Conrad Daniel Areta is a part 2 architectural designer based in London who tells spatial stories through design. He speculates upon radical futures through investigations into the anthropocentric whilst interweaving it with questions of the fictional realities.
Throughout his degree, he has developed an interest in the poetics of spaces and bodily agencies. His philosophical and narrative driven projects awarding him several publications, nominations and awards. He also worked part-time during his MArch as a teaching assistant for the Undergraduate Architecture courses. He mentored them on representation methods and software as well as acting as a member for design review panels.
During part 1 practice, Conrad assisted in the delivery of projects across all RIBA stages, from concept bids to post construction for various residential and educational projects with a focus on Passivhaus and Inclusive Design. Whilst in part 2 practice he manages Junior Designers in design package delivery and visualization production for luxury retail and competition projects.
_Professional Background:
Residential | Dementia Care Design | SEN Design | Education | Passivhaus, EnerPhit and Carbon-Zero [In use] | Masterplanning | Luxury Retail | Project Coordination and Management | Project and Competition Bids | Client Relations | Troubleshooting.
_Software Skills:
Adobe Suite | Rhino3d | Revit | Enscape |AutoCAD | Blender.
Residential | Dementia Care Design | SEN Design | Education | Passivhaus, EnerPhit and Carbon-Zero [In use] | Masterplanning | Luxury Retail | Project Coordination and Management | Project and Competition Bids | Client Relations | Troubleshooting.
_Software Skills:
Adobe Suite | Rhino3d | Revit | Enscape |AutoCAD | Blender.
_In Practice:
2024-Present/
_Part II Architectural Assistant | Sybarite
Roles: Management of Junior Designers in the delivery of architectural design packages and the production of high-quality architectural visualizations
2022-2024/
_Graduate Studio Teaching Assistant [Ba Architecture & BSc Architecture & Environmental Design] | University of Westminster
Roles: Running workshops and tutorials, troubleshooting representation and presentation skills as well as participating in design review panels for first year architecture students.
2020-2022/
_Part I Architectural Assistant | Hamson Barron Smith Architects
Roles: Delivery & output of UK based residential, dementia care, education and special educational needs projects and bids at small and master-planning scales and in a Passivhaus/EnerPhit or Carbon Zero (in use) setting. Undertaken with client facing roles and with some experience in project-coordination.
2018/
_Student Intern | Nicholas Warns Architects
Roles: One week work experience in conservation with experience in CAD Drafting & Site Visits/Inspections.
_Education:
2022-2024/
MArch [RIBA/ARB Part II] Architecture | University of Westminster
2017-2020/
BA [Hons] [ARB Part I] Architecture | Norwich University of the Arts
_Awards:
2024/
_Shoaib Rawat Memorial Prize Nominee.
2023/
_Digital Design: Best Crafted Design.
_RIBA West London Prize Nominee.
2022/
_University of Westminster Home Postgraduate Part Fee Scholarship.
2020/
_Norwich University of the Arts Vice Chancellor's Commendation- Architecture.
_AJ Student Prize Undergraduate Nominee.
_RIBA East Student Award for Outstanding Design 2020.
2019/
_Finalist for Feilden + Mawson Scholarship.
_Publications + Exhibitions:
2025/
_LandArch Project Feature: Ukiyo.Land & he Pleasures of a Cyborg's Garden.
_Archidiaries Blog Feature: Cathedral for Death.
2024/
_LandArch Project feature: Cathedral for Death.
_KoozArch Archipelago feature: Ukiyo.Land & The Pleasures of a Cyborg's Garden.
_OPEN 2024: University of Westminster Architecture Degree Show and Catalogue.
_Archidiaries Blog Feature: Ukiyo.Land & the Pleasures of a Cyborg's Garden.
2023/
_OPEN 2023: University of Westminster Architecture Degree Show and Catalogue.
2020/
_Norwich University of the Arts Graduate Showcase.
_AJ 23.07.20: Student Special.
2018/
_Storehouse Magazine- Issue 17- 'Generation'.