WHO I AM
My studies: degree in Architecture at “Politecnico di Milano”, diploma in Interior design at “Istituto Europeo”, diploma in Graphic design at “Brera Academy of Fine Arts”, in Milan, Master of Science in Environmental design at MIT in Cambridge Mass. USA, PhD in Architecture at the Royal Institute of Technology, KTH, in Stockholm Sweden.
My academic activities: architectural research at universities in Milan, Oslo, Helsinki, Copenhagen, and for 25 years at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm. In addition, I’ve been research assistant at MIT, in the dep. of Environmental design, visiting scholar at the University of Washington - Seattle, in the department of Urban design and at the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil, department of Public Architecture. I have been teaching in IED (istituto Europeo di Design) and lecturing at Politecnico di Milano.
My professional practice: I have carried out several projects of environmental design, building renovation, maintenance and interior design, as well as graphic design, information and communications projects.
Home in Stockholm as well as in Northern Italy, architect in both places, I offer my competence and my experience from both countries, for:
- design proposals, research and information projects
- professional contacts and cultural exchange, organization of study visit/workshops
…in the field of environment, architecture, interior design and sustainable development
SOME REFERENCE PROJECTS:
Planning, architecture and interior design
Design projects for: Housing renovation, Building maintenance and technical renovation, Improvement of accessibility, Measures for energy and water saving Environmental analysis and environmental plans, Interior design.
Research and development, Recommendations and guidelines
Theoretical and technical studies about: Careful renovation, Guidelines for renewal programsEuropean urban policies and planning instruments,
Evaluation of environmentally friendly renovation projects, Sustainable renovation
Information and communication
Information projects: Organization and design of architectural exhibitions. Organization and curatorship of art exhibitions. Articles in books and magazines in several countries. Organization of international conferences. Lectures and conference presentations.
Design and graphic illustrations
Graphics and photography for: Posters, Folders, Book illustrations, Packaging, etc.
Contacts:
Arch. Marina Botta
marinabotta@alum.mit.edu
Tel.0046 707428559, 0039 347 7721322
www.marinabotta.se
"On n'hérite pas de la terre de ses ancêtres, on l'emprunte à ses enfants"
(Antoine de Saint-Exupery)
https://mit.academia.edu/marinabotta/CurriculumVitae
Exhibition Nordic Landscape, Britta Marakatt Labba, Lars Lerin
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