p o r t f o l i ol a u r a m e i j a

b.archp o r t f o l i o

meijalaura@gmail.com +371 29357780

education:

02.2011. – now Master’s degree in Architecture and Urban Planning, Riga Technical University

09.2007. – 02.2011 Bachelor’s degree in Architecture and Urban Planning, Riga Technical University

01.2010. – 07.2010. Exchange programme at Politechnical University of Valencia, Faculty of Architecture

09.2006. – 05.2007. Bachelor’s degree in Business and Economy, Riga Technical University, unfinished

09.2000. – 05.2006. State Gymnasium of Sigulda

volunteering/internship:

2007 - now volunteer in Student council at Faculty of Architecture12.2011 participant in Future City Game developement proposal

for Sigulda Palace complex; organized by City Council of Sigulda in cooperation with British Council

06.2011. - 09.2011 internship in City Council of Sigulda as an assistant of city architect Maija Geidane

03.2011 jury member of youth film festival „Kinodroms”02.2011 – 04.2011 participation in landscape design and realization of

Aluksne courtyard during the national campaign “Big Cleanup”

02.2009 representative of RTU Faculty of Architecture during the exhibition “School 2009”

07.2006 – 12.2006 assistant at the private practice of Arch. Gunta Graudupe

additional education:

11.2011 EFLA Regional Congress of Landscape Architecture “Mind the Gap” in Tallin, Estonia

25.10 “Design For All” workshop, ran by Pete Kercher (Italy), Ambassador at EIDD - Design for All Europe

10.2011 Experience exchange tour in Lithuania with student council of Architecture faculty of Vilnius Technical university

04.2011 Seminar and tour „Sustainability in architecture” in Stockholm, guided by Arch V. Bokalders

10.2009 Motivation seminar „Step 2010” organized by RTU for student council03.2008 „Design Laboratory” workshop run by Zile Davidsone /Academy of

Fine Arts/03.2008 „Laboratory of Light” workshop run by Ilze Kundzina /Dipl.Arch. RTU/2006-2007 drawing studies at a private practice of artist Laila Bogustova2004-2005 dance studio „Dzirnas”1998-2002 Study of Fine arts in School of Arts and Music in Sigulda

1996-2001 piano classes at a private practice of Ingrida Dreimane

languages:

fluent: english, latvianconversational: spanish, russian, german

interests: moviemaking, nature, snowboard

meijalaura@gmail.com+371 29357780;

creative approach to design and concept, strong approach to site analyse, precision in model making, freehand drawing, graphic design skills, fast perception of new information, good organizator skills, great visual and verbal communication.

AutoCad, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Premier Pro, Ms Of-fice, MathCad, VectorWork, Google Sketchup.

contacts:

skills:

computer skills:

L A U R A M E I J A resume

contents

assignment: to design energoefficient multifunctional skyscraper, ISOVER con-test.site: Manhattan, NY.

concept: Inspiration from Nature. Study. Play. We created a spherical shape - the larg-est volume, the smallest surface area, less heat loss, as well as a safer form of the aerodynamic point of view-wind fluctua-tions do not affect the building so much.Interior design and planning creates a healthy environment and microclimate for inhabitants - multi-storey winter gar-den purifies the air, positively influences people’s mood. The building is provided with natural ventilation and supplied by renewable energy and capabilities to sort and recycle waste, this is to encourage people for eco-friendly lifestyle. comment: team project with architecture students Liva Banka and Reinis Jansons.date: february 2011

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above: conceptleft: perspective and general plan

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1: On The Edge/ pavillion by the seamaterial: paperdate: may 2007

2: Playgroundmaterial: wooddate: february 2011

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06composition 1: home as a shelter- emotion created by the citydate: october 2008

2: playgrounddate: march 20date: march 2011

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science & research center

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assignment: to design science and research center in the territory of an old textile factory.site: Riga, Latvia, left bank of Daugava Riverconcept: Defining what is good about the existing place. Keeping sense of place, creating new image.material: rust steel, dark wood, glass.comment: team project with architecture students Liva Banka and Liene Cikanovi-ca.date: may 2011

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1: portoriginal size: 29x21 cmmedium: acrylicdate: july 2009comment: this painting is inspired by colours and light used in impressionist marinas

2: composition in 2Doriginal size: 60x42 cmmedium: aquareldate: october 2008

3: boatsoriginal size: 60x42 cmmedium: acrylicdate: july 2009

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assignment: to design a residential hous-ing with small apartments (1-2 persons per apartment)location: old town of Valencia, Spainconcept: manzana (apple) - housing is designed with its movement around central element inner greenyard, offering recreation terraces and pleasant visual experiencewhile moving through the building.comments: individual projectdate: march 2010

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destiny garden is a memorial to all those people who were lost to Latvia during 20th century as the victims of totalitar-ian regimes. The garden is designed as a movement through different emotional states: peace, doubt, prayer, promise, solace, enlightement and desire.

meditation pavillion contest: to design a meditation pavillion near the water’s edge while experiencing solace.location: Koknese, Latvia

concept: “unique is a hawk who flies without moving his wings. It shows his unlimited power.”

/Latvian poet I.Ziedonis/

date: november 2009comment: team project with Liva Banka and Jevgenijs Busins.

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urban planning

Bisumuizaassignment: urban plan proposal for resi-dential area of Bisumuizalocation: Bisumuiza, Riga, LV

concept: most of the residential areas of Riga lack strong identity or center. Site of Bisumuiza is unique with its location and potential to create easy access to the surrounding infrastructure of capital, at the same time offering silent and natural environment for its residentials. Con-cept is based on creating a spine of the area - structure, that serves as a building, boulevard and transport line at the same time. The spine creates active and vivid linear center with mixed-use functions. The central residential part on platforms with free-standing mixed-type buildings offers pleasant car-free environment for inhabitants.

comment: team project in cooperation with V.Bruzgulis, N.Saprovskis, L.Ievina, M.Rikards, N.Dufoir.date: october 2010

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residential housing

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assignment: to design apartment build-ing in future residential area Bisumuiza, in the city of Riga.

location: Bisumuiza, Riga

concept: Bringing the daylight into the building, creating staircase as light and cosy semi-private space for inhabitants.

comment: individual projectdate: december 2010

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row housing

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assignment: to design compact row housing for a familylocation: Bisumuiza, Riga, LVconcept: Building is made by considering the interaction of daylight and sustain-ability aspects, row houses are designed to be compact, with minimum heat loss, thus, providing garden spece in the front and backyard. Building is planned in 3 different levels: ground floor - open space for whole fam-ily to be together, 2nd floor - apartments for children, 3rd master apartment with studio and terrace.comments: individual projectdate: december 2010

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frame to frame_ capturing different moments on the same frame without rewinding the footage.

1_ colour of a daycamera: Dianadate: october 20102_ geometry of a placecamera: Dianadate: october 2010

comment: these pictures I made during lomo laboratory organised by lomo developer and freelancer in Latvia Maksim Shadursky.

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