On my table right now...
Working on the problem of housing affordability in Tallinn, and starting my master’s thesis research on public toilet provision as a barrier to mobility.
I’m also preparing a short course about systems thinking essentials for first-year SDSI students.
In the meantime, I’m looking for internships in service design / city-related projects, and inspiration for research projects at the interplay of systems design and urban studies.
Working on the problem of housing affordability in Tallinn, and starting my master’s thesis research on public toilet provision as a barrier to mobility.
I’m also preparing a short course about systems thinking essentials for first-year SDSI students.
In the meantime, I’m looking for internships in service design / city-related projects, and inspiration for research projects at the interplay of systems design and urban studies.
2024
✺ Service Design Strategies
and Innovations
Latvia, Estonia, Finland | 09.2023 -
Erasmus Mundus master degree programme
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and Innovations
Latvia, Estonia, Finland | 09.2023 -
Erasmus Mundus master degree programme
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Culture game
Narva | 08.2024
Project developed during the Service Design Summer School in Narva, focusing on cultural transformations and addressing barriers between the Russian- and Estonian-speaking communities.
Narva | 08.2024
Project developed during the Service Design Summer School in Narva, focusing on cultural transformations and addressing barriers between the Russian- and Estonian-speaking communities.
✺ move to Tallinn, Estonia. Start of the third semester at EKA (Estonian Academy of Arts)
✺ Planning the Cycling City
Amsterdam | 07.2024
2-week summer school organised by the University of Amsterdam Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, together with Urban Cycling Institute
Amsterdam | 07.2024
2-week summer school organised by the University of Amsterdam Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, together with Urban Cycling Institute
Smarto
Kuldiga, Latvia and online | 01-06.2024
Finalist of Student Service Design Challenge 2024
Design of an educational kit helping to track and control energy consumption at home.
Kuldiga, Latvia and online | 01-06.2024
Finalist of Student Service Design Challenge 2024
Design of an educational kit helping to track and control energy consumption at home.
✺ SDN Young Talent Board
remote | 11.2023- 04.2024
Volunteer - Partners Team Lead for Next Gen Conference 2024
remote | 11.2023- 04.2024
Volunteer - Partners Team Lead for Next Gen Conference 2024
✺ Kuldiga Service Design Jam
Kuldiga, Latvia | 03.2024
Main organiser and facilitator of a 48-hour workshop - part of the Global Service Jam initiative
Kuldiga, Latvia | 03.2024
Main organiser and facilitator of a 48-hour workshop - part of the Global Service Jam initiative
2023
RIXPLORE
Kuldiga, Latvia | 09 - 12.2023
Enhancing the customer experience in waiting areas at Riga International Airport (RIX) through the design of an exploration trail
Kuldiga, Latvia | 09 - 12.2023
Enhancing the customer experience in waiting areas at Riga International Airport (RIX) through the design of an exploration trail
✺ Service Design Global Conference
Berlin, DE | 10.2023
On-site volunteer
Berlin, DE | 10.2023
On-site volunteer
✺ move to Kuldiga, Latvia, the start of the SDSI Erasmus Mundus programme
✺ Dream Machine
Leipzig, DE (remote). 01.2022 - 12.2023
UX Designer working for an early-stage tech start up
Leipzig, DE (remote). 01.2022 - 12.2023
UX Designer working for an early-stage tech start up
✺ MetaGrey
Berlin, DE | 04.2020 - 07.2023
Architect. Concept, technical, interior design. Office & residential projects
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Berlin, DE | 04.2020 - 07.2023
Architect. Concept, technical, interior design. Office & residential projects
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2022
✺ Service Design Jam Berlin
Berlin, DE | 10.2022
Design workshop focused on user-centred approaches and analogue methods
Berlin, DE | 10.2022
Design workshop focused on user-centred approaches and analogue methods
Goodo
Berlin, DE | 06-06.2022
UX and UI design of a mobile app that helps people easily discover charity projects that resonate with them, make donations, and follow their progress.
Berlin, DE | 06-06.2022
UX and UI design of a mobile app that helps people easily discover charity projects that resonate with them, make donations, and follow their progress.
✺ AllWomen Academy
online, 05 - 07.2022
UX/UI Design Bootcamp
online, 05 - 07.2022
UX/UI Design Bootcamp
Ullsteinhaus
Berlin, DE | 04.2020 - 08.2023
Concept, interior, and technical design for multiple interior fit-out projects in a historical building—an old printing house—in Berlin.
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Berlin, DE | 04.2020 - 08.2023
Concept, interior, and technical design for multiple interior fit-out projects in a historical building—an old printing house—in Berlin.
