Natalia Bezerra Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Part-time Design Associate at Hyattsville-based Landscape Architecture firm

'Lithos' is an interactive sound sculpture (created in collaboration with UK-based artist Kaitlin Ferguson) that was developed for the POLDRA Public Sculpture Trail located in Viseu, Portugal. The work was recently installed onsite October, 2019 and will be on display for two years.

Hyattsville, Md

• Generated 18 landscape designs using native plantings for the Prince George’s County Clean Up Green Up program, which is an annual countywide landscape beautification effort that brings communities together to plant in public spaces, including schools, streetscapes, neighborhoods, and municipal centers• Scheduled and attended client meetings to conduct site analyses and receive client feedback to deliver designs tailored to each community’s capacity for implementation

The Neighborhood Design Center

• Engaged, coached, and educated community partners in Prince George’s County, Maryland in taking their projects from the conceptual design phase into project implementation• Provided design and technical assistance to 20 Prince George’s County community groups through site analyses/inventories, design workshops and presentations, project planning, grant writing support, and community organizing efforts• Led an Eco Murals Capstone Project that aimed to increase environmental sustainability and stewardship at Eleanor Roosevelt High School by raising awareness on the health of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed through paint-based murals• Developed a How to Use Google Sketch Up Action Guide, which is a toolkit that was distributed to 200-500 local residents to teach them how to use Google Sketch Up, a free 3-Dimensional digital modeling program

Mclean, Va

• Drafted base plans and construction detail drawings for residential projects with AutoCAD software• Developed 3-Dimensional Google SketchUp designs that incorporated spaces for recreation, relaxation, and outdoor cooking in gardens• Documented existing plant material and conditions during on site inventories at residences within the DC, Maryland, and Northern Virginia area• Assisted Principal Designer in rendering planting plans for clients that illustrated proposed plantings and materials for use on their property based on site analysis information

Silver Spring, Md

• Drafted electrical plans using AutoCAD for commercial tenant and federal government spaces, data centers, and athletic facilities in the DC, Maryland, and Northern Virginia area• Assisted Direct Supervisor with on site inventories to document the existing conditions of building systems, specifically the locations and types of light fixtures, switches, receptacles, and other electrical equipment

Master Of Fine Arts - Mfa, Art, Space, Nature

Bachelor Of Landscape Architecture, Landscape Architecture

High School