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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.

Conference Presentations

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