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Ewa Lenart

Ewa Lenart

Vienna, AT

 

About 

Mag.Arch, born in Poland, studied in Vienna and Los Angeles, worked in Vienna and Accra, Ghana.

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I have always been inspired by foreign cultures. Seemingly accidential compositions, their improvisations and variations (be it textiles, pottery, food, natural formations or sound). Using them as an experimental pattern rather than a reflection of reality, I am trying to trace the unknown and by interpreting the existing; giving new connections and solutions to the many urban conditions. This is why I have always found architecture as an interdisciplinary platform to express economical, political and social concerns in such a visual medium.

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In January 2016 I have graduated with Distinction from Studio Hani Rashid, University of Applied Arts Vienna (jury: Greg Lynn, Sanford Kwinter, Hani Rashid, Klaus Bollinger, Brian Cody, Kazuyo Sejima) with thesis project Tectonic Creolisation investigating a post-colonial african metropolis condition, proposing an institutional building in Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia, which integrates civic life with highly political organisation. 

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Since years deeply engaged and passionate about future of african metropolis.

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Attached You can see my Thesis Project as well group project Staging Apam, which has been built in Ghana in 2014.  Link

Elsewhere:

Employment 

the next ENTERprise - architects ZT GmbH, Vienna, AT, Architect

la Biennale di Venezia - 15th International Architecture Exhibition - Austrian Pavilion

http://www.labiennale.org/en/architecture/

Apr 2016 - current
 

Irene Ott-Reinisch Architecture, Vienna, AT, Designer

conceptual, design and production work on several competition entries

May 2013 - Aug 2015
 

Adjaye Associates, Accra, GH, Architectural Assistant

Rwanda Cancer Treatment Center (Commision, Design Phase)

Jun 2014 - Sep 2014
 

LIQUIFER Systems Group, Vienna, AT, Designer

SHEE project , Self-deployable Habitat for Extreme Environments
http://www.shee.eu/

Jun 2013 - Sep 2013
 

Delugan Meissl Architects, Vienna, AT, Architectural Intern

Competitions: Office Complex Bremen (1st prize), Hyundai Global Dealership Space Identity Seoul (1st prize), Bank Austria Campus Vienna (2nd prize), Quartier M Düsseldorf (1st prize ex aequo), John Cranko Ballet School Stuttgart

Jun 2011 - Oct 2011
 

Education 

Institute of Architecture at the University of Applied Arts Vienna, Vienna, AT, Masters, Architecture

Diploma Architecture programm (masterclass: Wolf d.Prix, Greg Lynn, Hani Rashid)
Master's Degree (Mag. Arch) Diploma, Graduation with Distinction

Oct 2010 - Jan 2016
 

Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc), Los Angeles, CA, US, MArch, Architecture

Vertical Advanced Design Studio, Exchange Student (18 units)

Aug 2014 - Jan 2015
 

Awards 

Helmut Richter Preis, 1st Place

Helmut Richter Gedächtnispreis für Innovation und kritische Neuordnung
Issued by Austrian Chamber of Architects in cooperation with Vienna Technical University

(applied foreign affairs) Haduwa Arts & Culture Institute in Apam, Ghana (built 2014)

2015
 

Areas of Specialization 

Skills