Student Designers

Mike Eng completed his B.F.A. in Industrial Design at the Rhode Island School of Design in 2009. He also has a B.S. in Psychology from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. Mike has been closely involved with developing Recycle-a-Bike since 2007. He initiated the project and coordinated the process with the design team and the client.

Nick Buehrens is a Master's of Architecture student at Rhode Island School of Design. Prior to attending RISD, Nick worked as a designer and project manager at DSA Architects in Berkeley, CA for several years. While at DSA, he collaborated on a number of progressive projects, including the LEED-plantinum rehabilation of a historic home, a net-zero energy strawbale house, and prototype, prefabricated affordable housing for low-income communities in the Bay Area. He played a key role in the design of a bike and pedestrian oriented commercial development in North Berkeley, during which he worked closely with local municipal agencies, transit authorities, public saftey officals and private clients. Before joining DSA, Nick worked as an intern at Michael Collins, Architects, in Colorado Springs. Nick recieved his undergraduate degree from the Colorado College in Colorado Springs, CO, where he studied art, architecture and environmental science. He graduated with honors in 2005.

Marty Cline is a Master's of Architecture student at Rhode Island School of Design. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Interdisciplinary Visual Art from the University of Washington. He has worked for several years as a freelance illustrator and prepress editor for the advertising industry.

Faculty Advisors

Yu Morishita graduated from RISD with a B'Arch, where he received the award for best degree project. He then completed a Master's in Design Studies at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. He worked with 3six0 architects in Providence on schematic design for the Brown University Central Heating Plant and design development for Shepherd of the Valley United Methodist Church North Chapel in Hope, RI, among other projects. Prior experience includes work with HB LLC in Providence on a design/build renovation on an Eastside residence addition and design/build on a pool house in Walpole, MA.

Erik Nelson, co-owner of structural engineering firm, Structures Workshop, has 11 years of structural engineering experience, over 100 successfully completed buildings, a Master's in Structural Engineering from MIT, and teaches part-time in the architecture department at RISD and the engineering department at Brown University.