// Ashley Coon
Crevice Garden & Misc.
// Ashley Coon
Crevice Garden & Misc.
2005 - 2008
1999
1997 - 2001
University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA
Master of Architecture I
AICAD / New York Residency Studio ProgramNew York, NY
Ringling College of Art & Design Sarasota, FL
Bachelor of Fine Arts Painting & Sculpture
2022 - 2025
2021 - 2022
2017 - 2021
2016 - 2018
2010 - 2016
2008 - 2009
2007
2006
University of Tennessee, KnoxvilleTeaching Appointment: Distinguished Fellow / School of Interior Architecture
Nwankpa Design (https://www.nwankpadesign.com)
Los Angeles, CA / Joshua Tree, CA
Architect & Designer (Remote)
-- Assisted in design, construction documentation, and project management
Mojave Desert Land Trust
(https://www.mdlt.org)
Joshua Tree, CA
Native Plant Nursery & Seed Bank Manager
-- Nursery Manager, Designer/Project Manager/Contractor for The Mojave Desert Discovery Garden (1 acre demonstration garden). MDLT’s non-commercial Native Plant Nursery serves as a grower for native plant restoration projects throughout the Mojave Desert region for clients such as the National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, The Wildlands Conservancy, regional military bases, Caltrans, MDLT properties, etc.
The Seed Bank is the main repository of seeds for the flora of the Mojave and Colorado Deserts
Tocha Project / Janna Levenstein(https://tochaproject.com)
Beverly Hills, CA
Designer
-- Assisted in design, construction documentation, and project management
BA Collective (formerly Belzberg Architects) (https://bacollective.com)
Santa Monica, CA
Architect, Designer, Marketing Director
-- Active in most office projects in all phases with a focus on early-design, project procurement, concept, capital campaigns, project management, visualization, and competition proposals
StudioReverse Los Angeles, CA
Co-Principal & Founder
-- Formed a design practice following graduation; Projects were smaller in scope and focused on early design with the addition of a large institutional client, Lawrence Technological University located in Michigan, focused on early design for their proposed future Engineering building’s capital campaign
buildingstudio / Coleman Coker (buildingstudio.net)
Memphis, TN
Intern & Designer
-- Visualization, 3D modeling, physical modeling
Neil M. Denari Architects (https://denari.co)
Los Angeles, CA
Intern & Designer
-- Assisted on the HL23 project in NYC, exhibition fabrication for: Skin + Bones: Parallel Practices in Fashion and Architecture / MoCA, Los Angeles, CA
Software & Technology
Design
Rendering
Artificial Intelligence
Rhinoceros 3D + Grasshopper (BIM)
Autodesk Revit (BIM)
Autodesk AutoCAD
Blender
Sketchup
Lands Design (Rhino BIM Plug-In)
Autodesk Maya
Autodesk 3DS Max
Vray
Enscape
Maxwell
D5 Render
Cycles (Blender Native Renderer)
Lumion
Unreal Engine 5
Twinmotion
Midjourney
Leonardo.Ai
Magnific
Stable Diffusion
PromeAI
2022 - 2025
University of Tennessee, Knoxville Knoxville, TN
Distinguished Fellow / School of Interior Architecture
Courses :
2024 - Fall
2024 - Spring
2023 - Fall
2023 - Spring
2022 - Fall
2022 - Spring
IARC/IARN 222 Interior Perspectives on Art
IARC 375 Experimentation + Innovation
ARCH 221 Design Representation III: Digital Media
IARC 376 Design Development and Construction Detailing Documentation for Interior Architecture
IARC 321 Advanced Representation: BIM (Revit)
IARC 477 Thesis Advising
IARC 375 Experimentation + Innovation
IARC 331 Construction Documents and Codes for Interior Architecture
IARC 376 Design Development and Construction Detailing Documentation for Interior Architecture
IARC 321 Advanced Representation: BIM (Revit)
IARC 477 Thesis Advising
IARC 375 Experimentation + Innovation
IARC 331 Construction Documents and Codes for Interior Architecture
IARC 376 Design Development and Construction Detailing Documentation for Interior Architecture
Student Awards
& Recognition :
& Recognition :
2024
2023
The Gensler Brinkmann Scholarship (2024) Winner / Student: Kate O’Neil
UTK 27th Annual EURēCA Award, CoAD (First Place) / Student: Delaney O’Brien
Academic Service :
2024
2023
2022
CoAD Undergraduate Admissions for 2026: Committee Member
IARC 376 PLO 3 Assessment Report (Integrated Design, Technical Skills, and Knowledge)
CoAD Peer Review of Teaching for Tim Dolan: Committee Member
CoAD Undergraduate Admissions for 2025: Committee Member
IARC 376 PLO 3 Assessment Report (Integrated Design, Technical Skills, and Knowledge)
The Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA), School of Interior Architecture Coordination and Preparation: Coordinator
IARC 376 PLO 3 Assessment Report (Integrated Design, Technical Skills, and Knowledge)
CoAD Undergraduate Admissions for 2024: Committee Member
CoAD Peer Review of Teaching for Christopher Cote: Committee Member
The Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA), School of Interior Architecture Coordination and Preparation: Coordinator
The Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA), School of Interior Architecture Coordination and Preparation: Coordinator
Academic Awards, Grants, & Funding:
2001
2000
1998
1998
1997
Thesis Exhibition: Ashley Coon and Rosalynn Gingerich
Crossley Gallery, Ringling College of Art and Design / Sarasota, FL
Fine Arts Student Exhibition
Crossley Gallery, Ringling College of Art and Design / Sarasota, FL
End of the Year Exhibition: Still Time for a Quickie The New York Studio Program, Tribeca NYC Loft Space / New York, NY
Annual Student Exhibition Selby Gallery, Ringling College of Art and Design / Sarasota, FL
Annual Student Exhibition Selby Gallery, Ringling College of Art and Design / Sarasota, FL
(Architecture)
While at BA Collective
2022
2018
2018
2017
2017
2016
Unbuilt
2015
2014
Unbuilt
2014
2014
2014
2013
2013
2013
2013
2010
BAR Intergenerational Community Center - Jewish Federation
Venice Beach, Los Angeles, CA
-- Designer (Early Phases)
USC Shoah Foundation - The Institute for Visual History and Education Los Angeles, CA
-- Designer / Project Manager (Early Phases)
Camelback Residence Paradise Valley, AZ
-- Designer (Landscape & Exterior Elements)
Taller Estrella Jafif Mexico City, Mexico
-- Designer
Edges Residence Los Angeles, CA
-- Designer / Visualization
Threads Mexico City, Mexico
-- Designer / Visualization
Omaha Corporate Headquarters Omaha, NE
-- Landscape Designer / Designer
Tree Top Residence Los Angeles, CA
-- Designer / Visualization
The Pavilion at City of Hope Duarte, CA
-- Designer / Visualization / Marketing
Graff Library at City of Hope Duarte, CA
-- Designer / Project Manager
Main + Hollister Live/Work Santa Monica, CA
-- Designer / Visualization
The Gores Group Headquarters Beverly Hills, CA
-- Visualization
The Agency Beverly Hills, CA
-- Designer / Visualization
The McKinnon Center for Global Affairs at Occidental College Los Angeles, CA
-- Designer / Visualization
Rising Glen Residence Los Angeles, CA
-- Designer
Sunset Plaza Residence Los Angeles, CA
-- Designer / Visualization
Johnson Student Center at Occidental College Los Angeles, CA
-- Designer
Holocaust Museum Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA
-- Installation Designer / Marketing
(Architecture)
*Direct & Sole Involvement
2012
The Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust (Book)
ORO editions. 2012. 1-80. ISBN 978-1935935551.
-- Assembled, edited, and designed full publication layout of book by ORO Editions
(Architecture)
*By Project & As Project Team Member
**An extensive list can be found at: https://bacollective.com/publications
USC Shoah Foundation - The Institute for Visual History and Education
Taller Estrella Jafif
Threads
Tree Top Residence
The Pavilion at City of Hope
The Gores Group Headquarters
The Agency
The McKinnon Center for Global Affairs at Occidental College
Holocaust Museum
Los Angeles
Interior Design Magazine, Architectural Record
OnOffice (UK), Architectural Digest Mexico, Dezeen
Interior Design Magazine (USA); Facade Tectonics World Congress: Conference Proceedings (USA)
ArchDaily, Designboom, Interior Design: Homes
ArchDaily, Archinect.com, The Architect’s Newspaper, Architectural Record, Interior Design Magazine
Architectural Record, Architectural Digest, Wall Street Journal, The Other Office 2 (Frame Publishers),
Interior Design Best of Office Volume 2 (Sandow LLC), CASA & mercado (Brazil), Architects Newspaper,
Interior Design Magazine, Azure, MOCA’s A New Sculpturalism: Contemporary Architecture From Southern California
The Other Office 2 (Frame Publishers), Interior Design Best of Office Volume 2 (Sandow LLC)
Interior Design Magazine
Landscape World: Park & Square (Korea), Constructing Memory: Architectural Narratives of Holocaust
Museums (Switzerland), Architectural Record, OAA Perspectives: 2013 OAA Awards, Vol. 21, #2 (Canada),
Construir (Brazil), MOCA’s A New Sculpturalism: Contemporary Architecture From Southern California,
