SHIZA CHAUDHARY
1855 Candlewood Court, Apt 105 | Charlottesville, VA (732) 788 7675 | kbp3fq@virginia.edu
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA Charlottesville, VA
Master of Architecture July 2022 – Present
• MOJ / Thaler Lectureship 2025, Co-Leader
• Awarded annual merit-based scholarship
• Active member of ManifestA
MASON GROSS SCHOOL OF THE ARTS, RUTGERS UNIVERSITY
New Brunswick, NJ Awarded Bachelor of Fine Arts Class of 2016
• Awarded James Dumont travel grant
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
ARCHITECTURE RESEARCH OFFICE Brooklyn, NY
Professional Extern Jan 2025
• ModelMaking: Conducted experimentation with Ultimaker 3d printer for a new project. The task included 3d modeling and 3d printing using ecofriendly filaments.
BUSHMAN DREYFUS ARCHITECTS Charlottesville, VA
Professional Intern May 2024 – Aug 2024
• Design: Contributed to residential scale projects. Assisted in preparing drawing sets and 3d models and renderings for client presentations. Assisted project architects with design research, planning, site visits, presentations and mockups
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA Charlottesville, VA
Student Research Assistant (Mindful Materiality 2024) Feb 2024 – April 2024
• Fabrication : Practiced wood fabrication required in construction phase of the project with Prof. Katie MacDonald and Kyle Schumann
Student Instructor Assistant (Lessons in Making, Fall 2023)
Sep 2023 – Dec 2023
• Teaching:Taught workshop of fundamentals of design to undergraduate section under Prof. Sanda Iliescu’s supervision
Student Research Assistant (Exhibit Columbus 2023) May 2023 – Aug 2023
• Fabrication : Learned from wood and metal fabrication in construction phase of the project. Assisted in on-site project installation with Prof. Katie MacDonald and Kyle Schumann
POLITICS & PROSE BOOKSTORE
Washington, DC
Bookseller July 2020 – Jun 2022
• Bookselling: Handselling books of all genres. Processed web orders shipped and received bulk orders and organized physical inventories as well as records in retail software.
• Curating: Reviewed new and old reads for store members. Organized multiple areas of stores for daily inspiration and special events.
• Worked with finance department in record organization and invoice payments.
PRINCETON ART MUSEUM
Princeton, NJ
Assistant Manager of Wholesale and Retail Operations Oct 2018 – March 2020
• Bookselling:Handselling books of all genres. Processed web orders shipped and received bulk orders and organized physical inventories as well as records in retail software.
• Curating: Reviewed new and old reads for store members. Organized multiple areas of stores for daily inspiration and special events.
• Worked with finance department in record organization and invoice payments.
SHARRON ART CENTER
Parsippany, NJ
Art Instructor March 2014 – Nov 2016
Teaching: Taught drawing and painting to students of all ages.
SKILLS & PERSONAL
Languages: Urdu (native), English (fluent), Hindi (speaking proficient)
Software:AutoCad, Rhino, Revit (basics), Adobe Suite, Archicad, ArcGis Pro
IT: Office Package (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access)
Interests: Reading (Art, Architecture, fiction, and non-fiction), Painting, Contemporary Art, Fabrication