Natalia Rossi is a dedicated and forward-thinking fifth-year undergraduate student at Pratt Institute. With a Concentration in Morphology, Natalia has a keen interest in the study of structure and forms. Her projects combine historical preservation, sustainability, material exploration, and robotic fabrications, demonstrating a thoughtful approach to design that considers the past and the future.
Pratt Institute Archives, Brooklyn, New York , Architecture Archives and Publication Assistant
Responsible for a team of 10 student-volunteers developing an end of year book for both personal memories as well as the university’s accreditation process.
Organized and arranged meetings, and deadlines, and distributed tasks amongst the team.
Managed Archival RIBA and NCARB Accreditation Documentation
- Archived and documented Pratt school of architecture student’s work and organized it based on year.
- Created documents for the university’s accreditation.
- Held meetings with students, professors, and administration to help through the accreditation process.
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- Led the development of the template of the upcoming end of year book.
- Collected all work that would be exhibited in end of year publication and photographed them.
- Met with students, professors, and administration to discuss the publication and their roles within it.
- Coordinated deadlines, and managed the printer budget, printing dates, and distribution methods of the published book.
Website Construction
- Worked with administration to update the school’s website to become more modernized.
- Created a method to automate and immediately publish work that is uploaded to the website.
- Developed the archives section of the new Pratt SOA Website.
- Automated the copywriter approvals for published work.
Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York, Research Assistant for Haresh Lalvani
- Had to carefully transport and scan dated physical publications to best preserve and digitize them for future reference.
- Efficiently organized digital publications for ease of access and referencing.
- Had the opportunity to shadow and learn from Professor Lalvani’s previous works, along with having the opportunity to question and challenge his ideas.
Method Design Architecture + Urbanism, Manhattan, New York, Intern
Projects:
The Bronx Defenders- Lobby and Commercial Office Space Renovation
- Participated and annotated initial discussions with clients to understand the - needs for the space along with its functionality.
- Designed functional spaces catered to the request of the client through digestible visual mediums and vignette drawing techniques.
- Operated within a tight low budget.
Seton Education Partners- Office, Education, and Housing Space
- Drew plans, elevations, and sectional architectural drawings based on existing conditions and new design ideas for construction documentation.
- Discussed and worked through ideas with the Construction Manager and Client Representative.
- Gathered and organized necessary documentation for project development.
Sloomoo- Experiential, Installation, Retail Space
- Created a hyper detailed set of drawings for the construction of custom interactive installations.
- Timely delivered and drew plans, elevations, and sectional architectural drawings for organic architecture.
- Constructed 3D models for the Construction Manager to better analyze the construction documentation.
PD Water Systems, Miami, Florida, Social Media and Marketing Assistant
- Created graphically entertaining and informative posts and organized their digital distribution through the calendar year.
- Posted graphics based on marketing needs to increase digital interactions and bring in website traffic.
- Attended meetings with marketing professionals and the administrative team.
- Edited Catalogs for up and coming products as well as provided ideas to improve future developments.
- Documented and stored past projects digitally within their documentation system.
Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY, US, BArch, Architecture and Morphology
Architecture at Pratt Institute maintains a mission to train students as leaders in the professional practice of architecture with substantive methods of design and inquiry. With a morphology program in which students obtained the concentration in experimental structures and sustainable building practices
Pratt Soa Student Archive Selected by Gonzalo Carbajo + Guillermo Banchini, 1st Place
Student selected to be in publication of INPROCESS. Selected to present project on special review.
Projected to serve the transportation needs of more than three million people annually in the coming years, this Transit Hub links local, regional, national, and international commuters via bus, train, ferries, and cable car along the Parana River. The design was inspired by the delta formations in the Parana River and a peeling formation that merges the city with the waterfront. The industrial bar allowed for the boats to dock and people the circulation the terminals and waiting rooms.
President’s List Awarded by President Frances Bronet, Award
FALL 2023 - Presented to students with a high GPA for the semester.
President’s List Awarded by President Frances Bronet, Award
SPRING 2023 - Presented to students with a high GPA for the semester.
Pratt SOA Student Archive Selection By Jonathan Scelsa, 1st Place
Student selected to be in publication of INPROCESS. Selected to present project on special review. Projected published in : eCAADEe RIS 2023. Presented at eCAADe RIS 2023 convention and ACADIA 2023 Convention
In 2016 the Environmental Protection Agency reported that 23.1 million tons of broken pieces of concrete waste are annually discarded from new construction sites. Our project interrogates the importance of using CMU as spolia to generate a new facade assembly. A system of CMU collection, 3D Point-cloud scanning, a physics simulator, and a wall cluster assemblage was created. The project focused on wall assemblies and environmental awareness of material waste.
President’s List Awarded by President Frances Bronet, Award
FALL 2022 - Presented to students with a high GPA for the semester.
President’s List Awarded by President Frances Bronet, Award
SPRING 2021 - Presented to students with a high GPA for the semester.
Pratt SOA Student Archive Selection by Lori Gibbs, 1st Place
Student selected to be in publication of INPROCESS. Selected to present project on special review.
The project Winding Pathways was designed based on understanding the needs of the client, which are plants, water, and visitors. Developing an architecture space where water can freely flow along the vegetation. Visitors wind their way up and down the structure while stopping for the views of the vegetation and to collect books from the library units.
President’s List Awarded by President Frances Bronet, Award
Spring 2020 - Presented to students with a high GPA for the semester.
President’s List Awarded by President Frances Bronet, Award
Fall 2020 - Presented to students with a high GPA for the semester.
