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Candela Cicinelli

Candela Cicinelli

Miami, FL, US

 
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About 

Employment 

Rice University, Houston, TX, US, Graduate Assistant

• Graduate Assistant of professor Juan José Castellón for Technology I & II publication book
• Assisting on his studio courses

Aug 2021 - current
 

EDSA, Inc., Fort Lauderdale, FL, US, Architect: Model Builder, Virtual design and construction

• Assisted on design and presentations of 11 hotels for confidential client in Saudi Arabia
• Developed drawings and renderings for 9 village parks and 11 community parks covering an area of 334 km² for confidential client in Saudi Arabia
• Coordinated design and building of 3D project models for landscape architecture projects in Rhino and Grasshopper for residential developments,theme parks, resorts, university campuses
• Facilitated design, site planning, comprehensive planning, innovation in user-led green spaces
• Collaborated with colleagues across offices in Shanghai, Miami, New York, Baltimore, and Orlando on incorporating new technologies to rethink the design intersection between the natural and built environments

Dec 2020 - Jun 2021
 

Luciano Kruk, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Architecture Intern

• Designed & built physical models of 3 projects for use with clients and workers at construction site
• Designed and produced comprehensive architectural catalog of details for firm reference database
• Designed architectural detail of beach house for publication in ArchDaily
• Created and edited publications for social networks such as Facebook and Instagram to be published daily
• Managed website and customized publications with team input
• Visited 2 current construction sites to measure spaces, develop and design1:5 architectural details for kitchens, grilling spaces, and staircases
• Collaborated with workers to prepare site and construction manager to update architectural plans
• Participated in client meetings and indexed concerns and interests in project plans and later 3D models

Jan 2019 - Feb 2019
 

Amin y Asociados, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Freelance Architect

• Interpreted and redrew original architectural plans to envision home remodeling in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Dec 2018 - Feb 2019
 

Education 

Rice University, Houston, TX, US, MArch, Architecture

• Master of Architecture | Rice School of Architecture | GPA: 3.94/4
• Relevant coursework: ARCH 503 “Creative Learning. Insideout: Education and Nature”

Awards and involvement:
• Academic merit full-tuition scholarship for 2.5 years
• Graduate Assistant of professor Juan José Castellón for Technology I & II publication book
• Doerr Institute Catalyst Module
• Elected President of AGSA by peers (Architecture Graduate Student Association)
• Graduate Ambassador (Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies)
• NOMA + HNOMA
• LAGSA (Latin American Graduate Student Association)
• GSA (Graduate Student Association)

Aug 2021 - current
 

Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, Buenos Aires, AR, BArch, Architecture

• Bachelor’s in Architecture & Urban Studies | GPA: 8.04/10 (ranked top 15%)
• Thesis “Skylift: Multi-scale aggregation and disaggregation skyscrapers” on contemporary High-Rise Adaptable Homes

Awards and involvement:
• Academic merit 30% tuition scholarship for 5 years
• Studio II Trip to Barcelona, Spain (2016)

Mar 2015 - Jul 2020
 

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, VA, US, BArch, Architecture

• Semester exchange student

Awards and involvement:
• Screen-printing Trip, Pittsburgh, PA
• Screen-printing Exhibition with Prof. Pritchett (2018)

Jan 2018 - May 2018
 

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