brand.

Publications

Tania Ursomarzo And Maria Oliver. INTANGIBLE|TANGIBLE: REGENERATING CRAFT THROUGH DESIGN, 2023

Conference Presentations

Cultural Landscapes, Alula Future Culture Summit, February 2024
INTANGIBLE|TANGIBLE: REGENERATING CRAFT THROUGH DESIGN, Livenarch 2023: Re/de/generation(s) In Architecture, September 2023
Intangible Tangible: Transitioning from Handcraft to Design, 17th International Conference On Design Principals And Practice, 31 March 2023
Sharjah Architecture Triennial 2023 Closed Roundtable | The Beauty of Impermanence: An Architecture of Adaptability, 11 February 2023
Architecture and Urbanism Symposium: How do we t/read?, 11 May 2022
Interlocutor: Re-materialize Series 2, 26 March 2022
Respondent for exhibition, 'A Slightly Curving Place', 19 March 2022
Study Group: An Archaeology of Sound, October 2021
Workshop: Chasing Shadows, 10 April 2021
Talk: Preparation for an Incision, 3 April 2021
CAAD Symposium: Materials/Materiality, 24 November 2020
PechaKucha: Metamorphosis, 14 September 2020
PechaKucha: The Future of Design in the Post-Holocene, 20 February 2020
Conscious Consumption, 5 November 2019
Panelist and Presenter, Creative Construct, 2008
Visiting Artist Lecturer, Thursday Design Review, 2008
Visiting Artist Lecturer, Thursday Think Tank, 2007

Grants and sponsorships

Contract, Yard Commission, Alserkal Arts Foundation, 2021 - 2021
Grant, Seed Grant, College of Architecture, Art and Design, American University of Sharjah, 2019 - 2021
Fellowship, J.B.C. Watkins Scholarship, Canada Council for the Arts, 2011 - 2012
Grant, Exhibition Assistance Grant, Ontario Arts Council, 2010 - 2010
Grant, Visual Arts Travel Grant, Canada Council for the Arts, 2009 - 2009
Grant, Media Artist Grant, Toronto Arts Council, 2007 - 2007
Grant, Project Grant, Ontario Arts Council, 2003 - 2003

Awards and Honors

Finalist, 2023 Christo and Jeanne-Claude Award, NYU Abu Dhabi, March 2023
Yard Commission, Alserkal Arts Foundation, January 2021
NYCxDESIGN Award Honoree, Interior Design Magazine, May 2020
Seed Grant, College of Architecture, Art and Design, American University of Sharjah, 30 September 2019
Part-time Faculty Research Fund, The New School, April 2019
Distinguished University Teaching Award, The New School, January 2019
Part-time Faculty Research Fund, The New School, April 2018
Part-time Faculty Research Fund, The New School, 2016
Part-time Faculty Research Fund, The New School, 2013
J.B.C. Watkins Scholarship, Canada Council for the Arts, 2011
Migrating Landscapes, Canada at the 2012 Venice Biennale in Architecture, 2011
Toddman Ice Fishing Shelter Competition, Cranbrook Academy of Art, 2011
Exhibition Assistance Grant, Ontario Arts Council, 2010
Best Installation, London International Creative Competition, 2009
Visual Arts Travel Grant, Canada Council for the Arts, 2009
Design Exchange Award for Cabbagetown Residence, Design Exchange, (with Dubbeldam Architecture & Design), 2008
Upper Canada College Design Competition, HOK Architects, 2008
World One Minutes International Expo, World One Minutes, Short film 'BEIJING 2007' selected to represent Canada at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, 2008
Design Matters Competition, Toronto Society of Architects, 2007
Media Artist Grant, Toronto Arts Council, 2007
Patricia Foyer Special Jury Prize for short film 'BEIJING 2007', One Minute Film & Video Festival, 2007
Best of Canada Design Competition, Canadian Interiors Magazine, Award for room '411 Offset' in The Gladstone Hotel, Toronto, Canada, 2006
Best of Canada Design Competition, Canadian Interiors Magazine, Award received for 'When the Front is Also the Back' (product design category), 2006
Project Grant, Ontario Arts Council, 2003
Café Design Competition, University of Toronto, 2001

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