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Helsa Smith

Helsa Smith

Los Angeles, CA, US

 

About 

Employment 

The Architects Collective, Inglewood, CA, US, Architectural Designer

Created drawing documents for the Schematic Design, Design Development Phases of affordable housing projects.
Led the direction of the development for the interior design package for an affordable housing project.
Procured finish materials for affordable housing projects and the office materials library.

Sep 2022 - Oct 2023
 

ChangeUp, Costa Mesa, CA, US, Architectural Design Consultant

Provided virtual schematic design consultations for automotive retail clients.
Provided schematic design packages for automotive retail clients.

May 2022 - Aug 2022
 

Gruen Associates, Los Angeles, CA, US, Architectural Design Consultant

Provided Construction Administration assistance to Project Managers by reviewing submittals, responding to RFIs and attending weekly client meetings during construction of the Louis Vuitton Men’s store in Beverly Hills.
Provided drawing revisions as design progressed..

Jan 2022 - Feb 2022
 

Gruen Associates, Los Angeles, CA, US, Architectural Designer

Assisted Project Managers with site surveys
Prepared Construction Documents for high end retail projects
Executed Construction Administration for high end retail projects

Sep 2015 - Dec 2021
 

Education 

Woodbury University, Burbank, CA, US, MArch, Architecture

Developed a systematic approach to mapping atmospheric, geometrical, and programmatic qualities of environments. I also developed designs centered around policies in urban settings.

Aug 2013 - May 2015
 

Academy Of Art University, San Francisco, CA, US, MArch, Architecture

Developed my ability to create relationships between the human, the built environment, and nature. I also focused on improving my ability to gain perspective of spaces through free-hand sketching and model-making.

Sep 2009 - May 2011
 

University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT, US, Bachelors, Architectural Engineering Technology

Conceptualized architectural designs from a structural standpoint and developed my ability to design using hand-drafting and model-making.

Aug 2004 - May 2008
 

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