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2021
Kiez
Berlin, DE | 02-03.2021
Design of a communication platform that makes it easy for neighbours in a 'Kiez' (neighbourhood) to connect and exchange information, facilitating the building of bonds through shared experiences
Berlin, DE | 02-03.2021
Design of a communication platform that makes it easy for neighbours in a 'Kiez' (neighbourhood) to connect and exchange information, facilitating the building of bonds through shared experiences
✺ University of the Arts London
online, 02-03.2021
Service Design short course
online, 02-03.2021
Service Design short course
✺ Hyphen
Berlin, DE | 11.2019 - 03.2020
Architect. Technical design, project and contract management for retail interior fit-out projects. Project lead
Berlin, DE | 11.2019 - 03.2020
Architect. Technical design, project and contract management for retail interior fit-out projects. Project lead
✺ move to Berlin
2019
✺ Hyphen
London, UK | 05.2017 - 11.2019
Architect. Technical design, project and contract management for retail interior fit-out projects. Project lead
London, UK | 05.2017 - 11.2019
Architect. Technical design, project and contract management for retail interior fit-out projects. Project lead
Sports retailer offices
London / Paris | 01 - 11.2019
Flagship store on Champs Elysee with offices on top floors. Technical design, design coordination
London / Paris | 01 - 11.2019
Flagship store on Champs Elysee with offices on top floors. Technical design, design coordination
✺ The Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL
London, UK | 01.2017 - 12.2018
Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Practice and Management in Architecture – ARB/RIBA Part 3 (architect professional registration)
London, UK | 01.2017 - 12.2018
Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Practice and Management in Architecture – ARB/RIBA Part 3 (architect professional registration)
2017
Kemble Road
London, UK. | 11.2016 - 05.2017
Project of a house extension.
Concept, permit, technical design, tender & contract.
On the picture: design team meeting on site
London, UK. | 11.2016 - 05.2017
Project of a house extension.
Concept, permit, technical design, tender & contract.
On the picture: design team meeting on site
✺ Y.A.D Studio
London, UK | 10.2016 - 05.2017
Architect
London, UK | 10.2016 - 05.2017
Architect
✺ Sanford
London, UK | 02 - 10.2016
Architect
London, UK | 02 - 10.2016
Architect
2016
✺ move to London
Revitalisation of Refshaleøen Island
Kraków, PL | 02.2014 - 09.2015
Master thesis project. Project of revitalisation of an old shipyard area in Copenhagen.
Kraków, PL | 02.2014 - 09.2015
Master thesis project. Project of revitalisation of an old shipyard area in Copenhagen.
✺ Politechnika Krakowska
Kraków, PL | 02.2013 - 09.2015
Master of Science in Architecture
Kraków, PL | 02.2013 - 09.2015
Master of Science in Architecture
✺ IG Concept
Kraków, PL | 10.2014 - 02.2015
Interior Designer
Kraków, PL | 10.2014 - 02.2015
Interior Designer
Green Lake
Kraków, PL | 05.2014
Competition project for th Wuhan Garden Expo, awarded Honourable Mention. Various landscapes and ecosystems of Europe represented in a green pond
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Kraków, PL | 05.2014
Competition project for th Wuhan Garden Expo, awarded Honourable Mention. Various landscapes and ecosystems of Europe represented in a green pond
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✺ BudCud
Kraków, PL | 04 - 06.2014
Architerctural intern
Kraków, PL | 04 - 06.2014
Architerctural intern
To Care, To Cure, To Educate
Copenhagen, DK | 01 - 02.2014
Honourable Mention in the Moved to Care - Building Trust International design competition. The proposal combines traditional knowledge with modern, locally sourced materials to create a functional and recognisable design for a movable clinic
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Copenhagen, DK | 01 - 02.2014
Honourable Mention in the Moved to Care - Building Trust International design competition. The proposal combines traditional knowledge with modern, locally sourced materials to create a functional and recognisable design for a movable clinic
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✺ MAP Architects
Copenhagen, DK | 08.2013 - 02.2014
Architectural intern
Copenhagen, DK | 08.2013 - 02.2014
Architectural intern
✺ move to Copenhagen, Denmark
10 000 km, 18 states, 27 days
USA | 05 - 06.2012
Bought a car with friends and set off on a road trip from Tennessee to California, documenting the journey along the way.
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USA | 05 - 06.2012
Bought a car with friends and set off on a road trip from Tennessee to California, documenting the journey along the way.
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✺ University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN | 01 - 05.2012
Architecture. Semester abroad
Knoxville, TN | 01 - 05.2012
Architecture. Semester abroad
✺ move to Knoxville, Tennessee
✺ Politechnika Krakowska
Kraków, PL | 10.2009 - 02.2013
Bachelor of Science in Architecture and Urban Design
Kraków, PL | 10.2009 - 02.2013
Bachelor of Science in Architecture and Urban Design
✺ move to Kraków.
contact ◌ ja.agata.kowalska@gmail.com ◌ currently in Tallinn, Estonia ✺ full cv&portfolio available on request