Ilana Steenkamp URBAN DESIGN + PLANNING + ARCHITECTURE
CV
Education
Aug 2016 - May 2018 Master of Architecture AP (Prof)
Parsons School of Design, The New School,
New York, USA (Fulbright Scholar)
Jan 2013 - Dec 2014 Master of City Planning + Urban Design
University of Cape Town, Cape Town, ZAF
Jan 2009 - Dec 2011 Bachelor of Architectural Design
University of Cape Town, Cape Town, ZAF
Experience
Sept 2019- Present
Jakupa Architects and Urban Designers
(Urban Designer and Architect)
Jun 2018- Aug 2019
ZGF Architects, New York office
(Architect II)
Jun 2017- Aug 2017
SITELAB Urban Studio, San Francisco
(Summer internship)
Nov 2015- Jul 2016
VPUU +Sustainable Urban Neighbourhoods Development, Cape Town
(Urban Designer)
Feb-Nov 2015
dhk Architects & Urban Designers, Cape Town
(Junior Urban Designer)
Nov-Dec 2013
VPUU, Cape Town
(Urban design intern)
2013- Semester 1
Tutoring at the University of Cape Town for 2nd year History and Theory of Architecture Course (HATA3).
Oct-Dec 2012
Jana Urban Space Foundation, Bangalore
(Urban design intern)
March-Oct 2012
ST&AR Architects, Kalk Bay
(architectural technologist)
July 2010
Slum Dwellers International, Cape Town
(architectural intern)
Grants & Awards
2016-2018 Foreign Fulbright Scholar
2014 National Research Foundation- Scarce Skills Scholarship
Skills
Adobe Photoshop + InDesign + Illustrator │ Revit │ Enscape │AutoCAD │SketchUp │V-Ray for SketchUp/Rhino │Rhino │ Microsoft Office │ Hand Drawing + Rendering│Model making│ Laser Cutting │ Ceramics
Conference + Competition + Workshops
PARSONS GLOBAL STUDIO WORKSHOP- HONG KONG, MACAU + SHENZHEN. with Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Shenzhen University. in Hong Kong. January 2018.
PARSONS LIGHTING THE DEVELOPING WORLD, HAITI. with Roots of Development. Solar lighting installation for public space in Gran Sous, La Gonave, Haiti. May 2017.
LES ATELIERS 2015 WORKSHOP– AN INNOVATION AND KNOWLEDGE-BASED ECONOMY IN WESTERN GRAND PARIS. September 2015. (Member of winning team.)
UIA 2014 CONFERENCE Presentation of project our Project “Re-Hydrating Durban” which was shortlisted as one of the finalist student projects.
UDISA CONFERENCE 2014 involved in running a 2 day Charette Process for the workshop component involving 3 sites around Stellenbosch, RSA.
Media + Publication
DENSITY, URBAN FORM AND WHAT WE CAN LEARN FROM A PANDEMIC, in Pro-Landscaper Africa- Sustainability Issue, Jul 2020, Page 19-21
https://issuu.com/paperplanepublications/docs/prolandscaper_july_2020_issuu
AGENDA: HOW DO WE CREATE PUBLIC SPACE THAT IS REPRESENTATIVE OF THOSE WHO USE IT?, in Pro-Landscaper Africa- Walkability Issue, Feb 2020, Page 8
https://issuu.com/paperplanepublications/docs/prolandscaper_february_2020_issuu