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donna mena

donna mena

San Francisco, CA, US

 

About 

designer living in san francisco interested in creating spaces and objects that improve the existing urban context. 

Employment 

Winder Gibson Architects, San Francisco, CA, US, Intermediate Designer

May 2016 - current
 

SLAB-Architects, Brooklyn, NY, US, Junior Designer

Jul 2015 - Dec 2015
 

Ashe + Leandro, New York, NY, US, Junior Designer / Drafter

May 2014 - Jul 2015
 

RED Studio Foundation, San Luis Obispo, CA, US, Intern

Jun 2013 - Sep 2013
 

AC Martin, Los Angeles, CA, US, Intern

Jan 2012 - Jun 2012
 

Education 

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, CA, US, BArch, College of Architecture and Environmental Design

Sep 2008 - Jun 2013
 

Awards 

Good Walls Make Good Neighbors, Mr. Trump, Reality Cues, Honorable Mention

Competition asked to create a wall to keep Republican Nominee, Donald Drumpf out of the United States

2016
 

matterbetter - Typhoon Class Submarine, Honorable Mention

Placed in the top 50 for our submission. We proposed using the submarine as temporary housing in areas currently affected by war and civil dispute. My contribution was during the conceptual development and graphic diagrams.

2015
 

Playful Streets, PIN Architecture, 1st Place

Placed first in a competition asked to reinterpret the role and function of a street for contemporary usage.

2014
 

Cal Poly Architecture Dept. - Architecture Design and Discourse IV, Other

School project published in the publication

2011
 

Cal Poly Architecture Dept. - Architecture Design and Discourse II, Other

School project published in the publication

2009
 

Areas of Specialization 

Skills