Andrew Furmanski
andrew.furmanski@icloud.com
+1 (760) 831 4746
andrew.furmanski@icloud.com
+1 (760) 831 4746
Work Experience
Raymond Jungles, Inc.
Senior Associate | Landscape Architect
2023-Current
Miami, FL
As a Senior Associate, Andrew helps to lead the design practice and guide the development of institutional, residential, and hospitality projects.
• Coordinates and manages team members, tasks, and design deliverables for projects of varying scope
• Coordinates and organizes the materials necessary for the bidding of new projects
• Manages client expectations, project deliverables, and overall project budgets
• Researches, designs, and develops technical solutions to both typical and non-typical project problems
• Mentors fellow studio members in the methodology, execution and completion of everyday design tasks
Studio Hai
Designer | Artist | Founder
2020-Current
Studio Hai is the art and design practice of Andrew Furmanski. Via architectural, landscape, or bespoke designs, he creates memorable experiences within the built environment and does so for the environment - aiming to donate funds to environmental organizations with each successful project. Andrew’s work has been featured in Dezeen, Elle Decor, and Label Magazine.
Eventscape
Senior Designer
New York, New York
Eventscape is a North American company that collaborates with architects, artists, and creatives to design, fabricate, and install projects of any typology and scale. As a Senior Designer, Andrew worked with a team of project managers, designers, engineers, and craftspeople throughout the project delivery process.
Martha Schwartz Partners
Senior Designer
New York, New York
Martha Schwartz Partners (MSP) is a leading international design practice whose work focuses on activating and regenerating urban sites and city centres. Situated at the intersection of public realm, urban design and site specific art, MSP has 40 years of experience designing and implementing installations, gardens, civic plazas, parks, institutional landscapes, corporate headquarters, master plans, and urban regeneration projects.
Hudson Scenic Studio
Design Consultant
New York, New York
Hudson Scenic Studio is a premier provider of custom fabrication, automation and bespoke finishes, servicing the entertainment and architectural industries.
UAP Company
Senior Designer | Associate
Shanghai, China | New York, New York
UAP (Urban Art Projects) is a global art company that collaborates with emerging and established artists, galleries, architects, developers, and designers to deliver creative outcomes for the public & private realm. Founded in 1993, UAP has design and fabrication facilities in New York City, the Hudson Valley, Shanghai, China, and Brisbane, Australia. UAP works across all parts of the creative process: from commissioning and curatorial services, concept generation and design development, to engineering, fabrication, and installation.
As a Senior Designer, Andrew successfully collaborated with international artists and designers by driving the design direction and outcome of client commissioned works. In each project, Andrew oversaw and lead in all aspects of the delivery process from commissioning and curatorial services, through concept generation, artist liaising and design development then into fabrication, quality control, and installation. Andrew’s design mentoring, conceptual brainstorming, technical design leadership, project management, and liaison skills resulted in the successful completion and installation of several notable works of public art and architecture.
island6 Arts Center
Research Assistant
Hong Kong
island6 Arts Center is an artist-founded project managed and based in Shanghai, China. The center is dedicated to the support of the island6 art collective, Liu Dao 짇돎, and explores the cultural ramifications of the convergence of art, technology, and science.
IMG3
Senior Designer
Shanghai, China
IMG3 was a contemporary landscape and urban design practice whose work focused on activating urban sites and commercial city centres across China. Blending the design of the public realm with site specific art, IMG3 completed installations, gardens, civic plazas, and parks in China’s major urban cities of Beijing, Chengdu, Kunming, and Shanghai.
ECOLAND
Design Intern
Beijing, China
ECOLAND is a well-established design firm with extensive, multidisciplinary experience. Their teams work collaboratively with clients, striving to apply their knowledge of urban planning, architecture, environmental, and cultural issues in the completion of livable city spaces in projects all over the world.
Selected Commissions & Collaborations
2022
• Lindy Lee, Hong Kong Peak Tram, Hong Kong; Lead Designer
• Studio Hai, Restore, Qingdao, China; Shortlisted Artist
2021
• Studio Hai, Boundless/Seemless, Shenzhen, China; Shortlisted Artist
2020
• Studio Hai, Nomo Fomo, Art on the Atlanta Beltine; Shortlisted Artist
• Studio Hai, Turtle Island, ArtPrize 2020; Comissioned Artist
• Florentijn Hofman’s, Selfie Panda, Dujiangyan, China; Lead Designer
2019
• Kehinde Wiley, Rumours of War, New York, NY/Richmond, VA; Quality Control Assistance
• Ding Yi, Movement of Codes/Breathing By Layers, Shanghai, China; Lead Designer
2018
• Elena Manferdini’s, Living Picture, Dongguan, China; Lead Designer
• Charles Petillion, Cloud, Beijing, China; Lead Designer
• Christian de Vietri, Between Heaven and Earth, Zhengzhou, China; Lead Designer
2017
• Andrew Furmanski, Emergence, Qingdao, China; Comissioned Designer|Artist
• Richard Sweeney, Reflection, Zhengzhou, China; Lead Designer
• Lawrence Argent’s, Beyond Reflection, Shenzhen, China; Lead Designer
Certifications and Awards
2022
• OSHA 10
2018
• WAN Award Finalist: Best Use of Metal in Architecture, Emergence, Qingdao, China
2011
• LEED Green Associate
• American Society of Landscape Architects Honor Award
2010
• Neel Reid Memorial Scholarship
2009
• School of Environment + Design Scholarship
2008
• URG Design Merit Award
2007
• H.B. Owens Award in the School of Environment + Design
Education
2015
Certificate of Comprehensive Chinese, Shanghai Jiaotong University
2011
Bachelor of Landscape Architecture, College of Environment + Design - University of Georgia, 2011
• 1 of 3 in graduating class to receive American Society of Landascape Architects Honors award
Technical Skills
• Adobe CS
• AutoCAD
• Blender
• Grasshopper
• Lumion
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Rhinoceros
• SketchUp
• TwinMotion
Languages
• English (Fluent/Native)
• Mandarin (Working Proficiency/Advanced)
• Spanish (Beginner/Intermediate)