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.
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.
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)
Red Metropolitana de Bibliotecas - Municipality of Quito, Quito, EC, Children Libraries
Redesign of 7 children libraries through the city of Quito, Ecuador.
SLABON Constructores, Quito, EC, Web designer and renderist
Web designer on wordpress and archviz work for several projects.
Pinxcel Architectural visualization, Quito, EC, Architectural visualization
Freelance position for architectural visualization on vray for sketchup and photoshop.
La cabina de la curiosidad, Quito, EC, CAD and Sketchup drafter
Architectural survey for an investigation project about city staircase in Quito.
IKONE Studio, Quito, EC, Revit drafter
Drafting of social housing on revit and quantification of materials.
Aprendizaje en movimiento (NGO), Quito, EC, Junior architect
Architectonic and participatory design.
Secretaría de Territorio, Hábitat y Vivienda (municipality), Quito, EC, Architecture intern (Internship for territory management)
Intern for territory management, investigation and drafting.
Eminens Cia. Ltda., Quito, EC, Architecture intern (drafting internship)
Architectural design, CAD drafting, 3D modeling, rendering and scale modeling of a housing building.
Galarza & Galarza Constructores, Quito, EC, Architecture intern (construction management)
Management of a construction site for a residential project in Tumbaco, Ecuador.
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.
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.
John Marshall High School, Moundsville, WV, US, High School, Senior
Exchange year as a senior student
Unidad Educativa Charles Darwin, Quito, EC, High School, Science high school diploma
High school studies.
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
Published thesis for Bachelor in Architecture, Other
Thesis publication on the 30 x 40 book of Featured young architects of Ecuador
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.
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.
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.
