MARIA FRANCISCA ECHEVERRI A . mariafranciscaecheverri@gmail.com 33 Fairbridge Road, N193EW London, UK Phone_ +44 (0) 7477168050 LinkedIn_ Maria Francisca Echeverri Aranzazu
MSc Candidate in Sustainable Environmental Design and architect with threeyear experience in architectural and urban project design. Special interest in sustainable environmental design research as a way of informing the architectural processes in order to create spaces where people want to live in and promote well-being, while responding to their natural surroundings. Development of passive strategies to achieve both the buildings’ independence from non-renewable energies and an architecture able to adapt to the changing urban environments. Greatest strengths: research, planning and leadership skills. Committed, passionate and always eager to be challenged.
EDUCATION Sep.2014 - Sep.2015
Jan.2007-Mar. 2012 5 years Aug.2010- Dec. 2010
EXPERIENCE MGP Arquitectura y Urbanismo http://www.mgp.com.co Bogotá, Colombia
Universidad de los Andes - DavidDelgado Arquitectos Bogotá, Colombia
FINDETER www.findeter.gov.co Bogotá, Colombia
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DavidDelgado Arquitectos daviddelgadoarquitectos.com Bogotá, Colombia
Architectural Association School of Architecture London, UK MSc Sustainable Environmental Design Los Andes University Bogotá, Colombia CUM LAUDE - Bachelor’s in Architecture GPA: 4.45/5 Part II RIBA Escola Da Cidade – Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo Sao Paulo, Brasil Academic Exchange program Architect June 2013– September 2014 -Hired as a junior architect to collaborate on different projects. -Part of the team responsible for the Master Plan for Helvetia School 2028 project. Responsibilities: research and analysis of the existing facilities and the community’s needs. Production of the final report that included architectonic proposal by stages of intervention with new and refurbished buildings. Other tasks included modelling and rendering, synthesis diagrams, diagramming, Photoshop, and video making. - Part of the team responsible for 4Park residential building. Responsibilities: development of the architectural details. -Participated in the contest for the School and Theater El Ensueño in Bogotá were the studio won second place and was awarded the design of one public school for the city. -Other responsibilities: support other projects, drawing, modelling, video making. Architect Coordinator September 2013 VISIONES FENICIA PROJECT -Hired to coordinate a team of 3 junior architects all directed by architect David Delgado. -The project consisted of the exploration of possible project developments based on the interpretation of the Master Plan elaborated by Los Andes University for the area of Triángulo de Fenicia as part of the extension of its main Campus. Responsibilities: the study of different possibilities for mixed-use distribution, plot occupation with volumetrics and public space areas proposal for the site, supported by images and a video of the project’s vision. Professional of the technical area February 2013– May 2013 Supported the technical VP on different projects: -100mil Viviendas Gratuitas (100 thousand free homes) and Agua para la Prosperidad (Water for Prosperity), both initiatives of the Colombian government through the Ministry of Housing, City and Territory. Findeter was in charge of evaluating and supervising the projects. -Sustainable Cities, project created by the Inter-American Development Bank, IDB, implemented by Findeter in Colombia to support and finance the urbanization process of emergent cities under a sustainable path. Architect January 2011 – December 2012 -Started as junior architect and then promoted to project Coordinator after one year. -Projects involved as project designer included: Bohio Housing (constructed), La Loma urban project in Barranquilla (Design proposal) , refurbishment of Granados’ Apartment (constructed). Responsibilities: design, design research, coordination as well as plan drawing, modelling, rendering, and image production. -Projects involved as project coordinator included: Bosque de Pinos (design proposal) and Barranquillas’ Town Hall (design proposal). Responsibilities : design research, program proposal, coordination with technicians and with the project’s owners.
Universidad de los Andes Bogotá, Colombia
Research Assistant March 2011 – June 2012 -Member of a research assistant team for the second part of CAMPUS project led by architect David Delgado and Alberto Miani, Dean of the Architecture and Design department. Responsibilities: the proposal of an evaluation method for future projects of the university’s campus at all stages, design, construction, and post occupancy of the building, based on 5 main principles (sustainability, memory, flexibility, integration, and pedagogy).
INDEPENDENT PROJECTS: Refurbishment of the Sports facilities for Aguas de Manizales’ employers Manizales, Colombia
LANGUAGES
Architect December 2013 – February 2014 Team: Irene Salazar, Maria Francisca Echeverri -Design proposal for the refurbishment of the Aguas the Manizales’ sports facilities. The task consisted of recuperating the abandoned courts located over water tanks and the design of a new building with all the complementary activities such as a small cafeteria, bathrooms with lockers and dressing rooms, as well as a parking lot and the landscape design of the site. Responsibilities: design proposal, plan drawing, rendering and video making, coordination with the project’s owners.
Spanish (Native) English (Good proficiency)
TOEFL iBT SCORE 104 (Dec. 2013) IELTS 7.5 (May.2014)
French (Fair proficiency)
Alliance Francaise, Manizales, Colombia Intensive course (250 hours) CLA - Centre de Linguistique Appliquée de Besançon France (level B3)
Portuguese (Elementary proficiency)
Level 1 Portuguese at Universidad de los Andes Academic Exchange at Escola da Cidade, Sao Paulo, Brazil
AWARDS & GRANTS AA Bursary 2014-2015 CUM LAUDE distinction 2012 Colfuturo Scholarship 2014-2015
-Awarded by the AA School of Architecture to attend the Master programme on Sustainable environmental design -Scholarship and grant for attending the Master on Sustainable Environmental Design based on academic achievements. -Awarded by Los Andes University for having an GPA of 4.45/5 (GPA 3% higher than the average of all graduates of the Faculty of Architecture in the five years prior to graduation).
SKILLS Design Design Research Environmental analysis ANALYTICAL TOOLS
2D & 3D MODELLING
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EDITORIAL
Ecotect Radiance – DIVA TAS Autocad 2d and 3d Google Sketchup with V-Ray Rhinoceros Revit (basic) LUMION, PhotoShop CS5, Illustrator CS5, InDesign CS5 Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel , Power Point