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Hello, My name is Constanta and I'm a final-year architecture and urban planning student. I come from Moldova but studied in both Romania and Italy. During my studies I have travelled and completed internships in Barcelona and Montpellier (architecture internship) but also in Timisoara (graphic design intern). Currently I am working on my diploma, entitled `Increasing the quality of life though community oriented urban planning`. We work as a team of 4, founded a NGO in Timisoara called `Into the community` and are working with 4 identified communities. During this period we have proceeded to the interventions. Modus operandi community oriented participatory urban planning. In order to become a good specialist in our honorable profession, during my university years I worked on developing a great combination of skills, including social and computer skills, theoretical knowledge and different languages knowledge (I speak English, French, Romanian, Russian, Italian and I am open to any new ones).I also have some experience in other related fields like graphic design, photography, sculpture, and others. I invite you to take a tour though my projects and creativity route. Please feel free to contact me for any further information.
Contact me: dkonstantza@gmail.com
skype: ponstantza (+40) 746 528 493
http://issuu.com/jinulubunelu
Romania, Timisoara Iancu Vacarescu 19, ap 13 300182
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ART URBAIN WORK shops graphic
DESIGN PHOTOGRAPHY
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THE SNAKE MY FAVORITE HOUSE
CONTEST
Curriculum Vitae Education Politechnic University of Timisoara, Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning Universita degli Studi di Palermo, Faccolta' di Architettura, Erasmus exchange Lyceum “Spiru Haret”, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
2009 – Present 2014 2009
Work “Valerie Garnier Architecture” – Architecture Intern, Montpellier, France Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, History of Urbanism – assistant lecturer “WEAREX3” – Graphic Design Intern, Timisoara, Romania “GEI-2A” - Architecture Summer Intern, Barcelona, Spain “DNA” - Architecture Summer Intern, Barcelona, Spain “Arhitekt” - Architecture intern, Timisoara, Romania “Spirit Blossom” – Fashion Design Employee, Chisinau, Moldova
Sept. - Oct 2014 2013 –2014 Febr. - May 2013 June - Oct. 2012 June - Oct. 2012 Oct. - Nov. 2011 Summer 2007/2008
Leadership Activities Co-founder - “Asociatia în comunitate” (into the community), Community oriented urban planning NGO, Timisoara, Romania Co-founder - “Casa care-mi place” (The house I like), an independently students organized contest, Timisoara, Romania Co-founder - “Sapunarii”, organizing movie projections and happenings, Fac. of Architecture, Timisoara Founder - “Ce ? Unde ? Cand ?” (What? Where? When? ) - weekly intellectual game contest, Timisoara, Romania Conducted a city quest contest “TimiQuest”, Timisoara, Romania Editor-in-chief, “Tractorul” - an independent avant-garde lyceum entertainment newspaper, Chisinau, Moldova
Sept. 2014 - present Feb. 2013-Oct. 2013 2011-present 2009-present Nov., 2010 2007-2009
Prizes won Contest ‘ART URBAIN’, Paris, France – finalist, project ‘Activel le lieu vert’ 1st place,’Youth in Decision-Making’ Contest, ‘ Place making`- project, Timoara City Hall Best Urban project of the 5th year, by Romanian Register of Urban Planners Best Urban project of the 4th year, by Romanian Register of Urban Planners Nominee at the “Tres Courts” film festival, national selection Nominee at the “Filmul de Piatra” film festival, national selection, section-experiment MOB contest, movie contest organized by the Institute Francois Timisoara, 2nd place Photo contest ‘A mirror for Cartier’ organized by the library Cartier, Chisinau, 2nd place
Mar. 2015 Dec. 2014 Jan. 2014 June 2013 May 2012 Jan., 2012 Nov., 2011 Nov., 2010
computer skills AUTOCAD
ARCHICAD / RHINO
ARTLANTIS / V-RAY
PHOTOSHOP / ILLUSTRATOR / INDESIGN
language competences
spanish
italian
french
english
romanian russian
SPACES
first year project
The task was to create two related spaces. The spaces had to be connected and to communicate with each other. The material had to be a cardboard duplex sized 70x100 cm and we had to use all of it, with no leftovers.
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Location: Timisoara, Romania Area: 1000 sqm Year: 2010/2012 The task was to come up with a bridge over the Bega Chanel in Timisoara, Romania. The Chanel was build during the Austrian occupation and is oneo f the most valuable sites in Timisoara.
BRIDGE The Bridge had to be made fully out of wood and to host also a restaurant, a closet and storages. The concept was to unify the two paths from the opositte sides of Bega. I also considered it important to make the bridge accesible by bkie and by people with disabilities so my bridge was a continuous ramp. Structuraly everything was based on triangles as the triangle si the most resistant form. The rithm of the wooden slats makes the restaurant, witch is in the middle of the bridge, have more light but stil keep it privatea nd in shadow.
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Contributors: Dohotaru Constanta Ana Cosma Location: Timisoara, Romania Area: 3080 sqm Year: 2013-2014
This is my TH year school project. The site is situated in a residential area, built in the 1900s, nearby the center of Timisoara. The building had to host commercial ground floor, public space, underground parking, offices and apartments. We decided to place the offices next to the street, so that it can serve as a noise barrier and can face the north. The residential area was placed in the back. The concept was to create a sequence of squares with increasingly intimacy - from the street to the back side of the site. The main square would be near the street and marked with a 35m multifunctional - tower.
