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Melisa Pekiyi

Melisa Pekiyi

New York, NY, US

 
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Employment 

WE WILL STOP FEMICIDES PLATFORM, Istanbul, TR, Member of Data Committee

• Kept records to elucidate femicide facts in Turkey
• Collected data on human right violations against women and shared it with public on a monthly basis
• Monitored human right violation cases in the country and alerted the authorities about relevant developments

Apr 2020 - Jan 2021
 

Pei Cobb Freed & Partners, New York, NY, US, Architectural Designer

Designed three 1 SF ~1.5 MM SF office campuses from concept design to end of DD in Bangalore, India, and Sarasota, Florida. Worked on CD for a 3 MM SF office campus in Irvine, California. Played a key role in a small team of two ~ seven including:
• Produced conceptual studies, and drawings using AutoCAD and 3D studies using Revit and Rhino.
• Designed a lobby entrance and walkway using Rhino and Revit after iterative studies.
• Produced rapid daily renderings using Photoshop and Enscape to visualize new
design concepts and final renderings for the clients and the marketing team.
• Used Revit to create interior sections, plans, elevations, and custom materials.
• Designed and detailed custom cabinets and glass roof access hatch using Revit.

Aug 2019 - Jun 2020
 

Rice Architecture Mentorship Program, Houston, TX, US, Workshop Coordinator

• Planned and coordinated the Spring 2018, Fall 2018, and Spring 2019 and Fall 2019 workshop series
• Coordinated logistics and finance for the workshop, invited workshop speakers, kept track of spending, arranged for AV equipment, publicized workshop activities,
maintained accounts

Aug 2018 - Aug 2019
 

Rice University, Houston, TX, US, Rice Orientation Week Advisor

• Responsible for a week-long orientation assisting new students with their
academic, cultural, and social transition to Rice
• Met with a group of students on a weekly basis to monitor their progress and well-being
• Informed and referred new students to institutional resources as needed

Aug 2016 - Aug 2017
 

Education 

Rice University, Houston, TX, US, BArch, Architecture

Aug 2020 - May 2021
 

Rice University, Houston, TX, US, Bachelors, Arts in Architecture

Aug 2015 - May 2019
 

Bogazici University, Istanbul, TR, Urban Sociology

• Conducted research for the Urban Sociology Department

Jun 2018 - Aug 2018
 

Rice University, Paris, FR, BArch, Urban Sustainability and Livability

• Researched Urban Sustainability and Livability

Jun 2017 - Aug 2017
 

Awards 

Margaret Everson-Fossi Traveling Fellowship Prize, 1st Place

The Margaret Everson-Fossi Traveling Fellowship Prize is awarded for the best design projects in the advanced option studios during the academic year.

2021
 

56th Annual Rice Student Film Showcase, Other

• Wrote, directed, and produced 3 short films that were selected for the Annual Rice Student Film Showcase

2019
 

Rice Architecture Society Mini-Charrette, 1st Place

• Designed and fabricated a first-place winning installation for an exhibition hosted by Rice Architecture Society

2018
 

Rice Architecture Society Mini-Charrette, 1st Place

• Designed, prototyped and fabricated first place winner furniture for Rice
Coffeehouse

2017
 

Areas of Specialization 

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