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Serena Vaccari

Serena Vaccari

Brooklyn, NY, US

 

About 

Originally from Milan, Serena studied Architecture at Technische Universität in Berlin, Universidade Lusiada in Lisbon and Politecnico di Milano, where she completed her Bachelor and Masters of Architecture in 2011 with first class honours. Since 2012 Serena is a registered architect in Milan.

Before moving to Sydney, she worked with different firms in Germany, Portugal and Italy, including BFM Architekten and Capinha Lopes.

She has a thorough experience in single residential projects being independent and responsible of the whole process from concept design to contract administration, dealing with clients, consultant, suppliers and builders. She is looking to develop her skills on larger projects.

Her interests include design, landscape architecture and urban design and she has been actively engaged in many architecture competitions.

She is a keen traveller and she can communicate in up to 5 languages. She is passionate about humanitarian architecture, she volunteered in a permaculture center in Brasil and she participates in various workshops of experimental construction.

PORTFOLIO: http://www.serenavaccari.com/portfolio_serena.pdf

RESUME: http://www.serenavaccari.com/curriculum_serena.pdf

WEBSITE: http://www.serenavaccari.com

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Employment 

Danny Broe Architect, Sydney, AU, Senior Architect

Responsible of the whole process of the projects: preliminaries site measurements, concept design, council approvals, construction documentation, tendering, construction administration and general administration of the office.

Mar 2014 - May 2016
 

Giorgio Ciarallo Architetto, Milan, IT, Project Architect

Design and graphic presentation of architecture, urban and landscape project.
Architectural and landscape design competitions.

Jul 2013 - Dec 2013
 

McFit, Milan, IT, Architect

Design of new fitness centres, Interior Design and Construction Documentation.

Jul 2012 - Apr 2013
 

BFM - Bruno Fioretti Marquez Architekten, Berlin, DE, Junior Architect

Team member of various competitions (Designing, drafting, model making):
- Houses of the Bauhaus masters | Dessau, Germany - 1st Prize
- New kindergarten and hotel for children in the university campus | Karlsruhe, Germany - 1st Prize
- New neighborhood: supermarket, 30 rooms, garage, theater, library | Steinhausen, Swiss -4th Prize
- New kindergarten | Aadorf, Switzerland
- Expansion and renovation of an elementary school | Munchvill, Switzerland

Mar 2010 - Aug 2010
 

Education 

Politecnico di Milano, Milano, IT, MArch, Architecture

Oct 2008 - Jul 2011
 

Areas of Specialization 

Skills