Designpeakpack: Public & Culture Space (China), The Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust (ORO editions),
Green Architecture Now! 2, Taschen, Designer & Designing: 58 (China), Civil Engineering,
Modern Decoration (China), Domus: 013 (Israel), Planos Comerciales (Mexico), Inside Quality Design (Italy),
Icon (UK), The Architectural Review (UK), Eco-Structures, N.Y. Times, Azure (Canada), Interior Design Magazine
(Architecture)
*Direct & Sole Involvement
2013
2012
2012
Interior Design Magazine: Best of the Year Awards - Small Office: Creative
The Agency The American Architecture Award from the Chicago Athenaeum
The Pavilion at City of Hope
American Institute of Architects Los Angeles, Next LA Award Citation The Pavilion at City of Hope
(Architecture)
*By Project & As Project Team Member
USC Shoah Foundation - The Institute for Visual History and Education
2020
2019
2019 2019 2019 2019
Taller Estrella Jafif
2019
Tree Top Residence
2015
The Pavilion at City of Hope
2016
2015
2013
2012
Main + Hollister Live/Work
2018
The Gores Group Headquarters
2015
2015
2015
2015
2015
2015
2015 2014
2013
The Agency
2015
2014
The McKinnon Center for Global Affairs at Occidental College
2014
2014
Sunset Plaza Residence
2013
Holocaust Museum Los Angeles
2016
2015
2014
2013
2013
2012
2011
2011
2011
2011
2011
2011
2011
2009
2008
Frame Awards – Learning Space of the Year - Longlisted
Southern California Development Forum (SCDF) Design and Philanthropy Awards -
Interior Architecture Merit Award
Interior Design Magazine Best of Year Awards - Higher Education - Honoree
Dezeen Awards: Interiors - Civic and Cultural Interior - Longlisted
Architizer A+ Awards - Details - Plus-Architecture + Ceilings - Finalist
International Interior Design Association (IIDA) Calibre Award - Public & Community Space
AIA LA Residential Architecture, Single-Family Residential (5,000 sf and up) - Merit Award
Interior Design Magazine Best of Year
Los Angeles Business Council Architectural Awards - Healthcare category
The Architect’s Newspaper Best of Design Awards: Building of the Year - Honorable Mention
The American Architecture Award from the Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies
AIA|LA Next LA Awards - Citation Award
Interior Design Magazine Best of Year 2018 – Firm’s Own Office Honoree
Architectural Record, Record Products: Facades - Best in Category (glass panel)
Interior Design Magazine: MakeIt WORK (Entire Project: Corporate / Financial Office) - Winner
Interior Design Magazine: MakeIt WORK (MakeIt HEALTHY – Outdoor) - Winner
Interior Design Magazine: MakeIt WORK (MakeIt MOVE – Staircase) - Winner
Los Angeles Business Council: Award of Excellence
Architizer A+ Awards – Jury Award Winner, Office Low-Rise
City of Beverly Hills Architectural Award: Innovation, Office – Certificate of Commendation
Interior Design Magazine: Best of the Year Awards (Large Office: Corporate)
The American Architecture Award from the Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies
2nd Annual Tech + Design Conference (San Francisco): MakeIt MEET (Breakout Space) - Honoree
Interior Design Magazine Best of the Year Awards, Small Office Creative
Interior Design Magazine: Best of the Year Awards (Education: University)
Los Angeles Business Council – 44th Annual Los Angeles Architectural Awards:
Education Award
Interior Design Magazine Best of Year - Honoree
The American Architecture Award from the Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies
Interior Design Best of Year “Best in 10”: Institutional
AIA Honor Award for Architecture; 2014 AIA Honor Award for Interior Architecture
Ontario Association of Architects (Canada) - Design Excellence Award
International Space Design Award - Idea-Tops – Nomination Award, Best Design / Nomination of Cultural Space
Extraordinary Vision Award
Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Commission Architecture Award
AIA CC Design Award; 2011 AIA | LA Honor Award
Interior Design magazine Best of the Year Award: Institutional
Annual Design Review Award: Honorable Mention
Architectural Foundation of Los Angeles Design/Green Honor Award
The American Architecture Award by Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design
Green Good Design Award
City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Commission (CAC): Unbuilt Design Honor Award
Allen Matkins Green Building Award presented by L.A. Mayor Villaraigosa