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Work Background
Cult Meraki StudioJunior Architect
Oct. 2019 - Sep. 2020• Helped accommodate 1,000 displaced families through the successful design of modular DIY and sustainable emergency housing units in one working day for communities affected by the October 2019 floods in the Upper East Region of Ghana.
• Contributed to the design development of modular, sustainable, and affordable housing units, made from local materials like rammed earth and raffia palm.
Orthner Orthner & AssociatesJunior Architect
Sep. 2019 - Oct. 2020• Designed the expansion of primary school classrooms for Ghana International School (a prestigious school in Ghana), to include an appealing, refreshing, and relaxing reading nook. This covered all aspects of design from BIM to custom furniture design for optimum ergonomic, functional and aesthetic needs.
• Entrusted with independent site inspection duties after proving my
reliability and agility, within the first month of working on the expansion of the ICU and Mother & Child Unit of Nyaho Medical Center.
• Delivered a creative presentation on climate change for students at Kaneshie Kingsway Cluster in Accra, Ghana, for the 2019 EU Climate Diplomacy Week Workshop.
China Shanghai Architectural Design & Research Institute Co.,LtdArchitectural Intern
Aug. 2018 - Jul. 2019Putuo District, Shanghai, China• For the firm’s conceptual bidding for Hessa Al Mubarak District Development, an urban redesign of a town district in Kuwait, I created clear and precise analysis diagrams with Adobe Creative Suite, modified a 3D model in SketchUp, and completed renderings in Photoshop.
• Proved diligent and landed tasks rarely assigned to interns, including the responsibility of supervising and proof checking the work done by my peers.
• Working on a luxury mixed-use, high-rise building, DAO Panama, I researched and coordinated with the landscaping department to acquire the required knowledge, which I incorporated into the design of optimized green wall and roof garden systems.
China Shanghai Architectural Design & Research Institute Co., Ltd.Architectural Intern
Aug. 2017 - Oct. 2017Putuo District, Shanghai, China• During the construction documentation phase of the Kuwait Olympic Village, I proposed modifications which I used to complete drawing sets in AutoCAD.
The Consortium Architectural Intern
Jul. 2017 - Jul. 2017Accra, Ghana • Researched breakwater design for the development of the coastal area of Accra.
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