Reflection No. 1
Project & Office Management
I have had just over 16 years working experience in the architectural industry and 7 of those have been actively involved in project and office management. Below I have broken down this experience and current responsibilities. Read more...
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Reflection No. 2
Design and Design Documentation
As mentioned in Reflection 1, a brief site analysis is always needed to properly understand the scope and feasibility of a project. In this reflection however, the site investigation and evaluation is what happens in Stages 1 to 3 of the project. Read more...
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Reflection No. 3
Construction Documents
Once the design is finalised, contract is signed, preliminary council approvals are achieved, we then move onto construction documentation. However, we have often gone into this phase at risk, which has hurt us a few times in the past. Read more...
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Reflection No. 4
Contract Administration
This phase of the project, when you finally land on site and see a spade hit the ground is very exciting. There are often months or even years of working to get to this point. This is generally when contracts have been signed, fees will be paid, council submission Read more...
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Hello, nice to meet you!
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My name is Seth Alfino, I am a Professional Architectural Technologist working in Cape Town, South Africa. I have over 16 years experience in large commercial, retail, residential, educational and sporting projects. I have had extensive experience in conceptual design, technical documentation, including tender / bidding documentation for various large scale projects, as well as on site meetings and monitoring.
I have acted in the capacity of Project Architect and Architectural Technologist for several projects, including Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit for the 2010 FIFA world cup, where I had a key role in all facets of construction drafting, service co-ordination and construction monitoring. Further to this my skills include 3D Visualization (Lumion and Adobe Photoshop) and and tutoring of BIM software (Revit). I am highly computer literate and fully conversant with the application of various computer aided design and drafting packages. |
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