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Francesca Ugolinilandscape architecture portfolio

Hi! I am Francesca Ugolini and I am 25 years old. I currently live in Lodi and I have a Bachelor’s degree and a Master’s degree in Landscape architecture. I have always found it comfortable and enjoyable to be in contact with nature and the ground; this situation is linked to the profession of landscape architect that I am seeking.

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EDUCATION

• September 2003 - July 2008CallistoPiazzaArts High schoolinLodi,ArchitectureMichelangeloProject.

• October 2008 - March 2012UniversityofGenoa,Facultyofarchitecture,Bachelor's degree in Landscape architecture [score:110/110]

• October 2011 - October 2014UniversityofGenoa,Facultyofarchitecture,Master's degree in Landscape architecture[score:110/110withhonors]

INTERNSHIPS

• December 2010 - June 2011collaborationwithAgricultural society Arborea,Lodi.

• September 2013 - November 2013collaborationwithCristina Mazzucchelli Green Design,Milan.

PERSONAL INTERESTS

ArtItalianRedCrossMusicClassicaldanceTraveling

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Born:23Settembre1989E-mail:francesca.ugolini@libero.itPhone:+393283741283

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

LANGUAGES

Italian[native]English[professionallevel]

SOFTWARES

AdobeIllustratorAdobeLightroomAdobePhotoshopAutoCADSketchUpArchGISOfficeSuite

Curriculum Vitae

My workspace

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Projects

university projects

public contest

personal projects

Extras

-models, sketches, photographs-

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Giardino privato

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Villa Premoli

eventi bucolicipag. 32

H2O Lavagnapag. 6

Paesaggi culturali

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Trasporto Dolce Saronno

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Il Crocevia Noli, rete di paesaggi

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Recycling Garden Building

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Parco archeologico

di Siracusa

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1. H2O LavagnaRiver Park in the Entella’s Floodplain in Lavagna (GE)

Theprojectconcernsawideandheterogeneousareaofabout30ha,unitedbyacommondenominator:theEntellacreek,wichrunsthroughitforoneKm.Theprojectmaintainstheidentityoftheplacebypreservingtheagriculturaluseofthesoilandconvertingpartoftheprivatevegetablegardensintomorestructuredones,suchaspublicvegetablegardens,educationalvegetablegardensandvegetablegardensfordisabledpeople;theprojectalsovaluestheagriculturallandscapebypromotingtheproductionofqualitycropswithinthePark’slimitswithabrandwhichtypicallyidentifiestheplace,suchasCavolobroccoloLavagninoorOlivaLavagnina,andthedevelopmentofthetouristicvalueoftheareabyprovidingareasforfunrecreationalactivities,liketheChiavariandLavagnabicyclepathalongtheEntella,andtheinsertionofdocksandbirdwatchingpoints,forabetterinteractionwiththeEntella.TheplanometricdrawingoftheParkoriginatesfromahypotheticalstonewhich,fallingintothecreekwater,createssomeconcentriccirclesthatdefinepaths;theircircularityisaccentuatedbythepresenceoforangenetsusedforshakingolivesdown.

Project tyPe:Universityproject

team number:6

Duration:5months,academicyear2011-2012secondsemester

tools useD:AutoCAD,Sketchup,Photoshop,Illustrator

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2. Paesaggi culturaliRequalification of degraded areas in Certosa, Val Polcevera (GE)

TheprojectMasterplanofrequalificationandenhancementofgreenareasinCertosa(GE)isbasedontheconceptof‘mixité’,thatisthecombinationofmultiplecommercial,employment,infrastructural,residentialandenvironmentalactivities,distinguishedbyaleadingrole.Originalproposalsthereforeoriginate,concerningnewlydevelopedsocialcenters,newspacesforcreativity,inordertodealwithissuesofsocialexclusion,andforsolidaritypurchasinggroup;itispossibletoimprovethequalityoflifebyincreasingthepropertyvalueandpromotingabandonedorunderusedareasofthetown.Thestrengthoftheproposaldoesnotrelyontheindividualaspectsbutontheirsynergicdevelopment.

Project tyPe:Universityproject

team number:4

Duration:5months,academicyear2012-2013firstsemester

tools useD:AutoCAD,Sketchup,Photoshop,Illustrator

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Itisadisusedrailwayarea;theprojectmaintainsarailwaylineforfreighttransport,whiletherestoftherailwayareawillholdanurbanparkwithinnovativefeatures.SustainablehousingunitsarecreatedintheSoutheastarea,andvegetablegardensinboxesareplacedintheoverlookingarea.TherestoftherailwayareaholdstheParkwithitsmanyactivitiessuchasarailwayparkwhichwillpopularizetheevolutionofItalianrailways,andaplantnurseryspecializinginthesaleofwildspeciesorspeciestypicallygrowingbyrailways,whichareplantedinthegreenareasoftheparktoo.Thewholeareaiscrossedbypartofabicyclepath.

