Sibilla Morsiani
Professional ​info​​
Passionate architecture professional with 9 years international experience. Architecture design background including design of the Vatican Museums extension. Proven track of project management for large-scale residential, commercial, and government projects in Europe and United States, consistently delivering on time and under budget. Selected projects: Rome Immigration Centre, Epinay sur Seine high school complex, Latina waterfront renewal. Builds strong connections with clients and creates honest and respectful relationships with her team.
Work​ experience​
Architect And project manager, GCREnovations
New York city, NY
September 2015 - present
Architect and Project Manager performing in all phases of architectural work: planning, designing -including furniture- and overseeing the construction on the building site. Involved in new building designs, extensions, alterations, restorations and conservations from the earliest stages right to completion.
Project manager, eataly usa, new york city, ny
march 2017 - january 2018
Construction Project Manager for the East coast and Canada. Locations: New York (Flatiron, WTC), Chicago, Boston and Toronto (Canada). Dealing with budgeting, construction,architecture team, filing, engineering, book keeping, timescheduling
Architect at Studio Castelli Gattinara, Rome, Italy
October 2014 - June 2015
Architect. Architecture firm specilised in high end interior design; involved in various projects including a 3 story house in Rome’s city centre. All phases of the design and project managing the building site, meeting clients, maintaining relationships with suppliers and subcontractors, book keeping
2010 - present
Stagist at Archi5 Prod, Paris, France
March 2014 - June 2014
Stagist and draft person. Working in a team of 5 on a 22.000 m2 project of a high school in Epinay sur Seine, France. Model making, autocad plans, sections and elevations, illustrator, photoshop and indesign post production. Collaboration with the other members of the team for design decisions and brainstormings.
2010 - present
Co-founder studio Officina+, Rome, Italy
September 2012 - September 2014
Co-founder of the architects association Officina+. Focus on sustainable architecture. One awarded project ("Learn Green" shown at MadeExpo, Milan 2013), one temporary installation, a two-months long workshop in a rehabilitation community for the design and
construction of 50 chairs. Draft person, renders, graphic, amministration.
Scenographer, Rome, Italy
March 2013
Scenographer on the musical video clip of the band "Opera". Creation of stage pannelling, assistance while filming, minor building works, set design.
Scenographer, Rome, Italy
February 2013
Scenographer on the awarded short movie "Pic Nic" by Kim Gualino. Set design, assistance while filming, minor building works, great focus on illumination.
Architect at Paolo Portoghesi architects, Rome, Italy
​Sept 2012 - March 2013
Architect and draft person at Paolo Portoghesi's architects, prestigiuos studio internationally known. Cohoperating in the design process and helping bring the ideas to paper projects.
education
Roma Tre - Rome, Italy -
​2013 - 2014
MA Sustainable planning
Master on green technologies applied to architecture. Internships in studios as part of the program. Great matter of physics; Environmental planning, Environmental safeguard, Bio compatibility and sustainability, Environmental legislation as some of the subjects thought.
Languages
ITALIAN (mothertongue)
ENGLISH (TOEFL 97/120)
BASIC FRENCH
BASIC SPANISH
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University of Westminster - London, UK -
​2009 - 2012
BA Interior Architecture (Major)
Great attention paid to presentation and model making skills. Use od 3D modeling and rendering softwares. History and theory, design studio, technical studies, urban planning; Extra modules of cinema and drawing classes.
RMIT - Melbourne, Australia -
​2010 - 2011
BA Interior Design (Major)
Semester abroad. History and Theory, conceptual design and technical studies; additional module taken in model making.
Parson The New School For Design - New York, NY -
July 2010 - Sept 2010
​Summer intensive course
Integrated design course. Aim of the module of study was the intervention on the Red Hook area (NY). Final product was a downloadable AudioTour and a website. Good design skills learned. Urbanistic, rendering, audio software.
City University - London, UK -​
​July 2009 - Sept 2009
​Summer intensive course
London's architecture course. Great attention paid to history and technical details of examinated buildings. History and theory, technical studies.
Central Saint Martins, Univerity of the Arts - London, UK -​
​Jan 2009 - March 2009
​Fashion design intensive course
Course of production and design of a fashion portfolio. Graphic, drawing and sawing skills gained.
Central Saint Martins, Univerity of the Arts - London, UK -​
​Jan 2009 - March 2009
​Fashion design intensive course
Course on basic textile production tecniques. History of fashion, theory and practical work to produce our own textile folio. Creation of textile and various tecniques of print onto them.
Central Saint Martins, Univerity of the Arts - London, UK -​
​December 2008
​Fashion design intensive course
Fashion drawing course. Basic anatomy, drawing tecniques, life drawing.
Liceo Classico Virgilio - Rome, Italy -​
Sept 2003 - Oct 2008
​High School
Ancient Greek and Latin, biology, physics, maths, litterature, History of the Arts, philosophy. Final mark 92/100.
awards
Publications ​
" Beneath, behind and beyond: city of Melbourne uncovered ", Lulu editor, 2011, Melbourne, Australia
Websites and blog
www.wix.com/sibillola/audiotour
www.dollopsofbilla.blogspot.com
Awards
Winner of the contest for the design of the exhibition of architecture "Free range", London, United Kingdom
Project "LEARN GREEN" shown at MADE EXPO, Milan 2013
Project "ECO CORTI" shown at Città dell'altra eonomia, MACRO, Rome 2013
Other projects
Created my personal font, "sibillola" downloadable through the website fontstruct.com (link above in the Download section).
skills
PHOTOSHOP
AUTOCAD
INDESIGN
RHINOCEROS
OFFICE SUITE
ILLUSTRATOR
SKETCH UP
VECTORWORKS
ADOBE PREMIERE PRO
3D STUDIO MAX
VRAY
VASARI
ECOTECT