patricia garcia chimeno 1 0 W 1 0 3 S T R E E T, N E W YO R K , N Y 1 0 0 2 5
ARCHITECT/
MASTER IN COMPUTER GRAPHIC DESIGN
T 347-339-9391 W w w w.pgch.es E info@pgch.es
I am currently working at James Carpenter Design Associates in New York City, having been awarded the Argo Global Grant promoted by the Spanish Ministry of Education. I am finishing my period at JCDA on June 15th. Nevertheless I am a J1 Visa holder till March 2013. At the beginning of 2010 I got fully qualified in Architecture at the Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Madrid, where I got a Distinction in Design for my project Cultural Centre Tower in Tetuán. I also completed a Master’s Degree in Computer Graphic Design as related to architecture, design and multimedia presentations that has broadened my 3D modeling skills as part of the design and documentation process. My architecture experience has been enriched from a variety of academic design tutors, both in Madrid and Paris, where I studied architecture at L’École d’Architecture à Paris Belleville for a year, awarded with an Erasmus scholarship; and from the variety of design methodologies within the offices I’ve worked in, in Madrid, London and New York. In London I completed a year’s employment at CRABstudio and four months’ full-time employment at Aedas Ltd, having worked on a numerous range of projects that ranged from large scale public schemes to villa extensions. Have worked with Professor Sir Peter Cook at CRABstudio was an invaluable architecture experience as was the responsibility of running the international practice’s projects and taking the role of Studio Manager. In Madrid I worked as Junior Architect at the Herzog & de Meuron satellite office on the new Madrid BBVA headquarters. Working on such a big project I’ve gained experience on a wide range of activities related to the architectural profession, as well as a global idea of a project’s development. In New York at James Carpenter Design Associates I am broadening my architectural horizons specializing in architectural and structural glass design. In our studio Art and Architecture are progressively synthesized through theoretical, aesthetic and industrial materials research, goal that we are pursuing at our winning Jefferson National Expansion Memorial Museum project I am working on in St Louis. Currently, I want to further develop my steep learning within an International Practice that will broaden my architecture design horizons whilst giving me the opportunity to get an acute understanding of various stages of a project development.
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND 2010:
Qualified in Architecture with a Distinction in Design. Madrid Higher Technical School of Architecture. Tutor Mr. Juan Herreros.
2009:
Master’s Degree in Computer Graphic Design related to architecture, design and multimedia presentations. (3D Studio Max, Autocad 3D, Rhinoceros, MicroStation, Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Premier). Madrid Higher Technical School of Architecture.
2006-2008:
Work experience period at Aedas London Ltd, CrabStudio with Sir Peter Cook and U.A.M. Arquitectos with Mr. Salvador perez Arroyo. Please see the work experience section for further details.
2005:
Erasmus scholarship. École d’Architecture de Paris - Belleville, France. Qualified at La Sorbone de Paris. Course de civilisation française
2004:
Distinction in Fourth year Desig project by tuto Andrés Perea. Madrid Higher Technical School of Architecture. Course on phootography: old techiques. École d’Architecture de Paris - Belleville, France.
2002:
Course on Microsoft Office Package. Madrid Leonardo da Vinci Institute.
2000:
Foundation Course on Still life drawing, different techniques, related to architecture. Madrid IB-65 Academy.
1999:
Foundation Course on Still life drawing, related to architecture. Madrid IB-65 Academy. Continue training courses on /vectorial-raster software/ aplications focused on production and post-production of architecture documents
TECHNICAL SKILLS 3D Geometry: 3D Studio Max 2009, Rhinoceros 4.0, Autocad 3D 2010 and Revit 2010 CAD Software: Autocad (since R14 version till 2008 version), Revit, Microstation V8 and Triforma V8 Graphic animation of architectonic spaces: 3D Studio Max / Vray render / Raytrace / Maxwell 1.8 Vectorial graphic aplication: Adobe Illustrator CS.3 and Corel Draw Raster graphic animation: Adobe Photoshop CS.3, Adobe InDesign CS.3, Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional Structure Evaluation: Cypecad Design and development of web sites: Dreamweaver, Flash and Swiss Video edition: Adobe Premier Pro.
