Iva Stanisheva
Education
Architectural Assistant i.stanisheva.uk@gmail.com
2012-2014 Oxford School of Architecture, UK - RIBA PART II
45 Howard Street
MArchD Applied Design in Architecture (Merit) Year 1 - Urban Design Specialisation Year 2 - Emergent hybrids: disaster and the scenic spectacle focusing on disasters and flood resilience
Cowley, Oxford United Kingdom
Educational collaborations: OX4 3AY New York Institute of Technology - Designing For Disasters collaboration Oxford Brookes Drama course - Theatre Set Design collaboration +447730432644 National Rail UK - Urban Design collaboration for Brentwoods railway station; Place Identity Research
2008-2011 University of Portsmouth, UK - RIBA PART I
BA(Hons) Architecture Degree (Merit) Architectural design; History and theory of architecture including classical architecture; Principle of sustainable design and development; Architectural technology: construction, materials and structure, architectural representation and communication;
2003-2008 Georgi Rakovsky High School, Sofia, Bulgaria
Skills
High School College degree Foreign languages profile - Spanish, English
Computing Revit, Sketch Up, AutoCAD, Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Premier, After Effects and MS Office; Basic usage of Vectorworks, IES and Space Syntax
Languages Bulgarian - Native
English - Fluent written and spoken Spanish - Good understanding
Relevant Experience 2013-2014 Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK
Associated Assistant, Planning Department, 6 months Worked alongside Dr Jon Cooper and Dr Regina Mapua Lim Taught, mentored and marked undergraduate students’ work
2014
Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK Workshop Assistant ‘City of your dreams’ Ashmolean Live - 150 years OBU anniversary ‘Building your dreams’ - Oxford Town Hall and OBU open day events Burning Man Festival Installation, Nevada, USA Project Designer (accepted, not funded)
2012
Gerry Lytle Associates, Guildford, UK Part 1 Architectural Assistant, 8 months Participated in all work stages of a small scale project for a preparatory school; Created planning permission drawings for a project in conservation area; Worked on technical drawings for a Grade II listed dwelling; Assisted in writing crucial project tender documents; Attended client and local council meetings related to ongoing projects.
Iva Stanisheva
Architectural Assistant i.stanisheva.uk@gmail.com 2010
Studio Progetto Ltd Architecture and Design studio, Rome, Italy Summer Internship, 2 weeks Worked on the public park ‘S. Atzeni’, including the cultural complex, museum and library Quartucciu, Sardegna; Developed the poster for the 5th ‘Convegno Internazionale’ - international architectural conference; Despark Digital Studio, London, UK Research Internship, 3 months Open Buildings project - coordination management compiling information suitable for the launch of an architectural website. Worked on back and front end of http://openbuildings.com
2009-2013 ARHIS Ltd Architecture and Design studio, Sofia, Bulgaria Summer Internships, 2 months each summer Worked on Sports Hall Dospat - concert hall capacity 1300 people, EU funding granted. Developed technical drawings for the ‘Holiday resort Belchin’ - project consisting of 28 residential houses.
Other Experience 2013-2014 Associated Fellow - The Higher Education Academy, UK
Committee member - Society of Urban Design (SUDS) Student member - Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Member - Urban Design
2012-2013 Vice President in Portsmouth Architecture School Society (PASS) Project Manager of Studio 4 Final Exhibition, School of Architecture
2010-2011 Exhibited work in the Portsmouth University students’ work exhibition ‘For Sale’ - ‘Staircase 1’ photograph (sold)
2009-2010 PASS Committee member
Organised weekly lectures, social events, publicity and hosted guest lectures, debates,exhibitions SOS Africa - young charity organisation - Committee member
Interests and achievements Ecology and Sustainability - attended a number of public discussions, debates and events such as ECOBUILD, Guardian Live and RIBA Talks Drawing - attended drawing classes since the age of 10 and in the years between 2005 - 2008 went to classes specialized in classical architectural ornaments, 3D geometry and composition Photography, Cinema and Urban Art - attended a number of movie festivals such as Sofia Film Festival, Filmini and Sarajevo Film Festival Travelling - visited over 20 countries, including a number of summer schools in Spain Sports - Cycling, Skiing, Scuba Diving and Foosball
References available upon request Fully Eligible for work on a J-1 or H1B Visa