Architecture portfolio
Lorena Brează
Personal information Name and surname: Lorena Antonia Brează Date and place of birth: 05.04.1992 Reșita, Romania Phone: +40727441656 E-mail: lorena.breaza@gmail.com Foreign languages: Romanian, English, French
Professional experience 2017 September - present - Intern architect - Architects Collective, Vienna 2017 May - present - Co-founder and managing partner of Maistor - www.maistor.ro 2017 September - Vienna Design Week - Co-curator of The Answering Machine exhibition 2009 - 2016 - founder of Greendimple accessories design studio - greendimple.tumblr.com 2016 August - December - BETA - coordinator of the Urban View campaign within Timișoara Architecture Biennial www.betacity.eu / www.privesteorasul.com 2015 October - June - Designer - Apex Coffe (Bruxelles, Belgia) 2015 June - September - Intern architect - Edit! (Prague, Czech Republic) 2015 - June - Intern architect - Vitamin Architects (Timisoara, Romania) - Europan 13 2014 - 2015 - Volunteer teacher - ‘Playing Architecture’, Timișoara 2015 - present - Active teacher within Apprentus community - graphic and 3D software ( Indesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Archicad, Rhino, Sketch - up)
Education 2017 MArch - Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism, Polytechnic University of Timișoara 2016 - 2017 - Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism, Polytechnic University of Timișoara 2015 - 2016 - Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels 2011 - 2015 - Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism, Polytechnic University of Timișoara 2012 - 2015 - Pedagogical school, Timișoara
Architecture and design competitions 1st Prize - Romanian Order of Architects prize - A place in the Romanian delegation at the World Architects Congress 2017 representing Romanian architecture students - Seoul, South Korea 1st Prize - Premio Piranesi Prix de Rome 2014 modern museum design and identity for Villa Adriana 1st Prize - BCR BANK - logo design for the Youth Capital of Culture 2017 Special prize from Polytechnic University of Timișoara - for extracurricular activities November 2015; Honourable mention - International competition ‘CASA’ 2013 - collective housing; Honourable mention - Baumit- Desgn de fațadă - 2015; Nominee Charles Kaisin - Musée L hall design , Louvain - la - Neuve, Belgium; Europan 13 Entry - Reclaiming Møllendal, Bergen, Norway;
Awards and exhibited work Vienna Design Week Pannel Talk 2017 - The Answering Machine - on migration among Romanian young architects; Maistor 2017 - Bags presentation - Summer collection launch - La Căpițe, Timișoara; C.A.S.A exhibition 2013- winning entry ‘Hide from the city or live it!’ - Cluj, Timisoara, Bucharest; Extracurricular activities prize in 2013 - ‘All Eyes on Nadăs’; University discourse award 2013- for the presentation of ‘All Eyes on Nadăs’ - 2013; Greendimple - 2014 - bow ties presentation, Bruiaj bar, Timisoara ; - 2013 - accessories presentation show - Bruiaj bar, Timisoara; www.greendimple.tumblr.com/
Workshops Tools Museum Summer School Timișoara - coordination and crowdfunding management www.muzeuluneltelor.ro Playing Architecture 2017 - Scenography workshop coordinator, Timișoara - www.de-a-arhitectura.ro Yes but there is a problem 2017- international participatory design workshop - www.betacity.eu BIM for Archicad - 2017 Premio Piranesi Prix de Rome - 2014 - international design workshop/ competition - Rome www.premiopiranesi.net Cârțișoara 2014 - building CUCA festival stage; Dealul Cerului 2011 - traditional construction techniques; Hodoni 2013 - woodworking technics; Radical Islands 2014 - activating public space by moving the office outside; www.radicalislandtimisoara.tumblr.com
Computer software ArchiCAD, AutoCAD, Rhino, Grasshopper, Sketch-up; Adobe IlIustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Indesign; Microsoft Office Suite.
Other skills leadership, teamwork, research, communication, attention to details.
Hobbies handmade art basketball
events.
design.
architecture.
events. curating cultural stuff.
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