RAILWAY PARK

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Newgreenareasarerealized,usingtheabandonedandresidualareasinthedistrict,toimprovethequalityoflifeofRivaroloresidents;anexampleistherequalificationofPalliSquarewheretheexistingparkinglotisplacedunderground,inordertousetheroof,onwhichahanginggardenwillberealized.

PALLI SQUARE

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Itisthemostinterestingculturalpointandhistoricalcentreofthedistrict;witharequalificationplan,theinterventionconcernsboththestructure–renovatingandrestructuringtheminorcloister–andthegreenareas.Intheminorcloisteranaestheticgardenandastructuredfunrecreationalareaareplanned,thelatterreplacingthecrumblingexistingplayground;inthisareausefulelementsareinsertedfororganizingMedieval-themedgames.ThemajorcloisterisinsteadplannedasahistoricaltestimonyofthevegetablegardenoftheCarthusianMonasterythat,intheMiddleAges,wasacollectionofaromaticherbs,medicinalherbs,vegetablesandfruitspecies.

CHARTERHOUSE CLOISTERS

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3. Trasporto Dolce SaronnoProject about a Greenway in Saronno (VA)

TheprojectconcernsthewholeLombardmunicipality;startingfromtheideaofplanningagreenwayonthedisusedrailwayline,theattemptwasmadetorealizeanetworkofbicyclepathstoconnectthemostsignificantareasofSaronno.Alongthetownstreetssomebicyclepathsarecreated,whichcrosstheoldtown,theMonasteryareaandthenewgreenspaces,reachinguptotheLuraPark,northwards,andtotheGroanePark,southwards.Theprojectalsoreconsidersthegreensystemtroughttheintegration,intothenetworkofbikepaths,ofalreadyexistingandnewlycreatedgreenareas;withthehelpofexistingtree-linedavenuesandofthosewhichwillberealized,greencorridorsthatcrossthemunicipalityarecreated,connectingthepublicparks.Thegreenwaywillbedividedintotwosections:thefirstonewillbecharaterizedbyheterogeneousaccessibility,wherecyclistandpedestriansaren'tseparatedbyphysicalbarriers;thesecondsectionwillbecharacterizedbyseparatepathsdedicatedtodifferenttypesofusers.Thelogobywhichthisgreenwaywillbeidentifiedwasthendesigned,tobeaffixedoninformativeleaflets,furnitureandsignage.Ahypothesisconcerningwheretoplacethesignageinthemunicipalitywasthenoutlined.

Project tyPe:Universityproject

team number:6

Duration:5months,academicyear2012-2013firstsemester

tools useD:AutoCAD,Sketchup,Photoshop,Illustrator

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4. Il Crocevia Noli, rete di paesaggiRequalification of the landscape for sustainable tourism in Noli

TheprojectconcernstherealizationofasystemwhichimprovessustainableturisminthevillageofNoli(SV).TourismhasalmostexclusivelydevelopedalongthecoastwhileitisalmostcompletelyabsentinNoli’sbackcountry,specificallyinthehamletsofTosseandVoze,thatriskbeingdeserted.Viablealternativestoseatourismarestudiedaccordingtothecharacteristicsoftheplace;forexampleanalternativetoseatourismcouldbesportstourismwhichrequiresanimprovementoftheexistingtrailnetworkthroughitsmaintenanceandtheplacementofsignage.Thistrailcanbeusedfortrekking,cyclingorclimbing;anothersolutioncanbethedevelopmentofwineandfoodtourism,thankstoacollaborationwithlocalfarmsandasponsorshipoftheirproducts;thedevelopmentofculturaltourism,thankstothepresenceoftheAltopianodelleManiekarsticarea,whichallows,withpropersignage,tocarryoutspeleologyactivities.TheaimistofocustheattentiononthehamletofVoze,whichoverlooksthecoastalvillageofNoli,renovatingtheneverusedbuildingforfishprocessing;thisbuildingwillbeconvertedintoaninformationandequipmentrentalpoint.Fromhereitwillbepossibletovisitthewholesurroundingarea.Thisplaceis,asamatteroffact,called“Noli’sCrossroads”.

Project tyPe:Universityintensiveworkshop

team number:5

Duration:1week,academicyear2012-2013secondsemester

tools useD:AutoCAD,Sketchup,Photoshop,Illustrator

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5. Parco archeologico di SiracusaDevelopment of the system of Dionysian’s walls in Siracusa

TheprojectideaisbasedontheconnectionofnumerousarchaeologicalsitesinSyracusethroughtherealizationofalarge-scaleopenairmuseumwherethevisitexperiencebecomesaninteractiveone.Thelinksbetweenthesepointsofinterestarerepresentedbythreepaths:apedestrianpath,abicyclepathandthepaththroughtheruins.Thefirstpathconsistsofaringwhichdevelopsaroundtown,uptotheCastleofEuryalus;onthispath,structuresthatrecallthewatchtowers-oncepositionedalongthewalls-arelocated,inwhichtheinformationpanelswillbeplaced.Thebicyclepath,whichrunsalongtheDionysianwalls,willhavesomesectionsformountainbikersonly.Theinformationpanels,thatarelocatedhere,haveaQRCodewhichallowstoreceiveinformationalsoonhistoricalfigureswholivedinSyracuse.ThelastpathislinkedtothetragediesofSyracuseandtheplaceinwhichtheywerestaged.TheuseofQRCodeallowstoseeholographicclipsoftragediesonsmartphonesandtablets.

