[...] To my eye, creativity itself is an act of faith. Every time we move onto the page, the stage, the canvas, we are committing an act of faith, and that takes daring. " I don't know what possessed me to try that," we say, and we are telling the truth. Something larger than ourselves - call it grace or inspiration - gave us the courage to become larger ourselves. Isn't that what we're all after? [...]
- Julia Cameron
experience
Lloyd Northover | 2007 - present
Architectural Assistant | Branding Architecture
aab-web | 2008 - present
Design Consultant | Graphic Design
erect architecture | 2007
Architectural Assistant | Competition
education
Oxford Brookes University | 2010 - 2012
Dipl. Architecture RIBA Part II
University of Westminster | 2008 - 2010
MSc Project Management (Construction)
London Met University | 2005 - 2008
BA (Hons) Architecture RIBA Part I
Technical University of Berlin | 2003 - 2005
(Vor)Dipl.-Ing. Architecture
I am linda mirtcheva, a German/Bulgarian architectural designer who sees inspiration in culture and its social codes of interaction. People are the credo factor in architecture and art, enabling to observe as well as to provoke inhabitation, usage and change. I believe in the fundamentals of communication and progression forming the framework of a project and the people involved, eventually bringing happiness.
Tools
Vectorworks [2008] (7 years), Indesign (5 years), Photoshop (4 years), Illustrator (4 years), AutoCAD (2 years), @RISK, MS project
Skills
Art: model making, 3d modelling, 2d graphics, illustration, collage, sculpturing, freehand drawing & painting, research
Theatre: directing, dancing, acting
Languages fluent: German, English, French, Bulgarian
Languages good: Russian, Italian, Spanish
Holds Latinum Degree
Apart from my passion for architecture I am very interested in dance and theatre. I have been dancing since my early childhood and have started with theatre directing in Sadler's Wells / London last summer - one of the most inspiring moments. Meeting different people in different surroundings and situations is muse.
Creativity is the most important thing to me, in the sense of developing creative attitudes that make you feel challenged and excited about everything that crosses your path. It is curiosity that drives my creativity, which makes a project turn into something very unique...
...your view?
educational
- Poscaenium | City Acadamy (2008)
- Limb | School Extension (2008)
- Hackney Pyle | Nursery (2007)
- Composition | Exercise (2007)
realisation
sketchbook
professional | more info >
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Poscaenium | City Acadamy (2008)
This through school focuses on performing arts and introduces a theatrical method of teaching. The inhabitation of activities is defined by an association scheme of finishes. The defined backstage areas become public to the outside, yet remain private to the inside. (teaching unit: studio 2 | the AOC)
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H. O. P. E. | Social Sculpture (2006)
The realisation project of a mobile shop for charity organisation H.O.P.E. requires an understanding of the clients’ needs and preferences. Spatially, it serves to separate the 1-room charity from different activity areas as well as to integrate the overall.
(teaching unit: studio 3 | erect architecture)
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Limb | School Extension (2008)
This school extension has the intention of putting an emphasis on the traditional architecture of a Victorian School by the means of shifting volumes and controlling proportions. The reorganisation of space requires to correspond to educational needs.
(teaching unit: studio 2 | the AOC)
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Hackney Pyle | Nursery (2007)
This sculptural approach of a nursery reflects the social density of Hackney’s residential area. Wedges squeezing through the existing have structural multifunctional walls that incorporate services and connective play elements, being accessible from both nursery rooms.
(teaching unit: studio 3 | erect architecture)
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Stoff: Weide | Tunnel (2004)
The dematerialisation of willow is challenged by developing a knotting system that sustains scale and usage. Starting off with a frame, the ring is hung upside down and a grid is applied. Once turned around, willow branches are knot into the grid.
(teaching unit: studio 2 | Fink + Jocher)
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Composition | Exercise (2007)
The compositions form an exercise of scale and proportion. Their intention is to see and experience the usability of architecture through the eyes of a child. A playful connection of orientation is created and experimented with by introducing a board game of space.
(teaching unit; studio 3 | erect architecture)
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| linda at mirtcheva dot com | |
skype | linda dot mirtcheva |
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