Contact Information

Adam Laskowitz
lasko25@gmail.com
adamlaskowitz.com

Education

University at Buffalo
Master of Architecture
Master of Fine Arts
Buffalo, NY
09/2012

University at Buffalo
Bachelor of Science in Architecture
Buffalo, NY
06/2009

Work Experience

Intel
Social Insights Intern
Interaction and Experience Research
Experience Insights Lab
Data visualization
Hillsboro, OR
07/2012 – Present

Jordan Geiger
Research/Design
Team member or project assistant on a number of installations, competitions, digital and physical interfaces, and data visualizations
Buffalo, NY
2012 – Present

University at Buffalo
IT Graduate Assistant
Helped faculty and students with computer issues
Fixed broken digital fabrication tools, work-stations, and printers
Basic architectural drawings for Hayes Hall and Crosby Hall (School of Architecture and Planning buildings) renovations
Buffalo, NY
2009 – 05/2012

Harold Cohen
Model Building
Built scaled models of an installation space for Anderson Gallery and Buffalo Science Museum extension
Buffalo, NY
2008 – 2009

Installations

Rhythmsynthesis
Repurposing at HERE Art Center
New York, NY
09/2013 – 10/2013

Lingering Traces
Time Mutations II at UB Center for the Arts
Buffalo, NY
01/2013 – 05/2013

Sun-Cycles
Radeq “Summer of '12” radio event at SoundFjord gallery
Tottenham, UK
08/2012

Saturation
SIGGRAPH 2012 at LA Convention Center
with Daniel Barry
Los Angeles, CA
08/2012

Rhythmsynthesis
Thesis installation at Buffalo Liberty Building
Buffalo, NY
04/2012

Beau-Fleuve
Fluid Culture at Grant Street Neighborhood Center
with Jordan Geiger, Pablo Lituma, Rob Gripko, Joey Swerdlin, and Daniel Barry
Buffalo, NY
04/2012

Sound-Portrait
Time Mutations: Vertical Horizons
Weimar, Germany
08/2011

Emission
Diep International Arts Festival 2011
project by Jordan Geiger, with Daniel Barry
Dieppe, France
07/2011 – 08/2011

Presentations, Publications, Awards

Cittàdino
Workshop @ U.S. Pavilion, Venice Bienale
organized by Jordan Geiger and Joyce Hwang
web visualization interface designer
Venice, Italy
11/2012

Saturation
SIGGRAPH 2012 – Art Panel at LA Convention Center
with Daniel Barry
Los Angeles, CA
08/2012

Saturation
Leonardo Journal of Arts, Science and Technology, MIT Press 2012
Volume 45, number 4
with Daniel Barry
2012

Saturation
Critical Themes Conference – Presentation at The New School
with Daniel Barry
New York, NY
04/2012

Cloud Busking
Fujitsu Design Award 2011 – Shortlisted finalists
with Daniel Barry
Tokyo, Japan
03/2012

Department of Architecture Travel Grant
03/2011

Department of Media Study Starter Grant
03/2011

Smart Geometry Student Scholarship
Copenhagen, Denmark
03/2011

Form of Sound of Light
Acadia Conference at Cooper Union
Acadi@NY
New York, NY
10/2010

Technical Skills

IDE/Languages
Processing IDE
Arduino IDE
Max/MSP
Python
MySQL
PHP
Javascript
Jquery
HTML

Software
Rhino 3D
Grasshopper (for Rhino)
Adobe Creative Suite (CS6)
Autodesk AutoCAD
Steinberg Cubase 4

Hardware/Fabrication
Arduino prototyping
Basic circuit-making and sensor interactions
3D Printing
Laser cutting
Rubber pouring
Soldering
Audio equipment