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Lotem Kirsht

Lotem Kirsht

Cambridge, MA, US

 
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About 

Experienced project leader in Architectural firms, skilled in Revit.
As a registered architect in Israel with over 5 years of experience as a project manager and designer, I have the ability to lead and develop an architectural design project from the smallest detail to its full extent.
Highly skilled in sustainable design technologies and parametric design.

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Employment 

KIKA BRAZ ARCHITECTS AND URBAN PLANNERS, 20 Lincolen st. Tel Aviv , Israel, Project Manager / Architect, Revit instructor

- Managed 6 projects in 3 cities from design development to construction administration.
- Established weekly coordination meetings with consultants, engineers, presented to governmental agencies and clients for code compliance towards obtaining building permits.
- Obtained building permits and created construction documentation while leading a team of junior architects and draftsmen.
- Conducted architectural oversight and reports.
- Worked on a total of 49 buildings in a cumulative area of 1,868k sq.ft. Among them:
- K. Gat 2+7 neighborhood in Kiryat Gat | 1,183 residential units in 3 buildings (20 stories), 20 buildings (9 stories) and 3 commercial buildings.
- L. Agamim 1+2 neighborhood in Ashkelon | 154 residential units in 19 buildings (5-9 stories)
- Gindi Wave in Natanya|120 residential units in 2 buildings (18 stories) with connected basement.
- Supervised teaching and the implementation of Revit standards while training 10 architects.

May 2016 - Oct 2017
 

o2a studio, 29 HaZorfim Street Jaffa Tel-Aviv , Israel, Project Architect, Revit instructor

- Developed conceptual and schematic design for the School of Management at Tel-Aviv University.
- Designed parametric climatic facade using GH for Rhino.
- Developed program, schematic design and obtained building permits for a residential building, a
boutique hotel in Jerusalem and a synagogue in Tel-Aviv.
- Created concept and developed design for 5 mid-rise residential buildings in Jerusalem.
- Led the firm`s transition from AutoCAD to Revit and created custom templates.

Oct 2014 - Apr 2016
 

Mayslits Kassif Architects, 17-A Hagra Street, Tel Aviv, Israel, Junior Architect, Urban designer

- Created comprehensive program and conceptual design of 17 projects until approved by the governing agencies. Part of a team of 3 architects that developed the Strategic tourism masterplan for Ashkelon`s 8 mi. waterfront.
- Developed design and construction documentation for Commercial steel structure in Tel-Aviv
- Conducted site visits and reports.

Nov 2013 - Oct 2014
 

ECOTECTURA ARCHITECTS, 75 Hertzel st. Be'er Sheba, Israel, Architectural Intern

Created conceptual design for ESC office building and 2 mountain viewpoint in the desert.
Responsible for modeling with Rhino, rendering with V-ray and post-production using Adobe creative suite

Jun 2013 - Nov 2013
 

Education 

Technion-The Israeli Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel, BArch, Architecture

- SUMMA CUM LAUDE (GPA 4.0), 1st in my graduating class.
- President's list of honors, every year.

- Technion Program for Excellence | The Rothschild Scholars Fellowship.

- Focusing on sustainable design, parametric design, and advanced BIM.

Oct 2008 - Oct 2013
 

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