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[About]

A Chicago (suburb) native, Marco Nieto currently resides in Los Angeles where he is a Designer at Foster + Partners. During his graduate studies for his M.Arch, his project “Autopsia in Abstentia: The Continued Collapse of Chernobyl” was awarded the 2020 Burton L. Kampner Memorial Award for most outstanding thesis. This work has increased his interest in the navigation between human habitation and evolutionary systems, identity-driven and reflected spaces, climate collapse, post-humanism, and ways that we can shift the focus of design from humans to other environmental or augmented actors. 

[Education]

Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 2014 - 2018
Master of Architecture with Distinction | University of Michigan | 2018 - 2020
Master of Urban Design | University of Michigan | 2020 - 2021

[Work Experience]

 MAJS Remodeling | Assistant Contractor | Chicago, IL | 2009 - 2018
Blackline Supply and Studio | Graphic Designer/Researcher | Champaign, IL | 2017 - 2018
Gensler | Architecture Intern | Chicago, IL | May 2019 - August 2019
Morphosis | Architecture Extern | New York City, NY | March 2020
Design Earth | Researcher | Boston, MA | May 2020 - June 2020
Morphosis | Designer | Los Angeles, CA | June 2021 - September 2022
Foster + Partners | Los Angeles, CA | September 2022 - Present

[Academic Experience]

lllinois School of Architecture | Research Assistant | Champaign, IL | 2018 - 2018
Illinois School of Architecture | Graphic Design Assistant | Champaign, IL | 2017 - 2018
Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning | Research Assistant | Ann Arbor, MI | March 2019 - September 2019
Taubman College of Architecure and Urban Planing | Graduate Student Instructor for “Architecture Criticism and Theory” | Ann Arbor, MI | January 2020 - April 2020
Taubman College of Architecure and Urban Planing | Graduate Student Instructor for “Sustainable Systems” | Ann Arbor, MI | August 2020 - December 2020

[Organizations]

Alpha Rho Chi | Active Member | Champaign, IL | 2015 - 2018
NOMAS | President and Project Pipeline Coordinator | Champaign, IL | 2016 - 2018
I-NOMA | Chicago, IL | 2016 - 2020

[Achievements]

Edward C. Earl Prize | Nominated | December 2016
Critical Mass | Finalist | February 2017
Anthemios Anderson Scholarship | Honorable Mention | April 2017
Edward C. Earl Prize | Nominated | May 2017
Sesquicentennial Design Competition | First Place | May 2017
Archinect's "Get Lectured" Fall 2017 Lecture Series Poster | Fourth Place | December 2017
Edward C. Earl Prize | Honorable Mention | December 2017
Association of Licensed Architects Student Merit Award | Winner | February 2018
Critical Mass | First Place | February 2018
Dean's List | May 2018
Taubman College Student Showcase Nomination for “Ashes to Ashes” | March 2019
Burton L. Kampner Memorial Award | May 2020
Warming Competition Director’s Choice | September 2020
Taubman College Student Showcase Honorable Mention for “Fluidic Echo” | April 2021

[Features]

The Archiologist Project Feature “Ashes to Ashes” | https://thearchiologist.com/student/marco-nieto-2
The Archiologist Project Feature “Wav_ES” | https://thearchiologist.com/student/marco-nieto-2
Incomplete City Workshop | https://medium.com/@bryan/incomplete-city-michigan-edition-91a73eceddec
SuckerPunch Project Feature “Autopsia in Abstentia” |  http://www.suckerpunchdaily.com/2020/05/20/autopsia-in-abstentia-the-continued-collapse-of-chernobyl/#more-44486
Study Architecture Project Feature “Autopsia in Abstentia” | https://studyarchitecture.com/blog/student-work/2020-student-thesis-showcase-part-ii/



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| marnieto@umich.edu