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CV

Lena Foutsitzi
 

Lives & works in State College, PA

interiors@lenafou.com

Education

 

1994 - 2000  

Aristotle University

Five year diploma in Architecture with one-year thesis (grade 10/10)

 

Experience

 

2003-2012              

Sifianos – Papadopoulou design & Construction      

Athens, Greece    

Associate Architect

Residential Design, Construction and Renovation

  • Transformed functional and spatial requirements into design solutions for summer houses, urban apartments and homes up to 6.000 ft2 .

  • Prepared sketch designs, preliminary cost estimates and material/color selections for development and discussion.

  • Developed design presentations with scale-models, free-hand sketching and 2D/3D drawings, including interior/exterior renderings, plan/elevation/section drawings and section details using AutoCAD, 3ds Max, Photoshop and Illustrator.

  • Collaborated with project architects, designers, contractors, structural engineers and clients.

  • Established the factual parameters of the design work (e.g., code, site restrictions, budget and schedule restraints, etc.)

2005-2011               

IEK Domi – private College, sector: interior design            

Athens, Greece             

                                                                                        

Tutor and Supervisor of AutoCAD and Interior Design

  • Held AutoCAD 2D and 3D classes up to 12 hours/week, prepared notes, exercises and exams.

  • Supervised theses in Interior Design (up to 20 students each semester)

  • Member of thesis approval committee 2007-2011

 

2010 - present      

Lifo magazine – Athens’ most influential free press

Staff writer, internet edition                                      

  • November 2010 – today: Personal column, 'Oh Really', about modern life

  • November 2010 – 2012:  Responsible for a personal column about the history and  the culture of food, titled “Food Daily”

  • November 2010 – February 2011: Weekly column covering news related to “atenistas”,  Athens’ activist group in the field of local environment and urban history 

  • July 2011 – July 2012 – One  year volunteer journalist for ActionAid Greece

  • September 2011 – 2012: Personal column about literature, new releases, news of the book world and ebooks, titled “Book Room”

  • April 2012 – 2014:  Co-administrator and editor- in- chief -assistant for www.lifo.gr

2002-2003                

Horodynamiki– space, environment, development

Athens, Greece

 

Staff Architect

  • Worked on the Renovation of the Garden of the National Archeological Museum of Greece in a team assisting the project manager.

  • Prepared 2D drawings, sketches and section details, approved by the Greek Ministry of Urban Planning and Environment, collaborated with landscape architects, agriculturists and historians.

 

 

 

2001-2002              

Kaloudis Petros & associates, design  & construction                                   

Athens, Greece                                  

 

Staff Architect

  • Worked on small scale residential design and tourist facilities in the Greek Islands  (Mykonos, Santorini, Sifnos, Kimolos, Milos) by preparing preliminary sketches and 2D drawings.

 

2000-2001             

Vent Ltd, construction company   

Athens, Greece     

                                       

Staff Architect

  • Assisted the project manager on the construction of SATO Office System Ltd Head Offices in a large team along with civil, electrical and mechanical engineers.

 

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