Alexandra- Stefania Barbu
ABOUT ME
Languages
Romanian - Mother Tongue
English - CEFR Level C1
French - B2 Level
Turkish - Beginner
Born in a small city in the southern lands of Romania, not far away from the birth-place of Brancusi, I have been raised with love for art and nature, and to see and value beauty in everything that surrounds me. Curious and adventurous by nature, I always seek to experience new things, from scientific research to cultures and emotions. I am transparent and always improving myself. I am fluent in Romanian and English, where I have a CEFR Level 1. I also have a B2 level in French, and understand Turkish at a conversational level.
I particularly enjoy the universal language of architecture, the fact that it offers a stage to promote principles which concern the ethical, religious, artistic, technological, scientific etc. cores of the humanity and implicitly, of the planet. It has the power to influence the course of life in a significant and positive manner, something which I always desired to be a part of.
I am an aspirational, and creative spirit looking for a job as Part 1 Architectural Assistant. I am enthusiast to the idea of contributing to some real-life projects!
Education
2014- 2018 Mathematics- Informatics, "Ion Minulescu" National College
Slatina, Olt, Romania
2018- 2021 Architecture BA, School of Architecture and Planning, University of Kent
Canterbury, Kent, UK
Diploma of National Baccalaureate: 9.96 Final Grade (10 Mathematics M1, 10 Physics, 9.90 Romanian Language and Literature)
Profficiency
AutoCAD
Rhino 3D- 7
Grasshopper
V-Ray for Rhino
Revit Autodesk
Technical drawing
Pen/ Pencil sketching
Watercolour painting
Model making
Adobe Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)
Microsoft office
Experience
January 2020- September 2020 Freelance AutoCAD Professional, KeepArt Romania
- The company was making custom glass handrails, and my job was to prepare the glass for the cutter, by drawing up the plans of the handrails in AutoCAD
2016- 2018 Technical drawing classes with an architect
S. M. General Invest Architecture SRL (Slatina, Olt, Romania)
- Apart from technical drawing, I also got involved in some building surveys, as well as model making, and sparsely AutoCAD 2D drawings
Achievements
2019- 2020 Academic Mentor Stage 2
Kent School of Architecture and Planning
2019 Shortlisted for the Gravvet Award
Kent School of Architecture and Planning
2020- 2021 Student Representative Stage 3
Kent School of Architecture and Planning
2019 Portfolio and sketches chosen for the end of the year show
Kent School of Architecture and Planning
My interests
SPORT
Table tennis
I played table tennis for 7 years and I have a gold and a bronze national medal at Juniors category (Romania).
Basketball
I played basketball for 1 year during my second year at University of Kent.
MUSIC
Classical Guitar
I play the guitar since the age of 14.
HANDCRAFTS
Painting and drawing
Fashion design
My grandmother was a dressmaker, and she taught me from a young age to use the sewing machine and make my own pieces