LANGUAGES Spanish_ Mother tongue English_ Fluent. TOEFL Certificate. GRE Certificate French_ Fluent. Delf B1 Certificate
PERSONNAL Born in Madrid, 05 / 08 / 1982, 29 years old.
Effort, Management, Optimism and Sports.
WORK EXPERIENCE 2011-2012_ James Carpenter Design Associates. NEW YORK JCDA Inc based in New York City is since 1978 a collaborative environment encouraging an exchange of ideas between architects, materials, fabricators and structural and environmental engineers. In the studio Art and Architecture are progressively synthesized through theoretical, aesthetic and industrial materials research. I am working as Junior Architect in two different projects that range from small scale design objet to museum extensions, broadening my architectural horizons specializing in architectural and structural glass design as in the development of a wide range of strategies in the conception of a environmentally intelligent building. - 2011_Velux Product. New York, United States. - 2011_Jefferson National Expansion Memorial Museum. St. Louis, United States.
2010-2011_ Herzog&de Meuron. MADRID Herzog & de Meuron is one of the most well-known Architecture Studios in the world, recognized worldwide for their cutting edge design schemes that range from the small scale of a private home to the large scale of urban design. While many of their projects are highly recognized public facilities, such as their stadiums and museums, they have also completed several distinguished private projects including apartment buildings, offices and factories. The practice has been awarded numerous prizes including “The Pritzker Architecture Prize“. My involvement in the practice was as Junior Architect for the New Madrid BBVA Headquarters Project, working in the production of the graphic documents (drawings, details, 3d models, cost estimation, installations, mock-ups,…) for the construction phase on the Interior Design Team. I also worked on the generation of 3D images and visualization of the Complex, President Area and Auditorium. My employment at Herzog & de Meuron was interrupted when I was awarded the Argo Global Grant promoted by the Spanish Ministry of Education for working at James Carpenter Design Associates in New York City. - 2010/2011_New BBVA Bank Headquarters. Madrid, Spain.
04-08 2008_ Aedas Ltd. LONDON Aedas is one of the largest architectural practices recognized for their creativity in mixed used development, transportation, education and healthcare building design. The London office is noted for its expertise and extensive experience in the Education sector as for vinvesting in research and cross-disciplinary initiatives to develop design methods through computation and parametric tools. My involvement in the practice was as Architectural Assistant for a School in Norwich from conceptual to planning stage in the Education team and 3D modeler of ADIC Towers (winning project) in Abu Dhabi in the R&D team. I was also in charge of Aedas’ participation in the London Festival of Architecture July 2008 (design and organization of the show). Unfortunately my employment at Aedas Ltd was interrupted for the acceptance for the Master I studied in Computer Graphic Design at The Madrid Higher Technical School of Architecture. - 2008_The Open Academy School. Norwich, England. - 2008_Abu Dhabi Investment Council Headquarters. Abu Dhabi, United Arabic Emirates - 2008_London Festival of Arquitecture. London, England.
2007-2008_ CrabStudio. LONDON “CRAbstudio” is a newly established architecture practice based in London with Professor Sir Peter Cook and Gavin Robotham as directors. My involvement in the practice was as Studio Manager and Design Leader for all the practice’s international projects that ranged from large scale public schemes to villa extensions, including a major participation on the competition of their Verbania Theatre in Italy (winning project), the competition of Birmingham Refurbishment Station (short-listed) as well as a several Madrid projects. For further graphic information refer to portfolio and details below. -
2008_Birmingham Refurbishment Station. Birmingham, England. 2007_Paris Housing. Paris, France. 2007_Trusam Towers. Murcia, Spain. 2007_Verbania Theatre. Verbania, Italy. 2007_Villanueva Centre. Madrid, Spain. 2007_August Mausoleum. Madrid, Spain. 2007_Law Courts Building at the Madrid Justice Campus. Madrid, España.
