_. education
Wageningen University: MSc Landscape Architecture and Planning, Major: Landscape Architecture Specialisation; 2010-2014
MSc Thesis: Phenomenological approach to ecological restoration, supervised in collaboration with Pieter Veen from Vista Landschaparchitecten en Stedenbouw, 2012-2014
Architecture School of San Sebastian: BA in Architecture, June 2008
Université Livre de Bruxelles Victor Horta in conjunction with Architecture School of San Sebastian: Architectural Studies Year Abroad, Erasmus Program in Bruxelles, Belgium, 2004-2005
_. professional experience
internship as landscape architect
Strootman Landschaparchitecten, February - June 2011
- Research in visual impact of electric lines
- Co-development design competition for nature area including idea generation and sketching
- Assisted in digital document selection & preparation for book publication `Strootman: Strategies for the sublime´
- Assisted in regional vision mapping and specific local scale design: mapping and visualization of proposals
* Research in vision generation of a region embedded in participatory planning process, case study of Assen AA
Oikos Landscape Architects, July 2011
- Assisted in interior office design Daesung Corporate Headquarters in Korea
- Assisted in project work at various phases including schematic design, design development, material and furniture selection, 3d visualisations
freelance, 2009-2010
- Development of design proposal, schematic design, material selection, construction details, document arrangement for irrigation pond
- According to client requirements, arrangement of involved professionals
architect assistant
Ansa arquitectos, February 2008-August 2008 (part time)
- Produced permitting documents, monetary plans and LEED documentation for new projects
- Arrangement of existing plans to new regulation, revising and adapting their documentation
- Meeting clients for project development and arranging presentation
- Types of projects include single housing, sports facilities, housing blocks, hotel, commercial buildings, as well as new construction plans or refurbishment of existing buildings
internship as architect
Municipality of Aia, in conjunction with Estudio A architects, January - May 2007 (part-time)
- Architectural data gathering within`Recovery of Historical Housing´, initiative of the municipality of Aia, urbanism department
- Co-designed detailed plans of house typologies, including sections and required construction details
- Participative approach to document restoration process by interviews to house owners
- Presented complete project outcome with team to municipality
Estudio A architects, October 2006 - October 2007 (part-time)
- Assisted in project work at various phases including schematic design, design development, construction documentation, and material selection
- Assisted in design-build construction work including demolition, framing, roofing, concrete, welding, siding, and finishing
Toledo architects, June - September 2006 (part-time)
- Architectural data gathering for`Restoration Plan for Historical Housing´, program developed by the Basque Government
- Co-designed detailed plans of house typologies, including sections and completed original urbanism plan
- Participative approach to document restoration process by interviews to house owners
- Presented complete project outcome with team to municipality, with graphic presentations
_. skills and other experience
Trained and skilled in hand and digital 2d and 3d representation. Experienced in small-scale architectural design + construction drawings, experienced in larger regional vision plan drawing.
Experienced in artistic collage representation and pottery
software
High Proficiency - Autocad, Sketchup, Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, Acrobat Pro, MS Office
Intermediate Proficiency - 3ds Max, V-ray, Presto
Mac & PC Proficient
languages
Proficient in English, Spanish and Basque
Medium in French
Beginner in Dutch
_. research and publications
Murmur of limits: evoking the sensuous encounter between ecological phenomena and humans (Major thesis)
http://edepot.wur.nl/310609
Phenomenological analysis: Aesthetic embodiment of the southern coast of Schouwen-Duiveland
Topos online Magazine_ Instilling human scale to the limit: evoking metaphors, http://www.toposonline.nl/2015/murmur-of-limits-evoking-the-sensuous-encounter-between-ecological-phenomena-and-humans/
_. workshops, lectures and competitions
- IFLA International Student Competition 2011 `Urban boundaries´
- Art and Architecture as Tools to Rethink and Debate on Participative Planning Approach in the Social Milieu organized by ‘Arquitecturas Colectivas’, 2010
- Whereabouts and Communities Organized by ‘Arquitecturas Colectivas’, 2009
- ‘The City and its Current Mutations’ Summer Lectures by Carlos Ferrater, University of the Basque Country, 2005
- ‘Architecture and Art’ workshop, ISAI, Brussels; 2005
- 14th International Chaumont-sur Loire Garden Competition, 2004
_. awards & honors
- ARCHIPRIX 2015, selected first candidate as representative of Wageningen University; annual best landscape architecture plan by students in the Netherlands (open)
- WUF-KLV Thesis Awards 2013-2014, candidate by Landscape Architecture and Planning Chair group
- De Folkert Hellinga MSc Award van het Netwerk 2014, 1st Prize
- 2004/2005 Université Livre de Bruxelles Victor Horta Best architecture project, 2nd Prize