Education2009-2012: Leeds Metropolitan University BA (Hons) Interior Architecture and Design, 2:1 Leeds College of Building City and Guilds, Auto CAD, Level 2, Distinction

2005-2007: Huddersfield New College, 5 AS Levels/ 4 A Levels Fine Art (B), Photography (C), Environmental Science (C)

2002-2005: Whitcliffe Mount Business and Enterprise College 12 GCSEs Grades A-C Junior Sports Leader Award: Passed

About MeArchitecture and Design have shaped me into the ambitious and passionate indi-vidual I am today. In my design work I combine the architectural past of the site whilst bringing to life the surrounding buildings and layering them with a modern-day touch, this approach has been adapted in the last 3 years with many projects regenerating existing buildings. Studying Interior Architecture and Design has enabled me to direct my creativeness in order to progress as a designer and refine my approach to design. Through project work I have gained a wide range of skills from being able to generate fast initial ideas through sketches and concept mod-els through to developing a design and final presentation of detailed proposals.

In my spare time I like to travel and explore new cities and countries learn-ing about different cultures and traditions. I enjoy photographing every new ad-venture to create memories. Music is a passion of mine, passing with merit my Grade 7 Trinity College of London Flute Examination. Also I like to spend time watching and participating in sport and have been an athletics officialat Princess Mary Athletics Track, I am a qualified Scuba Diver and a keen horse rider.

Alexandra Louise MasonDOB: 21/10/1988Tel: 07792715516Email: a.l.mason@hotmail.co.ukPortfolio: www.issuu.com/alexandramason7Twitter: @alexandramason

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Conceptual Response

Skills Drawing: Can use a variety of media Fast and accurate sketching Technical Plans (hand-drawn or AutoCAD)

Modelling: Quick experimental conceptual and developmental models to neat, accurate final presentation models

Research: Writing and producing an intensive design report Liaising with structural engineers and live brief clients Interviewing case studies

Software: Able to operate efficiently Apple Mac and Windows software Auto CAD literate Adobe Suite literate

Communication: Good verbal presentation skills Experience of communicating and negotiating with clients, academic tutors and colleagues Experience of site visits Good team working skills

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Professional:

Emma CarterStore Manager, Monsoon/ Accessorize,Whiterose Shopping Centre,LeedsLS11 8LLTel: 0113 2704079

RefereesAcademic:

Gayle AppleyardThird Year Lecturer,Leeds Metropolitan University,Broadcasting Place,Leeds,LS2 9ENTel: 0113 8129156Email: G.Appleyard@leedsmet.ac.uk

ExperienceMonsoon/ Accessorize (Whiterose Shopping Centre, Leeds) 2006 - CurrentWorked as a Visual Merchandiser. This involved creating window and in-store dis-plays. Taking responsibility for the image of the store to promote trends in order to attract customers. Maximising the layout of the store to its full potential, installing and dismantling displays, preparing for promotional events, giving feedback to head office, implementing the designs and plans created by the creative director.

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01_The Healing Garden Conceptual Response

02_The Healing Garden Site Model

03_The Healing Garden Visual of Interal Courtyard

04_The Healing Garden Visual of Winter Gardens

05_The Healing Garden Long Section

06_Leeds City Varieties Design Proposal in Context

07_Leeds City Varieties Visuals of spaces

Final Year ProjectsFinal Major Project: The Healing GardenThis design saw the remodelling of a former girls school in Knaresborough to become a Headquarters of Practitioners of Phytotherapy and Phytotherapy Clinic. A sanctuary in the heart of Knaresborough. The Former Girls School lies silently at the top of the valley gazing down over spectacular views of the River Nidd and crumbling castle ruins. The town’s history is rooted in the idea of rest, healing, and medicine. The purposely-manipulated experiences of the building aim to engage the emotions of the viewer by appealing to all the senses, with an underlying objective of promoting Phytotherapy and healing. Tranquil winter gardens make visitors feel relaxed and intimate treatment rooms provide a safe and secure space for practition-ers to liaise with patients. Complemented by landscaped herbal gardens. The design was dealt with on various levels from macro to micro exploring landscape design, architecture and detail.

Comprehensive Design Report: The Healing GardenThe report assisted the design process. Researching and anaylsising various aspects of the project, including headings such as ‘Site Analysis’, ‘Environmental Analysis’, and ‘Case Studies’ was vital to understanding every single detail of the site, building, brief, and design.

Live Brief: Leeds City Varieties Music HallA live project located in an exising space just off the Headrow. The brief was to re-imagine a new box office and entrance to act as a threshold; a place to pass from the everyday to the otherworldly. My brief was inspired by the sounds and smells of the past; the design played on the senses creating an entrance for both the audience and performer. The design was considered conceptually before being rigorously developed into a final design proposal.

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