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Nicole Bastidas

Nicole Bastidas

Quito, EC

 
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About 

Hello! My name is Nicole Bastidas and I'm an architect from Quito, Ecuador. I work with architectural visualization using different softwares, I'm interested in social housing and participatory design, shaping projects with the community, which I try to do through volunteering work. What I would like to explore in the future is production design within the film industry. I'm currently working on traffic engineering in the Metropolitan Agency of Transit for the city.

Employment 

Agencia Metropolitana de Tránsito, Quito, EC, Servidor municipal 2

Inspection on conflicted transit zones, tactical urbanism proposals, sustainable urban mobility plans as well as 2D drafting on CAD.

Mar 2022 - current
 

El oso lector, Quito, EC, Designer, community manager and webmaster

Furniture design for commercial use, graphic design for social media and web development for WordPress. (Freelance position)

Jan 2022 - current
 

Red Metropolitana de Bibliotecas - Municipality of Quito, Quito, EC, Children Libraries

Redesign of 7 children libraries through the city of Quito, Ecuador.

Aug 2022 - Nov 2022
 

SLABON Constructores, Quito, EC, Web designer and renderist

Web designer on wordpress and archviz work for several projects.

Jan 2022 - Feb 2022
 

Pinxcel Architectural visualization, Quito, EC, Architectural visualization

Freelance position for architectural visualization on vray for sketchup and photoshop.

Oct 2021 - Feb 2022
 

La cabina de la curiosidad, Quito, EC, CAD and Sketchup drafter

Architectural survey for an investigation project about city staircase in Quito.

Oct 2021 - Dec 2021
 

IKONE Studio, Quito, EC, Revit drafter

Drafting of social housing on revit and quantification of materials.

Oct 2021 - Nov 2021
 

Aprendizaje en movimiento (NGO), Quito, EC, Junior architect

Architectonic and participatory design.

Feb 2021 - Jul 2021
 

Secretaría de Territorio, Hábitat y Vivienda (municipality), Quito, EC, Architecture intern (Internship for territory management)

Intern for territory management, investigation and drafting.

Aug 2018 - Sep 2018
 

Eminens Cia. Ltda., Quito, EC, Architecture intern (drafting internship)

Architectural design, CAD drafting, 3D modeling, rendering and scale modeling of a housing building.

Feb 2018 - May 2018
 

Galarza & Galarza Constructores, Quito, EC, Architecture intern (construction management)

Management of a construction site for a residential project in Tumbaco, Ecuador.

Dec 2017 - Jan 2018
 

Instituto Metropolitano de Patrimonio (municipality), Quito, EC, Architecture intern (internship for investigation)

Drafting and investigation for the city plan within the historic center of Quito.

Apr 2017 - May 2017
 

Education 

Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito, EC, BArch, Architecture

Bachelor studies on architecture focused on conceptual design, participatory desig with the community and urban planning.

Jan 2013 - Nov 2019
 

John Marshall High School, Moundsville, WV, US, High School, Senior

Exchange year as a senior student

Aug 2011 - May 2012
 

Unidad Educativa Charles Darwin, Quito, EC, High School, Science high school diploma

High school studies.

Sep 1997 - Apr 2011
 

Awards 

Architecture Biennale of Quito in the cathegory of final projects, Nomination

Urban project La Mariscal Sur selected to participate for the ARCHITECTURE BIENNALE OF QUITO GOLD MEDAL BAQ 2020

2020
 

Published thesis for Bachelor in Architecture, Other

Thesis publication on the 30 x 40 book of Featured young architects of Ecuador

2020
 

Honorable mention for best project in social housing, Honorable Mention

Honorable mention given by the school of architecture from Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador for best project in social housing located in Manta, Ecuador after the 2016 earthquake.

2018
 

Published project for a participatory design, Award

Published project developed between 7th semester students from Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador and the community of Rancho Alto located in the northern part of Quito. Participatory design with the community for a communal space for the children of Rancho Alto. Designed structure for the children to play and eat lunch after school while they wait for their parents to come home.

2018
 

Honorable mention for best project in community equipment, Honorable Mention

Honorable mention given by the school of architecture from Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador for best project in a community equipment for the project Equipamiento comunitario en Santa Marianita, Manabí.

2016
 

Areas of Specialization 

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