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Interdisciplinary Architectural Designer
Experience
Graduate Architect
Intern Architect
Schematic - Developed Design Phases / Social Housing - Residential / Contract Value: $400k - $1.6mil Compton - Silverlake, LA / 18 Staff. Internship conducted during architectural tour of the United States.
Intern Architect
Programming - Site Analysis / Social - Public / Contract Value: $800k - $6mil / Brooklyn, NY / 6 Staff
Part III Architectural Assistant
RIBA Stages A-F / Social Housing - Education - Healthcare - Public / Contract Value: £300k- £45mil / Cumbria - Merseyside - Scotland / 16 Staff. Medium-scale multidisciplinary practice focused on varied social housing schemes across the UK. Project Administration, practice law, contract implementation. Gained comprehensive experience working on complex integrated schemes in Autodesk Revit.
Post Part II Architectural Assistant
RIBA Stages A-K / Residential - Industrial - Education - Leisure / Contract Value: £100k - £1mil / Lancashire - Ribble Valley / 3 Staff / Experience of local practice, working on multiple schemes from concept, construction to completion / Sourcing manufacturers, historic conservation - renovation.
Editorial Assistant
Headhunted by Blueprint through Noise Festival Design Competition / Internship drafting short articles, curating exhibitions, design & art direction, print, publication, website maintenance, events attendance.
Post Part I Architectural Assistant
RIBA Stages A-L / Commercial - Residential - Public - Masterplan / Contract Value: £25mil - £1bil / Manchester - London - International / 120 Staff / Technical drafting, professional scale models, photo- realistic visualization, professional presentations to CABE & English Heritage / CPD: RIBA NW Region.
Architectural Assistant
RIBA Stages C-H / Retail - Industrial - Private Residential - Education / Contract Value: £200k - £2mil / North West - National / 5 Staff / Gained experience in; site and building surveying, risk assessments, spatial organisation, fire hazard perception, mechanical & electrical specification, building regulations.
Education
Examination in Architectural Practice / RIBA Part III
BArch (Bachelor of Architecture) / RIBA Part II (Semester 3–4)
Design Thesis; Dyslexia, Literature and the Imagination: Yerevan State University Library and Archive. Conducted research into the Visual-Spatial Classification and Conveyance Of Knowledge. Announced as best student BArch, graduating with distinction in design and subsequently nominated for the RIBA Silver Medal and published as one of the top six UK architectural graduates in the BD Class of 2010.
Master of Architecture / RIBA Part II (Semester 2)
International exchange program with one of the worlds leading schools of design. North Melbourne Masterplan. Conducted research into Contemporary Australian Architecture and Asian Urbanism.
Graduate Diploma in Architecture / RIBA Part II (Semester 1)
Design Studio: Effect & Affect in Advanced Parametricism with Andrew Yau of UFO. Budget Social Housing, Utopias in Architecture and Digital Representation; Scripting and Generative Components.
Bartlett School of Architecture Summer School 2007
BA (Honors) Architecture / RIBA Part I
Graduated with first class honors with my design thesis for a Seasonal Affective Disorder Rehabilitation Centre in Reykjavik, Iceland and dissertation on the Paradox of Anarchitecture. Nominated for the RIBA Bronze Medal and won the architectural design category of the Northern Design Competition.
National Award in Construction and the Built Environment
National Diploma in Graphic Design / Foundation Degree in Multimedia
Eight GCSE’s at grade A-C
Awards
One of top six winning architecture graduates in the BD Class of 2010
Architectural Design Category: Winner.
Skills
Architectural Design, Concept Design, Urban Design, Masterplanning, Contextual and Cultural Analysis, Landscape Architecture, Digital Design, Spatial Design, Sustainable Environmental Design Site Inspections, Client Liason, Feasibility, Planning, Procurement, Tendering, CAD, 2D Drafting, Technical Construction Detailing, 3D Architectural Modelling, Rendering, Photorealistic Visualisation, Graphic Design (Illustration, Painting, Collage, Typography, Photo-Montage, Technical Drawing) Photography, Film, Product, Furniture, Exhibition, Binding, Publication, Presentation, Web Design, Physical Modeling (Origami, Woodwork, Foam Cutter, CNC Router, Laser Cutter, RP, 3D Printing).
