Annemarie Mayo

Architect

London, United Kingdom
Annemarie is an experimental architect with a unique art, design and music outlook. She is able to draw in collaborators 'with imagination and fluidity', producing rich results.

In Germany, she collaborated with others at the Red Dot to research new living trends. In Malta, she worked the adaptive reuse of the historic Fort St Elmo, as well as a number of commercial and residential interior projects. In 2017, Annemarie obtained a Masters in Narrative Environments from Central Saint Martins. She has already produced a number of immersive experiences and continues to work on similar installations which use narrative to encourage a critical perspective.

Work Experience

Freelance Architect

Architect, Creative lead

Creative direction
Design and build of immersive experiences
Co-design workshops facilitation (action and social research)
Pitch presentation and storytelling
Desk research
Detailed design and tender documents preparation
Clients have included CCD Design and Ergonomics, Immersive Music.
January 2011 - Present London, United Kingdom

DeMicoli & Associates

Architect, Pitch designer, Exhibition designer

8 years experience in architecture, as well as 6 years experience in interior design.
Detail-oriented interior architect with good knowledge of current trends and excellent graphic communication.
Experienced in signage design and branding.
Natural leader, networker
Confident communicator
Projects have included: Fort St Elmo conservation and regeneration, various small-scale residential and commercial premises such as Microsoft Innovation Centre, Vodafone HQ and a number of conference centres.
October 2007 - August 2015 Malta

Youth Workers Arts Project

Sponsorships coordinator

Strummin' is a ZHN project with an 80 strong guitar choir, made up of and run by volunteers
- Coordinated sponsorships and assisted the marketing and fundraising teams.
October 2011 - October 2014 Malta

Dfab Studio

Marketeer, designer, strategist

Design and fabrication studio
2010 - 2012 San Ġiljan (St Julian's), Malta

Design Zentrum NRW

Researcher

One Year Project: Universal Home - 'Make Yourself at Home'. Scholarship holder/intern to the originators of the red dot design award. Stakeholders, sponsors: Carpet Concept, Dorma, Duravit, Gardena, Kahla, Keuco, Miele, Poggenpohl, Vaillant, Walter Knoll and WMF acted as advisors/collaborators.
Multidisciplinary, multinational team
Exposure to new research methods
October 2006 - September 2007 Germany

Chris Briffa

Junior architect

Product designer, architectural assistant
September 2006 - September 2006 Malta

Kulczynski Architekt

Junior architect

July 2005 - September 2005 Warsaw, Poland

Consarc Design Group

Junior architect

July 2004 - September 2004 Belfast, United Kingdom

IAESTE Malta

Branding designer, Marketing strategist, Sponsorship coordinator

Worked within the strategic team
Provided all design and branding elements for the conference
Supported marketing and sponsorships.
January 2004 - January 2006 Malta

Education

Central Saint Martins College Of Art And Design

MA Narrative Environments

MA Narrative Environments believes in the power of storytelling, which, when practiced in the spatial world, invites audiences to be part of the conversation. This course has equipped me with strong collaboration skills, as, to create a narrative environment, you need a multidisciplinary approach.
October 2015 - July 2017 London, United Kingdom

University Of Malta

Bachelor in Architecture and Civil Engineering

October 2001 - June 2006 Ta' Xbiex, Malta

Languages

English (Native),
Maltese (Native),
Italian (Fluent),
French (Beginner),
German (Beginner),

Awards

Government Of Malta

Endeavour Scholarship

2015

University Of The Arts London

Vice-Chancellor's Postgraduate UK and EU Scholarship

2015

Government Of Malta

Malta Arts Fund awarded for 'The Kite Project' (self-initiated)

2014

Red Dot Awards - Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen

Universal Home scholarship

2006

Skills

Adobe Indesign, Adobe Photoshop, Autocad, Collaboration, Creative Writing, Leadership, Networking, Pitch Design, Resourcefulness, Sketching, Sound Editing, Traditional Animation,

Publications

Mayo, A. and Shepherd, B., 2016, 'Narrative Environments in Creative Communities'; paper presented at the 'Cities as Community Spaces;' conference, November 2016, Valletta.

'Make Yourself at Home', 'Universal Home Scholarship Programme: Ideas for a living space for all stages of life', published by the Red Dot, October 2017, Essen.