Shelley F. Martin


General Information


Occupation: Architect, Associate Professor

Resident City: Blacksburg

Resident State/Province: Virginia

Resident Country: United States

Archive/Repository: IAWA, Special Collections Newman Library

Sources: http://www.caus.vt.edu/


Specialties


No specialties on record


Jobs


Employer: College of Architecture and Urban Studies, VPI&SU

Title: Assistant Professor, Associate Professor

City: Blacksburg

State: Virginia

Country: United States

Start Date: May 01, 1994


Employer: College of Architecture and Urban Studies, VPI&SU

Title: Instructor

City: Blacksburg

State: Virginia

Country: United States

Start Date: August 01, 1986

End Date: May 01, 1994


Employer: Columbia Graduate School of Architecture Planning and Preservation

Title: Guest Critic

City: New York

State: New York

Country: United States

Notes: Projects resulting from this work include Wood Council Competition 1993, Manhattan Housing


Employer: Terzis and Associates Architects

Title: Architectural Consulting

City: New York

State: New York

Country: United States

Notes: Housing and renovation, low income housing, schematic high rise and commercial work: Project architect: design and contract documents renovation/conversion (two unit to one unit) for large Sutton Place Residence. Proposals for city contracts in large scale housing blocks and renovation work on existing urban housing blocks including both estimation of construction costs and preparation of bids. Both housing contracts required work through local housing action groups to meet design specification requirements, and to assist submission of detailed projection of work timeline. Design and presentation drawings for new construction high rise tower design for downton Manhattan/Battery Park. Design, contract documents andspecifications of interior renovation of large catering facility, including all interior finish and details


Employer: Pasanella+Klein, Stoltzman+Berg, Architects

Title: Project Architect

City: New York

State: New York

Country: United States

Notes: High-end residential designs, contract documents and construction supervision, university laboratory and library projects, commercial interiors. Martin was a project architect for a penthouse residence of an art museum curator, including custom cabinetry/furniture design, metalwork, finish selection, design of lighting fixtures for fabrication, and installation of commissioned artworks. Project architect for design and renovation/conversion of Manhattan residence including all cabinetry/furniture design, finish selection, and coordination with interiors, lighting and color consultants. Project teams/contract documents for Reed Library addition to I.M. Pei campus in upstate New York, University of Virginia Chemistry/Research Building/two phase construction, University of Virginia Physics Laboratory addition/two phase construction. Madison Avenue advertising firm, presentation and production facilities. Renovation of offices at Seagrams Building (landmarked), Park Avenue.


Employer: Balamotis McAlpine Associates, Architects

Title: Architect, Project Team

City: New York

State: New York

Country: United States

Notes: The office's work focused on Corporate offices and large scale residential building.


Employer: Anderson Associates Civil Engineers

Title: Draftsman

City: Blacksburg

State: Virginia

Country: United States

Notes: Martin worked on engineering site designs and town water systems


Employer: Town of Blacksburg, Virginia

Title: Graphic Technician

City: Blacksburg

State: Virginia

Country: United States

Notes: Martin worked on presentations, drafiting of maps, design and production of publications, coordination with printers for photography and type specifications.


Collaborators


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Apprenticeships


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Awards


Name: Virginia Society Prize, First Place Award: Rural Winery

Description: Student Competition of the three Virginia Schools of Architecture, awarded by the American Institute of Architects


Name: Skidmore Owings & Merrill Traveling Fellowship Entry

Description: Students selected to present as nominee for fellowship

Notes: Entry was Typological Study of the House in 16mm film


Exhibitions


Title: NYC/AIA Awards

Description: Design of Exhibition Projection Tower

City: New York

Country: delete

Notes: Installed in the Whitney Museum Downtown & N.Y. Historical Society, Martin helped with slide projection of tower design and installation of awarded projects, including tower design, all text and photographic works


Title: Inform Awards Object Design & ID Magazine Object Design Entries

Description: Design and Fabrication of Aluminum Rail Exhibition Assembly System

Country: delete


Notable Projects


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Education


Institution: VPI&SU

Department: Architecture

Degree: Master of Architecture

Notes: "From Process to Criteria" design of prototypical housing


Institution: VPI&SU

Department: College of Architecture and Urban Studies

Degree: Bachelor of Architecture

Notes: Urban waterfront project, 16mm film


Institution: Radford University

Department: School of Fine Arts

Notes: Martin's study included typography and silkscreen photography


Licensing


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Professional Affiliations


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Publications By


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Publications About


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