My name is Maria Vaghani and I am interested in a Junior Architect position at your firm starting summer 2018. I have a diverse background ranging from Mural arts to Civil Engineering. Before enrolling to Mississippi State, I was working with Mural Arts, which gave me exposure to techniques of making art within an architectural context such as facade smalti mosaics and sgraffito along with interior frescoes and paintings. Civil Engineering program has given me a deep understanding of different structural systems, stress calculation, and component design. Such a combination shaped my rational perspective on design and helped me form a unique way of creative thinking which I would be honored to bring to your firm. In my projects, I find inspiration in connecting the intrinsic constraints of a physical site with the unique features of a building program while considering its social and public implications. Throughout my undergraduate career, I have been dedicated to becoming an open-minded professional, one who will be able to combine the artistic nature of design with the rational reality of construction and communicate effectively with professionals in other fields.
Ted Porter Architecture, New York, NY, US, Intern Architect
- Edited plans to comply with the Building Code
- Created building models
DIGSAU, Philadelphia, PA, US, extern
- Generated laser cut files
- Created site models
- Attended design meetings
Method Studio, Salt Lake City, UT, US, research assistant
- Discovered the principles of designing student housing
- Explored case studies of the most successful student housing projects
Belinda Stewart Architects, P.A., Eupora, MS, US, extern
- Attended construction meetings
- Created AutoCAD detail drawings
- Rendered in Photoshop
Mississippi State University, Mississippi State,MS, BArch, Architecture (minor: Civil Engineering)
NAAB accredited professional 5 year degree
Stephanie Mihojevich Pizzetta Annual Scholarship, Scholarship
since 2015
Pryor and Morrow Annual Scholarship, Scholarship
AIA Mississippi Chapter Design Merit Award, Award
This award was granted by the Mississippi Chapter of the AIA for design and construction efforts made by MSU Collaborative Studio. As a member of the 49-student joint Architectural and Building Construction Science studio, I contributed to the overall design and construction effort resulting in this award.
Member of Tau Sigma Delta Honor Society for Architecture and Allied Arts, Other
top 20% of the class
Friday Forum Coordinator: organized lectures and invited speakers to give presentations to the students
Member of Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, Other
top 7.5% of juniors at the university
Angelo "Pops" Primos Computer Scholarship, Other
Rhino Software
