I’m Arianna Gecchelin, and I have always lived in a family of architects and designers; drawing and design have always attracted me since I was very young and for this reason I decided to attend Architecture at Politecnico of Milan.During my studies I attended different classes and workshops, in particular the “seismic assessment class” caught my attention and I decided to improve my knowledge in this field developing my master thesis on the seismic vulnerability assessment of a real case study.In 2014 i graduated in Master Architecture with 110 cum Laude. After my studies I won a scholarship for a phd in in Architecture, Built Environment and Cconstruction Engineering. Right Now I’m collaborating in professional studio. Looking ahead to my career, I would use both my experience in Architecture and Engineering in order to restore the historical heritage of my country.
Education and Training
• 2014 Master of Architecture/Politecnico di Milano 110/110 cum laude
• 2011 Bachelor of Architecture/Politecnico di Milano 105/110
Certification
•(Architect Registration Examination ARE)Esame di Stato Architettura/Politecnico di Milano 2015
•English language ETOEIC Certificate/ETS Preferred Network office
Personal skills and Competences
SOFTWARE
• Microsoft office Word
• Microsoft Office Excel
• Autocad
• Photoshop
• Sketchup
• Illustrator
• Power point
• ABAQUS Simulia
• FEM Analysis
• CATIA Simulia
• Q-Gis
• Lumion
• Dialux
• Heliodon
• CASAnova
• Quadcopter (drone) pilot skills for top views
SOCIAL SKILLS
During my university path I have acquired the following skills
- team working: I actively worked with many teams, especially during university workshops;
- positive attitude to problem solving;
- effective verbal communication skills;
- responsible at work.
- Tenacity and Resilience.
ORGANISATIONAL SKILLS
The following skills come from my family background and my university path:
- Creative Thinking;
- Critical Thinking and Assessment;
- comfortable in working in a team;
- strong management skills, strict sense of responsibility;
- practical knowledge developed during workshop experiences;
- good knowledge and experience in the fields of graphic design developed during internships;
- very fast learner.
QUADCOPTER (drone) PILOT SKILLS FOR TOP VIEWS
Using drones is a way to gather lots of information hard to collect from a pedestrian point of view and very interesting to have if you like to find out more about the architecture and the site where it is built.I’m currently learning how to pilot a quadcopter drone with a 4K digital camera that records either vids and pics.
Honors and Awards
• SCHOLARSHIP FOR PHD PLACES- TOPIC "METHODS OF ANALYSIS AND INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES FOR SEISMIC ASSESSMENT AND RETROFITTING OF EXISTING STRUCTURES
Language English-Politecnico of Milan-march 2015
The assessment of the seismic vulnerability of existing structures, designed without specific earthquake-resistant provisions, and the definition of techniques and strategies for seismic retrofitting represent interesting and current topics for structural engineering. The main aims of this research project are:-the development of a displacement-based methodology within a performance based approach in order to accurately evaluate the seismic behavior of existing structures, with particular attention to complex buildings with plan and elevation irregularities. - the development of design procedures and criteria for seismic retrofitting of structures by using innovative techniques based on new materials and supplementary dissipative systems.
• WORLD ENGINEERING EDUCATION FORUM 2015 - DASSAULT SYSTÈMES ACADEMY
Language English-Florence Sept 2015
The jury felt there was one that stood out from the others. “Time Has Not Stopped…in Bussana Vecchia” by ARIANNA GECCHELIN is a great project revolving around the theme of resilience. Indeed Arianna’s country, Italy, has a huge architectural heritage and at the same time is a very seismic geography. She used advanced SIMULIA software to examine the effects of earthquakes on a historical building. Even though Arianna is not a Project of the Year 2015 winner, we wanted to reward her hard work by inviting her to present her project at the World Engineering Education Forum’s “Engineering Education for a Resilient Society” conference in Florence, Italy.
Publications and articles submitted
• VI. AGGREGA: UN NUOVO MODO DI ABITARE AGGREGAZIONE SOCIALE, SPAZIALE, MA ANCHE DI MATERIALI E COMPONENTI.
“LINK, Vimercate comunica”-Vimercate (Italy), Anno I - N. 9 -Sept 13th 2013
• CONFERENCE- BUSSANA VECCHIA: BORGO FANTASMA Author and speaker: Arch. Maria Carmen Lanteri; Speaker: Arianna Gecchelin
Civic Museum Sanremo-National institute of Liguria-Dec 10th 2014
• WORLD ENGINEERING EDUCATION FORUM 2015 - DASSAULT SYSTÈMES ACADEMY
Language English-Florence Sept 2015
The jury felt there was one that stood out from the others. “Time Has Not Stopped…in Bussana Vecchia” by ARIANNA GECCHELIN is a great project revolving around the theme of resilience. Indeed Arianna’s country, Italy, has a huge architectural heritage and at the same time is a very seismic geography. She used advanced SIMULIA software to examine the effects of earthquakes on a historical building. Even though Arianna is not a Project of the Year 2015 winner, we wanted to reward her hard work by inviting her to present her project at the World Engineering Education Forum’s “Engineering Education for a Resilient Society” conference in Florence, Italy.