Emilia MachedonCurriculum Vitae

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEEDUCATION

EXTRA-CURRICULAR

Bachelor in Urban Planning and Urban DesignUniversitatea de Arhitectură și Urbanism Ion Mincu.

9 months Socrates-Erasmus scholarship covering full tuition and a monthly stipend.

Bachelor in Architecture Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Paris Belleville.

Master of Science in Urbanism Technische Universiteit Delft Faculteit Bouwkunde.

2010 - 2012

2008 - 2009

2005 - 2008

2005 - 2008

Exchange student Institut Français d’Urbanisme - Université Paris 8.

Urban Landscape InternLola Landscape Architects. Rotterdam, NL June - September 2011Urban landscape design in the context of a new waterfront residential development in Roermond. Landscape design for the Natura Docet Museum garden, from VO to DO phase.

Architectural InternArh. Adrian Spirescu Studio. Bucharest, RO.June - September 2011Design of the sports facilities for a school project. Teamwork on the interior design of a 1000 places university auditorium project.

Architectural InternS. D'Herbez de la Tour Studio. Paris, FR. October – November 2007Mapping and interior design project for a Haussmanian residence.

Regional Planning InternUrhahn Urban Design. Amsterdam, NL. August - October 2012Project assistant for a regional scenario development commission. Research and design of strategic spatial scenarios. Collaboration with the office in charge of the economic scenario development.

Making Zuidas Winter School (5th IABR)TU Delft, AA London, Yale School of ArchitectureAmsterdam, NL. February, 2012.Strategy proposal for the future development of the Zuidas business district into a modern city centre for living, recreation, international trade and knowledge.

Delta del Po 2010 Summer School IUAV IUAV, TU Delft, UAUIM, ETSAV-UPCVenice, IT. October, 2010.Scenario development for Po River Delta’s fragile territories by taking into consideration water management issues in the context of urban and economic development in the delta.

I am an urban planner and designer fascinated by urban development in a time of global mobility.

where I grew up where I studied where I travelled

Graduated the first from a class of 60 students. Monthly scholarship for a GPA higher than 9/10.

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emilia.machedon (at) gmail.com

I was born on July 11th 1986 in Bucharest, Romania. I am specialized in strategic planning on several scales: regional planning and urban planning. I feel mostly challenged by complex project assignments such as airport region planning in the urbanized delta.

Complex Cities in Transformation Graduation Studio. Your Home’s Check In-Gate. Spatial Planning Strategies for the Urban Integration of the Development Driven by Amsterdam Schiphol Airport graduation thesis (8,5/10).

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full professional proficiency languages: English, French

and Romanian

countries with different working cultures I adapted to within a four years span

miles I have travelled by airplane so far

languages I can have a basic conversation in:

Dutch and Spanish

different nationalities of people I worked in a team

with

11different cities and regions

in which I worked on spatial planning projects

AutoCAD

3DMax

SketchUp

Illustrator

InDesign

Photoshop

MS Office

excellentaverageadequate

SOFTWARE

LANGUAGES

VOLUNTEERING EXPERIENCE

HOBBIES

Romanian

English & French

Dutch & Spanish

PUBLICATIONS

Airport-Driven Urban Development. A reading of current spatial planning models and critiques. Proceedings 9th Conference: Graduation Lab Urbanism. The Department of Urbanism. Delft University of Technology. The paper investigates current planning literature on the spatial characteristics and spatial planning challenges of airport-driven urban development.

Active member of Bucharest, my dear photography associationPhotographic walks and exhibitions enhancing Bucharest’s positive image.

Dancing: jazz, latin, ballroom, afro-cuban.Member of SoSalsa TU Delft dance student society. Member of the SoAno creative committee in charge of designing the society’s lustrum yearbook.

Aug 2009 - Aug 2010

Jan – June 2010

Jan – Feb 2010

Oct 2007 – Sep 2009

full professional profficiency

native speaker

basic conversational level

February 2012

Volunteer at Prodomo and Save Bucharest heritage protection NGO’s. The photographic inventory of Bucharest’s protected built areas.

Volunteer at the Romania Green Building Council (Bucharest, RO). Translation of sustainable buildings workshop activities.

Secretary at the International Union of Women Architects (Paris, FR). Database maintenance and official documents administra-tion.

Travel and travel photography.