MARIANA LORENA architecture & sustainability
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ABOUT ME


STATEMENT

I am an architect with a passion for sustainable development. Over the last few years I have worked on diverse sectors such as education, health, housing and commercial. With proven track record in time-efficiency and strong interpersonal skills, communication within the team and external stakeholders has been easy. 

I completed the Master programme 'Master of Sustainable Development within the built environment' which expanded my knowledge to design buildings with minimal global impact and also extended my interest for sustainable building operations. 



CURRICULUM  VITAE


EDUCATION

2010 - 2011 |     Master of Sustainable Development 
                               Faculty of the Built Environment
                               UNSW University of New South Wales (Australia)

2001 - 2007 |      Diploma in Architecture                              
                                Faculty of Architecture and civil engineering
                                IST Instituto Superior Tecnico (Portugal)

2006             |       Attendance of Digital Lab Summer Course                        
                                Architectural Association 
                                AA - Architectural Association ,  London (England)

2005 - 2006 |      Foreign Exchange Program
                                Faculty of Architecture Valle Giullia
                                Faculta degli study di roma 'La Sapienza' (Italy)


EMPLOYMENT

 2009 - current | Freelance architect & Partnership with Livein Design
                                Sydney, Australia
                                Lisboa, Portugal
                                Working independently on several jobs which include:
                               - Experience with CDC, DA (Development Applications)  & CC (Construction Drawings)
                               - Design from concept to construction of houses across Lisbon and Sydney
                               - 3D modelling and renderings for several private clients including Reabilita Lda
                               - Surveying of existent heritage
                             
             2013 |    
Community Development Intern
                                Bridge Housing, Australia
                                - Assisting the Sustainable Communities Director on building a strategy for Community Development.                               
                                - Building a bibliography on Community Engagement research, creating reports, studying Populations 
                                and engagement methods.  
                                - Assist on the preparation and ongoing of workshops.

2011 - 2012 |    Researcher and Architect Assistant
                                Emergency Architects, Australia
                                - Undertake the research and summary of documents that include a number of areas such 
                                as materiality, WASH type and background information on NGOs.                                
                                - Building bibliography on material research in order to better advise communities   
                                - Assist with architectural drawings, details and specifications for projects in Timor-Leste.

2008 - 2009 |      Architect
                               BMM-Arquitectos, Portugal
                               Working within a team on the Todos-os-Santos Hospital competition                              
                               - Drafting conceptual and presentation drawings

2006 - 2008 |      Trainee & Graduate Architect
                                INTERGAUP, Portugal
                               - Drafting conceptual, construction and presentation drawings for several sectors including:                                            
                                UNIBANCO Brazil, Bank office building BES PRIVATE, Law Firm URIA MENENDEZ and several                                 
                                private homes and residential buildings                               
                               - Creation of permit and construction documents for Millennium BCP     
                               - Design, management and execution of Millennium BCP bank institutions.  
                               - Creation of concept for educational institution, the kindergarten O PARQUE


 MEMBERSHIPS
                                 
                                 Member of “Ordem dos Arquitectos” - Portuguese Institute of Architects 
                                 Member of “Emergency Architects Australia”


PERSONAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCES
                               
       Multi-lingual |   Fluent: Portuguese & English
                                       Good: French, Italian, Spanish

                              
  Computer skills |   Modelling Tools: REVIT, Autocad 2D, Autocad 3D,  SketchUp
                                        Graphics Tools: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign.
                                        sustainability Modelling Tools: BASIX, AccuRate.
                                        Office Package: Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft PowerPoint.

Personal Strength |   Problem-solving driven
                                           Proven time-efficient performance
                                           Adaptable by embracing change as a new opportunity 
                                          Good interpersonal skills
                                          Self-motivated, Self-initiative and with high level of energy


SUSTAINABILITY
'Community Engagement & Development' |
Assisting on a Community Development strategy for Bridge Housing Pta , Australia

'Tri-generation Proposal' |
Proposal Report for PTL Land's new Development  in Terrigal, Australia

Sustainability in the Hospitality Industry |
Author of the Blog Eco.Lodge.it

'Common materials metric' |
Metric for the United Nations Environment Programme -Sustainable Buildings and Climate Initiative (UNEP-SBCI) 

Socially responsable Architecture |
Thesis on 'Emergency Shelters in the Asia-Pacific Region'

Poverty aliviation |
Affordable housing development strategies for Habitat for humanity

Design for Disassembly |
Design Guide for Deconstruction

Living Walls |
Advantages and Disadvantages of breathing walls

Design and Energy efficiency |
BASIX and AccuRate sustainability Software

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