Maria Laura Polselli
London based
+44 (0)7858605548
mlaurapolselli@gmail.com
Graduate Visa PROFILE
https://www.linkedin.com/in/marialaura-polselli/
Award-winning Interior Architecture MA graduate with an Architecture background in Italy (MSc in Architecture + Architecture State Exam), looking for the right opportunity As the Sustainability Representative for my MA, contributed to the University of Westminster's ArCCAT, enhancing both environmental awareness and team collaboration. My designs were showcased at prominent events like Maker Faire Rome 2021 and Urban Re-Tree exhibition MAXXI. International exposure includes participation in the Bauhaus Spring School in Germany. Skilled in compelling project presentations: I won awards in interior and logo design competitions. Experienced with Revit a
EDUCATION
University of Westminster
London
October 2022 –September 2023
Bauhaus-Universität
Weimar
Germany
March 2022
Università degli Studi
Roma Tre
Italy
October 2019 –
September 2022
Università degli Studi
Roma Tre
Italy
October 2016 –
September 2019
•MA in Interior Architecture
The course was conceptual and pragmatic, encouraging a deep sensitivity towards space users and physical and social contexts. Grade: Merit
Key Modules: Retail Design | Technical Study | Decoding the interior
Dissertation: “The Parasite of Oxford Street”, an adaptive reuse project of House of Fraser department store through parasitic architecture generated with Grasshopper
•Bauhaus Spring School 2022: Locomotion
This blended learning program aimed to foster the ability to change public multifunctional spaces for places in motion. During the course modular furniture was designed for public spaces.
Skills: Modular Design | Graphic design | Team work | Design with wood
•MSc in Architecture
The course educates on the entire architectural process from concept to construction, emphasizing structural, formal, typological, distribution and technological choices. Grade: 110 cum laude
Key Modules: Architectural Technology | Structural Design Studio | Bim Parametric Design
Dissertation: “Ritorno a La Terra”, developed with Restoration department, proposes a new life for an abandoned Medieval village in Italy, through the creation of a hotel and an energy community.
•BSc in Architectural Sciences
The course aims to provide the cultural and technical bases to continue studying architecture, urban planning or architectural restoration. Grade: 110/110
Key Modules: Architectural Design Studios | Lighting Design and Acoustics | Materials and Building Elements | Restoration Studio | Urban Planning Studio| Heritage’s culture and history
VOLUNTEERING SOFTWARE SKILLS
Open House Roma 2021
Main touristic guide at “Avvocatura di Stato”
Soft skills: Communication | Storytelling| Time Management| Team work|
2D : Autocad
Graphic Design: Phototshop | InDesign | Illustrator
3D Modelling: Rhinoceros |Sketchup | Grasshopper 3d
WORKSHOPS + COMPETITIONS
Fondazione Symbola
January 2024
Logroño’s Arch. Festival December 2023
University of Westminster
February 2023
Xanadu
February 2022
Bee Breeders
December 2021
Lunawood
December 2021
Università degli Studi
Roma Tre
November 2019
Università degli Studi
Roma Tre March 2019
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
University of Westminster
June 2023
University of Westminster
June 2023
University of Westminster
January - July 2023
University of Westminster
2022-2023
Urban Re-tree
November 2021
Università Roma Tre
October 2021
LANGUAGES
Bim: Revit Rendering: Enscape | Lumion
Lighting Analysis: Relux | Velux Daylight |
Microsoft 365
Italian: Native Speaker
English: Proficient Speaker
(C1 Ielts 8.0 2021)
Portuguese: Basic Speaker
•10 Thesis for Sustainability
Waiting Results | SDGs: 7 Affordable and clean energy + 11 Sustainable cities and communities
•Concéntrico 10 competition
Participation | 3 Parametric design wooden pavillions | Rhinoceros + Grasshopper | Group Project
•Speed Design Competition
Participation | Marylebone Social Activity Space Design| Group Project
•Qhack Design Challange
Winner graphic design | Quantum computing inspired design| Group Project
•Microhome Design Challange
Participation | modular platform frame structure to accommodate a professional couple (tot 25 m²)
•Lunawood Urban challenge
Winner interior design | Adaptive reuse of an abandoned architecture with Lunawood products
•Light up! Vertical extensions with wood
International Workshop | Arch. Tierry Rey, Paola Marrone and Tierry Rey
Densify 3 apartment blocks in Vienna with wooden vertical extensions, x-lam technology | Passivhaus
•A new service center for the Colosseum
International Workshop | Architect Paolo Desideri (ABDR). Designing a ticket store and a public washroom facility located in close proximity to the Colosseum.
•“Rhinoceros for 3d printing” lesson for Life Science Students Teaching Role
•1st annual Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Workshop Staff
•Urban Farming Project
Maintenance staff | Hydroponic wall in Marylebone Campus
•Sustainability Representative
for MA Interior Architecture in ArCCat (Architecture and Cities Climate Action Taskforce)
•“Urban Re-tree” exposition MAXXI
Participation with product design project | circular economy | Revit
•Maker Faire Rome 2021
Participation with product design project developed during Bim parametric design module
CERTIFICATIONS
Sapienza Università di Roma
Italy
November 2023
Speak Carbon July 2023
• Esame di Stato Professione Architetto
Italian Architect’s State Exam | Equivalent Part II Architectural Assistant | Certificate of Qualification for the architectural profession issued by OAR
• Certification “Carbon Literate” n.00066613/ v2.50
REFERENCE
David Littlefield
D.Littlefield@westminster.ac.uk Course Leader
Ma Interior Architecture