ANDISHEH GHOFRANITABARI
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA | MLA 2017
Dear Sir/ Madam
I am excited to apply for your summer internship program at your office in Charlottesville, and I hope to be considered for the position.
My experience as an architect and landscape architect and my status as a Master of Landscape Architecture student in my second year at
University of Virginia, make me an ideal candidate for the your summer 2017 internship position at Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects.
I grew up in north of Iran and studied my bachelor’s degree in Architecture at the most prestigious architecture school of my country in University of Tehran, College of Fine Arts, where I had a chance to work cross disciplinary with other designers, planners and artists to develop a
diverse, open, multi-dimensional approach to design. An approach which I found more practiced in landscape architecture than in any other
disciplines.
With a great passion for the environment, boundless love for plants and a high interest in learning and practicing landscape design, I came
to the US in Aug 2015 to study in this amazing field at the University of Virginia, School of Architecture. I got admitted in a 2.5 year path Master’s degree in Landscape Architecture with a merit-based scholarship throughout the program. Since I started here, I have not only become
proficient in representing landscape design ideas through various visualization skills, but also I have grown the ability to think my design ideas
through different scales of time and space in landscapes that are constantly changing. As I am moving forward in my 4th semester at UVA,
I am developing a vision for a landscape design that connects the public to their changing environment through engaging their senses and
their tools for conceiving the landscape around them.
I believe in hard work and rigor coupled with creativity and an open mind; and that the designers can thrive with patience and flexibility in
collaboration with their colleagues and clients, and can found their creative ideas with hard work and rigor. I am a good listener and a careful
observer and can usually ground quite rapidly in different environments, whether when it is about digesting an unknown landscape for a design project, getting familiar with structure of a new working environment, or understanding a new culture.
My eight years of study and practice in design have given me a solid foundation for this internship and I am comfortable and excited to perform a wide range of job duties in this position. I am eager to contribute my enthusiasm and skills to your firm this summer and to further learn
the discipline through practice from your incredible design staff at the office.
My resume and work sample will give you a greater understanding of my qualifications. I would be available mid-May through mid-August in
Charlottesville area. Please contact me at (434) 446-6907 or [email protected] if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Andisheh Ghofranitabari
Master of Landscape Architecture Candidate 2017
School of Architecture | University of Virginia
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A #132 University Gardens, Apt 2
HONORS & AWARDS
FALL 2016
Charlottesville, VA 22903
E [email protected]
[email protected]
C (434) 466-6907
Spring 2016
Spring 2015
EDUCATION
2015 - Present
University of Virginia, School of Architecture | Charlottesville, VA
Master of Landscape Architecture Candidate 2017
2008-2013
University of Tehran, School of Architecture | Tehran, IRAN
Bachelor of Architecture
Spring 2014
Spring 2013
EXPERIENCE
Jan 2017
SCAPE | New York City, NY
Two Week UVA Externship Program
Spring 2012
Summer 2008
Selected Work for Studio 7010 [Arctic Research Studio]
Work Featured on UVA A-school’s Website [Link]
Nominated for Publication in “Lunch 12”: Tactics
Selected Work for Studio 6020 [Urban Infrastructure to WaterSCAPE]
Nominated for Publicatian in the “Catalyst III: Urban Uncertainities”
Departmental Merit-Based Scholarship & Admission
University of Virginia, School of Architecture
Master of Landscape Architecture Degree Program, Path 2.5
Research Assistantship Position & Admission
