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GABRIELA ALVERGUE
ARCHITECTURE + DESIGN + GRAPHICS
EDUCATION Ann Arbor, MI, USA August 2017 - May 2019
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN - Taubman College Master of Architecture (M. ARCH) with Distinction
Savannah, GA, USA September 2013 - June 2017
SCAD: Savannah College of Art and Design
Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A) in Architecture Distinction: Magna Cum Laude Minor: Interior Design Study Abroad: Architecture, Construction Technology, and Architectural History
Lacoste, France September - November 2015
WORK EXPERIENCE August 2019 - Present Chicago, IL, USA
GENSLER Technical Designer Architectural Designer collaborating in a mixed-use design studio. Producing renderings, 3D-modeling, presentations, planning and programming for mixed-use developments projects in Chicago and abroad.
Design & Research Intern
May 2018 - August 2018 Chicago, IL, USA
Collaborated with architects and designers on workplace design projects. Collaborated on a research project focusing on altered realities and future technologies in our industry. This included an in-depth look at VR+AR+MR within the design field.
SOLOMON CORDWELL BUENZ (SCB) Architectural Intern
June 2017 - September 2017 Chicago, IL, USA
Collaborated on a luxury high rise residential tower project located in Cleveland, Ohio during the SD and DD phase. Modeled exterior wall systems, landscape interventions, and design iterations. Developed elevations, exterior wall sections, and enlarged details for a Schematic Design Drawing Set and 50% Design Development deliverables.
GHAFARI ASSOCIATES Architectural Intern
June 2016 - September 2016 Chicago, IL, USA
Worked on a 99% CD drawing set for an extensive airport modernization project located in Baranquilla, Colombia.
AWARDS & RECOGNITION A. Alfred Taubman Scholar Merit Award (2017 - 2019 University of Michigan Graduate Grant (2017 - 2019) Work exhibited at the Taubman College Graduate Student Show 2018 SCAD Outstanding Architecture Capstone Project (2016-2017)
SCAD Dean’s List (2013 - 2017) SCAD Academic Honors Scholarship SCAD Achievement Scholarship SCAD Student Incentive Scholarship
LEADERSHIP & INVOLVEMENT ARC (Architecture Representative Committee)
Executive Board Member: Advertising, and Graphics Director at the Taubman College student organization.
September 2018 - May 2019 March 4 - 8, 2019 New York , NY, USA
MORPHOSIS Architectural Extern
Collaborating with Morphosis Associates studying digital technologies and fabrication processes within a week-long externship program.
SKIDMORE, OWINGS, AND MERRILL (SOM) Architectural Extern
February 26 - March 2 2018 New York , NY, USA
Working with SOM Associates for a week by being part of the Taubman College Spring Connections externship program.
PRACTICE SESSION NO. 6 WITH POINT SUPREME
Participated in an intensive weekend workshop collaborating with Point Supreme, an architecture practice from Athens, Greece.
‘OF MEDIUM INTENSITY’ WORKSHOP WITH MEDIUM OFFICE
Participated in an intensive weekend workshop collaborating with Alfie Koetter (Medium Office), Ashley Bigham, Jeff Halstead and Erik Herrmann. The workshop investigated precedents and their misappropriation of new forms using a recursive set of rules.
SCAD SCHOOL OF BUILDING ARTS TEACHING ASSISTANT
Software and Academic Assistant for the Architecture and Interior Design Department. Helped students with Rhinoceros, Revit, InDesign, 3DS Max etc.
February 16 - 19 2018
February 9 - 12 2018
May 2016 - June 2017
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS Autodesk Revit Autodesk AutoCAD Autodesk 3DS Max Rhinoceros
Adobe InDesign Adobe Illustrator Adobe Photoshop Google SketchUp
Pixologic ZBrush Luxion Keyshot Enscape V-Ray
Unreal Engine VR (virtual reality) in Oculus rift+ HTC vive Grasshopper (basics) Bluebeam Revu
English French (Native) Spanish (Advanced)