Andrea Bertassi Email & Phone Number

Savannah, Ga, Us

Savannah, Georgia, United States

Rotterdam Area, Netherlands

Lead designer. At XCOOP, I have have been leading several designs, combining a straight forward analytic approach to a playful creativity, generating an unpredictable mix of traditional elements shuffled into new forms.

Tucson, Arizona Area

Design Studio professor (B.Arch 2nd and 3rd Year); Grad Thesis adviser (M.Arch); Faculty mentor for a multi-disciplinary team (Architecture and Fine Arts) at the Design Thinking Challenge 2018, 1st prize; Awarded for Innovative Teaching Grant with a course proposal on Creative Intentions and Technical Operations in Art and Architecture (co-authored by Laura Hollengreen); Faculty Learning Community member; Researcher on Urban (in)Equity.

Tucson, Arizona Area

Design Studio professor (B.Arch 2nd, 3rd); Design Studio leader 4th Year / M.Arch ‘vertical design studio’): for the Studio ARC451B in 2016, my Team and I worked closely with NASA to develop the interiors of a Mars Analog, re-using an existing pressure-chamber at Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Researcher on Urban (in)Equity, with a project on Homelessness in Tucson; Developer of an integrated grading system for multi-section design studios, based on freeware and aimed at simplifying large class coordination and cut down waiting time for students.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Beside organizing and leading faculty meetings, I developed an online platform for all faculty (on and off campus) to communicate easily and facilitate real-time interaction on current issues. In 2015, together with Cristina Murphy, Aaron Betsky and Jason Donofrio, I acquired architectural practice projects for $800k, that secured financial independence of the School of Architecture at Taliesin from the FLLW Foundation, saving it from shutting down.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Design Studio professor (M.Arch 1st and 2nd Year), Sustainability seminar co-leader. Researcher on the urban evolution of dilapidated mining towns in Southern Arizona (Globe and Miami), investigating what design can do to shift perspectives in the local population (with Cristina Murphy).

Delft Area, Netherlands

Tutor at Athens International Design Workshops (Fall and Spring semesters), dealing with urban revitalization.

Mumbai Area, India

Guest Professor at the Kamla Raheja Vidyanidhi Institute for Architecture and Environmental Studies, University of Mumbai

Mumbai Area, India

B.Arch 4th year Design Studio

Rotterdam Area, Netherlands

Teacher at the Interior Design Master program (3rd Year).

Rotterdam Area, Netherlands

Fondazione Prada - Milan, Italy. Commission, built.European Commission Headquarters - Bruxelles, Belgium. Competition.Omnyat Housing and Hotel - Dubai, UAE. Commission, Concept Design.Sant’Elia - Cagliari, Italy. Commission, Concept Design, implemented.Coolsingel Forum - Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Concept Design, in construction.Blox - Copenhagen, Denmark. Schematic Design, built.Sport Arena - Rome, Italy. Feasibility Study, Schematic Design.Binkhorst - The Hague, The Netherlands. Master Plan, Concept Master Plan.Tour Phare (tower) - Paris, France. Competition, Concept Design.Museum for Contemporary Art - Riga, Latvia. Commission, Concept Design.E-Project, Two Mix Use Skyscrapers - Seoul, South Korea. Commission, Concept Design.Francisco Goya Museum - Zaragoza, Spain. Competition.Shenzhen Stock Exchange - Shenzhen, China. Interior Design.Shenzhen Stock Exchange - Shenzhen, China. Competition, 1st Prize. Built.Mercati Generali - Rome, Italy. Commission, Schematic Design.Congress Center - Cordoba, Spain. Commission, Construction Documents.

Master'S Degree, Architecture

Master Of Architecture (M.Arch.), Interior Design

Master Degree, Music