About
A technical designer working in black & white.
- Principal
- Miles Heddin
- Now
- M.Arch candidate & graduate TA, Cornell AAP
- Before
- B.S. Architecture, Texas Tech, 2025
- Based
- Ithaca, New York
- Available
- Commissions, collaborations & roles
I draw buildings, assemblies and objects, mostly as black-and-white line drawings, and I care about how things go together.
I'm an M.Arch candidate at Cornell AAP, where I'm also a graduate teaching assistant and lead the student staff of the Rand Hall shop. Before that I studied architecture at Texas Tech, graduating in 2025 with a Certificate in Ecological Architecture and Design, a semester abroad in Seville, and a share of the top prize in the college's 2024–2025 Design Excellence Awards.
I've interned at HDR in Dallas and at Forum Phi in Aspen, and spent summers in construction and renovation. Right now I'm designing a four-suite spa retreat in Angel Fire, New Mexico, for Seddin Investments, starting from the site's real topography.
TU.NI Works Studio is where I take on drawing, modelling and fabrication work outside school, from 3D-printed lighting to site and topographic studies.
Tools
- Rhino 7 & 84+ yrs
- Illustrator4+ yrs
- Photoshop, LightroomImage
- Premiere ProVideo
- TwinmotionRender
- QGIS, LiDARSite / GIS
- Revit, ArchiCAD, BluebeamBIM / Docs
- GrasshopperParametric
- 3D printing, laser cutting, wood shopFabrication
Experience
Practice
- 2026 — NowProject Designer, spa retreat in Angel Fire, New MexicoSeddin Investments, Austin
- Summer 2025Design Intern, healthcare documentationHDR, Dallas
- Summer 2024Summer InternForum Phi, Aspen, Colorado
- 2024 — NowFounder & DesignerPanglossian Club
- 2021, 2023Construction & home renovationSeddin Investments
Shop & fabrication
- 2026 — NowStudent Lead Assistant, Rand Hall shopCornell University, AAP
- 2025 — 2026Shop & Facilities Assistant II, wood shop and digital fabrication labCornell University, AAP
Teaching
- 2026 — NowGraduate Teaching Assistant, ARCH 1301Cornell University, AAP
- 2024 — 2025Teaching Assistant, General Studio; World History of ArchitectureTexas Tech, Huckabee College of Architecture
- 2023Student Assistant, World History of Architecture; Design Environment SocietyTexas Tech, Huckabee College of Architecture
Education
- 2025 — 2028Master of ArchitectureCornell University, AAP
- 2021 — 2025B.S. Architecture; Certificate in Ecological Architecture and DesignTexas Tech University
- 2024Study abroad, ephemeral architectureSeville, Spain
Recognition
- 2025Top Prize, 2024–2025 Design Excellence Awards, fourth-year project with Hampton Perez and Evan MachnackiTexas Tech, Huckabee College of Architecture
- 2022 — 2024President's List (×3), Dean's ListTexas Tech University
- 2023 — 2025Officer & Social Media ManagerAIAS, Texas Tech chapter
Travel & study
- 2025Northern ItalyChurch documentation
- 2024Spain, Switzerland, Portugal, TuscanyHistorical & cultural study
- 2023Finland, UgandaScandinavian architecture; cultural study
- 2021FranceGothic cathedrals