Graziela Gimenes has over 10 years of experience in architecture and design. She received a Bachelor's degree in Architecture and Urbanism from Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie in 2005 and a Master's degree in housing from Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya in 2008. Currently she works at A1 Arquitetura in Sao Paulo, where she prepares construction documents, develops interior design concepts, and coordinates projects. Previously she held positions in Barcelona and Sao Paulo involving structural design, construction documents, interior design, and office administration. She also contributes to research projects and teaches descriptive geometry.

1. graziela gimenes 954 Franca Pinto Street – apt 181 – SP/Brazil
graz.cg@gmail.com
Education
October 2006 – May Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Barcelona. Spain
2008 Laboratorio de la Vivienda del siglo XXI
Master in housing
August 2000 – July 2005 Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie. São Paulo. Brazil
B.A. in Architecture and Urbanism
Work Experience
August 2008 - Present A1 Arquitetura
São Paulo – Brazil – www.a1arquitetura.com.br
• Preparation and administration of construction document
• Develop and formulate the total interior design concept for projects
• Coordinate with consultants
• Research and spec materials and codes
• Prepare proposals and marketing materials using Power point, CorelDraw, and
Photoshop
• Office administration Responsibilities: Data Entry, Coordinate manager's schedule,
make appointments, answer manager's telephone calls, organize file system, set up
social events, and various other administrative tasks
• Assistant for projects publications on magazines
April 2007 – April 2008 Europea-Ingenieurbüro, SL
Barcelona - Spain
• Revised and adapted diverse architectural projects from different firms,
compatiblizing to CypeCad (engineering software)
• Prepared structural drawings for new constructions, including renovation projects
• Performed structural calculations for new projects.
October 2006 – March ARV_ Calcul
2007 Sabadell – Barcelona – Spain
• Performed structural strength calculations for residential structures
June 2005 – June 2006 A1 Arquitetura
São Paulo – Brazil
• Involved in working drawings, construction documents, bid preparation, interior
design documents and schedules
February 2004 – January Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie
2005 São Paulo – Brazil
• Invited by University professors to work together in the research project “Croquis
and the architectural process”
• Researched and compiled theory information, data and images for the
development of the publication
• Interviewed renown architects in the field
• Created design presentations
June 2003 – September FrancaAmadio Design e Arquitetura
2004 São Paulo – Brazil
• Collaborated with different scales projects: residential, office interiors and product
designers
• Coordinated with consultants/providers
August 2000 - May 2003 Hexag Course
São Paulo – Brazil
• Teacher of Descriptive Geometry course
• Coordinated course curriculum and staff
• Developed the student guide course for incoming Architecture and Engineering
students
Contributions
Summer 2006 Haque Design + Research
London – UK, http://www.haque.co.uk/openburble.php
Participated in Burble structure production - a 3D model experiment commissioned by
the Singapore Biennale 2006
August 2005 Docomomo 2005 São Paulo
Collaborated with research and graphic design of the presentation Paulista Modern
Arquitecture and the Circulation in Vilanova Artigas’ works- exposed in Docomomo
2005 SP – International working party for documentation and conservation of buildings,
sites and neighbourghoods of the modern movement
Skills
Languages: Portuguese – mother tongue; Spanish – fluent; English – high level; Knowledge of Catalan and French
Computer programs: Architecture softwares (Autocad, Vectorworks, Photoshop, Coreldraw) and Microsoft office.