Damilare Akwewanu
Highly skilled and motivated architecture professional, recently completed a Master of Architecture and Urbanism (M.Arch) with a focus on affordable, sustainable, and landscape architecture.
Equipped with advanced proficiency in architectural software including Autodesk Revit, Autocad, Autodesk 3dsmax, Lumion, Adobe Illustrator and Adobe InDesign.
Actively seeking a Part 2 Architectural Assistant position to contribute expertise and creativity to innovative projects.
EDUCATION
University of Hertfordshire
M.Arch Architecture and Urbanism
September 2021 - May 2023
Federal University of Technology, Akure
BTECH Architecture
November 2012 - November 2017
EXPERIENCE
Ernest Park
Architectural Technician
May 2022 - May 2023
Blank Line Architects
Architectural Assistant
January 2018 - August 2021
Sheltarchs Limited
Architectural Intern
April 2016 - September 2016
SOFTWARE PROFICIENCY
AWARDS
Alumni Award: Architecture + Culture
UH Architecture End of the Year Show
June 2023
Studio Rat Award
Architecture Students Association - FUTA Class of 2017 Award
November 2017
Mobile: +447879700392
Email: damilareakwewanu@gmail.com
Website: meetdamilare.com
Academic Project
A transformative community project that aims to address the critical issue of plastic waste in Makoko. By combining the power of upcycling and learning, the project endeavours to ignite change, foster environmental consciousness, and empower the community to tackle the plastic waste crisis.
Academic Project
RE:Imagine Boxmoor involves the design of a masterplan for the Boxmoor area of Hemel Hempstead to solve the issue of connectivity across the Grand Union Canal and to also propose a Housing Scheme in the Boxmoor Area.
Professional Work
The 317 Finchley Road project is located in Finchley Road, North London, it is the first 10-storey, loadbearing self-finished stone structure without the need of stainless steel reinforcing threads or secondary structure.
Replasticity
Makoko Community Hub Academic • Individual
RePlasticity is a transformative community project that aims to address the critical issue of plastic waste in Makoko, a vibrant community situated in Lagos, Nigeria.
By combining the power of upcycling and learning, the project endeavours to ignite change, foster environmental consciousness, and empower the community to tackle the plastic waste crisis.
The primary objective of RePlasticity is to establish a comprehensive upcycling and recycling system that effectively manages and repurposes plastic waste in Makoko. The project begins by setting up collection points called “microsites” strategically placed throughout the community.
The microsites are equipped with necessary machinery to compress the collected plastic waste into bales. Trained personnel facilitate the collection and sorting of plastic waste, ensuring proper segregation for effective upcycling and recycling.
Makoko is a floating slum located on the Lagos Lagoon in Nigeria. It is a community of largely poor and informal settlers who live in houses built on stilts or floating platforms made of wood, plastic, and other materials.
The community is vulnerable to flooding due to its location on the lagoon and its low elevation.
Rising sea levels, caused by climate change, can increase the frequency and severity of flooding in coastal areas like Makoko.
As the sea level rises, it has caused more frequent tidal flooding and more saltwater intrusion into freshwater systems, which can harm freshwater ecosystems and make it more difficult for people living in these areas to access clean drinking water.
In addition to the threat of sea level rise, Makoko and other coastal communities also face the problem of plastic waste. Plastic pollution is a major environmental problem, and it has harmful impacts on the health and well-being of people and wildlife.
In Makoko and other coastal areas, plastic waste can accumulate in the water and on the shores, where it can be ingested by marine animals and cause harm to their health. It can also make its way into the food chain, posing a risk to human health.
Most of the plastic waste that get into the community are from neighboring communities and these poses a great threat to the Makoko Community. With proper strategy, the current plastic waste problem in Makoko can be used to improve the living conditions of it’s inhabitants.
The Hub
The Makoko Community Hub serve as the central place where the plastic waste are transformed into reusable materials, such as bags, wall clocks, dresses, plastic pellets and many other products which can be utilized for various purposes.
Local entrepreneurs also key into this project by purchasing the compressed plastic bales from the community, this not only reduces the demand for virgin plastic but also promotes the concept of a circular economy, where resources are conserved and waste is minimized.
Education and learning play a pivotal role in the RePlasticity project, community members, particularly the youth, are equipped with educational resources and tools to understand the environmental impact of plastic waste and learn about upcycling and recycling techniques from their young age.
The Makoko Community Hub not only aims to address the immediate issue of plastic waste but also fosters long-term community empowerment. By actively involving community members in all stages of the project, from collection to upcycling to education, this instils a sense of pride and ownership.
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