ROBYN WHITWHAM EDUCATION
T: 647 633 6359 robyn.whitwham@mail.mcgill.ca
McGill University | Montreal, Quebec 2012 - 2013
M. Architecture • Alpha Rho Chi Medal | for leadership, service, and professional merit
2008 - 2012
BSc. Architecture • Spectra Energy Scholarship | for academics, leadership, and community involvement • Engineers Nova Scotia Scholarship | for academics and extra curricular activities • Nova Scotia Lieutenant Governor’s Medal | for academics and leadership
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ARCHITECTURE EXPERIENCE
2013
Intern Architect | C& Partners Architects Inc.
2011
Research Associate in the Affordable Housing Research Group | McGill University School of Architecture
2011
Summer school in Greece | McGill University School of Architecture
• Independently developed design proposals, conceptual work, prepared working set drawings, and OBC specifications • Applied artistic skills to design both new constructions and renovations of projects, predominantly in the field of healthcare • Collaborated with our creative team, working iteratively to engage and respond to the client’s design and practical needs • Extensively researched materials to achieve optimized selections based on cost, aesthetics, LEED performance, and quality • Research assistant for Dr. Avi Friedman, internationally recognized expert in housing innovation • Conducted research in the area affordable housing design • Co-authored several papers on the topic of narrow front housing, including “Design Principles of Narrow Townhouses: for Affordability and Adaptability”, published in the journal Open House International (September, 2012 issue) • Extensive travel throughout Greece, visiting cities and sites of architectural significance. • Explored themes of topothesia, limits, and memory in the context of ancient Greek architecture, landscape, and myth. • Created and presented an installation in the landscape to demonstrate interpretations of the studied themes.