I am a Registered Architect and Designer with seventeen years of experience working
both as a sole proprietor and a firm team-member on a large variety of projects
including new construction, historic preservation and large-scale site planning. I
have primarily worked as a Project Designer and a Project Architect but also in
all other aspects of the building design and production process.
I am based in Prague, Czech Republic and offer design consultation, CAD drafting
and 3-dimensional rendering services. ARCHITECTURE PROJECTS
-KOMAR DESERT CENTER -La Quinta, California
-THOMAS JOHNSON MIDDLE SCHOOL- Frederick, Maryland
-101 CONSTITUTION AVENUE- Washington, DC
-625/675 NORTH WASHINGTON STREET- Alexandria, VA
- HOOPER RESIDENCE--Wilson, North Carolina
-MADISON OFFICE BUILDING- Yuma, Arizona
-TRANSPORTATION CENTER - Detroit, Michigan
-12th STREET APARTMENTS - Washington, DC
- 12th STREET CONDOMINUMS - Washington, DC
- 1931 12th STREET, NW - Washington, DC
-JACKSONVILLE HIGH SCHOOL - Jacksonville, North CarolinaINTERIOR ARCHITECTURE
PLANNING PROJECTS
GRAPHICS/ OTHER WORK
- DESIGN STUDIES -
- 3D MODELS -
- ARTWORK -
- TRAVEL PHOTOS -RESUME/ PROFESSIONAL CVSGPA Planning and Architecture San Diego, California 2005-2006 Project Designer- Responsible for site planning and building design for medium-sized retail and mixed-use planning projects in CA, UT, AZ. Coordination of design, presentation process. Paul DeLave- Design Consultant Washington, DC 1994-1995 + 2001-2011 Sole Proprietor/ Owner- Responsible for every aspect of daily practice, including contracts code review, and production. Project types- single family new construction, multi-family residential and small commercial. Collaborative design and competition entries with other firms. Shalom Baranes Associates Washington, DC 1998-2001 Job Captain/ Associate Designer- Collaborated with head designer during design development phase of large commercial projects, to study and develop discrete pieces of overall design, materials and construction details. Responsible for overall design and construction documents of major public interior architecture in three large commercial projects.Einhorn Yaffee Prescott Washington, DC 1996-1998 Associate and Associate Project Designer- Worked directly with head designer during schematics and design development to develop concepts for educational and institutional new construction projects. Lead designer for interior architecture and custom furniture for classroom and conference center at a university. Assistant to head designer for presentations. Smith Sinnett Architecture Raleigh, North Carolina 1995-1996 Project Designer- Designed overall site plan and architectural expression for ten-year master planned expansion of a large high school and worked integrally with project team architect and production team to develop on-time and on-budget construction documentation. Prisco Serena Sturm Northbrook, Illinois 1992-1993 Architect Intern- Primarily worked on design development / construction documents for corporate interior architecture, tenant offices and base building additions for Solo Cup Comp. EDUCATIONUniversity of Notre Dame South Bend, Indiana 1987-1992 -Rome Studies Program 1989-Bachelors of Architecture (With Honors) 1992 RECOGNITION/ AWARDSGSA Design Awards 2001 Citation US Post Office +Courthouse Team Member -Designer Public Lobbies Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Interior Showcase Outstanding Design Thomas Johnson Middle School
Associate Project Designer Frederick, Maryland
Lead Designer Media Center -American School and University Magazine 2000 Best of Media CentersRay Stuermer Memorial Award for Excellence in Design 1991University of Notre Dame -Ray Stuermer Memorial Award for Excellence in Design 1991Ralph Thomas Sollitt Award 1992SoUniversity of Notre Dame Damellitt AwUniversity of Notre Dameard 1992TRAVELTraveled 18 months (Jan 07-June 08) through Mexico, Central America, South America, Southeast Asia, India and China. Studied indigenous architecture, archaeology and regional development through sketching, film and writing journals. Six week intensive Spanish study COMPUTER SKILLSAutoCad (Architectural Desktop), Accurender4, Sketchup, MS OfficeLANGUAGEEnglish (Native Speaker), Spanish (Basic), Czech (Basic), French (Familiarity)CONTACTSaldova 544/6
Prague 8
186 00
tel) 420 777 653 118 Skype name: paul.delave
Please email me at
pauldelave@hotmail.com to request a copy of my CV and/ or work samples