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Claire Gondon

Claire Gondon

New York, NY, US

 

About 

Employment 

WVA Architects, Beijing, CN, Project Architect - Team Leader

- Lead Designer - Team Leader of five architects and interior designers
- Various project scales include: spa resort, observation tower, various museum competitions,
housing building, shopping mall refurbishment, large scale facade design and master planning
- Tasks ranking from schematic design to design development

Aug 2013 - current
 

Atelier Quatr'a, Brussels, BE, Project Architect

Worked autonomously on several housing buildings and villas through the complete architectural
process: contact with client and authorities, working from schematic design to the
production of construction documents and on-site supervision

Mar 2012 - Jul 2013
 

SAQ Architects, Brussels, BE, Architectural Designer

- Singularly assisted the principal architect in the development of retail in Hong Kong.
- Assessed and produced designs and drawings
- Responsible for 3D modeling (Rhinoceros+Grasshopper) and rendering (3D Studio Max)

Sep 2011 - Feb 2012
 

CositeK, Brussels, BE, Technical Expert Assistant

- Technical diagnosis of building pathologies
- Determination pathological causes : structural disorder, water infiltration, thermal bridge ...
- Proposed technical solutions

Jul 2010 - Dec 2010
 

Paczowski and Fritsh Architects, Luxemburg, LU, Architectural Intern

Jul 2009 - Aug 2009
 

Education 

Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, ES, MArch, Biodigital Architecture - Parametric Design

- Architecture approaches from biological and digital perspectives, leading to formulations
of non-standard designs. Uses of new technologies in the production of architecture based on
evolutionary processes, emerging systems, algorithms, parameters, scripts, etc
- 3D printing prototypes, Laser-cutting and CNC machine

Jan 2011 - Jul 2011
 

Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, BE, MArch, Architecture

Sep 2009 - Jun 2010
 

Helsinki University of Technology, Helsinki, FI, MArch, Architecture - Study abroad program

Sep 2008 - Jun 2009
 

Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, BE, BArch, Architecture

Sep 2005 - Jun 2008
 

Areas of Specialization 

Skills