Education

 

Candidate for MSc in Earthquake Engineering with Disaster Management

University College London, 2019 - 2020

Prospective dissertation – Assessing school buildings in Sri Lanka for storm surge and tsunami.

Selection of relevant skills:  probabilistic seismic hazard, vulnerability and loss assessment; seismic response and vulnerability analysis of multiple structure types; performance-based seismic design and response of structures; catastrophe modelling; structural dynamics; socio-cultural understanding of an earthquake’s potential impact.

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Architecture Post Graduate Diploma in Professional Practice, RIBA Part 3, with Merit

University of Westminster, London, 2017

Case Study - The Western Ticket Hall, Tottenham Court Road Crossrail Station

 

Diploma of Architecture, RIBA Part 2

Mackintosh School of Architecture, Glasgow, 2013-2015

Thesis - From Dust to City: Evaluation of Zaatari Refugee Camp’s Master Plan

 

ERASMUS Exchange Programme

École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Versailles, first semester 2015

 

Bachelor of Architecture, RIBA Part 1

Mackintosh School of Architecture, Glasgow, 2009-2012

 

International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma, Grade 38

United Nations International School, (New York City) 2007-2008

St. Maur International School, (Yokohama, Japan) 2008- 2009

Higher Level: Physics, Economics, French, Visual Arts

Standard Level: Mathematics, English

 

Professional Experience

 

Hawkins\Brown Architects, London

Architect, 1.5yrs; Part 2 Architectural Assistant, 1yr, October 2016 - May 2019

Project Architect on East Village Plot N06, a 31 stories high-rise residential project consisting of two towers and 524 built-to-rent apartments (£179m). 10 months

Developed RIBA Stage 4b external façades and internal packages under tight timelines, and owned the holistic fire stopping strategy.

Managed and coordinated design inputs from a large team of engineers and contractors across design disciplines in a BIM environment.

Innovated the modular prefabrication strategy with the Contractor, which enabled significant cost savings. Worked to extremely precise construction tolerances to facilitate successful off-site construction.

Worked on-site at Tottenham Court Road (TCR), Bond Street and Liverpool Street Crossrail Stations to deliver Europe’s largest infrastructure project (£17.6 bn). 1yr, 8mths.

Led front- and back-of-house coordination and change control of TCR’s Western Ticket Hall, including engagement and coordination with the client body, contractors, manufacturers, and consultants.

Managed delivery of internal fit-out across the stations, including tunnel and ticket hall cladding, fire-stopping, doors, flooring, signage and ticket barriers.

Produced detailed technical drawings and specifications, including in response to RFIs and drawing submittals.

Resolved complex site issues to comply with statutory and London Underground codes and the Design Intent. Managed three Part 1 and 2 architectural assistants.

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Foster + Partners, London

Part 2 Architectural Assistant, 1yr, July 2015 - July 2016

Led winning design for urban housing competition: a masterplan to regenerate the 35 hectare Maspero Triangle district in Cairo, Egypt.    

Produced roof designs for the Terminal 3 Taiwan International Airport competition using Rhino and Grasshopper that parametrically integrate structural and environmental strategies.

Designed a feasibility study for St. Clair Block, a 140,000 sqm mixed-use development in north Toronto. The resulting report enabled the practice to enter the next stage of client consultation.

Worked on RIBA Stage 3 external façades package for the Varso tower, a 53-storey office tower in the heart of Warsaw, Poland.

 

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Nepal

Assistant Programme Officer, 4 months, June - October 2014

Designed semi-permanent shelters for handicapped and vulnerable refugees, which provided improved security, ventilation, water and sanitation access to meet WASH standards.

Conducted a needs analysis of shelters within 20,000 person refugee camp through weekly consultations and analysed structural deficiencies.

Oversaw initial construction of shelters, a project which results in 25 new semi-permanent shelters in Beldanghi II Camp. The design was subsequently used by UNHCR in the humanitarian response to the 2015 Gorkha earthquake, Nepal.

 

Peter Ruge Architekten, Berlin

Part 1 Architectural Assistant, January - August 2013

Contributed to the concept design of a secondary school in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Involvement in producing feasibility studies for the retrofitting of a commercial tower in Berlin.

 

Takeshi Hosaka Architects, Yokohama

Part 1 Architectural Assistant, September - December 2012

Contributed to the concept design of the Shonan Christ Church in Kanagawa and to the Stage 3 technical design of the Gondo House, Tokyo. Delivered two competition entries for residential projects for the 2011 Tsunami-affected towns in the Tohoku Prefecture.

 

Workshops

Koshirakura - The City After-Image, Koshirakura, Japan.

July - August 2012
Design-and-build workshop in the rural village Koshirakura, led by the AA University of London. Gained and applied knowledge about traditional Japanese timber joinery building a viewer’s platform.
 

Learning from Ladakh, India. 

July 2011
Design-and-build workshop with ‘Architecture Sans Frontières-UK’ and ‘SEEDS-India’ in Ladakh, northern India.  Built latrines and a pavilion for a girl’s higher-secondary school.
 

Edible Places 2 - Urban Innovations for a Food Cycle Eden Project, UK.

September 2010
Workshop organised by Architecture Sans Frontières-UK.

 

Skills

 

Strong organisational and communication skills with an aptitude for conceptual and technical design. Experience running packages on large projects and collaborating/ coordinating with consultants and contractors on complex interfaces across multiple disciplines. Experience managing others while enjoying building good relations with colleagues, clients and consultants. A quick and keen learner of new technologies and always eager to master new capabilities.

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