2. Part 2 Architectural Assistant//Creative Artworker
Contact: 07908 596 458 email: natsjd1990@gmail.com
D.O.B: 21/09/1990
Flat 9
135 Dickenson Road
Manchester
M14 5HZ
A Levels in Applied Art, Geography and Graphic design, All passed at grade A
A.S Level in English
11 GCSE’s passed grade B and above
M Arch, University of Manchester, Distinction
Ba (Hons) Architecture, Oxford Brookes University, 2:1
Qualifications
Creative ExperienceOther Work Experience
Awards
Other Achievements
Interests
Skills
2015
Book cover illustration, ‘The Beechwood Airship Interviews’ by Dan Richards
Creative Assistant at Essence Architecture//Ronan Developments
2014
Partner in NGO ‘This city of ours’, Pristina, Kosovo (Jan-Jun)
Part 1 Assistant at Essence Architecture//Ronan Developments
2012 and prior
Office Assistant, One17 Design, Huddersfield
Work Experience, Acumen Architects, Huddersfield
2016
Silver President’s Medal 2016, Shortlisted
‘Mecanoo’ Model Making Award, Silver
2015
Bown Prize for ‘Best Fifth Year Portfolio’
2013
RIBA Dennis Mason Jones Sketching Competition, Commendation
2012
Scott Brownrigg Award for ‘Best Hand Drawn 3D representation’ Portfolio
Exceptional hand drawing Skills, conceptual, illustrative and technical
Experienced in Adobe CS6, notably Photoshop, Illustrator and Indesign
Autocad, Archicad, Sketchup
2016
6th year Joint Project chosen for realisation at Dortmund Art Festival 2016
Atelier USE Student Representative
2012 and Prior
Unit D Student Representative, Oxford Brookes
Nike ‘Run to the Beat’ half Marathon, London
Race for Life, 5km, Oxford
Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Award
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The Italian Renaissance
Post-conflict resolution in architecture
Painting/Drawing/illustration
Reading
2012-13
Waitress/Bar Attendant, The Woodman Inn
(Huddersfield)
2011
Waitress/Bar Attendant, The Turf Tavern,
(Oxford)
2008
Retail Assistant, Next,(Huddersfield)
2007 and prior
Waitress, Blacksmiths Arms
Waitress, The Aspley
(Huddersfield)
3. Ba (Hons)// Year Three
‘Open Border’ Refugee Centre, Coventry
Ritual Drawing, establishing the site within the city
Final Illustrations of project within context
4. Ba (Hons)// Year Three
Belgrade Centre for Art and Rejuvenation
Working in the shadow of the old ‘Generalstab’ in central Belgrade, Serbia.
Hand drawn site analysis of the bombed building adjacent to the site
Sketched massing drawing of design within context
Scott Brownrigg Award, Best Hand drawn 3D Representation Portfolio, 2012
Oxford Brookes University
5. MA // Year One
Ferry Terminal on the River Irwell, Manchester
‘Re-establishing heritage within a gentrifying city’
Winner of Best Fifth Year Portfolio, Manchester University, 2015
Development of concept focusing on flow from the river to the city and the layers of heritage within.
Establishing moments of equilibrium between the river, site and the city
Site analysis of existing building and surrounding context
6. WORK DEPICTING CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT, AND FINALISED INSTALLATION.
MA // Year One
Ferry Terminal on the River Irwell, Manchester
Atmospheric Explorations within the schemeRitual Drawings painted on Material
Long Section showing the positioning of the curtains which enhance the spaces within the structure, encouraging focus upon certain aspects of the building.
Winner of Best Fifth Year Portfolio, Manchester University, 2015
7. MA // Year Two
Monuments of Deterrence, Dortmund, Germany
A thesis project exploring alternative approaches to the development of a post
industrial city, designed to co-exist with the inevitable gentrification within the area.
Establishing ‘Vulnerable’ and fragile landscapes within the city. Mostly manifested within vacant spaces. Strategy to demonstrate the containment, defence and containment of fragile landscapes
Shortlisted for Silver President’s Medal 2016
Allow
Defend
Contain
8. MA // Year Two
Monuments of Deterrence, Dortmund, Germany
Conceptual development encompassing the site and the approach to the site using alternative methods to
that of ‘conventional’ modern building practices.
Gentrification vs Vacancy Refining the design
9. MA // Year Two
Monuments of Deterrence, Dortmund, Germany
‘The Tower’
(Hand Drawing)
Renders from Physical Model
Co-existence within a gentrified landscape
(Hand Drawing and Photoshop)
10. MA // Year Two
Monuments of Deterrence, Dortmund, Germany
Perpetual evolution of ‘The Tower’ as time goes by...
Natalie Dossor Part Two Architectural Assistant//Creative Artworker Contact: 07908 596 458 email: natsjd1990@gmail.com
