REGINA GONANO
www.linkedin.com/in/regina-gonano Instagram // reginago.arch
330 - 934 - 1921 rgonano@upenn.edu
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Regina is an M.Arch candidate at the Weitzman School of Design, seeking a full time position after graduating in May of 2025. Her current thesis research addresses her strong interest in adaptive reuse through uncanny//humble materiality via the intersection of a singular waste stream, local craft, and global materials. Her previous work incorporates natural, climate responsible materials and vegetation in mixed use buildings; influencing buildings at the urban level, restoring local ecosystems, responding to food shortage in cities, and encouraging processional meandering. Passionate about hand-crafted design, she incorporates painting and sketching in her design skill set.
EWINGCOLE Architectural Intern // Summer 2024
Philadelphia, PA office - Designed master planned community in West Virgina, hospital atrium graphics, and healthcare office renovations
HOK Architectural Intern // Summer 2023
Philadelphia, PA office - Interfaith chapel schematic design and rendering, conceptual diagrams and sketches, modeled and crafted physical model
UPENN, WEITZMAN
Teaching Assistant // Summer 2023 - Current
Summer M.Arch introductory course with Nate Hume & Daniel Markiewicz, Visual Studies I & II with Nate Hume, 501 Graduate Studio with Laia Mogas Soldevilla, and 602 Graduate Studio with Danielle Willems
CESO INC. Architectural Intern // Summer 2021
Akron, OH office - Office Renovation Design, Spatial Layouts, Construction Documents
SOL HARRIS//DAY Architectural Intern // Summer 2020
Canton, OH - Site Modeling, Weekly Site Visits & Construction Meetings, Field Measuring & Drafting
KENT STATE, CAED Fablab & Digital Assistant // 2020 - 2022
Kent, OH - 3d Printing, Wood Shop Skills & Safety, Laser Cutting Tutorials
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA // 2022 - 2025
Weitzman School of Design - Master of Architecture Candidate; GPA 3.96 / 4.00
KENT STATE UNIVERSITY // 2018 - 2022
College of Architecture & Environmental Design - Bachelor of Science in Architecture; GPA 4.00 / 4.00, Kent State University Honors College
AWARDS
AIA Pennsylvania Student Award, 2024
Second Tier Portfolio Ranking, UPenn E. Lewis Dales Traveling Fellowship, 2024
Honorable Mention, AIA Ohio Student Design Award, 2020
Tau Sigma Delta Bronze Medalist; denoting highest GPA in my graduating class, 2022
COMPETITIONS
First Place, HOK Futures Design Challenge Competition, 2023
Honorable Mention, Schenck Woodman Competition, 2023
Finalist, Non Architecture Social Distancing Competition, 2021
PUBLICATIONS
Designs featured in University of Tennesse 2023 Public Interiority Symposium & Publication Penn Design’s Pressing Matters 12 “In & Out of Frame” Penn Design’s Pressing Matters 13 “Meander More”, “Refugia”
Rhino, Revit, Autocad, Archicad, Grasshopper, VRay, Keyshot, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Indesign, ZBrush, Twinmotion, Enscape, Cura, 3D Printing, Laser-Cutting CNC, Photogrammetry