Danae Santibáñez

Danae Santibáñez

Architect - ResearcherLondon, United Kingdom
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Danae Santibáñez

Danae Santibáñez

Architect - ResearcherLondon, United Kingdom
About me
I am an architect, architectural researcher and content creator based in London. My practice and theoretical research focuses on the intersection between architecture, landscape and their environmental narrative. Through a multimedia approach, from architectural representation to photography reports and video, I explore how the landscape becomes an element in the design process, shaping the aesthetic and functional aspects of the built environment. I have taught and lectured at The Bartlett School of Architecture ‘Missing Links’ symposium, Universidad de Chile, Concéntrico Architecture Festival 06, Mendoza Architecture Month, and Escola da Cidade visiting School in Santiago, Chile. My work has been published in WA Magazine, Architecktura Murator, The Calvert Journal, and Gestalten’s ArchDaily Guide for Good Architecture. I have been a recipient of the FONDART architecture research fund in Chile. I studied Architecture at Universidad de Chile, received my Landscape Architecture Diploma from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, and a MA in Architectural History from The Bartlett School of Architecture.
Projects
  • Ethnography as a method for collective design
    Ethnography as a method for collective designResearch and experimental design project for two playground prototypes developed in Santiago, Chile. The main aim was to find a just way to include children's views and ideas in the design process for their inclusive playground space.
Work history
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    Head of Community & Digital MarketingArchdaily
    London, United KingdomFull Time
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    ArchitectIndependent
    London, United KingdomFreelance
    Since 2015 onwards I have been practising as an independent architect. My area of specialization is small-medium scale projects that undertake an ecological approach towards the built environment. By focalising on the strictly necessary design actions to make, I have developed public spaces, refurbishments, interior design, and collective design processes.
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Education
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    MA Architectural HistoryThe Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL
     - London, United Kingdom
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    Landscape Architecture DiplomaPontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
     - Chile
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Awards
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    Reaserch FundChilean Council for Culture and Arts
    Research grant to conduct architecture research based on ethnography as a tool for collective design.
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    San Felipe River Park Architecture Competition (First Prize)Chilean Government Ministry of Culture
    First prize for the architecture competition "Parque Estero San Felipe". The contest was financed by the FONDART National Line for the Promotion of Architecture 2013. The evaluation criteria of the jury had special emphasis on the program and the landscaping.