Integrated Master of Sciences in Architecture & Urban Design
ARCHITECT & URBAN DESIGNER
ELSA PEPAJ
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BIO
As a junior architect, I am a creative and motivated professional with a degree in Architecture. I have practical experience in design and drafting, and I am passionate about sustainable design. I work collaboratively with senior architects and project managers to contribute to the various stages of the design process. I am committed to delivering innovative and functional designs that exceed client expectations and enhance the built environment.
ACADEMICS
Learning and Living
POLIS UNIVERSITY
October 2017Â - July 2022
5 years Integrated Master of Sciences in Architecture and Urban Design.
ANHALT UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES
October 2021 - March 2022
Master of Science - MS, Architecture and Planning
Erasmus Plus Exchange Student
https://www.hs-anhalt.de/en/start-page.html
Dessau, Germany
28 NENTORI HIGH SCHOOL
September 2014 - June 2017
Secondary Education Diploma - General Education III years
Shkoder, Albania
MY EXPERIENCE
Roles & Responsibilities
JUNIOR ARCHITECT
April 2022 - September 2022
MetroPOLIS Architecture and Planning
Junior Architect
JUNIOR ARCHITECT
May 2021 - August 2021
KONTAKT SH.P.K
Ass. Architect at Marga Complex
HACKATHON
November 2020
ViaEgnatia 2.0 hackathon objective is to develop virtual tourism around Apollonia and in the Fier country. This hackathon aims to promote innovation and information technologies among the youths and supporting best projects. ViaEgnatia 2.0 will be the Albanian event for Novembre Numerique 2020 on the topic related to tourism, digital and Apollonia during the whole month of November.
WORKSHOP
September 2020Â - October 2020
TAW - Tirana Architecture Weeks - held in Tirana
(Open Lectures,workshops, scientific conferences)​
PARALEL T "THE LINE", led by Matilde Higuail | Luis Hilti
Is about exploring Tirana, analyzing landscapes, art & walks. Walking on a straight line and mapping while walking and documenting outdoors & indoors. The Line is an arbitrary straight line traced across the globe.
http://tiranaarchitectureweek.com/institute-for-linear-research/
VOLUNTEER STAFF
September 2020Â - October 2020
Active member part of TAW (Tirana Architecture Weeks)
Management of social medias /
Photographer/ Content Creator/ Support Team
VOLUNTEER STAFF
September 2019 - October 2019
Active member part of TDW (Tirana Design Week)
Management of social medias /
Photographer/ Content Creator/ Support Team
WORKSHOP
September 2019 - October 2019
TDW - Tirana Design Weeks - held in Tirana
(Open Lectures,workshops, scientific conferences)​
CARTOGRAPHY OF AN ACTION, led by Julio Gotor Valcarel
Is about to claim those intersecting spaces of the city in a new and holistic way, actions that creates a link between the individual and the site. It proposes a way to interact with it, an action that can reveal a lost reality of the site, a way to unveil the forgotten.
In the end, the proposal is a methodology of how to understand the city and its landscape.
WORKSHOP
September 2018 - October 2018
TAW - Tirana Architecture Weeks - held in Tirana
(Open Lectures,workshops, scientific conferences)
ARTHROPODS / Augumenting Habitation, led by James Stevens
Changing the way of perceiving the surrounding through arthropods. Augmented reality and architecture.
http://futurearchitectureplatform.org/programme/54/tirana-architecture-weeks-cohabitation-tactics/
HONOURS & AWARDS
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WINNER OF THE 1ST PRIZE
June 2021
"Architectural reconstitution of spaces in the building of the Central State Film Archive"
Organized by the Central State Film Archive with collaboration of the Polis University.
WINNER OF THE 1ST PRIZE
November 2020
"Develope and promote the tourism potential of Apollonia and the Fier country" international competition
ViaEgnatia2.0, an online hackathon organized by the Embassy of France in Albania with collaboration of the French Alliance in Tirana.
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
AUTOCAD 2D/3D
RHINOCEROS 6
AUTODESK REVIT
V -RAY
TWINMOTION RENDERING
ADOBE PHOTOSHOP
ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR
LIGHTROOM
SKETCHUP
GRASSHOPPER
PERSONAL SKILLS
TEAM WORKER
ORGANIZED
STRONG VISUALIZATION SKILLS
SENSE OF COMPETITION
RESPONSIBILITY
HIGHLY MOTIVATED
INTERESTS
MUSIC
DANCE
SPORTS
MOVIE
TRAVEL
PHOTOGRAPHY
APARTMENT
MARGA - Kontakt Sh.p.k
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APARTMENT
MARGA - Kontakt Sh.p.k
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APARTMENT
SIRI 2 - Kontakt Sh.p.k
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APARTMENT
SIRI 2 - Kontakt Sh.p.k
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FOREST CABIN
3rd year, 2nd semester project - Individual work - CAAD III
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NATIONAL ART GALLERY, TIRANA
3rd year, 2nd semester project - Studio and Theory of Architecture III
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URBAN DESIGN
3rd year, 2nd semester project - individual work - Studio and Theory of Urban Design
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INDIVIDUAL VILLA
2d year, 1st semester project - Studio and Theory of Architecture II
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INDIVIDUAL HOUSE
- individual work -
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