Kadir Berk Demirkan Portfolio 2023

CiriculumVitae[CV]
ID:
KadirBerkDemirkan
Turkish
CONTACT:
+90537456654
kberkdemirkan@gmail.com
EDUCATION:
09.2012–06.2017•MidleEastTechnicalUniversity(METU),Ankara
Bachelor’sofArchitecure
09.2020–•MimarSinanFineArtsUniversity(MSGSU),Istanbul
MasterofScienceinArchitecturalConservationandRestoration
02.202–07.202•LaSapienzaUniversitadegliStudidiRomaRome
ErasmusExchangeStudent(Fulygranted)
LANGUAGESKILS:
English[Advance-C1]
Italian[Intermediate-B1]
German[Pre-intemediate-A2]-
French[Pre-intemediate-A2]

EXPERIENCE:
10.2019–08.2020ArchitectNormArchitectsIstanbul
10.2017-04.2018•JuniorArchitectAUArchitecture+UrbanIstanbul
07.2016–09.2016InternArchitectTekeli-SisaArchitectsIstanbul
06.2016-07.2016InternArchitectBUDAArchitectureIstanbul
07.2015–09.2015InternArchitectTahinciogluNidaConstructionIstanbul
HONORABLEMENTIONS:
05.2017GraduationProject-METU
10.2016MentionPrize-StateFineArtsAcademy
SOFTWARESKILS:
Revit(****)
AutoCAD(*****)
Sketch-up(****)
Photoshop(*****)
RealityCapture(****)
Agisoft(****)
Recap(***)
MSOffice(*****)
3DMax(***)
AdobePremiere(***)
Ilustrator(****)
,
Vray(****)
Lumion(***)
Rhinoceros(***)

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