Architecture Portfolio
Nadia Surowiec
Third-year architecture student at the University of Cambridge graduating in 2025, seeking a Part I Architectural Assistant position.
About Me
I am a third-year architecture student at the University of Cambridge, graduating in 2025, seeking a Part 1 Architectural Assistant position. My interests lie in sustainable design and the intersection of heritage and contemporary interventions, exploring how architecture engages with memory and identity. My dissertation on reconstruction examines how lost architectural heritage can be reinterpreted in a modern urban context. My current studio project focuses on designing comfortable family housing in London, integrating innovative sustainable materials to enhance both environmental performance and livability. This has strengthened my interest in residential architecture, and I am eager to apply these ideas in practice, contributing to projects that prioritize thoughtful and sustainable housing solutions.
Skills
Programs
- Illustrator: Advanced
- InDesign: Advanced
- Photoshop: Advanced
- Rhino: Advanced/Intermediate
- SketchUp: Intermediate
- AutoCAD: Intermediate
- Excel: Competent
- PowerPoint: Competent
- Revit: Competent
Languages
- Polish: Native
- English: Native
- French: Proficient
- Russian: Intermediate
Experience
Internship - APA Wojciechowski Architects
Warsaw, Poland | Sep 2023
- Team member on the project that won first prize in an urban design competition for the redesign of a memorial square in Gdynia.
- Participated in the development of various design schemes for an office building complex using Revit.
Head of Creative - St John's May Ball Committee
Cambridge, UK | Oct 2022 - Oct 2023
- Responsible for creating graphics for the event, posters, wristbands, and program.
- Extensively used Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Canva.
- Hired and managed workers for the event.
Graphic Designer - Cambridge Tab
Cambridge, UK | Sep 2022 - Oct 2022
- Created the layout of the printed edition of the newspaper using InDesign.
- Made advertisements for the newspaper using Illustrator and Photoshop.
Internship - ArchDeco Architecture
Gdynia, Poland | Jul 2021
- Worked on projects using SketchUp and AutoCAD.
- Participated in a Revit workshop.
Workshops
- Paraply School 1st Edition Architectural Workshop in the Royal Danish Academy (Aug 2023)
- Young Architect Summer Internship provided by InvestIN (Jul 2021)
- "Skill Up: Jigsaw Estate," provided by RIBA Learning (Mar 2021)
Awards
- 1st Place: Urban-Architectural Design Competition 2023: Project for the revitalization of "Solidarność Square" in Gdańsk with APA Wojciechowski Architects, including guidelines for shaping its immediate surroundings.
Education
University of Cambridge
BA in Architecture
Cambridge, UK | Oct 2022 - Current
The British School of Warsaw
International Baccalaureate
Warsaw, Poland | Sep 2007 - Jun 2022
- Total of 43 points received in IB
- Higher Level in Mathematics AA (7), Physics (7), Geography (7)
Projects
More about my projects coming soon...