Ryan lane.
Ryan Lane is a Master of Architecture candidate (‘26) at the University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from Kent State University’s College of Architecture and Environmental Design.
Before attending graduate school, he worked as a Designer & Project Manager at Horton Harper Architects in Cleveland, Ohio participating in programming, schematic, and design development while Leading the documentation and construction administration of over 20 different projects. He has experience in projects of varying scales from private homes and multi-family residential to commercial fitouts including the notable design of restaurants.
In May 2020, after graduation from Kent State, he and Jonathan Bonezzi founded Studio Nobody as a means of collaboration which has produced a variety of design explorations, competition entries, lighting and set designs, as well as the construction and design of two single-family homes.
His work, both as an individual and as a part of multiple design collaborations has been exhibited at the Weitzman School of Design, the Philadelphia Institute of Contemporary Art and the A+D Museum in Los Angeles with publications in the Archiologist, Dezeen Magazine, and numerous competitions.
Experience.
Professional Practice >
Horton Harper Architects // Spring 2020-Spring 2023
Studio Nobody // Founder • Fall 2019-Current
Academic Appointments >
Weitzman Student Council // Publications Director • 2024-Current
Stuart Weitzman School of Design: Office of Communications // Research Assistant • 2024-Current
Kent State College of Architecture and Environmental Design // Armstrong Gallery Assistant • 2019-2020
Accolades.
“lo-lnd” : third place // HOK Design Futures Competition • 2024
2024 Spring Lecture Poster Competition: honorable mention // Stuart Weitzman School of Design • 2024
“Top Secret” : Best Set // Solon Showchoir Competition • /2022
“Top Secret” : Best Set // Findlay Showchoir Competition • 2022
“Collaged Collections” : student design award // AIA Ohio • 2020
“Collaged Collections” : best studio project // Kent State Integrated Design Studio • 2020
Design Studio Award // Kent State College of Architecture and Environmental Design • 2019-2020
Design Studio Award // Kent State College of Architecture and Environmental Design • 2018-2019
Design Studio Award // Kent State College of Architecture and Environmental Design • 2016-2017
Dean’s List // Kent State College of Architecture and Environmental Design • 2017-20
Exhibitions & Publications.
Exhibitions >
“Dangerous Waters” // Stuart Weitzman School of Design • 2024
“55 Objects” // Stuart Weitzman School of Design • 2023
“Block Parti” // Philadelphia Institute of Contemporary Art • 2023
“Room Service” // A+D Museum ‘One Object at a Time’ • 2021
Published Design Projects >
“Room Service” // A+D Museum: ‘One Object at a Time’ • 2021
“Collaged Collections” // The Archiologist: Submission 357 / 2020
“Collaged Collections” // Dezeen: VDF_Show / 2020
“Il Muro” (the Wall) // Kent State Florence Program Year End Publication • 2019
Acknowledgments.
Weitzman News / 2023 / Exhibit at the ICA