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ABOUT ME PROJECTS EXPERIENCE
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METHODOLOGY BACKGROUND CONTACT INFO
ABOUT ME M E T H O D O L O GY
A C R E AT I V E E N G I N E E R W I T H S O C I A L & E N V I R O N M E N TA L R E S P O N S I B I L I T Y PROBLEM/NEED
stakeholders involvement &
participation
SKILLS RESEARCH & ETNOGRAPHIC
• creative problem solving approach
FIELD WORK
observations, interviews,
I am trained in an interdisciplinary way
that embraces three aspects: the social,
• user centered design & UX design games design and technical aspect.
• tackling compelx socio-technical systems
• focusing on sustainable transitions ANALYSIS
I work with socio-technical approach
identifying the opportunities that looks into physical infrastructures,
• designing for social & environmental problems technology, social practices and their rela-
• working on sustainable business models tions. I analyse these relations in order to
• prototyping: create, test & modify enable a change.
• a team player IDEA GENERATION
ATTITUDE brainstorming, workshops I seek to guide people to make conscious
choices of adopting more sustainable
practices.
CREATIVE DE-
I work towards a more sustainable BRIEF & CONCEPT
DEVELOPMENT
I have a holistic approach of sustain-
ability that links the three core pillars;
SIGN SKILLS future by addressing complex demands from users & social, environmental and economic sus-
stakeholders tainability.
problems, challenging the status quo &
APPROACH designing the future I want to see & live in. PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT &
SUSTAINABILITY PROTOTYPING
SOCIO- testing, collecting the feedback,
TECHNICAL TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION & adjusting, performing intervention
COMPETENCIES COMPETENCIES TRANSITION
measuring & analysing
the outcomes
PROJECTS TRANSITION
EXPLORING EXISTING SOCIOTECHNICAL
COMFORT CYCLING APP PROBLEM: STRESS REGIMES & NETWORKS & PROPOSING
TO LOWER-STRESS CYCLING EXPERIENCE PREVENTS FROM HOW TO ACHIEVE THE SET TARGETS
CYCLING
- THEORIES & APPROACHES
- METHODS
- GOALS & TARGETS
COLLABORATION WITH
CITY OF DAREBIN COUNCIL
DATA COLLECTION
RESEARCH, DATA
COLLECTION & FACILITATING A CONVERSTATION WITH
ANALYSIS RELAVANT ACTORS (CITIZENS & COUN-
CILS) & DESIGNING THE NEW FUTURE
IDEATION: DESIGNING TOGETHER
ON CHALLENGES
- DESIGN GAMES
- INTERVIEWS
PRODUCT
- OBSERVATIONS
DEVELOPMENT,
PROTOTYPING
BUILDING NEW NETWORKS &
IMPLEMENTATION NEW RELATIONS THE APP
ASSIGNING NEW
VALUES
SOLUTION: LOWER-STRESS
CYCLING EXPERIENCE
LIVEABILITY THROUGH LIVEABILITY SHOULD BE
PROJECTS URBAN ECOLOGY:
INFRASTRUCTURE
EXAMINED THROUGH
RESEARCH PROJECT: PROBLEM: HOW LIVEABLE
EXPLORING LIVEABILITY IN MELBOURNE & WHAT ROLE MELBOURNE ACTUALLY IS?
