Contact Information:
Name: Skype: Email: | Sergio Argilés Seguí sargiles |
Education:
2002 | Degree Thesis Presentation at “Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura Barcelona”. |
1997-1998 | Architectural studies at “Technische Universität Berlin, Germany. |
1991-1997 | Architectural Studies at “Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Barcelona.” |
1990 | “General Studies” course at Universidad de Costa Rica. |
1989 | Mixed secondary school diploma: Costa Rican “Bachillerato” and American High School (valid in U.S.A.) at Lincoln High School, San José, Costa Rica. Web: www.lincoln.ed.cr |
Courses, workshops and Seminars:
2009 | |
2009 | Basic Course in General Photography at Cobertura Photo. |
2006-2007 | The New Building Code (Nuevo Código Técnico de la Edificación) at the Instituto Eduardo Torroja (Madrid) and “Structuralia” (Online). |
2004 | 3D Studio Max course Level 2 (animation and Lighting), at DTC Ingeniería y Arquitectura, La Salle University, Barcelona. |
2003 | 3D Studio Max course Level 1 (animation and Lighting), at DTC Ingeniería y Arquitectura, La Salle University, Barcelona. |
1995 | AutoCAD, at SICAD, en San José, Costa Rica. |
Professional Experience:
September 2009- present | Founding partner, ZOO Arquitectos, Seville, Spain Tasks: Client search, project design, building inspections (ITE), competitions, search for new business opportunities. |
October 2007- January 2009 | Project Architect, at the Creativity Department at Planho Consultores of Seville, Spain. Tasks: Coordination for the project for the General Hospital at Managua’s West Sector, Nicaragua. Other responsibilities included tasks in developing preliminary projects and studies for building several hospitals in Andalusia. |
June 2006-August 2007 | Project Architect, at the Design Department at Eddea Arquitectura y Urbanismo (previously DeCya) of Seville, Spain. Tasks: development of preliminary designs and construction documents phase for housing project types. Other tasks: Adapting the studio’s project templates to the new Spanish building codes (Código Técnico de la Edificación). External audits for the studio’s “Comprehensive Project Management Division” (Iddip) |
January 2003-March 2006 | Project Leader at Estudio de Arquitectura Serra & López in Terrassa, Barcelona. Tasks: development and coordination of the design and construction of different types of housing buildings. Tasks carried out included periodical construction site visits, and Studio’s – owner relationships. |
October 2002-January 2003 | Assistant architect at SITE Ingeniería y Arquitectura Tasks: Development of preliminary design and construction plans for different housing projects, and warehouses. |
March 2001- July 2002: | Assistant architect at OAA S.C.P. (Armando García, Ferran Cardenyes y Carles Jové) Tasks: Collaboration in competitions for sports centers and public housing. |
August 1999 - May 2000: | Student practice at MAP architects (Jose Luis Mateo) Tasks: Collaboration in competitions and development of construction plans for housing buildings. |
October 1998 – June 1999: | Work as intern at the “Departamento de Patrimonio” (Heritage department) of the “Consorcio del Área Metropolitana de Barcelona” (Consortium of the Barcelona Metropolitan Area) Tasks: digitalizing, organizing and composing the Consortium’s Real Estate Properties Catalog. Extra Duties: document and supervise the demolition of a warehouse at Molins de Rei. |
July and August, 1995: | Assistant to Mr. Johnny Bermúdez, Civil Engineer and constructor. Duties: Site management and supervision of the building of two housing blocks in San José, Costa Rica. |
Languages:
Spanish: | Mother language |
English: | High proficiency in written and spoken language (thirteen years of studies at Lincoln High School, a bilingual American institution in San José Costa Rica: www.lincoln.ed.cr) Certificate: http://goo.gl/wYEse |
Catalan: | High proficiency Spoken and read. Basic knowledge of the written language. |
German: | Spoken, read and written (middle level: “Mittelstuffe II”) |
Computer :
CAD skills: | AutoCAD 2007 (2D and 3D): | 15 years |
Adobe Photoshop: | 10 years | |
Camera Raw: | 1 year | |
Adobe Lightroom: | 1 year | |
3D Studio Max: | 1 year | |
Google Sketchup with Vray | 1 year | |
Office software : | Microsoft Word | 15 years |
Microsoft Excel | 10 years | |
Microsoft Project | 2 years | |
Internet tools: | Web design with MS Expression Web, Blogger, Wordpress. General use of search tools, web positioning (Yahoo, Bing, Google, DMOZ), Google Analytics. | |
Other relevant information:
§ Member of the Sevilla Association of Architects (COAS), affiliation nº6524
§ Photography knowledge: digital photography, reflex camera and flash use, digital post processing. http://goo.gl/9Nu5u
Sevilla, March 1st 2010
