photo by Mircea Cernov

to the calligraphy gallery...

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Sari Freida Kronish

LANGUAGES:

Bilingual mother tongues: Hebrew and English

Fluent, acquired Hungarian

EDUCATION:

-- September, 2000 - May, 2003

Master of Architecture, Columbia University, NYC

Diploma Project -
Ecology and Architecture: Re-imagining the Waterfront

Recipient of Kinne Travel Award -
Ecology and Conflict - Development along the Danube

-- September, 1995 - May, 1998

Bachelor of Arts, Barnard College, Columbia University
Magna Cum Laude, G.P.A. 3.64

Major: Architecture; Concentration: Religion

Thesis - Percival Goodman's post WWII Synagogue Architecture in America

-- March, 1994 - October, 1994

The Bezalel School of Art and Design, Jerusalem, Israel
course in computer graphics

-- September, 1987 - June, 1993

Masorti High School, Jerusalem, Israel

ONGOING WORK EXPERIENCE:

Calligraphy Art - to the gallery...

PROFESSIONAL ARCHITECTURE EXPERIENCE:

... in Budapest

Freenlance work for Dom Architecture Studio www.dom.hu

- project manager:

renovation of the Hotel Nemzeti, Budapest (2008)

property feasibility study, O utca, Budapest (2008)

- project coordinator & design team member:

renovation for reuse of the property on the corner of Vigadó and Dorrotya Streets, Budapest (2007)

competition entry for the renewal of the szarvas youth camp, southern Hungary (2006)

Other recent freelance projects:

- design consultant & renovation manager

Bálint House, interior renovation, Budapest (2006)

Adnovum Kft., office expansion, Budapest (2006)

Sabra Cafe inauguration, Budapest (2008)

ICCI office relocation, Jerusalem, Israel (2005)

…in New York

10/03-06/04
Beyer Blinder Belle Architects, 41 E 11th St., NY

-Governor's Island Historic District, pre-design proposal
-Morgan Library Renovation and Expansion, in cooperation w/Renzo Piano Architects
-Hoboken Ferry Terminal Restoration

summer '02
TecNY Landmark Corp., 124 E 40th St., NY

designer and project manager (residential)

summer '01
Barteluce Architects, 36 W 25th St., NY

Design Development and Construction Documentation for institutional projects; product research for interiors

Perkins Eastman Architects PC, 115 Fifth Ave., NY

summer '00
-design of a pre-design master plan report

summer '98
-as-built documentation (institutional); research and presentation (retail, interiors)

9/96-7/97
-construction administration (institutional)

9/97-5/98
Susan Doban Architect

Conducting site visits; residential working drawings

…in Israel

10/98-3/99: Lotner Bergman Architects, Jerusalem

various urban and commercial projects

summer '96: Moshe Safdie Architects Ltd., Jerusalem

drafting and modeling for urban and institutional projects

Additional Work Experience:

fall 2000: Teacher's Assistant for a course on Ecology and Architecture at Columbia University

summer '99: Guiding of Architectural Tours at the Supreme Court Building, Jerusalem

9/93-8/95: Army Service - Social Worker in the Israel Defense Forces

Summers in Jerusalem, as a student: Festival Production Assistant; Conference Public Relations & Admin Assistant

Computer Proficiency:

Archicad and AutoCAD; Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver; Microsoft Office & the Internet; PC & Mac