Pennsylvania State University, Department of Architecture
Master of Architecture Degree Program
Sponsered & Constructed Design
4DA Architecture Studio | Tehran, IRAN
Roofgarden, Entrance Courtyard for “Anoushirvan” Residential Project
Highest Score Final Architectural Design
University of Tehran | Tehran, IRAN
Nominated for Publication on the University’s “Academic Year” Book
Highest Score Architectural Design Project V
University of Tehran | Tehran, IRAN
Nominated for Publication on the University’s “Academic Year” Book
University of Tehran Full Scholarship Undergraduate Admission
Bachelor of Architecture | University of Tehran, Tehran, IRAN
Ranked 158th among 320,000 participants in the nationwide university
entrance examination
Jan-Dec 2016
UVA Office of the Architect | Charlottesville, VA
Intern For the Office: Graphic Designer, Mapper, Editor
Spring 2008
Summer 2016
UVA Geospatial Engineering Services | Charlottesville, VA
Intern for Plant Identification and Mapping
WORKSHOPS & SEMINARS
2013-2014
4DA Architecture Studio | Tehran, IRAN
Member of the Design Group for Residential Projects
2012-2014
National Housing Organization of Iran | Tehran, Iran
Member of Rural Planning Team of “Davaran” Village of Kerman, IRAN
Spring 2011
Center of Excellence in Architectural Technology of Iran (CEAT)
University of Tehran, Tehran, IRAN
Workshop Assistant in international Conference on Architecture and
Structure. “Botanic Shell Structures” by Michael Balz
SKILLS
Digital Graphics
Drafting
2/3D Mapping
3D Modeling
Rendering
3d Stimulator
Fabrication
Microsoft Office
Adobe Creative Cloud Ai, Id, Ps, Ae
Autodesk AutoCAD, Civil3D, Revit
ArcMap, ArcScene, ArcCatalog
Rhinoceros, Grasshopper, AutoCAD 3d, Autodesk 3ds max,
Google Sketchup
V-ray (Rhinoceros, Sketchup)
RealFlow, Autodesk Flow Design,GH Ladybug, GH Kangaroo
Laser Cutting, CNC Routing, Casting, 3DPrinting
Word, Excel, PowerPoint
2016
2016
2014
2013
2012
2011
2011
2010
LANGUAGES
INTERESTS
Woltz Symposium, UVA, School of Archiecture, Charlottesville, VA
PLA Seminar, Charlottesville, VA
Autodesk Revit Specialized Workshop, CEAT, University Of Tehran
Grasshopper Specialized Workshop, CEAT, University Of Tehran
Swiss Contemporary Architecture, University of Tehran
2nd International Conference on Architecture and Structure, University of
Tehran
“A Vision of Gorgan Architecture”, National Architecture Comprehension
Workshop, Gorgan, Golestan , Iran
“A Vision of Shushtar Architecture”, National Architecture Comprehension
Workshop, Shushtar, Khuzestan, Iran
Persian (Native), English (Proficient), Arabic(Intermediate), French(Biginner)
Photography, Traveling, Hiking, History, Geography, Theater & Cinema
REFERENCES
Julia Monteith AICP, LEED AP BD + C, Senior Land Use Planner, UVA Office of the Architect
445 Rugby Road (O’Neil Hall), Charlottesville, VA, [email protected] | (434) 982-2757
Nancy Takahashi Distinguished Lecturer, Graduate Program Director, University of Virginia
317 Campbell Hall, Charlottesville, VA, [email protected] | (434) 982-2287
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IFE PONGES on Confluence of the Flows of Water & People
URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE TO WATERSCAPE|Montserrat Bonvehi Rosich
Spring 2016 | 8 weeks
ArcMap
ArcScene
Rhino
Grasshopper
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign
Section
The project focuses on reconfiguration of the
public space on the confluences of flows of water and people, in Richmond, Virginia. To this
end, it is proposed to put sponges of soil with
plants on the way of the water flow in an urban
watershed; where it’s also on the way of the flow
of people; meaning the streets. Being on a lower level than the sidewalks, the streets trap the
water on their impervious surfaces, and the life
sponges absorb it on the excessive space of the
parking lanes. As the amount of water increases
according to micro/macro topography, the life
sponges will grow and there will be more plants.
While keeping the grid’s primary function, a better quality of public life will happen on the street
grid of Lower Museum District of Richmond.
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Rules and Design
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