AIAS ASU PORTFOLIO | AMALIA DESARDI
THANK YOUs
WITHOUT THE RELENTLESS SUPPORT FROM THE 2021-2022 EXECUTIVE BOARD, AIAS ASU WOULD NOT HAVE SEEN THE EXPONENTIAL GROWTH AS A CHAPTER IN A SHORT 3 MONTHS.
IT WAS AN ABSOULTE PLEASURE SHOWING UP EVERYDAY TO IMPACT THE LIVES OF SUCH A DIVERSE STUDENT BODY. AS A CHAPTER WERE WERE ABLE TO REACH OVER 600 STUDENTS AND SHOWCASE THEIR WORK AS COLLECTIVE IN EVENTS LIKE THE ARCHITECTURAL EXHIBITION. AND FOR THE FIRST TIME IN YEARS, WE WERE ABLE TO BRING THE THREE SCHOOLS OF ARCHITECTURE BACK TOGETHER - ASU, TALIESIN & UofA.
AIAS ASU | 2021 - 2022 METRICS
- Awarded the AIAS Membership Growth Challenge for Fall 2021 due to exponential growth AIAS ASU experienced from 2020-2021
- Rebuilt AIAS chapter from 3 members to over 80 plus active members in 4 months
- Co facilitated semi annual Architectural Exhibition showcasing the work of over 600 students while connecting local professionals, faculty and students alike
- Reestablished and redefined the relationship with the three schools of architecture within Arizona (UofA, The New School of Architecture and ASU).
- Co hosted with the AIA and the other AIAS chapters a student and professional mixer as a pre-event to the AIA Arizona State Conference
o Proceeding the conference student voices were further reinforced at the conference through a panel discussion
- Hosted firm crawls to connect students into the local architecture community
- Partnered with the ASU Campus Architect to provide students with private tours for three ASU active construction sites
- Held semi annual portfolio reviews for students across all years to receive feedback from the local professional community
MANY THANKS TO MARC NEVEU, PHIL HORTON AND OTHER FACULTY AT ASU FOR THE SUPPORT AND ENDLESS MENTORSHIP ALONG THE WAY. - AD
- Merged The Discipline Journal, the Architecture Journal for Arizona State University, to leverage students voices and work within The Design School
- Fundraised over $35,000 to support and leverage student voices through AIAS led activities
ARCHITECTURAL EXHIBITION
THE DISCIPLINE JOURNAL
STUDENT RUN JOURNAL TO LEVERAGE THE VOICES AND WORK OF STUDENTS
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 2022
IMAGE A | ANANTH UDUPA
IMAGE B | BRENNAN RICHARDS
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We shift in space, we have shifted our gaze.
This issue of Discipline asks how the collective architectural world has responded to a shift in contemporary thinking and aprocahes towards design. How have we re-imaged our space? How have we adapted to a permanent shift? What does it mean to be an architectural student today? We, as a society, have been placed in a unique, reflective position wherein we must shift our perspective on our own lived experiences starting with menial and branching out to systematic. Discipline 08 is a collection of diverse perspectives at these different scales and lenses as it relates to our social and built enviroment. A
ARCHITECTURAL EXHIBITION
EDUCATION
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY | TEMPE, AZ 2022| MASTERS OF ARCHITECTURE
LAKE FOREST COLLEGE | LAKE FOREST, IL 2013 | COMMUNICATION , minor EDUCATION
SKILLS
REVIT | AUTOCAD | SKETCHUP | ADOBE SUITE | LUMION
AWARDS
FALL 2022 | NOMINEE FOR CHAPTER LEADER HONOR AWARD
FALL 2021 | AIAS CHAPTER GROWTH OF THE YEAR
F‘21 - S’22 | AIAS ASU PRESIDENT*
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
DLR GROUP | PHOENIX AZ CURRENT | ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNER
ASSIST ARCHITECTURAL STAFF THROUGH VARIOUS TASKS FROM BRAINSTORMING CONCEPTS TO CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS, COORDINATION WITH CONSULTANTS, ASSITING IN CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION AND ATTEND AND PREP MATERIAL FOR CLIENT MEETINGS.
FALL 2018 | DESIGN EXCELLENCE | UNDERWOOD
AIAS ASU | ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
FALL 2021 - SPRING 2022 | PRESIDENT*
OZ ARCHITECTS | SCOTTSDALE AZ MAY 2016-2018 | DESIGN ASSISTANT
ASSIST LEAD DESIGNERS AND ARCHITECTS ON DELIVERING A COMPREHENSIVE DESIGN PACKAGE FOR CLIENTS FROM SCHEMATICS THROUGH FURNISHINGS. PROVIDED CONTINUOUS BIM SUPPORT, REDLINING, CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE MAINTENANCE, SKs AND PURCHASE ORDERS.
POP-UP SHOP ASSIST PRINCIPAL ARCHITECT WITH OPENING OF POP-UP SHOP IN WEST HOLLYWOOD FOCUSED AROUND ANTIQUITIES AND MID CENTURY FURNITURE PIECES.
LEAD THE EXECUTIVE BOARD THROUGH THE PROCESS OF REBUILDING THE AIAS CHAPTER WITH A CLEAR VISION, SET GOALS AND SYSTEM FOR FUTURE EXEC BOARDS TO FOLLOW. REBUILDING ALSO MEANT CONSISTENT AND TARGETED STUDENT OUTREACH IN ORDER TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE CULTURE OF THE DESIGN SCHOOL POST PANDEMIC. IN TURN, THE CHAPTER EXPERIENCED EXPOENTIAL GROWTH (3 MEMBERS TO 85 MEMBERS), REACHING OVER 600 STUDENTS, PROFESSIONALS AND FACULTY ALIKE THROUGH THE ARCHITECTURAL EXHIBITIONS WHILE ROOTING STUDENTS IN THE PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY.
NATE BERKUS ASSOCIATES | CHICAGO IL
AUG. 2015- JAN. 2016 | INTERIOR DESIGN ASSISTANT INTERN
ASSIST LEAD DESIGNERS AND DESIGN ASSISTANTS ON SOURCING PRODUCT AND MATERIAL. CREATE FINAL PRESENTATION MATERIAL FOR CLIENT MEETINGS. CREATE CLIENT PURCHASE ORDERS AND MAINTAIN TRACKING OF ITEMS/MATERIAL.