NAYELI HENRIQUEZ

Latin-american designer with an academic background in architcture.

Based in Brooklyn, New York.
Originally from Arlington, Texas.

[nayelighenriquez@gmail.com]

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RESUME

Education

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Bachelor’s of Architecture
2018 - 2023

Uplift Summit International Preparatory
Graduated Suma Cum Laude
2014 - 2018

Employment

Pink Sparrow
Designer
2024 - Present
Junior Designer
2023-2024

Fisher Marantz Stone
Lighting Design Intern
2022

WCGS Architects
Architectural Design Intern
2021

RPI School of Architecture Website Team
Student Team Leader
2022 - 2023
Website Editor
2021-2022

Research + Teaching

Modular Minimum Home
Undergraduate Research Project
2022

Course Assistant
Integrated Design Studio
Professor Florencia Vetcher
2022

Course Assistant
Architectural Case Studies
Professor Gustavo Crembil
2021

Skills

Modeling Software - Rhino 3D, Autodesk [Revit, AutoCAD, Maya], Grasshopper

Graphic Representation - Autodesk [Revit, AutoCAD], Adobe Suite [Illustrator, InDesign]

Rendering Software - Vray, Enscape, Adobe Suite [Photoshop]

Languages - English, Spanish

Last Updated 25.11.12

SELECTED WORK

7. Subversive Infrastructure

Student Work
Professor: Gustavo Crembil
In Collaboration with: Anish De
Fall 2020

This proposal is a multi-use building located in Manaus, Brazil. It is situated on an small river off of the city’s main water body, Rio Negro. The area previously consisted of impoverished neighborhoods known as favelas, and the government relocated
the inhabitants in collaboration with PROSAMIM. With the clearing of the land, there was ability to introduce green space
into the surrounding landscape.

The building functions as a bazaar or street in which the public can pass through. It consists of a market and a public boardwalk space that connects both ends of the river. This allowed for not only a connection between two neighborhoods, but a different distribution of foot traffic that worked in favor of the city. The building also consists of a dock area and a connection to the road to allow for the transfer of good into and through the market. The green space was added to allow for crops used in the market to grow and to address the importance of agricultural and economic productivity.

This design was made to emphasize the importance of public accessible infrastructure and the distinction between “terra firma” and flood-able areas in order to form specific flood program so that the river wouldn’t suffer any disruption.