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Rabia Alvi

Rabia Alvi

Los Angeles, CA, US

 
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AC Martin, Los Angeles, Designer lll

Initiated, conceptualized, and executed creative and responsive, budget-conscious design solutions to reinforce and elevate the firm's design goals while meeting client expectations.

Involved in spacial planning, drafting, 3D development, architectural articulation, and material specs for a range of multifamily projects (affordable, market-rate and mixed use), as well as student housing and hospitality. Have extensive experience in doing quick code compliant feasibility studies and SD sets of projects ranging anywhere between 50-1200 Units organizedas various building typologies like Wrap, Podium, walk ups, lofts, Duplex/Triplex and student dorms. Was engaged in several mid rise and a few high rise projects to take from initial design concepts to DD stage with my role often extending to CD’s to ensure the preservation of original design intent through close collaboration with the production team.

Put together RFP’s, RFQs, Plan check review, priliminary design submittal and entitlement sets with rigorous design coordination with a myriad of stakeholders like land use attorneys, MEP and structure engineers, landscape and lighting consultants as well as the client to ensure alignment with project goals and deadlines. Also helped in streamlining company’s, standards and graphics and making an extensive unit plan library for the whole firm’s use.

Jun 2018 - current
 

Dutton Architects, Los Angeles, CA, US, Architecture Intern

Worked on residential projects requiring on site documentation, renovation, spacial planning, 3D visualization and rendering along with interior designa and specification of custom bathrooms, cupboards, kitchen cabinets, staircases & bookshelves.

Jan 2018 - May 2018
 

DLR Group, Los Angeles, CA, US, Architecture Intern

Worked on residential projects requiring on site documentation, renovation, spacial planning, 3D visualization and rendering along with interior designa and specification of custom bathrooms, cupboards, kitchen cabinets, staircases & bookshelves.

May 2017 - Aug 2017
 

Raees Faheem Associates, Lahore, PK, Assistant Architect

Worked with the leading architects of the country on medium to big scale hospitality, civic, mixed use and luxury residential projects requiring planning, designing, 3d visualation and interior specifications. Did concept and schematic design of a 5 star Mariott Hotel currently under construction in Multan, Pakistan

Jan 2016 - May 2016
 

Education 

University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles, CA, US, MArch, M.Arch

May 2016 - May 2018
 

Awards 

Bhai Ram Singh Award Awarded for Academic excellence B.ARCH, (NCA, Pakistan) 2015, 1st Place

Bhai Ram Singh Award for the student with highest aggregate over five years in the Department of Architecture.

2023
 

Distinction & perfect CGPA 4.0, 1st Place

Thesis/dissertation Passed with Distinction

2023
 

Recognition from Tau Sigma Delta Honor Society for academic excellence. M.ARCH (USC, CA) 2018, Award

This prize of membership acknowledges undergraduate and graduate students who attain high scholastic standing in their field.

2018
 

Department Merit Scholarship both years M.ARC (USC, CA) 2016, 2017, Scholarship

2017
 

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