2003-2007_ U.A.M. Arquitectos. Salvador Pérez Arroyo. MADRID “U.A.M. Arquitectos” is a well established Madrid-based architecture practice lead by Professor Salvador Perez Arroyo, design tutor at the Bartlett School of Architecture at the UCL for nine years, currently tutor at the Berlage Institute (Rotterdam) and Head of the Construction Department at the Madrid Higher Technical School of Architecture University. His practice tackles schemes that range from large Masterplan proposals to housing extensions. My involvement in the practice developed from a student internship (involving CAD at early design stages) to a full-time employee taking the role as a Design Leader for several projects ranging from conceptual design competitions to an on site restaurant extension. My employment at U.A.M. Arquitectos practice was interrupted for a year when I was awarded with an Erasmus Grant for studying my Fith year of Architecture in L’Ecole d’Architecture a Paris-Belleville. -
2007_Restaurant Extension “La Buganvilla”. Madrid, Spain. 2007_Offices Tower. Pontevedra, Spain. 2007_Alicante Conference and Concert Hall. Alicante, Spain. 2007_Vallecas Housing II. Madrid, Spain 2006_Carabanchel Housing. Madrid, Spain. 2006_Oviedo Fine Art Museum. Oviedo, Spain. 2006_Las Rozas Youth Centre. Madrid, Spain. 2006_Forensic Science Building at the Madrid Justice Campus. Spain
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2006_Mareo Housing. Gijon, Spain. 2004_Public Parking. Oviedo, Spain. 2004_Montenuño Housing. Oviedo, Spain. 2004_Vallecas Housing. Madrid, Spain. 2003_Liepaja Concert Hall. Liepaja, Estonia. 2003_Castilla y Leon Law Courts. Valladolid, Spain.
EXHIBITIONS_PUBLICATIONS_AWARDS April 2011:
Awarded with the ARGO GLOBAL GRANT for working at the prestigious James Carpenter Design Associates in NYC. ARGO GLOBAL, is an Program funded by the Spanish Ministry of Education, which promotes practical experience in International Companies for Highly Qualified Spanish Graduates providing financial support to graduates elected.
December 2010:
Exhibited for my Thesis Project “Cultural Centre Tower in Tetuán” (Centro de Equipamientos en altura en Tetuán) in the “APFC:ASAP” at the Madrid Higher Technical School of Architecture. Comissioned by the workshop APFC of Juan Herreros and the Project Unit of the Madrid Higher Technical School of Architecture.
May 2010:
Exhibited for my thesis project “Cultural Centre Tower in Tetuán” (Centro de Equipamientos en altura en Tetuán) in the “Madrid Arhitektura Exhinition” at the Ljubljana Architecture School. Comissioned by the workshop APFC of Juan Herreros, the Spanish Embassy at Ljubljana, EUtrio, Ljubljana Architecture School, Bevk rovic´Arhitekti and T5 Projct Space.
December 2007:
Published at the “Annual Review of Winner Projects” commissioned by the Madrid Housing Authority (E.M.V. Empresa Municipal de la Vivienda). Vallecas Housing II. Scheme design team at the U.A.M. with Salvador Perez Arroyo and Sir Peter Cook. ISBN: 84-934362-2-4
March 2007:
Exhibited at Verbania City Hall. Presentation model of verbaia Theatre project developed in CRABstudio
January 2007:
Exhibited at the R.I.B.A. Working model of Vallecas Housing II project developed in U.A.M with Salvador Perez Arroyo and Sir Peter Cook
December 2004:
Published at Salvador’s Perez Arroyo book “5 Projects (in process)”, as part of his team at his U.A.M. company in Madrid
May 2004:
Published at the “Annual Review of Winner Projects” commissioned by the Madrid Housing Authority (E.M.V. Empresa Municipal de la Vivienda). Vallecas Housing. Scheme design team at the U.A.M. with Salvador Perez Arroyo. ISBN: 84-931832-8-8
January 2004:
Exhibited at The Granada Higher Technical School of Architecture (E.T.S.A.G, Escuela Tecnica Superior de Arquitectura de Granada), “Fiesta experimental”, university project
June 2003:
Published at the Best Student’s Pjoyects 2002-2003 catalogue of Prpfessor Alberto Campo Baeza “Sustancia y Circunstancia” ISBN: 84-933016-3-9
REFERENCES Sir Peter Cook Contact: CRABstudio 50a Rosebery Avenue London, EC1R 4RP T. 0044 (0) 20 7837 4262 E. info@crabstudio.net www.crabstudio.co.uk
James Carpenter Contact: James Carpenter Design Associates Inc 145 Hudson Street 4th Floor New York, NY 10013 T. 001 212 431 4318 E. james.carpenter@jcdainc.com www.jcdainc.comt
Mike Oades Contact: Aedas Architects Ltd 5-8 Hardwick Street London, EC1R 4RG T. 0044 (0) 20 7837 9789 E. mike.oades@aedas.com www.aedas.com
Nuno Ravara Contact: Herzog & de Meuron Calle Salustiano Olózaga, 5 - esc.dcha. 2º 28001 Madrid T. 0034 91 436 2444 E. n.ravara@herzogdemeuron.com www.herzogdemeuron.com