Project tyPe:Publicideascontest

team number:5

Duration:2months,2013

tools useD:AutoCAD,Sketchup,Photoshop,Illustrator

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6. Giardino privatoRealization of a private garden in Cassano d’Adda (MI)

Thisprojectconcernstheplanningandtherealizationofa40squaremetergardenonthegroundfloorofathree-floorbuilding.Thegreenarea,thatappearedwildandnotexploited,isenhancedasanareaforlunch,becauseoftheadjacencytothediningroom,forrelaxandchildren’splay.First,thelawniscreated;then,inaccordancewiththeclient’sdesireandthesmallsizeofthegarden,avegetablegardeninboxesisrealizedbyrecoveringwoodencontainersofwinebottles.Theentrancebrickwallisusedtohangpotscontainingaromaticspecies.Thegardenwillbecompletedwithashieldofbamboo,plantedonbothsidesofthegarden,insideplanters.Somefurniturewillalsobeaddedinthegarden,suchasatablewithchairs,ahammock,asofarealizedwithapalletandabirdhousethatthechildrenaskedfor.

Project tyPe:Personal

team number:individual

Duration:2months,2013

tools useD:AutoCAD,Photoshop

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7. RGB Recycling Garden Building Installation with recycled elements for the SuperElevata contest in Genova

Inthisprojecttheconceptofrecyclingismergedwiththatofgreen.Theinstallation,designedandcreatedonaplectrum,theshapebeingdecidedinaccordancewiththecompetitionrules,wasdesignedlikeaprototypeofasmallgreenspacewhichcouldcorrespondtoaterraceorasmallgardeninGenoa.Theideaistoprovidepossiblesuggestionsforthosewhowishtoplantheirsmallgreenareas.Thethemeofrecycling,thetopicofthiscompetition,isdealtwiththroughtheexclusiveuseofrecycledmaterialstocreateplanters,pots,candleholders,vegetablegardensandfurniture.Alsotheplantspeciesarewildspeciesorspeciesderivingbywasteproductsofplantnurseries.

Project tyPe:publiccontestofinstallations

team number:6

Duration:1month,2014

tools useD:AutoCAD,Photoshop

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8. Villa Premoli eventi bucolici Requalification of the Villa Premoli’s complex in Massalengo (LO)

Theprojectrecoversanddedicatestopublicusethepreciousandwideopenspacesoftheeighteenth-century“CascinaGrande”andofthenineteenth-centuryVillaPremoliComplex,currentlyabandonedandindecay,tocreateameetingandaggregationplace,anactivelaboratoryofculture,alandmarkinthecommonsearchforsocialwelfareandqualityoflife.Thecomplexcoversanareaof2.5hectares;theabandonedagriculturalholdingisrecoveredandwithinitaB&B,arestaurantandateachingfarmarecreated.VillaPremoli,renovatedandrestored,willbecometheculturalcornerstoneofthewholecomplexwithtrainingactivitiesforcompanies,temporaryexhibitionsandculturalevents,withthepossibleinclusionofthetownhistoricalarchive.Thenineteenth-centuryhistoricalgarden,whichspreadsaroundVillaPremoli,willberestored.Thegreenhousewillberecoveredforactivitiesandgardeningclasses.Thestablewillberestoredtocreateasmallridingschoolfothippotherapyactivities.

Project tyPe:Master’sdegreethesisproject

team number:individual

Duration:7months,2014

tools useD:AutoCAD,Photoshop,Sketchup,Illustrator

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1.Biolakesectionandplan

2.Renderofthearborwithclimbingroses.RenderoftheBiolake

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9. Extras To describe a project as clearly as possible, I like realizing models, making sketches and taking pictures.

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Projects / Extras

Models

1.[opposite page]RiverParkH2OLavagna

2,3.SarzanoSquare,Genoa

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Projects / Extras

Sketches

1.[opposite page]Countrysidelandscapes,Ecolineonpaper

2.Cottage,Inkonpaper

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Photographs

1.[opposite page]Boatstorage,SanFruttuoso(GE)

2.VillaPremoli’sgarden,Massalengo(LO)

3.“Tindaroscrepolato”I.Mitoraj,Boboli’sgardens,Florence

E-mail:francesca.ugolini@libero.it

Phone:+393283741283

LinkedIn:FrancescaUgolini

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