DAVID CHA

Architect AIBC at Thinkspace Architecture
LEED Green Associate

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David is a registered Architect and LEED Green Associate with comprehensive experience in all phases, scales and building types for both new and existing projects in British Columbia. He is currently working as an Architect AIBC at Acton Ostry Architects where he is working on a construction administration of a 23 million dollar (construction cost) elementary school for the only all boys independent Catholic school in British Columbia. The project is scheduled for completion in the Summer of 2020. He received his Master of Architecture degree from the University of Calgary in 2012. As part of his Masters study abroad program, he lived in Barcelona, Spain and Melbourne, Australia where he studied Architecture and Urban Design. He attends Tenth Alliance Church in Vancouver, BC, Canada.

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EDUCATION

Masters of Architecture (M Arch) University of Calgary– Faculty of Architecture, Calgary, AB, Canada Graduated (2012)

Australia Study Abroad (Winter Semester), Melbourne, Australia RMIT University (Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology), Faculty of Architecture (2012)

Barcelona Study Abroad (Fall Semester), Barcelona, Spain University of Calgary, Faulty of Architecture (2011) 

Bachelor of Industrial Design (B Des) Emily Carr University of Art & Design- Faculty of Design, Vancouver, BC, Canada Graduated (2009)

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AFFILIATE

Architect AIBC Architecture Institue of British Columbia (AIBC) (2018 - Current)

LEED Green Associate - License #10818552 U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) (2014 - Current)

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WORK EXPERIENCE

Architect AIBC, Thinkspace Architecture - Surrey, BC (Sep. 2020 - Current)

Architect AIBC, Acton Ostry Architects Inc. - Vancouver, BC   (Feb. 2017 - Jul. 2020)

Intern Architect AIBC, Matthew Cheng Architect - Vancouver, BC  (Oct. 2014 - Jan. 2017)

Intern Architect AIBC, Kasian Architecture Interior Design & Planning - Vancouver, BC (Aug. 2012 - Oct. 2014)

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PROJECT EXPERIENCE

• Vancouver College Redevelopment - Vancouver, BC Project type: K-12 Institutional

• West Point Grey Academy - Vancouver, BC Project type: K-12 Institutional

• UBC Hebb - Vancouver, BC Project type: University Institutional

• OneWest 8288 No. 1 Road - Richmond, BC Project type: Multi-family Residential (28 townhouse units)

• 2258 West 49th Ave. - Vancouver, BC Project type: Single-family Residential

• 5658 Victoria Drive - Vancouver, BC Project type: Mixed use building with Commercial and Residential

• Kelowna Downtown Hotel - Kelowna, BC Project type: Hospitality

• Pemberton Plaza - North Vancouver, BC Project type: Mixed use building with Commercial and Residential

• 401 West Georgia - Vancouver, BC Project type: Office

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VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

Visitor Experience Specialist: 2013 - 2019 Tourism Vancouver - Vancouver, BC

Mentor Lead & Marketing Coordinator: 2019 & 2013 - 2014 C3 Korean Canadian Society - Vancouver, BC

South Africa Short-Term Mission Trip: 2007 African Leadership - Cape town, South Africa

Nazko Short-Term Mission Trip: 2002 Love Corps Mission Society - Nazko, BC

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