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FERNANDES, Mafalda
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 Lisbon , Portugal.


Work experience


2018 
:: Architect builder, integration on BambooDNA team and cooperation with the artist Gerard Minakawa on bamboo buildings, USA. www.bamboodna.com
2016-2017 

:: Architect assistant at Aseven office with the architect José Afonso cooperating in an urban project of city rehabilitation, Lisbon, Portugal. www.aseven.pt
Jul 2014 - Jul 2015 
:: Faculty of Architecture, lectures of Design Studio, History of Architecture, Bamboo construction, seminars, workshops and site building at the College of Architecture and Design in ITM Institute Technology and management, Vadodara, India. www.itmuniverse.ac.in
Nov 2013 - Jun 2014 
:: Faculty of Architecture, lectures of Design Studio, Technologies, Bamboo construction, seminars and workshops at Vadodara Design Academy, Vadodara, India. www.vda.ac.in
Nov 2011 - Nov 2012 
:: Architect assistant in FSarchitects office in North of Portugal developing the regional rural tourism rebuilding old stone houses. www.fsarquitectos.pt
2010 - 2013 
:: Architect / builder and instructor of organic and sustainable structures with  “Arundinaria” River’s cane, with Canya Viva Ass. www.canyaviva.com
Oct 2010 – Mar 2011 
:: Architect / coordinator for the building of bamboo’ structures in an Eco resort in Arava, Middle East, cooperating with the architect Josef Kiriaty. www.kiriatyarchitects.com
2010 
:: Architect – designer in architecture and rehabilitation projects of interior spaces in Interspaces office. www.entrespacos.com
2009 
:: Graphic designer and model’s maker for a storyboard’s project in Ciudad de los Cabos, Mexico. 


Education and training

2015 - 2017 .. Graduate Diploma on a thesis of Architecture and Environmental development, Eco communities and the use of bamboo in contemporaneity, in FA-UL Faculdade de Arquitetura of Universidade Lisboa, Lisbon.
Oct 2012 .. Portuguese Architects AssociationProfession and ethics approval.
Apr 2010 .. Bio construction and technique’s  course with Canyaviva, www.canyaviva.com
May 2008 .. 3D Modelling and Animation software: Cinema 4D, University of the Arts, London College of Communication.
Mar 2008 .. Digital Production: Software skills for 3D Studio Max, University of the Arts, London College of  Communication.
2002-07 .. MA in Interior Architecture. 
Faculdade de Arquitectura of Universidade Técnica, Lisbon.
2005-06 .. Erasmus Exchange programe Fachhochschule Kaiserslautern, Germany.
2000-02 .. Foundation Degree in Urban and Territorial Planning Architecture, Fac. Arquitectura of Universidade Técnica, Lisbon.


Additional information
Seminars about eco building and bamboo construction:
VDA college, Vadodara, India, 2014;
MSU college, Vadodara, India, 2014;
ITM college, Vadodara, India,2014;
NASA convention for architecture students of India, Chennai, India, 2015;
Discussion with 2nd year students. FA.UL University, Lisbon, Portugal; 2016. 

Collaboration in public events, building ecological structures: 
5Elements Festival, Oeiras, 2010; 
Alternative Festival of Sevilla, 2010; 
Boom Festival - Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal, 2010 and 2012; 
Forbidden Fruit Festival, Dublin, 2011; 
Festival do Ar, Melides, 2013;
Festival Bambu, Bambuparque, Odemira, Portugal 2013;
Nasa Convention, Chennai, India, 2015;
EDC San Bernardino's festival, Los Angeles, USA, 2015;
Symbiosis festival, CA, USA, 2015; 
EDC Orlando festival, FL, USA, 2015;
Summit at Sea, Bahamas, USA, 2015;
BPM festival, Portimão, Portugal, 2017.
Garden and Flower's Market, San Francisco, USA.
EDC Vegas, Las Vegas, USA, 2018;
Lightning in a Bottle, California, USA, 2018;
Boom Festival - Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal, 2018;
BPM festival, Portimão, Portugal, 2018.

Team member at Bamboo DNA _ www.bamboodna.com
and CanyaViva associación _ www.canyaviva.com

Computer skills
Autodesk: AutoCAD
Adobe: Photoshop , Illustrator , Dreamweaver, Indesign, Acrobat
Archicad 2D+3D, CorelDraw, Sketch Up, Cinema 4D, some experience in 3D Studio Max.


Languages
mother language - Portuguese
English - fluent
Spanish - fluent
Italian - intermediate
French - intermediate

Cultural experience
Living and traveling experience in several countries enables the adaptation to new people and work environments. The experience of different cultural backgrounds offered a different approach to architecture and design in general.

Driving license
Category B vehicle