EXAMINING IT THOURGH
CYCLING PLAYS IN ITS DEVELOPMENT CYCLING CHALLENGES
COLLABORATION WITH:
RMIT
RESEARCH, DATA
COLLECTION & FINDINGS
ANALYSIS
IDEATION: DECONSTRUCT THE CHALLENGES OF CYCLING
CONCEPT OF LIVEABILITY & IN MELBOURNE
PROMOTE CYCLING
EXPLORING THE
POSSIBILITIES OF
CYCLING
PROPOSALS
CONCLUSION: IMPROVING
LIVEABILITY BY IMPROVING
CYCLING
PROJECTS EXPLORING THE LO-
CATION & LITTERING
SITUATION
RECYCLING & REUSING CHEWING GUM WASTE PROBLEM: CHEW-
COMPLETING THE
CIRCLE BY RECYCLING
ING GUM LITTER ON THE USED CHEWING
STREETS GUM
COLLABORATION WITH:
COPENHAGEN’S COUNCIL
RESEARCH, DATA
COLLECTION &
ANALYSIS
IDEATION: DESIGNING
TO REUSE
PRODUCT
DEVELOPMENT,
PROTOTYPING
IMPLEMENTATION
BUILDING NEW NETWORKS
& NEW RELATIONS THE CONTAINER
CREATING
SOLUTION: COLLECTION CON- AWARENESS
TAINERS & NEW NETWORK
DESIGN OF THE PRO-
POSED CONTAINER
PROJECTS INVOLVING USERS IN THE DISCUSSION INTERVENTION
MOVING FAMILIES FROM CARS TO BIKES PROBLEM: FAMILIES
TEND TO CHOOSE CARS
OVER BIKES WHEN
COMMUTING
COLLABORATION WITH:
THE DANISH BIKE FEDER-
ATION
RESEARCH, DATA
COLLECTION &
ANALYSIS
IDEATION: CHANGE THE
PRACTICE OF COMMUTING
DEFINING THE PHASE PROPOSED SOLUTIONS
WHERE THE PROBLEM
OCCURS
PRODUCT
DEVELOPMENT,
PROTOTYPING
IMPLEMENTATION ANALYSIS OF THE COMMUTING
PRACTICE
SOLUTION: SIX IDEAS TO
TRANSITION TOWARDS BIKE
BASED PRACTICES
OT H E R P ROJ ECTS 24-HOURS IKEA HACKATHON
3-DAY PROJECT ON HOW TO REDUCE FOOD WASTE
PROTOTYPE OF A SMART
SCALE
CALCULATES EXACTLY HOW
MUCH OF A PRODUCT SHOULD
BE USED ACCORDING TO YOUR
SELECTED PREFERENCES (NUM-
BER OF PEOPLE, AMOUNT OF
CALORIES ETC.)
PROTOTYPE OF THE
FOODSHARING APP
• SHARE FOOD WITH OTHERS
FOR MONEY
• HOST A MEAL OR PICK UP
A MEAL
• SEARCH FOOD NEARBY
BACKG ROU ND
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ENGINEERING - SUSTAINABLE DESIGN BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURAL TECHNOLOGY & CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
AN ENGINEERING FIELD WITH A SPECIAL FOCUS ON DESIGN AND THE DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVA- I AM ABLE TO CARRY OUT TECHNICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE TASKS WITHIN THE BUILDING AND
TION OF SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS. CONSTRUCTION SECTOR.
I WORK WITH DIFFERENT METHODS FROM SOCIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ALONG WITH TECH- I WORK WITH THE PROCESS OF PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT OF CONSTRUCTION- AND CIVIL
NICAL SUBJECTS AND DESIGN PRACTICE IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND, STAGE AND CARRY OUT INNO- WORKS AND AM ABLE TO CARRY OUT SURVEYING, MEASURING AND DESIGN. I COMMUNICATE
VATIVE PROCESSES LEADING TO DESIGN AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTS, WITH THE PARTIES INVOLVED IN TENDERING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF CONSTRUCTION WORKS
SERVICES AND SOCIO-MATERIAL SYSTEM SOLUTIONS. AND KNOW HOW TO PERFORM THE ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE PROJECTS.
FOCUSED ON:
FOCUSED ON:
• ENVIRONMENTAL & SOCIAL CHALLENGES
• SUSTAINABLE TRANSITIONS • SUSTAINABILITY IN BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
• USER-CENTERED DESIGN • SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES & MATERIALS
• SUSTAINABLE URBAN PLANNING • ENERGY-EFFICIENT & ENVIRONMENTAL BUILDING DESIGN
• DESIGN & IMPLEMENTATION OF SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTS, • URBAN PLANNING
SYSTEM & SERVICES
EXPERIENCE C O N TA C T I N F O
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA
• ARCHITECT INTERN
• 5-MONTH INTERNSHIP
• PROJECTS: rkniukstaite@[Link]
HONDA SHOWROOM BOUTIQUE (KL),
OXLEY TOWER (KL),
HALF MOON BAY (UAE).
+971 58 536 6578
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK
• ARCHITECT INTERN [Link]/in/ruta-kniukstaite-16ab4b5a
• 8-WEEKS INTERNSHIP
• PROJECTS:
AMBER PARK CENTER (LT). @Ruta Kniukstaite
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA
• DESIGN ENGINEER INTERN
@rutakniukstaite
• 6-MONTH PROJECT
• PROJECT:
LIVEABILITY DEVELOPMENT & CYCLING
CHALLEGES IN MELBOURNE
