David Beker Email & Phone Number

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Us

Courses taught:ARCH 181 - Architecture Studio 1A - Introduces basic architectural design principles. Elementary concepts of space, surface and form will be explored in two and three-dimensional abstract exercises. Exercises incorporate observational analysis and graphic skills.ARCH 182 - Architecture Studio 1B - Transitions from abstract design principles to simple architectural exercises, considering function, scale, and user and ordering strategies in relation to form-making in three-dimensional space. Exercises heighten observation and graphic skills while developing an architectural vocabulary.Arch 183 - Architecture Studio 1C - Focuses on a series of basic architectural problems developed around issues of context and material use in relationship to the organization of space and human activity. ARCH 211 - Introductory course that will provide a survey of drawing types with an emphasis on process and visual literacy. Exercises include hand drafting techniques and basic Adobe Photoshop skills.ARCH 212 - Emphasis on craft and composition in the architectural representation of the built environment. Exercises include free-hand drawing and perspectives, introduction to computer drafting in AutoCAD and continuation of Adobe Photoshop and InDesign skills.ARCH 213 - Digital Representation 3 - Exploration of digital representation with an emphasis on making combining process drawing, digital fabrication and analog craft to develop three-dimensional representation skills. Exercises include 3D-modeling in Rhino-3D, development of AutoCAD and Adobe Suite Skills.VSST 103 - Design III (3rd course in 1st year design foundations sequence for non-architecture design majors). Course material covers the perception and ordering of three-dimensional space. Exercises include 3-dimensional model making by hand as well as through digital drafting in Adobe Illustrator and laser cutting tools.

I design and fabricate conceptual furniture projects and sculptures.www.beker.comEXHIBITIONS2020-Upcoming, rescheduled:" WIDE OPEN 11: BWAC National Juried Art Show." Brooklyn NY. -"Subversion". Da Vinci Art Alliance. "(Dis)Array." Philadelphia, PA.-29th Annual Juried Exhibition, “Home”. Strathmore Art Center. "Manufactured." Bethesda, MD.2019-Nuance: Craftsmanship, Imagination and Innovation. Sally D. Francisco Gallery. Peters Valley School of Craft. New Bench. Layton, NJ2016-5th Annual Juried International Exhibition of Contemporary Islamic Art. Irving Arts Center. Wall Hanging Cabinet. Irving, TX -10x10x10xTieton; 7th Annual International Small Works Exhibition.(Juried). Mighty Tieton Warehouse Gallery. “Shrine #4”. Tieton, WA-3rd Annual Abstract Sanctuary Exhibition (Juried). Verum Ultimum Art Gallery. “Mountain House without Mountains”. Portland, Oregon.-GoggleWorks 10th Annual Juried Exhibition. (Juried) GoggleWorks Center for the Arts.) “Shrine #1”. Reading, PA-Sacred and Liturgical Arts Festival. (Juried) Springfield Art Association. “Shrine #1”, “Shrine #5”. Springfield, IL.2015-Exhibition of Small Works. (Juried) Ashok Jain Gallery. “Shrine #1”. New York, NY. 2014-20th Annual Woodworker’s Competition and Exhibition. Wharton Esherick Museum. (Juried) “House for Four Chickadees”. Finalist. Paoli, PA.

Philadelphia, Pa, Us

IDES 710 Advanced Prototyping Studio. Product Design Department, MDes.An advanced multidisciplinary studio where human-centered design process, development, and production are emphasized through the integration of critical issues that inform product design. Issues discussed and refined through making are: human experience and lifestyles; cultural and political issues; ergonomics; poetics; semantics; interactivity; imagery and form. The design process will consider above issues in the formulation of a design program; conceptual abstract studies; physical and material investigations; simulated and physical representation; and the application of manufacturing processes. Mechanical and digital fabrication and prototyping tools are used to create physical models and outputs in a range of fidelities and formats.

Residential architect involved in all phases of design and construction.

Philadelphia, Pa, Us

Course Title: Collab Competition: Furniture Design. Applied Design Lab: Course Number: DESN 325 Section 02. For the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s Collab Competition, students will each design their own unique piece of furniture.We will follow a design process that encompasses hand-making and digital-making techniques to design and develop unique pieces of furniture. Each step will draw from the strengths of its medium. The project will touch on, craft, technology, aesthetics and culture; inspired by the work of Architect and Designer Patricia Urquiola.Students will work through sketching, physical massing,and model-making exercises. We will then refine the student’s designs by creating both digital and 3D-printed models. Final scale physical models will be created in the woodshop/materials lab for submission to the competition.

Philadelphia, Pa, Us

-Designed, as part of a team, fixtures and display items for Free People retail stores-Created shop drawings for fabricators to create prototypes, coordianted with fabricators-Fabricated prototypes of several fixtures in house-Fabricated signs and other display items for Free People retail Stores.-Packed and shipped fixtures and prototypes to stores or production facilities.

Bekerwerks Design, LLC is a multidisciplinary furniture and product design studio based in Philadelphia. We design and create timeless, modern objects made from warm and natural materials, with special fondness for woods with oil and wax finishes.

Specialties:Remodel, renovations, kitchens, baths, additions, custom millwork/built-ins, decks, architecture, interior design, construction, 3D modeling, rendering.

• Assisted in design of residential projects including new construction and renovations.• Designed and presented alternative solutions to owner’s original design sketches.• Created comparative bid analysis, recommended contractor selection.• Followed projects from conceptual design through construction documents.• Created construction permit sets and contractor bid drawing sets.• Partnered with consultants (engineers, lighting, green consultants, etc.) and incorporated their findings into the projects.

-• Assisted in design of condominium towers and small boutique hotels. • Performed zoning code and building code analysis.• Prepared drawings for zoning department submission. • Presented project progress to clients.• Reviewed key projects for LEED certification assessment.

• Assisted in design of a proposed condominium tower.from inception through schematic design phase. • Created drawings and renderings for client meetings. • Presented project progress to clients, engineers contractors, and consultants.• Created drawings for City Zoning Department submission.

Created 3D renderings for client presentations. Edited design-development and construction red-lined drawings. Drafted, in CAD, construction details based on architects’ sketches.

Instructed graduate and undergraduate Architecture and Illustration students. Developed course curriculum. Created projects, assignments and demonstrations that reinforced class lessons. Courses taught: 3D Modeling and Rendering for Architecture Majors (graduate). Introduction to 3D Studio Max (undergraduate).

M.Arch, Architecture

Master Of Fine Arts - Mfa, Design And Technology

Mfa, Digital Design

B.S., Architecture

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Architecture