Salvador Perez Arroyo Contact: U.A.M. Arquitectos Calle Calle Zurbano 56, ground floor Madrid, 28010. Spain T. 0034 91 541 52 47 E. perezarroyo@terra.es www.salvadorperezarroyo.es
Juan Herreros Contact: Herreros Arquitectos Calle Princesa 25 5th floor Madrid, 28008. Spain T. 0034 91 522 77 69 E. estudio@herrerosarquitectos.com www.herrerosarquitectos.com
James Carpenter Design Associates Inc
Date:
December 6th, 2011
To:
Whom it may concern
Patricia has worked at James Carpenter Design Associates since August 2011 and has in this short time proven to be an invaluable member of this office. She has worked on a product development t won for the renewal of the Museum of Westward Expansion below the St. Louis Arch. For this project she has been producing the renderings that are being used to articulate the project as it is presented for fundraising, thereby bringing us through the next phase. In both cases she has been quick to understand the off experiential light in the public realm. She has added her own expertise and experience to the design process and visual representation of these ideas. Patricia has been keen to take every ability to work within a team, proven in her previous studies and work experience, has been borne out at JCDA. Her intelligence and optimism has been a positive addition to the office and we will miss her presence. I highly recommend her to a future employer and look forward to seeing her future progress in the world of architecture.
Best regards,
James Carpenter
145 Hudson Street New York, New York 10013
P 212 431 -4318
F 212 431-4425
info@jcdainc.com
www.jcdainc.comc
2 March 2010
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN,
Reference for Patricia Garcia Chimeno Patricia worked for Aedas from the 17th April 2008 to the 31st July 2008 as an architectural assistant on a variety of projects including The Open Academy, Norwich. She showed initiative in her work and proved herself to be an extremely capable and committed architectural assistant. She was involved in the early stages of the project and focussed on the design of the new school. Patricia always proved to be a reliable, trustworthy and hardworking member of staff and I would have no hesitation in recommending her to a future employer.
Yours sincerely
Sarah Williams Director For and on behalf of Aedas Architects Ltd D +44 (0)20 7837 9789 E sarah.williams@aedas.com
Architecture
Aedas Architects Ltd 5-8 Hardwick Street London EC1R 4RG United Kingdom
T +44 (0)20 7837 9789 F +44 (0)20 7837 9678 E london@aedas.com www.aedas.com
Company registration No: 4347086 Registered in England Registered office 5-8 Hardwick Street London EC1R 4RG
CRAB STUDIO ARCHITECTS SIR PETER COOK GAVIN ROBOTHAM DIRECTORS A ROSEBERY AVENUE LONDON EC1R 4RPp Peter.cook@ucl.ac.uk info@crabstudio.net t. +44 207 837 4262
To whom it may concern, I met Patricia six years ago when she was working at my friend’s Salvador Perez Arroyo Office. She participated in the team of the Liepaja Concert Hall competition I did collaboratively with Salvador. She also was involved in all international projects I did with Salvador. Years after, he sent her to my Architecture bureau in London, Crab Studio, where she took the roll of Studio Manager and Design Leader of Spanish Projects. Patricia Garcia worked for us for a year, very well: including a major contribution on the competition our Verbania Theatre in Italy (which won) as well as a couple of Madrid projects that eventually succumbed to the 'downturn'. She is extremely enthusiastic and highly motivated. She is got a strong, vibrant personality that is always POSITIVE and full of resource. She is highly rewarding as a colleague and a quick learner. Likewise, she unifies a spirited and imaginative approach to design and practical learning combined with a sound technical knowledge. Well organized, positive, very sharp-witted and scrupulous in accuracy and common-sense. She is also delightful and rather amusing personality. As an operational assistant, as an intellect, as a thinking colleague and, from our observation, as a student, in all categories she is of the first quality. Very highly recommended from my perspective of direct responsibility for 500 students at a time or 30 employees at a time. Signed
Professor Sir Peter Cook RA AADipl RIBA FRCA BDA Professor of Architecture Royal Academy of Arts
Salvador Pérez Arroyo C / Zurbano, 56 – Bajo 28010 Madrid Telf. 915415247 Fax. 915472489 Salvador Pérez Arroyo, PhD Architect and Construction Professor of the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (E.T.S.A.M.), Design Tutor at the Bartlett School of Architecture at the UCL for nine years and current Visiting Professor at the Berlage Institute of Rotterdam and at the Kongelige Danske Kunstakademi of Copenhaguen.