Computer
Over the past twelve years I have developed exceptional computer literacy within both Microsoft and Macintosh and am competent with a broad range of architectural design industry computer programs.
SOFTWARE (Level of Proficiency)
Microstation: 2D (Expert) / Bentley Architecture BIM 3D (Rookie)
Autodesk AutoCAD (Intermediate ) 3D Studio Max (Rookie) Revit BIM (Intermediate)
Vectorworks (Intermediate)
SketchUp (Expert) Cinema 4D (Rookie)
Rhino 3D (Advanced) Vray (Rookie)
Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop (Expert), Illustrator (Intermediate ), In Design (Advanced)
Microsoft: Word (Advanced), Excel, PowerPoint (Intermediate)
SOFTWARE (Level of Proficiency)
Microstation: 2D (Expert) / Bentley Architecture BIM 3D (Rookie)
Autodesk AutoCAD (Intermediate ) 3D Studio Max (Rookie) Revit BIM (Intermediate)
Vectorworks (Intermediate)
SketchUp (Expert) Cinema 4D (Rookie)
Rhino 3D (Advanced) Vray (Rookie)
Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop (Expert), Illustrator (Intermediate ), In Design (Advanced)
Microsoft: Word (Advanced), Excel, PowerPoint (Intermediate)
Vocational Study
01/12–02/12. Croft Goode Architects / Introductory Autodesk Revit BIM (3 day) training seminar.
05/11–08/11. British Airways Great Britons Art Competition _ Tracey Emin / Shortlist - Finalist
04/11–11/11. Enterprise Trust: Business Basics, Essentials and Planning. TAX. Web-Marketing.
10/11–10/11. RIBA CPD (Continuing Professional Development) Manchester Roadshow 2011
05/11–09/11. Manchester Academy of English / Cactus Language _ German Inauguration.
11/10–11/10. Man Town Human / The Kowalsky Gallery / London _ Winter School 2010
09/09–09/09. Royal Institute of British Architects / London _ RIBA Practice Symposium 2009
09/09–09/09. The Building Centre / London _ Digital Architecture London Conference 2009
09/07–07/08. University of Lincoln _ Certificate Professional Practice and Management in Architecture
09/07–10/07. Ian Simpson Architects / Microstation 2D (4 day) 3D (2 day) training seminars.
05/11–08/11. British Airways Great Britons Art Competition _ Tracey Emin / Shortlist - Finalist
04/11–11/11. Enterprise Trust: Business Basics, Essentials and Planning. TAX. Web-Marketing.
10/11–10/11. RIBA CPD (Continuing Professional Development) Manchester Roadshow 2011
05/11–09/11. Manchester Academy of English / Cactus Language _ German Inauguration.
11/10–11/10. Man Town Human / The Kowalsky Gallery / London _ Winter School 2010
09/09–09/09. Royal Institute of British Architects / London _ RIBA Practice Symposium 2009
09/09–09/09. The Building Centre / London _ Digital Architecture London Conference 2009
09/07–07/08. University of Lincoln _ Certificate Professional Practice and Management in Architecture
09/07–10/07. Ian Simpson Architects / Microstation 2D (4 day) 3D (2 day) training seminars.
Field Study
New York, Boston, Detroit, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, USA- December 2012 / Montreal, Toronto, Canada- November 2012 / Yerevan, Armenia- November 2009 / Cardiff, Wales- September 2009 / Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Gifu, Kobe, Hiroshima, Japan- July 2009 / Brisbane, Australia- April 2009 / Melbourne, Australia- February 2009 / Sydney, Australia- January 2009 / Hong Kong- February 2009 / Vienna, Austria- February 2007 / Reykjavik, Iceland- January 2007 / Edinburgh/ Glasgow- Oct 2006 / Istanbul- July 2006 / Valencia- August 2005 / Barcelona- November 2004 / Paris- December 2003 / Perth, Australia- August 2002 / Singapore- June 2002.
Additional Info
I am passionate about art, music, cars, gastronomy and literature (audiobooks) with an avid interest in business, marketing and entrepreneurship. I devote much of my spare time to personal & professional development, although I am equally distracted by cooking, travelling, running & socialising with friends.
-Full (clean) UK driving licence
-RIBA Membership Number -11324750
-Full (clean) UK driving licence
-RIBA Membership Number -11324750