BENJAMIN PRA
Part 2 Architect & General Enginneer
CONTACT INFO +33 (0) 6 38 03 12 52 b.pra.architecte@gmail.com Nationality : French
OBJECTIVE To find a full-time position within a sustainable design oriented architecture team. I want develop my skills in both sustainable design and construction management.
EDUCATION HMNOP - Part 3 2018 - present // ENSAL - Lyon National Architecture School MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE - Part 2 2015 // ENSAS - Strasbourg National Architecture School BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE - Part 1 2012 // ENSAS - Strasbourg National Architecture School MASTER IN GENERAL ENGINEERING 2011 // Ecole Centrale, Lille Emphasis on « Land planning, Construction & Environment » CAE CAMBRIDGE LEVEL C1 GRADE A 2009 // Ecole Centrale, Lille
LANGUAGES French // Native English // Fluent (C1) Spanish // Intermediate (~B2)
AWARDS & WORKSHOPS WINNER OF THE MNPG ARCH COMPETITION 2016 Lighthouse on the Sapphire Coast, NSW Australia Partnership with Amandine Graczyk PIN ARCHITECTURE JUNE 2016 Graphic design « The Invisible Skyline » Partnership with Amandine Graczyk WORKSHOP « THE SHADOK’S NESTS» Conception & Building of ephemeral nests in Strasbourg, with Luc Schuiten & Erik Barray - Exhibition «Vegetable cities in 2115» FINALIST OF PLANET-D TROPHY 2010 Water waste reducing apparel « Robineco » Ecole Centrale long-term project
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2016 - 2018 // JUNIOR ARCHITECT // 21 months SEGOND- GUYON ARCHITECTES // Lyon Public work : • Competition (won) for the renovation & extension of the French High school St-Exupery in Brazzaville (Congo Republic) • Competition (won) Renovation & extension of the French High school Louis Pasteur + Staff housing in Lagos (Nigeria) • Competition (won) for a Multi-purpose room & sports complex for the French High school La Fontaine Niamey (Niger) Private work : • Individual housing : M. House near Lyon All phases from Preliminary sketches to handover • Commercial : Extension project for the Chamber of Commerce Preliminary sketches 2014 // INTERN ARCHITECT // 4 months G.STUDIO // Strasbourg Solar parametric studies for an urban development zone in Lagord Diagnostic & Feasibility study for the renovation of an enamel factory in Beauménil 2014 // INTERN URBAN PLANNER // 6 months Regional Council of Architecture, Urbanism & Environment // Strasbourg Preliminary studies for urban renewal & extension in rural communities in Alsace Council for individual housing extension projects 2011 // INTERN ARCHITECT // 4 months ARCADUS // Belgium Quantity surveys prior to asbestos removal & renovation in social housing in Tournai 2010 // ASSISTANT CONSTRUCTION SITE SUPERVISOR // 4 months NORPAC // Lille Renovation of a High school in Chauny, coordination of all building trades
PERSONAL INTERESTS Chorister & Secretary in Omega Choir in Lyon // 2017-present Graphic design for the choir’s concert posters Community garden in Strasbourg // Secretary 2012-2015 Cinema, biking, hiking
SOFTWARE SKILLS Revit, AutoCAD, ArchiCAD, AllPlan, VectorWorks, Unreal Engine Adobe Suite, 3DsMax, Rhinoceros, SketchUp, Sculptris, Blender Artlantis, Visualizer, Grasshopper, Processing, Office Suite