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Valerie Taranto

Valerie Taranto

Los Angeles, CA, US

 
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About 

Hello! I am a fourth-year Bachelor of Architecture student at the University of Southern California. I am interested in community-driven architecture, public spaces, furniture design, and exhibition design. 

Employment 

USC Initiative to Eliminate Homelessness, Los Angeles, CA, US, Architectural Intern

Researching innovative housing typologies; visually representing information using drawings and diagrams; interviewing architects and developers

Jun 2020 - current
 

Settembrino Architects, Red Bank, NJ, US, Architectural Intern

Developed renderings of on-going projects; worked on schematic & construction documents; edited shop drawings; executed color boards for active projects; communicated with clients and assisted with administrative duties

Jul 2019 - Aug 2019
 

Keith Glassman Photography, Tel Aviv, IL, Photography Assistant

Set-up studio lighting; photographed client’s material for magazines and websites’; edited photographs using Adobe Photoshop

Jun 2018 - Aug 2018
 

Clean Ocean Action, Highlands, NJ, US, Nonprofit Intern

Planned and organized beach sweeps and environmental festivals; designed graphics for events and social media; educated the public about sustainable practices through speeches and tabling

Nov 2016 - Aug 2017
 

Education 

University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles, CA, US, BArch, Bachelor of Architecture

Minor in Comparative Literature
Design Studios: Comprehensive Design of Film Institute, Prefabricated Housing for CA Farmworkers, Co-living Apartments, Adapting LA Sheds

Aug 2017 - current
 

University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, US, emBARC

Summer Environmental Design Program, learned architectural hand drawing and model making skills

Jun 2016 - Aug 2016
 

Awards 

Cooper Hewitt #ThinkOutside, Honorable Mention

Designed an outdoor chair inspired by Cooper Hewitt’s world-renowned collection that is functional, comfortable, and unexpected.

2017
 

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