To whom it may concern, I was Patricia Garcia Chimeno Construction Tutor during her fourth year at University in several seminaries. In all the academics activities I’ve had contact with Patricia, she’s always proved an enormous talent and energy in developing creative and experimental solutions, as well as an outstanding capacity for working within a team. Her remarkable quality as student led me to incorporate her to my professional architecture practice, where she worked with dedication and enthusiasm for four years. During this time, she took part of the design process and development of a wide range of projects that ranged from Large Scale Public Schemes to Villa extensions. She achieved to become Design Leader of several projects. She was in charge of the relations between the Madrid Office and the Satellite Office in London, Crab Studio with Professor Sir Peter Cook as Director. She was moved to London office for a year because of her competitiveness and leadership skills. She worked actively on the winning Social Housing at Vallecas Competition, the also winning Verbania Theatre in Italy and the future Alicante’s Conference Hall. In all these projects she proved ingenuity, responsibility, excellent graphic skills and an outstanding professionalism. I am convinced that, if admitted, Patricia will make the utmost of the opportunities that the program offers, while also contributing with her practical, innovative and communicational skills to this enriching and demanding academic environment.
Regards, Salvador Pérez Arroyo
To whom it may concern,
Patricia Garcia Chimeno developed her final thesis project within the “Aula PFC” Thesis Program of the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (E.T.S.A.M.) during the 2009 academic year, achieving an exemplary result. I took the responsibility of being Patricia final thesis project Tutor along with Juan Herreros. Her innovative, brilliant and committed solution with the context of Tetuan developed in her project “Cultural Centre Tower in Tetuán” led her to be awarded with a Distinction in Design and placed her among the top 3% of her Aula PFC Thesis Class. Likewise, her thesis project was included in the best thesis projects selection of the Aula PFC for participating in the “Madrid Arhitektura Exhinition” at the Ljubljana Architecture School and in the “Aula PFC:ASAP” Juan Herreros’ worldwide exhibition. Furthermore, she’ll be part of the in process Best Student’s Aula PFC Thesis Proyects catalogue, where the methodologies, dynamism and teaching duties of the Aula PFC will be shown though the most representative thesis projects. It is worth highlighting the enormous interest and rigor that Patricia showed during the design speculation process, continuously experimenting on her conceptual, architectonic and urban proposal. Thank to this positive, dynamic and committed attitude she achieved the resolution of an ambitious and risky project. Her thesis project has generated debate and important interest among students and professors during critics and juries. Her Master’s Degree in Computer Graphic Design and passion for architecture digitization had a positive bearing on the resolution of the most complex aspects of her Thesis Project. Her valuable computer skills were a perfect tool for achieving superior graphic results. I’ve always encourage Patricia’s enterprising interest that have led her to work in experimenting and leading International Practices she’s worked in, in Madrid and London, as Herzog&de Meuron, Crab Studio with Sir Peter Cook and Aedas London Ltd. In the personal field, she always showed perseverance, rigor, demand, self-confidence and spirit of selfimprovement. Her communication skills, empathy for interpersonal relationships and her disposition for working within a team make her an excellent candidate. Please take care of her application.
Lina Toro.
Architect and Associated Professor of the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (E.T.S.A.M.) .Member of the Professor Juan Herreros Aula PFC Thesis Program and co-founder of dosmasunoarquitectos. Director of CSCAE “Arquitectos” review.
Maudes 22, 2ª. 28007 Madrid. Mvl 627866124. linatoro@dosmasunoarquitectos.com www. dosmasunoarquitectos.com