Andreea Iliescu Multimedia Digital Designer BIO
SOFTWARE PROFICIENCY
iHTT Institute
Studio Lawrence Lek, Somerset House, London Digital Designer and Head of Exhibitions
(“Habitat, Tourism and Territory”, Barcelona) Research Assistant for Emotional Data, a Customer Experience Analysis startup concerned with improving user experience in retail and hotel environments
Dec 2022-Pres
Oversaw virtual and physical productions by developing museum-quality CGI imagery, virtual environments and physical set-designs/ sculptures Developed iterations for exhibition design and aided with fabrication documents for ‘Worldbuilding’ exhibition in Centre Pompidou-Metz
Sep 2020
London OPEN House Volunteer Volunteer tour guide at Trellick Tower Event Communications Junior 3D Exhibition Designer
Nov 2019-Aug 2020
Developed 2D drawings, 3D models and renders for the concept stage of Eden Project Qingdao (in collaboration with Grimshaw Architects) 3D Modelled and rendered artefacts and aided scheme design phase of culture galleries of Hong Kong Museum of History Actively participated in client meetings and CPDs and collaborated across disciplines with content designers and technicians
COURSES Summer of Unreal, London
Aug 2021
Cinema4D Animation Masterclass, Udemy The Ultimate Guide for Beginners Sep 2020 Adobe Creative Suite Advanced Course, M3 Studio, Madrid Oct 2016 Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator
Native Romanian Bilingual English Proficient Spanish Intermediate French Intermediate Portuguese
REFERENCES Academic Dr Dubravka Sekulic Senior Tutor, RCA Architecture dubravka.sekulic@rca.ac.uk Professional Phaedra Corrigan Associate Director at Event Communications phaedra.corrigan@eventcomm.com
Sep 2019
EatOffYourStreet construction project
involved in design, construction and planting of community edible garden in Stockwell, South London
AIESEC Brazil Jul-Aug 2019 X4Change Global Volunteer at Crianca Felins NGO Rio de Janeiro Implemented and oversaw childcare activities centred on promoting English learning and imaginative play
Notch Architects&Makers
Nov 2018-May 2019
freelance Part I Architectural Assistant for Project Architect Matthew Chan Concept stage of interior refurbishment of Jewish Museum, Camden
Martin Edwards Architects Part I Architectural Assistant
Sep 2018-Jun 2019
Developed RIBA stages 1-4 Planning and Construction applications for residential extensions across the UK Drafted 2D drawings, 3D models and architectural visualisations Actively participated in client meetings and CPDs
Touriscape
Jun-Jul 2017
(“Transversal Tourism&Landscape International Congress, Malaga)
Coordinator as part of the Congress Organisation Committee
SalaFERUSIC Architects, Barcelona Design Assistant
Jul-Aug 2017
Jun-Sep 2016
UNHCR, Bucharest Jun-Aug 2013 Intern, translated the Manual for Legal Border Officers from English to Romanian
EDUCATION Royal College of Art, MA Architecture CHS Dissertation Thesis Distinction
2020-2022
Cardiff University, BSc Architecture Second Class Honours, Division One (2:1) Lecture Series Director, SAWSA
2015-2018
(Student Association at the Welsh School of Architecture)
ETSAM, Polytechnic University of Madrid Erasmus Exchange, autumn semester
2016-2017
“Ion Mincu” University of Architecture and Urbanism First year Architecture studies
2014-2015
‘Gheorghe Lazar’ National High School, Bucharest Mathematics and Computer Science profile
2010-2014
EXHIBITIONS Royal College of Art Graduate Show Jun 2022 Architecture Show, ADS2: Worlding within the ruins of Racial Capitalism,
RCA Kensington Campus
WORLDING: Beyond Racial Capitalism Nov 2021 Royal College of Art ADS2 Live Project, Ugly Duck, Bermondsey
PUBLICATIONS New Currency Magazine Nov 2022 Toronto-based publication of contemporary arts and culture, featuring ADS2 Live Project, Ghana field trip and individual projects
2015-2022
LANGUAGES
Portfolio RCA 2022 Vimeo LinkedIn
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
(collaboration with Eva Lindsay, Alla Semenovskaya and Dhruv Shah)
Competent Rhinoceros Unreal Engine Unity 3D
Andreea Iliescu
(+44) 7898769568
Strelka Institute for Media, Architecture and Design Jun-Jul 2021 Design Assistant for the Terraforming Project, MicroPLOT
Proficient Adobe Creative Suite Premiere Pro After Effects AutoCAD Cinema4D Vectorworks 2D/3D
Unreal Engine bootcamp, organized by Pearson College in partnership with EPIC Games
Flat 12, Ethelburga Tower SW11 4AD London, UK
Curriculum Vitae
Royal College of Art
Andreea Iliescu is a MA Architecture graduate from the Royal College of Art. Her interests lie at the bridge between art, spatial practice and digital technologies. She investigates architecture through an interdisciplinary lens and converges interests in film, animation and alternative worldbuilding.
andreea.iliescu@network.rca.ac.uk andreea.iliescu7@yahoo.ro