Elaina Berkowitz
About Work C.V. Research
Certifications
Registered Architect, Licensed in Florida
AIA
LEED AP
Education
Yale University, New Haven CT
2014 to 2017
Master of Architecture I
Kenneth A. Householder Scholarship
Rome: Continuity and Change
University of Florida, Gainesville FL and Vicenza, Italy
2008 to 2012
Bachelor of Design, Major in Architectural Design with a Minor in Urban and Regional Planning
Graduated Magna Cum Laude
Employment
KieranTimberlake, Philadelphia PA
Architect, 2022 to 2025
Incorporated research and project sustainability goals at all phases. Responsible for design, consultant coordination, and documentation across multiple project phases and scales. Emphasized strong collaboration and communication amongst all team members.
Key Projects:
Private Client
Private Client
Harvard University, Eliot & Kirkland Dorm Renewal, Cambridge MA. Design Development.
2300 Market St Core & Shell Lab Building Overbuild and Renovation, Philadelphia PA. Design Development and Construction Administration
UNC Porthole Alley Mixed-Use Campus Development, Chapel Hill, NC. Concept and Schematic Design.
Trahan Architects, New Orleans LA
Architectural Designer, 2019 to 2022
Key Project:
Superdome Renovation Phase 2 & 3B. New Orleans, LA. Construction Documentation and Construction Administration
Gray Organschi Architects, New Haven CT
Architectural Designer, 2017 to 2019
Key Projects:
Ecological Living Module, New York, NY
Housing Northwest Arkansas Competition, Bentonville AR
Private residence in New Haven, CT
Private residence in Orleans, MA
Tolila + Gilliland Architects, Paris France
Intern Architect, 2016
Key Project:
Champs Sur Marne Redevelopment, Paris, France
Yale Jim Vlock Building Project, New Haven CT
Intern, 2015
Participated in design and construction of Building Project house.
Mitchell Giurgola Architects, New York NY
2012 to 2014
Intern Architect
Key Projects:
Ramapo College of Nursing, Mahwah, NJ
Skills
Proficient in:
Revit
Rhino
Escape
Adobe creative suite
Grasshopper
Microsoft word
Microsoft excel
Fabrication & modeling, including 3D printing, laser cutting, woodshop use, CNC milling
Working knowledge in:
Quickbooks
Sewing
Languages
English (native speaker)
Japanese (beginner)
Spanish (intermediate)
Teaching
Formal Analysis with Peter Eisenman, Yale School of Architecture
Teaching Fellow, 2015 & 2016 Fall Semester
Worked with a section of 12 students each week to develop a drawing of a selected building from the Italian Renaissance.
The Architectural Surface and Utopics Seminars with Anthony Vidler, Yale School of Architecture
Teaching Assistant, 2016 & 2017 Spring Semester
Met weekly with Professor Vidler to discuss class topics, performed administrative duties.
Panels, Reviews, Presentations
Thomas Jefferson University
Design 1: Interdisciplinary Foundation Studies Midterm review, Professor David Harrop. October 8 2025
KieranTimberlake Beyond 2030 Lecture Series
Fall 2025
“Healthy and Low-Carbon Materials: Pathways for Transformational Design” with New Frameworks.
Spring 2025
“Designing for Deconstruction” with Holmes Engineering.
Yale Women in Architecture
Architectural Work and Activism Panel. March 8 2022
Florida Atlantic University
Design 7 Final Review, Professor Henry Dominguez. December 3 2020.
Community Engagement
Design Philadelphia Architectural Design Education Program
Fall 2024
Led 6-week course teaching elementary children architectural design principles.
The Architecture Lobby
Board Treasurer
2023-2024
Finance Coordinator
2020 to 2023
Yale Day of Service, New Haven
2019
Created plan sketches for layout options for Maker Space.
Publications
Retrospecta, Issue 39.
2015-16
Second Year Urbanism Studio, Launch Seminar, Built Environments and the Politics of Place, Second Year Studio, Strange Forms in Strange Relationships projects published.
Retrospecta, Issue 38.
2014-2015
Building Project individual project, group project, and Visualization 4 projects published.
Paprika, Volume 1, Issue 10
October 15 2015
Editor, “Value”
References
Available upon request.