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Valentine Batteur

Valentine Batteur

Brooklyn, NY, US

 
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About 

I am a junior architect and designer based in Brooklyn, New York. I am French and American and interested in history, design, architecture, and model-making. I recently acquired a Bachelor’s in Architecture from Pratt Institute. In my fourth year, I had the opportunity to study internationally through the Pratt Rome Program in 2023. It was a once-in-a-lifetime chance to travel through Italy to absorb and learn about the great Italian works of art and architecture. My take on well-designed spaces and places is to consider the societal and environmental impact and the dialogue between form, materiality, and light. 

Employment 

Pratt Institute Interdisciplinary Technology Lab, Brooklyn, NY, US, Research Assistant for Interdisciplinary Technology Lab

Part-Time Summer Position

- operated lab machinery: ZUND, Wazer, Shaper
- organized, logged storage inventory
- produced graphic logos for internal use

May 2023 - Sep 2023
 

Brooklyn Office Architecture and Design, Brooklyn, NY, US, Designer

Part-Time summer internship, over the months of May - August 2022 and June to September 2023

- Produced digital models + interior renders for client presentations
- Documented site visits + site surveys
- Responsible for obtaining samples + quotes
- Produced study models and presentation models

May 2022 - Sep 2023
 

Pratt Institute - School of Architecture - Professor Philip Lee, Brooklyn, NY, US, Teaching Assistant for Professor Philip Lee: Design 201

- Assisted with technical questions for digital + physical model making
strategies

Sep 2022 - Dec 2022
 

AJS Designs NYC, New York, NY, US, Interior Design Intern

Part -Time Summer - Fall Internship

- Drafted AutoCAD drawings (plans, sections, elevations, kitchen and closet
detailing) for contract work
- Selected + ordered samples
- Organized material library
- Documented site visits + site surveys
- Produced digital models + interior renders for client presentations

Jun 2022 - Dec 2022
 

CONCEPT PLAN - JINKAU, Béthune, FR, Architecture Intern

- Created a Grasshopper script for a building facade
- Documented site visits, client meetings + site surveys
- practiced professional communication skills in French

Jun 2021 - Aug 2021
 

Education 

Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY, US, BArch, Undergraduate Architecture

I attended Pratt Institute for my Bachelor's in Architecture. In my fourth year, I had the opportunity to study internationally through the Pratt Rome Program in 2023.

Sep 2019 - May 2024
 

Harriton High School, Bryn Mawr, PA, US, High School, International Baccalaureate

Received both High School Diploma and International Baccalaureate Diploma

Sep 2015 - May 2019
 

Awards 

School Archived Project - Degree Project, Honorable Mention

Degree Project selected by Professors Evan Tribus, Cathryn Dwyre, Alex Pierre de Loos to be featured in Pratt Institute School of Architecture "InProcess" Publication.

2024
 

School Archived Project - Arch. Elective: Models, Models, Models, Honorable Mention

Collection of Models selected by Professor Jason Lee to be featured in Pratt Institute School of Architecture "InProcess" Publication.

2024
 

Best Degree Project of 2024 Pratt Undergraduate Architecture, 1st Place

Project title: The Intragames: Shaping the Olympics for Local Publics
By: Valentine Batteur & Weilin Berkey
Degree Project Instructors: Professor Cathryn Dwyre, Professor Evan Tribus, Professor Alexander de Looz (HMS)

2024
 

Study Architecture 2024 Student Showcase, Nomination

My Degree Project was nominated by Pratt Institute School of Undergraduate Architecture to be featured in the Study Architecture 2024 Student Showcase

About the Showcase:
For the last five years, Study Architecture has put out a call to architecture school faculty from around the world to nominate graduating students whose work exemplifies excellence in architectural education.

2024
 

School Archived Project - Design 302, Honorable Mention

Design Project for 302 selected by Professor Eunjeong Seong to be featured in Pratt Institute School of Architecture "InProcess" Publication.

2022
 

School Archived Project - Design 201, Honorable Mention

Design Project for 201 selected by Professor Anne Nixon to be featured in Pratt Institute School of Architecture "InProcess" Publication.

2020
 

School Archived Project - Design 101, Honorable Mention

Design Project for 101 selected by Professor Philip Lee to be featured in Pratt Institute School of Architecture "InProcess" Publication.

2019
 

Areas of Specialization 

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