PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
I am currently working at Babbage Consultants in Auckland, as a Facade Engineer. This role consists of reviewing architectural detailing and documentation and providing feedback to architects on the proposed design.
From 2020-to 2021 I was in my final year of my Master of Architecture (Professional)/MArch(Prof) at the University of Auckland. My thesis examines the notion of migration and the movement of people and cultures that have resulted in cross-cultural references within the built environment.
During 2018 - 2020, I had the opportunity to gain experience within architecture practice, and I have also worked as a university research assistant on inter-faculty projects. Recently, I contributed as a first-year architecture studio design tutor during the Covid-19 pandemic, where we were challenged to rapidly adapt teaching methods from face-to-face sessions to conducting virtual classes using multiple digital tools.
In 2019, I was extremely fortunate to participate in the ‘Studio Seville Study Tour to Spain and Morocco over five weeks, facilitated by the School of Architecture and Planning. Over the course of the tour, we studied Moroccan, Spanish, and Islamic architectural design at the Universidad de Sevilla, in Seville.
CAREER OBJECTIVE
I am eager to gain professional experience to develop my design understanding of public architecture and its role in
representing diverse populations. I would like to eventually obtain registration as a professional architect.
representing diverse populations. I would like to eventually obtain registration as a professional architect.
CAREER PROFILE
Education
High School
2009- 2015. Marist College, Mt Albert, Auckland.
Tertiary Education
School of Architecture and Planning, The University of Auckland
2016-2018. Bachelor of Architectural Studies (BAS)
2019 - Ongoing. Master of Architecture, Professional (MArch (Prof))
High School
2009- 2015. Marist College, Mt Albert, Auckland.
Tertiary Education
School of Architecture and Planning, The University of Auckland
2016-2018. Bachelor of Architectural Studies (BAS)
2019 - Ongoing. Master of Architecture, Professional (MArch (Prof))
VOLUNTEER
2016- Ongoing.
Alberton House, Heritage New Zealand
Provides historical tours of the historic property
Cashier and Front of House Services
2016- Ongoing.
Alberton House, Heritage New Zealand
Provides historical tours of the historic property
Cashier and Front of House Services
ACHIEVEMENTS
+ First Place for the Charettes 2021Architecture Thesis of the Year
+ Shortlisted, Undergraduate Student Category for the 2018 Visionary Architecture Awards.
+ One of five selected student concept designs to work with TOA Architects on a project for Auckland Council, 2018.
+ First in Course Award for Architecture History & Theory 339.
+ First in Course Award in Architectural Design (Studio) 201.
+ Offered to write an article for Architecture Now New Zealand on the influence of Moorish & Islamic architecture in Spain. 2019. Vallis, N. The Alhambra; Looking into the Past.” https://architecturenow.co.nz/articles/the-alhambra-looking-into-the-past/
+ Shortlisted to represent the University of Auckland for the 2020 Te Kāhui Whaihanga NZ Institute of Architects Resene Student Design Awards.
WORK EXPERIENCE
+2021 Tutor, Architectural Design (Studio) (ARCHDES 300), Feb 2021-July 2021. I ran my own design paper around the theoretical concept of the architectural monster, the primary theme that my Master's thesis revolved around.
+ 2020 Tutor, Architectural Design (Studio) (ARCHDES 102), Feb 2020-July 2020. Design Studio tutor and mentor; teaching undergraduate year students about architecture theory and different modes of design making.
+ 2017 - 2019 Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Auckland, 2017-2019 Research Assistant for Dr. Professor Jason Ingham, HOD on a ‘Seismic retrofitting of Māori wharenui in Aotearoa New Zealand.’ The project proposed a number of methodologies that could be used to allow Wharenui to be recognized as a type of building seismically capable according to national EPB methodology.
+ Student Concept Design Development with TOA Architects, The University of Auckland, July – November 2018. One of five selected student concept designs for ‘Pōwhiri Space’ for Auckland Council. My concept was developed during an Architectural Design Studio course run by Professor Deidre Brown, and, Te Ari Prendergast (TOA Architects). From July - to November 2018, I contributed to design concept development at TOA Architects, on a weekly basis.