Richie Gelles

Current

• Freelance Designer at Sellegr

Past

• Designer at SWiMcau
• Designer at Urbanus: Architecture and Design 都市实践

Education

• Rice University
• University of Florida

Connections

59 connections

Industry

Architecture & Planning

Richie Gelles’s Summary

Designer in a broad range of fields. Experience in architecture, graphic design, web design, film, and motion graphics.

Richie Gelles’s Specialties:

*Office Software:
Windows XP/Vista, Mac OS, Word, Excel, Powerpoint.
*Graphic Software:
Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Fireworks.
*Video Software:
Premier, After Effects, Encore.
*Web Software:
Dreamweaver, Flash.
*3D modeling Software:
Google Sketch-up, Maya, Rhino, AutoCAD, Lightwave.
*Fabrication:
Laser Cutter, 3D printer.

Richie Gelles’s Experience

• Freelance Designer

  Sellegr

  (Design industry)

  January 2009 — Present (1 year )

• Designer

  SWiMcau

  (Architecture & Planning industry)

  December 2007 — March 2008 (4 months)

  Worked as team member on SWiMcau’s entry for the Cheongna City Tower international design competition, which was awarded honorable mention by the committee. The project was called Water Drop Tower and was also featured in the publication produced by the Korean Land Corporation for the competition.

• Designer

  Urbanus: Architecture and Design 都市实践

  (Architecture & Planning industry)

  August 2005 — July 2006 (1 year )

  I worked for Urbanus in Shenzhen, China for 1 year as a designer and film maker. I created 2 films while employed by them, one was a documentary of urban villages, the second was a promotional piece for Dafen Village Art Museum, which was designed by Urbanus and now built. The films were also shown at the 2005 Sao Paolo Biennale, the 2005 Shenzhen Biennale of Urbanism, and 2005 Guangzhou Triennale. In addition I worked on several architectural projects, such as Fujin village urban renewal scheme, featured in a book on urban villages in China. I was also a key member of the design team responsible for the winning proposal for the “New World International Textile and Fashion Center” design competition.

Richie Gelles’s Education

• Rice University

  Masters of Architecture , Architecture , 2006 — 2009

  Activities and Societies:

  Sailing Team, Lecture Series Poster Designer

• University of Florida

  Bachelors of Design in Architecture , Architecture , 2001 — 2005

  Activities and Societies:

  Graphic Designer and Contributor for Architrave: Student Design Magazine, Member of Collegiate Living Organization,

Additional Information

Richie Gelles’s Interests:

architecture, motion graphics, design, typography, web design, flash

Richie Gelles’s Groups:

•    Network with Gators
•    UF Architecture Alumni

Richie Gelles’s Honors:

2008, 'Water Drop Tower', designed with SWiMCau, awarded Honorable Mention in the Cheongna City Tower international competition
2008, Top 5 Winner for the Warner Brothers’ Veidt Enterprises video competition
2008, Honorable Mention for the NewEgg.com video competition
2005, Drawing “Archibots” featured in the Postboks Arquitectura Magazine Architectural Image Exhibition in Barcelona and Madrid. The drawing is also featured in the publication created about the exhibition.
2005, Movie “Octopus Card” wins Best Editing, Best Cinematography, and Best Picture at the University of Florida Short Film Festival.
2005, Design for the 2005 Witters Design Competition is awarded first runner-up. The design also appears in the publication created about the competition.

Richie Gelles’s Contact Settings

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