Portfolio - Gil Ferreira da Silva

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gil ferreira da silva

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gil ferreira da silva

Born in 1983 in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal, I graduated in Faculdade de Arquitectura da Universidade do Porto in 2007 with a degree in architecture, and in 2008 became an official member of Ordem dos Arquitectos.

Mastering several kinds of software, like Microsoft Office, Apple iWork, OppenOffice, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign, Autodesk Autocad and 3D Max, Vray, Maxon Cinema 4D, Graphisoft Archicad, nemetschek Vectorworks, Bentley Microstation, Google Sketchup, Kerkythea, Art-Lantis, I have enough expertise to adapt to any office routine.

Moreover, I have gathered enough pratical skills to have the ability to deal with any kind of project, preferring teamwork to single working but with leadership skills, if needed.

Fluent in english, spoken and written, for which I have a Certificate of Proficiency in English from Cambridge University, I also understand spanish, french and italian.

If you are interested in my curriculum vitae please contact me to the email above.

academic

colaborations

competitions

Since school years I have been participating in several student competitions, most of them teaming with other students.

I believe student/concept competitions are a great opportunity to experiment and test some designs and theories, and therefore I make an effort to regularly participate in these competitions.

Nowadays I am still participating in some competitions not yet stated in this portfolio.

porto water tanks

ICON porto, portugal 2008

www.portowatertanks.com

(participation)

riba president’s medals

(RE)Design CT england 2007

www.presidentsmedals.com

(faup representative) (with Bruno Moreira)

17Âş Iberian Competition of Pladur Construction Solutions

Tn casa de um, casa de todo porto, portugal 2007 (faup special commendation and nominee for the Iberian Prize) (with Joana MagalhĂŁes)

secil student awards

urban project for trofa portugal 2006

(faup nominee for the national prize) (with Bruno Moreira)

designarq.com competition

modeling and rendering 3D interior scene portugal 2006

www.designarq.com (participation)

living box competition

pandora’s box italy 2006

www.edilportale.com/livingbox/eng/livingbox.htm

(participation)

UIA student competition “extreme”

extreme architecture for extreme conditions istanbul, turkey 2005 (participation) (with Alda Coelho, Carlos Fortuna and Patrick Conceição)

academic

colaborations

During school years I colaborated for the first time with PLAREN for six months. After graduation the colaboration with PLAREN continued for one year, during which I colaborated in different kinds of projects and competitions, from the early sketch to built buildings.

The projects shown here are just some of the ones in which I colaborated.

The copyright of these projects belong to PLAREN, who allowed me to present them as a proof of my colaboration. Therefore they are intirely of their responsability and as so they must be understood as a proof of the skills I achieved by working with them.

The top of our achievements this year was a third prize in the competition for the new estonian arts academy.

estonian arts academy competition

Arts Factory estonia 2008

(third prize winner)

PT COMUNICAÇÕES

Concept Store Competition portugal 2008

(one of the four selected participants)

sundsvall arts center and theater

Red Theater sweden 2008

ministério da saúde

Instituto Nacional de Saúde Dr. Ricardo Jorge portugal 2007

pharmacies portugal 2007/2008

transport warehouses portugal 2008

multi-family dwelling portugal 2008

single-family dwelling portugal 2006/2007/2008

furniture and retail establishments portugal 2006/2007/2008

academic I started my studies in Faculdade de Arquitectura da Universidade do Porto in 2001 by the age of 17 and obtained the Graduate Degree in Licenciatura em Arquitectura in 2007, with the Final Grade of Fifteen (out of twenty).

During these six years of studies I worked on many projects and essays, some of which are presented in this portfolio.

In the later years I started thinking more consciously about being an architect today. How do we participate in the real world? How do we relate with others and particularly with our clients? These are some of the questions that lead to my graduation thesis in which I questioned most of what I have learned and found myself relating to the theories of pragmatism in architecture. Àbalos & Herreros, Richard Rorty, Toyo Ito, SANAA, Cedric Price, Jean ProuvÊ, Yona Friedman and Richard Hamilton are just a few names that came across my studies and to which I have now became very interested in.

Caixa Mรกgica_habitar no presente graduation thesis 2006/2007

(Magic Box_living in the present)

Habitar?!

Presente?!

“ James utilizou a imagem de um corredor de hotel cujos aposentos abrigam diversas concepções do mundo; o corredor é o lugar em que todas elas se cruzam, o lugar onde se pode entabular uma conversação plural e enriquecedora. A metáfora pragmática será, assim, a “conversação”, imagem que sublinha os vínculos com um modelo social no qual realmente possa se dar uma discussão aberta e imprevisível, sem verdades últimas.”!

[Iñaki Ábalos, A boa vida, Editorial Gustavo Gilli, Barcelona, 2003, p. 174]!

?!

Habitação!

Equipamentos!

Espaços Públicos!

...!

ARQUITECTURA!

auditorium and cafeteria building porto, portugal 2004/2005

housing matosinhos, portugal 2003/2004

student’s residence porto, portugal 2002/2003

Š 2008 gil ferreira da silva