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DESIGN
The site is situated in Timisoara, in the peripheral area. It hosted industry supplies in the past and now is a left out, forgotten and dangerous area. Our team came up with a vision and a strategy in order to revitalize, populate and make it attractive.
After some changes in public transport we would make the nearby park, an attractive one. Then will be configurated the pedestrian that will come from the city Centre, pass near the park and go to the Green Forest, right next to out site, outside the city area, in the north. The next step would be the conversion of one of the old hall of the site, into a multi-functional cultural Centre (Ch.Alexander, Pattern Language). The other parts will be divided into parts: near the streets penetrations - will be offices and millennium stores, the collective 5 store buildings will be situated next to the lower traffic roads and the private houses will be in the middle, protected from the notice and high traffic. The pedestrian street Realizing the importance of memory of the place, made over the years, we decided to keep and emphasize it. The site, a witness to the industrial era, will host a lively pedestrian that will serve as gate and invitation to the Green Forest. Physically, the gate will consist of reinforced concrete bridge stock, found on the site. The pedestrian will be bordered by commercial and leisure services.
Prize:
Best project of the 5th year by Romanian Register of Urban Planners
Contributors: Dohotaru Constanta, Egyed Szabolcs, Fulop Fruzsina Location: Timisoara, Romania Area: 55000 sqm Year: 2013-2014
Currently I am working on my diploma, entitled `Increasing the quality of life though community oriented urban planning`. We work as a team of 4, founded a NGO ‘Into the community’ and already won a funding contest at the City Hall of Timisoara. We have developed an interdisciplinary thesis with students that study sociology, anthropology, statistics, urban geography, IT and fine arts. At the moment we are working with 4 communities and will soon proceed to the interventions. Modus operandi - participatory urban planning. The public space topic concerns me and our NGO `Into the community` most of all, as it is the scene for experiments, conflicts, diversity and everyday life. The transformation of the public space has immediate impact on the quality of life, starting from the local communities, to all the city`s inhabitants.
PARTICIPATORY
The social inquiry
The 1st meeting. community no 1
‘Youth in decision making’ City hall founding contest. 1st place
The 2nd meeting. community no 1
planning
contest
ART URBAIN
before International Contest 2014 Paris, France www.arturbain.fr ‘The public space is the heart of urban renovation’ http://www.arturbain.fr/arturbain/concours/2015/
Finalist (results in May 2015) Contributors: DOHOTARU Constanta GAITA Loredana GAROMFIR Alexandra Maria
The project proposes an urban planning brought to human scale with a large park area created for the local community. The new park is dedicated to the pedestrians and cyclists and the links between the new proposed functions of the site.
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We propose the renaissance and activation of the local community by creating common public spaces - local market, community gardening, silent places, local city hall and playground. The relocation of the parking places is supposed to unite the green existing place. The street are paved in order to reduce the speed and the noise of cars. All the trees are kept and many new ones proposed to be planted.
The Playground
In Bucuvina, Romania, at a country inn, we were asked to build something for the kids. My team came up with a concept witch involved moldavian history. They asked us to buid one element and we chose the CUBE. I was the head architect and had to lead the project and site. It took us 7 days of fun and a lot of new things to learn.
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The shelter
Near Petrosani, Romania, at a altitude of 2km above the sea level, we were asked to help buiding a shelter fot people visining to have a sleep-over. We used only local materials like stone, clay, wood. We stayed there for a week and again, gained a lot of experienc e. We had 30 degrees during the day and -1 at night, tzuika was our best friend! If it happens you to visit Romania, you shouldn’t miss that region, as it is full of history, it is told that Zamolxex lived there and could see the stars during the day though the roks!
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WORK shops
graphic
DESIGN
‘The house I like’ timeline
What? Where? When? Timisoara Founder posters and logo Intelectual team game https://www.facebook.com/cuctimisoara
cofounder
P A O experimental summer school and show poster
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volunteer casa is a student organised 2nd year architecture contest
SAPUNARII posters and logo cofounder Movie nights https://www.facebook.com/SAPUNARII
I always thought good photos were llike good jokes. If you have to explain it, iit just isn’t that good
Photography
“Long you live and high you'll fly and smiles you'll give and tears you'll cry and all you touch and all you see is all your life will ever be.” Pink Floyd
instalation
THE SNAKE
before The snake was a school project, ment to be an intervention in a chosen place. The whole proces was creative and colorfull. We used only recycled fabrics.
after We even made a short movie about it. https://vimeo.com/118462227
Contributors: BUTOI Noemi FULOP Fruzsina, DOHOTARU Constanta
‘My favorite house’ contest was an independently students organized contest in Timisoara, Romania. Our team worked on developing a website where people could upload a photo with their favorite house from their neighborhood and also vote for other ones. The contest was held in 2013, spring and ended during the annual city’s anniversary concerts event, in August, when the winners where announced. The project meant to increase the awareness of the citizens towards their city’s architecture and to incite the creative and critical thinking. We also made people take walk with their head up in the sky. Graphic design: Alex Iliescu
MY FAVORITE HOUSE
CONTEST