Architect M.A., BEDS, BFA

JEDIDIAHGORDON-MORAN

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10435 Berlin +49 0176 71680173

emailjedidiah@thesmalleningworld.com

portfoliowww.thesmalleningworld.com/about

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I am a creative and motivated graduate architect in-terested in the connections between architecture, urbanism, and the environment. My inspirations are

a continuous desire to learn as well to as achieve posi-tive social and environmental change through hands-on, collaborative design and capacity building.

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2009 - 2011

2007 - 2009

2001 - 2005

E X P E R I E N C EE X P E R I E N C ENieto Sobejano ArquitectosGraduate architect, competitions | Berlin> 1st prize international competition, urban design for Zhenghou New District, China> Design of urban furniture for Joanneum Museum in Graz, Austria> 3D modelling, design, rendering, visualizations, model making, planning, research MacLennan Jaunkalns Miller ArchitectsAssistant proposal/bid manager | Toronto > Designed proposals that resulted in a number of important commissions for

civic, sports, and recreation projects> Layout, graphic design, presentations, architectural photography, adminis-tration

Montgomery Sisam ArchitectsCo-op/internship | Toronto> Assisted project teams in an award-winning 35 person architectural prac-

tice> Gained experience in each phase of a project’s development> Schematic design, visualization, detailing, and construction documents for

civic, housing, healthcare, and recreational projects

University of Toronto Sustainability OfficeGraphic Designer | Toronto

10/2011 - 07/2012(freelance from 05/12)

06/2009 - 09/2009

08/2008 – 12/2008

10/2006 – 09/2008

E X P E R I E N C E

Master of ArchitectureRoyal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture | Copenhagen> Certification to practice as an architect in Denmark and the EU

Bachelor Of Environmental DesignDalhousie University | Halifax, Nova Scotia> CACB-accredited pre-professional architecture degree> Dean’s Honours list

Bachelor Of Fine Art, Film StudiesRyerson University | Toronto

E D U C A T I O NE D U C A T I O NE D U C A T I O N

P R O F I C I E N C I E SP R O F I C I E N C I E S> Rhinoceros ***> Grasshopper **> V-ray **> AutoCAD ***> Ecotect *> Vectorworks *

> InDesign ***> Photoshop ***> Illustrator **> AfterEffects **> Premiere Pro **> MS Office **

> Photography ***> Videograpy **> Graphic design ***> Layout ***> Video editing **> HTML/CSS *

Languages: Basic German, Spanish, and French

P R O F I C I E N C I E S

R E C O G N I T I O NR E C O G N I T I O NHonourable Mention | 2010> Healing Ground: An Urban Market Farm in Sarajevo (1st year Master’s project)

Online article | November 20, 2010> “Site of War-Time Massacre in Sarajevo Transformed into Place of Peace,

Love, and Local Produce”> Healing Ground: An Urban Market Farm in Sarajevo

CoARQ Architecture Competition

Treehugger

R E C O G N I T I O N

I N T E R E S T SI N T E R E S T SMarathon running, rock climbing, photography, graphic design, screen printing, permaculture

I N T E R E S T S

Büroleitung Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos | Berlin e: d.landt@nietosobejano.det: +49 30 6953 868-11

Arkitekt MAA, Ph.D. candidate, Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Schools of Architecture, Design and Conservation - School of Architecture | Copenhagen e: anne.romme@kadk.dkt: +45 20 68 67 22

R E F E R E N C E SR E F E R E N C E SR E F E R E N C E SDirk Landt

Anne Romme

Berlin, Germany · +49 0176 71680173jedidiah@thesmalleningworld.com · thesmalleningworld.com

{ A r c h i t e c t M A , B E D S , B F A }

J E D I D I A H G O R D O N - M O R A NJ E D I D I A H G O R D O N - M O R A N✦

An urban design proposal for a new 42 sq km mixed-used district for 500 000 people near Zhengzhou, China. The scheme won first prize in an invited international competition in janu-

ary, 2012Responsibilities as part of the competition team at Nieto Sobejano included:

> Complete 3D modeling of the project in Rhino 3D and parametric design with Grasshopper

> Rendering in V-ray for Rhino> Schematic design and model making> Drafting of plans, sections, and elevations in AutoCAD> Public transportation, roads, and traffic analysis and

planning> Programme and land use planning> Research on urban waterfronts, public space, transporta-

tion systems, and housing typologies in China

ZHENGZHOU NEW DISTRICT URBAN DESIGN1st prize international competition

Zhengzhou, China ~ 2012

october 2011 - june 2012

COMPETITIONS & DESIGNat

NIETO SOBEJANO ARQUITECTOS

PROFESSIONALWORK

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theatre island✦

museum island✦

nature islands✦

The Universalmuseum Joanneum asked Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos to design pieces of urban furniture for the courtyard of the recently com-pleted extension to the museum (Nieto Sobeja-

no, 2011).

The design of the furniture reflected the conical forms of the light wells in Nieto Sobejano’s underground building. The furniture could be moved and combined into multiple configurations creating unique social spaces within the larger courtyard.

JOA 1 URBAN FURNITUREmodular outdoor furniture system

Graz, Austria ~ 2012✦

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A competition entry for an extension to the Messe Essen (exhibition centre) in Essen, Germany. The program for a building of 60 000 sqm en-compassed 6 exhibition halls, a congress cen-

tre, restaurants, and administrative offices.

My responsibilities on the project included:> Building of conceptual and design models> Involvement in conceptual design, schematic design, and

programming> Drafting of plans and sections> 3D modeling and test renders

MESSE ESSENinternational competition entry

Essen, Germany ~ 2012✦

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ARCHITECTURE OF TRANSITION

PROPOSINGa

NEW MODELfor the

MARSA OPEN CENTREmaster’s thesis ~ 2011

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An accommodation & community centre for asylum seekers in Malta

Using an the existing Marsa Open Centre starting point, with all its inherent issues and opportuni-ties, I developed a new model of an open centre that grew directly from the needs of the occu-

pants and provided opportunities for their transition into society.

My proposal for the Marsa Open Centre embodied a move from an architecture of fear, dependency, and isolation to an architecture of community, participation, and transition.

A flexible structural system was created in conjunction with an overall scheme that supported existing centers of community support as well as new facilities that could be shared by asylum seekers and the surrounding community. This enabled the new Marsa Centre to respond dynamically to changing needs and unstable conditions, in particular fluctuations in migration to Malta.

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incremental changes over time✦

HEALING GROUNDan

URBAN MARKET FARM in

SARAJEVOmaster’s year 1 ~ 2010

The existing Markale Produce Market in Sarajevo, site of one of the worst civilian massacres during the Bosnian War, became the basis for a community market-farm in the heart of the city.

A combined cooperative market and farm offered the potential for psychological and physical healing through re-connection to productive land, the environment, food systems, and ideas of provenance. The goal was to build resilient urban food systems and reinvigorate an existing public space.

Components included:

> A rooftop farm with terraces and raised beds to grow crops and flowers to be sold in the market.

> A solar greenhouse that contained aquaponic units in order to provide fresh fish and vegetables in an inte-grated closed loop system for sale in the market.

> A chicken house attached to the greenhouse that provided a renewable source of heat as well as eggs and poultry for the market.

Reinterpreting & reconnecting public space in Sarajevo

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