PERSONAL PROFILE AND CV

MAGDALENA MACIEJEWSKA

BA HONS LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT

PROFILE

I am a third-year Landscape Architecture student due to graduate in June 2021. Joining University at a slightly later stage made me confident that landscape architecture is my passion in which I want to proceed and be successful. I am a hard-working, passionate and creative individual with excellent problem-solving, organisational, digital and spatial design skills. I enjoy working on a diverse range of projects, as part of a team and under my own initiative. I am passionate about restoring natural land in development disturbed places, improving climate resilience and decreasing the negative impact on the environment and people well-being, through thoughtful landscape design with adaptation to local site conditions. My designs are driven by emphasizing natural processes, to reveal novel sustainable solutions and achieve greater harmony with the surrounding environment and people's well-being.

INFO

E-mail:

magdalenamaciejewska61@gmail.com Telephone:

07949372783 Address:

5 Poplar Road Doncaster DN7 4AW

SKILLS / STRENGTHS

• Excellent drawing skills • Acrylic painting • 3D modelling • Photography

Graphic Design

• Adobe Photoshop • Adobe InDesign • Auto CAD • Sketch Up 3D

• LVIA • Language: English and Polish (native) • Full UK Driving Licence

EDUCATION

Leeds Beckett University: School of Arts, Architecture and Design BA (Hons) Landscape Architecture and Design Sept 2018 - June 2021

• Expected Degree Classification: First Class Honours

Technical College nr. 1 in Gniezno, Poland Sept 2008 – July 2012 Landscape Architecture profile

• ISCED 3 certificate of competences in Landscape architecture • AS level equivalent Maths, English, Polish • Polish Maturity exam • Secondary school certificate

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Primark Ltd. / Customer Service, Sales Assistant April 2016 - Sept 2018

• Working on the till and cash handling • Working under pressure during busy periods • Working as part of a team

Self Employed / Hair Extension Specialist Jan 2016 - April 2016

• Conducting client consultations to discuss their specific needs and options. • Advising customers on after-care.

The Earl of Doncaster / Food and Beverage Assistant Oct 2015- Dec 2016

• Working on the busy bar environment and cash handling • Keeping the area clean and tidy

Cosmo Restaurant / Floor Staff, Section Leader Aug 2014 - May 2015

• Responsible for 3 floor staff members

• Working on the till and cash handling

ABP Doncaster / Production line operative April 2013 - July 2014

• Maintaining strict health and safety standards • Working as part of team

Agro-Estetyka, Poland / Landscape Architect trainee April 2012- Oct 2012

• Restoration project of a historic park • Landscaping and planting • Reading conceptual planting plans • Assistance in setting up lawn drainage system

SOCIAL MEDIA / WORK EXAMPLES

Instagram profile: https://www.instagram.com/ magda.land.architecture/

Linked In profile: linkedin.com/in/magdalena-maciejewska-9600841a6

“THE WEB Story – A journey through regenerative landscape design for Leeds Innovation District”. https://youtu.be/SbndwrzSlIU

(Video demonstrating a full story and process behind my final university project)

REFERENCES

References can be provided upon request Context symposium 2021 • Design for Regenerative Sustainability: Perceptual Innovation, Health and Well-being • University invitation to participation and presentation of my thesis research on context symposium

Applicant day 2021 • Representing Landscape Architecture and Design course at Leeds Beckett University

IELTS English test: Academic level June 2018 • Overall Band Score: 6.0

St. John Ambulance April 2018 • First Aid at work, certificate of training

Business Advice Direct Limited May 2015 – June 2015 • NOCN Level 1 Health and Safety in a Construction Environment

ISCED 3 August 2012 • Certificate of competences in landscape architecture

NOTABLE UNIVERSITY PROJECTS

“A Better Tomorrow” • Design of sustainable eco-village and community centre of Moseley Beck,

Leeds • SUDS design: Rainwater harvesting and gravity water filtration • Community gardens and greenhouse • Powered by renewable energy

“Nifty Loop” • Masterplanning and detailed design of Nexus and University urban plaza and food square in Leeds • Design with terrain changes : Ramp integrated into stairs • Creating urban node and well-connected, accessible destination for students and Leeds residents. • Informative design: Layout and Urban furniture inspired by Fibonacci sequence and spiral motif in nature.

“Your School Edible Garden” • Leeds East Academy school grounds design • Design with the school community and real client • Creative encouragement of the students to participate in design ideas • Group masterplanning and individual detailed design of school edible garden • Design of Sustainable gravity irrigation system, fully powered by renewable energy • Creating a personalised guide booklet for school

“The Web” • Strategy and Masterplanning of Leeds Innovation District • Covering Leeds Inner Ring Road by a series of green roof canopies • Freeing up space for extension of green infrastructure • Reconnecting divided neighbourhoods of Leeds Innovation District • Regenerative design: Improving people health and well-being, facing climate-related challenges and increasing bio-diversity

1. THE WEB - A Regenerative Vision for Leeds Innovation District

The final third-year project covering the whole design process, supported inby dissertation thesis and personal scientific research.