Architect, Artist, Writer
I am an Architect and Project
Manager based in New York City and Greenwich, CT. As the owner of J. Wadge Design, I
provide professional architectural services on behalf of Renzo Piano Building Workshop on the design and
management of projects in North America. Current work includes 600 West 125th
on the Manhattanville Campus of Columbia University and The Center
for Arts and Innovation in Boca Raton among others. I also serve as Secretary
of the Board for the Leo Katz
Foundation, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to sharing the prolific
works of artist and authoer Leo Katz.
I have over ten years of experience working as a designer on technically complex institutional, cultural, and public buildings. Clients include Columbia University, The New York Public Library, New York University, and Cornell University among others. My personal drawings have been the subject of solo exhibitions in New York and Europe. I graduated as Degree Marshall from the Bachelors of Architecture program at Cornell University with a Minor in Philosophy and Concentration in Architectural Theory and studied in the UK as a Fulbright Summer Institute Participant.
Printed portfolios are available upon request, and you can download my resume PDF here. Thank you for visiting, and please do not hesitate to contact me.
I have over ten years of experience working as a designer on technically complex institutional, cultural, and public buildings. Clients include Columbia University, The New York Public Library, New York University, and Cornell University among others. My personal drawings have been the subject of solo exhibitions in New York and Europe. I graduated as Degree Marshall from the Bachelors of Architecture program at Cornell University with a Minor in Philosophy and Concentration in Architectural Theory and studied in the UK as a Fulbright Summer Institute Participant.
Printed portfolios are available upon request, and you can download my resume PDF here. Thank you for visiting, and please do not hesitate to contact me.
Qualifications
Registered Architect
New York, Connecticut
American Institute of Architects
Member
National Council of Architectural Registration Boards
Cerification
Solo Exhibitions
2019 Baroque Libraries: The Journey to Getting Lost in a Book
Salone Borromini, Bibliotheca Vallicelliana, Rome
2018 Baroque Libraries: The Journey to Getting Lost in a Book
Cornell University, College of Architecture, Art and Planning, Ithaca, NY
2017 Baroque Libraries: The Journey to Getting Lost in a Book
Cornell University, College of Architecture, Art and Planning, New York, NY
2017 Baroque Libraries: The Journey to Getting Lost in a Book
Salone Borromini, Bibliotheca Vallicelliana, Rome
2018 Baroque Libraries: The Journey to Getting Lost in a Book
Cornell University, College of Architecture, Art and Planning, Ithaca, NY
2017 Baroque Libraries: The Journey to Getting Lost in a Book
Cornell University, College of Architecture, Art and Planning, New York, NY
2017 Baroque Libraries: The Journey to Getting Lost in a Book
The Red Salon, St. Florian Monastery, Austria
Selected Awards and Appointments
2022 Final Review Critic
Columbia University, Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation
2017 First Year Final Review Critic
Cornell University, Department of Architecture
2017 Jury Winner
Architectizer A+ Award (with Ennead Architects)
2016 Eidlitz Travel Fellowship
Cornell University, Department of Architecture
2016 First Year Final Review Critic
Cornell University, Department of Architecture
2015 Student Work Award
International Awards Program for Religious Art & Architecture
2015 Summer College Final Review Critic
Cornell University, Department of Architecture
2015 Degree Marshall
Cornell University
Leading Resilience in Waterfront DesignFARROC Housing Competition, New York (with Ennead Architects)
2012 Fulbright Summer Institute Participant
Fulbright Commission, Nottingham Trent University
AIA Sheng Fund Scholarship
AIA Connecticut Architecture Foundation
H.R. Dowswell Scholarship
Cornell University
1st Place, Baird Competition Prize
Cornell University, Department of Architecture
2009 and 2010 Best in Show
Regional District 18, Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts Show
2009 and 2010 Silver Keys for Painting
Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, Connecticut
2008-2010 1st/Print, 2nd/Painting, 3rd/Drawing
Columbia University, Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation
2017 First Year Final Review Critic
Cornell University, Department of Architecture
2017 Jury Winner
Architectizer A+ Award (with Ennead Architects)
2016 Eidlitz Travel Fellowship
Cornell University, Department of Architecture
2016 First Year Final Review Critic
Cornell University, Department of Architecture
2015 Student Work Award
International Awards Program for Religious Art & Architecture
2015 Summer College Final Review Critic
Cornell University, Department of Architecture
2015 Degree Marshall
Cornell University
Leading Resilience in Waterfront Design
FARROC Housing Competition, New York (with Ennead Architects)
2012 Fulbright Summer Institute Participant
Fulbright Commission, Nottingham Trent University
AIA Sheng Fund Scholarship
AIA Connecticut Architecture Foundation
H.R. Dowswell Scholarship
Cornell University
1st Place, Baird Competition Prize
Cornell University, Department of Architecture
2009 and 2010 Best in Show
Regional District 18, Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts Show
2009 and 2010 Silver Keys for Painting
Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, Connecticut
2008-2010 1st/Print, 2nd/Painting, 3rd/Drawing
Shoreline Arts Alliance, Connecticut
Publications
"Baroque Libraries: The Journey to Getting Lost in a Book"
"In Time and Of Time"
Faith and Form Magazine Volume 50, Issue 3 (50th Anniversary Issue)
"The Chapel of Longing"
Association Volume 8
"To Notice"
Faith and Form Magazine Volume 49, Issue 4 (Awards Issue)
"RAWWAR"
Burrasca Magazine #3 Glitch
"Diagram Dissolution"
Association Volume 7
Association Volume 10
"In Time and Of Time"
Faith and Form Magazine Volume 50, Issue 3 (50th Anniversary Issue)
"The Chapel of Longing"
Association Volume 8
"To Notice"
Faith and Form Magazine Volume 49, Issue 4 (Awards Issue)
"RAWWAR"
Burrasca Magazine #3 Glitch
"Diagram Dissolution"
Association Volume 7
Lectures
2022 Project Management Guest Speaker
Columbia Unviersity, Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation
2017 Baroque Libraries: The Journey to Getting Lost in a BookCornell University, College of Architecture, Art and Planning, New York, NY
Columbia Unviersity, Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation
2017 Baroque Libraries: The Journey to Getting Lost in a Book
Cornell University, College of Architecture, Art and Planning, New York, NY
2017 Baroque Libraries: The Journey to Getting Lost in a Book