Cindy Nachareun
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cindy.nachareun@ucalgary.ca

A Calgary/Vancouver based interdisciplinary designer, Cindy focuses much of her work towards interactive design work in physical spaces. She is currently a Master of Architecture student at the University of Calgary, previously recieving a Bachelor of Design from Emily Carr University of Art and Design.

She questions how we may meaningfully move with and through the world around us by making and simultaneously speculating on what could be. How do objects in our life ground us in place? How do spaces morph and change over time through our own understanding of its use? By asking these questions, her approach to design, while deliberate and informed, is one that embraces the potential for unintended use and user ownership. She is interested in community spatial agency and shifting the way we view the role of design in our everyday through participatory design practices.

Education
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UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY
Master of Architecture
September 2019 - May 2022
Calgary, Alberta, Canada

EMILY CARR UNIVERSITY OF ART AND DESIGN
Bachelor of Design
September 2014 - May 2018
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Skills
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TECHNICAL
Rhino, Grasshopper, Blender, Maya, AutoCAD, Revit, Solidworks

VISUALIZATION
Adobe CC (Ai/Ps/Id/Lr/Pr), Blender, Enscape

Work Experience
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GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT
NEXTCalgary
(Supervisor: Dr. Fabian Neuhaus) 
School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape
University of Calgary
February 2021 - Present
Calgary, Alberta, Canada

GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANT
ARTS - Introduction to Architecture and Design
School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape
University of Calgary
July 2020 - August 2020
Calgary, Alberta, Canada

GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT
#Catwalkreimagined - HTF Nexus
(Supervisor: Dr. Noel Keough) 
School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape
University of Calgary
November 2019 - December 2019
Calgary, Alberta, Canada

DESIGN & DECOR ASSISTANT
Capilano Group
June 2018 - August 2019
North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Other Related Experience
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EXPERIENCE DESIGN ADVISOR
ISM ARTS & CULTURE
AUGUST 2020 - Present
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

CO-FOUNDER, VP TECHNOLOGIES
Advocates for Equitable Design Education
July 2020 - Present
Calgary, Alberta, Canada

DESIGNER, FACILITATOR
Vancouver Design Nerds
May 2018 - Present
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

VENUE DESIGN LEAD
TEDxEmilyCarrU
September 2018 - March 2019
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Competitions/Awards
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EMOTIONS, ARCHITECTURE, OPIOIDS (2nd Place)
Project: Common Ground
Combo Competitions
Team: Vivian Ton, Melissa Amodeo, Natalie Sandelli
September 2020

PARK(ING) DAY (AALA Grant)
Project: The Sleepwalk
City of Calgary
Team: Vivian Ton, Davin Cheng
September 2020
Calgary, Alberta, Canada

THE GREAT HATCH (1st Place, Pacific Health Innovation eXchange Grand Prize)
Project: BeLeaf
Hatching Health
March 2017
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Exhibition
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THE SHOW
Project: Syzygy
Emily Carr University of Art and Design
May 2018
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

DESIS Emily Carr University
Project: Caring Coral
Emily Carr University of Art and Design April 2018 - May 2018
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

DESIS Emily Carr University

Project: A Crowd-Sourced Constitution
Emily Carr University of Art and Design
April 2018 - May 2018
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada