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Portfolio Review Episode 6 with Mariana Cabugueira from Zaha Hadid Architects. Want the take your portfolios to the next level: checkout the brand new Portfolio Masterclass which is designed after 2 years of research, and it can surely help take your portfolios to the next level. Find out all about it here : Join this channel to get access to perks: Support Blessedarch via Patreon: MARIANA CABUGUEIRA is an Architect and Urban Designer from Portugal, recently working as a Senior Architectural Designer at Zaha Hadid Architects; teaching at the Architectural Association DRL in London and doing Live workshops, Talks and webinars with students from all around the World. Graduated from the School of Architecture in Lisbon and the Politecnico di Milano, she moved to London to explore design and technology through the Postgraduate course: Design Research Laboratory (DRL) at the Architectural Association School (AA). Her research interests gravitate around Parametric Design; Generative Design; Digital Design and Robotic Fabrication. Her final project proposes a cluster of towers, radically different but biologically similar, in the centre of London. Mariana joined Zaha Hadid Architects after graduating from the AA School in 2017. She is part of the Competition Cluster ever since, responsible for developing the High-End Design projects of the Office. She was part of the Design Team of winning projects such as: Navi Mumbai Airport; Western Sydney Airport; Chongqing Terminal 3b; Exhibition Centre in Beijing; and most recently the Tower C in Shenzhen. Find Mariana: Instagram : @marianacabugueira Website : 00:00 - Coming up in this episode 00:36 - Intro 01:06 - Introduction with Mariana 02:44 - The truth about getting a job 04:35 - Portfolios vs Interviews 06:56 - Portfolio 1 12:22 - Cover Pages are not important 20:04 - When someone almost got a job from this series 32:22 - Advice for the first Portfolio 34:12 - Time management for Architects 39:00 - Portfolio 2 39:07 - Never send an issuu link 42:28 - Should you put your picture in your portfolio 01:04:33 - Using old academic projects for portfolios 01:09:49 - Choosing what projects to put in the portfolio 01:10:31 - Student Portfolio vs Architect Portfolio 01:13:44 - Portfolio 3 01:43:30 - Advice for Portfolio 3 01:46:45 - How to Survive Architecture school in Portugal Join the Blessedarch Newsletter: Daily Architecture Facts on Instagram : Username : Blessedarch The gear I use : Camera - Mic - Lights - Headphones - HDD - Tripod - Light Stands - Mouse - India Link for all the gear - Recommendations for Architects & Students: Books for Architects : Global Link - India Link - Free Architecture Books : Send Your Portfolios for the next episode at baportfolioreview@ Want to showcase your Thesis on the Blessedarch Platform? Reach out at bathesisshowcase@
