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CURRICULUM VITAE
DAVID MERLIN, LEED AP
dmerlin@tulane.edu
design-frameworks.com
david@design-frameworks.com
EDUCATION
2008 Tulane University School of Architecture
New Orleans, LA
Master of Architecture
Tau Sigma Delta
Dean Search Committee
Curriculum Committee
New Faculty Committee
2004 Vanderbilt University College of Arts and Science
Nashville, TN
Bachelor of Arts in Economics, cum laude
ACADEMIC
Tulane University School of Architecture
New Orleans, LA
Adjunct Lecturer
2013 SPRING Professional Practice - Building Information Modeling
Advanced 3D Modeling - Parametric Design
2012 FALL Third Year Undergraduate Design Studio
Advanced Digital Fabrication
Digital Media III - 3D Modeling & Rendering
2012 SPRING Professional Practice - Building Information Modeling
Advanced 3D Modeling - Parametric Design
2011 SPRING Professional Practice - Building Information Modeling
SERVICE
Digital Technologies Committee
Teaching Assistant
2008 SUMMER First Year Graduate Design Studio
2007 SPRING History of Architecture I
Guest Critic
Invited By
Louisiana State University Brad Cantrell, Frank Melendez 2012, 2011
Louisiana Tech University Troy Malmstrom 2010
Tulane University Ammar Eloueini, John Klingman 2010, 2009

PROFESSIONAL
2012-PRESENT
Frame Works Principal
New Orleans, LA
Client List
2013 crgarchitecture New Orleans, LA
2013 John C. Williams Architects New Orleans, LA
2013 mrjonesetc New Orleans, LA
2012 Lee Ledbetter & Associates New Orleans, LA
2012 Carrollton Technology Group New Orleans, LA
2012 Waggoner and Ball Architects New Orleans, LA
2012, 2008 Laurel Porcari Architectural Art Glass Artist Assistant
New Orleans, LA
2012 The Beacon L’Auberge Casino & Hotel Baton Rouge, LA
2012 Suite Screens L’Auberge Casino & Hotel Baton Rouge, LA
2012 Alluvium I & II Abraham Center, Lafayette, LA
2012 Tapestry Art Glass Windows St. Katherine Drexel Chapel, Xavier University, New Orleans, LA
2008 Flow: River of Glass Private Commission, Oregon
2008 Lifeline Glass Children’s Hospital, New Orleans, LA
2008 DNA Screens Children’s Hospital, New Orleans, LA
2008-2011 Trahan Architects Intern Architect
Baton Rouge, LA
BUILDING Louisiana State Museum and Sports Hall of Fame Natchitoches, LA
BUILDING Owensboro-Daviess County Convention Center Owensboro, KY
IN PROGRESS Baton Rouge International School Baton Rouge, LA
2011 Community Improvement Plans Baton Rouge, LA
2011 Louisiana Superdome Lower Roof Replacement New Orleans, LA
2011 Louisiana Superdome Enhancements 2009-2011 New Orleans, LA
2010 Turner Industries Offi ce Building Port Allen, LA
2010 Turner Industries Offi ce Building Baton Rouge, LA
UNBUILT First Presbyterian Church of Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO
2007 AEDS [Ammar Eloueini Digit-all Studio] Architectural Intern
New Orleans, LA
BUILDING
UNBUILT
J-House New Orleans, LA
NOBS [New Orleans Bus Stop] New Orleans, LA
AFFILIATIONS
2012-PRESENT
2009-PRESENT
2009-PRESENT
Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture [ACSA] Member
American Institute of Architects Associate Member
Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture [ACADIA] Member
2009 LEED Accredited Professional Credential

PUBLICATIONS
Tapestry Art Glass Windows with Laurel Porcari Architectural Art Glass
Klingman, John. “Best New Architecture: 5 Blueprints to Excellence,” New Orleans Magazine. March
2013.
Architecture Ryan Gosling Contributor.
Louisiana State Museum and Sports Hall of Fame with Trahan Architects
Cilento, Karen. “Louisiana State Museum and Sports Hall of Fame,” archdaily. July 2009.
Davis, Matt. “Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Museum,” arch2o. May 2012.
Gorsche, Jennifer. “Trahan’s Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame and Museum,” Architect’s Newspaper.
October 2011.
Michler, Andrew. “Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Museum,” eVolo. April 2012.
Baton Rouge International School with Trahan Architects
Cilento, Karen. “Baton Rouge International School,” archdaily. June 2010.
First Presbyterian Church of Colorado Springs with Trahan Architects
Edwards, Sarah. “First Presbyterian Church Colorado Springs,” archdaily. August 2011.
URBANbuild Prototype 2 with Tulane School of Architecture
Berman, Ila and Mona El Khaff. URBANbuild: Local_global. 2009.
Fontenot, Anthony. “Reinventing New Orleans,” Domus. August 2007.
Klingman, John. “The Year’s Best Architecture,” New Orleans Magazine. June 2007.
Nyren, Ron. “Postdisaster Recovery in New Orleans” UrbanLand. July 2007.
Sinclair Eakin, Julie. “Accomplishing good has become a measure of good design,” Progressive
Architecture, Cite: The Hurricane Issue. Summer 2007.
Spencer, Ingrid. “URBANbuild Students Bring Hope to New Orleans,” Architectural Record. August 2007.
EXHIBITIONS
2012 Fashioned Tulane School of Architecture, New Orleans, LA
Curator
2012 iLounge Northern Spark Festival, Minneapolis, MN | San Jose Biennale, San Jose, CA
Design Team
2010 Collective Pleats BioDynamic Structures, AA San Francisco Visiting School, San Francisco, CA
Workshop and Installation
2007 URBANbuild II Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans, LA
Contributor
2006 URBANbuild.designBUILD Studio Work Venice Biennale Exhibition, American and Italian Pavilions
Contributor
LECTURES & WEBINAR
2013 Tulane School of Architecture
Apps of Architecture
2012 Tulane School of Architecture
Why BIM?
2011 Architectural Record and Engineering News-Record
BIM for Small & Medium-Size Firms
2009 Louisiana State University School of Architecture
Concepts of Parametric Design

WORKSHOPS
2011 DesignOnTheSide
Introduction to Polygonal Modeling
2011 Louisiana State University School of Architecture
Performative and Interactive Design
2011 DesignOnTheSide
Conceptual Design with BIM, Introduction to Parametric Design
2010 Louisiana Tech University School of Architecture
Introduction to BIM, Introduction to Parametric Design
2010 Tulane University School of Architecture
Introduction to Parametric Design
AWARDS
2012 AIA/TAP BIM Excellence Honorable Mention
Designer with Trahan Architects for the Louisiana State Museum and Sports Hall of Fame
2009 AIA Louisiana Honor Award
Designer with Trahan Architects for the Baton Rouge International School
2009 AIA Louisiana Honorable Mention
Designer with Trahan Architects for the First Presbyterian Church of Colorado Springs
2009 AIA Baton Rouge Rose Award for Design Excellence
Designer with Trahan Architects for the First Presbyterian Church of Colorado Springs
2006 High Density on High Ground
Competition Finalist