Olena joined us in 2023 as a Senior Architectural Designer. Her favourite part of being a Senior Architectural Designer is problem solving - taking a space that doesn’t work in its environment or for its users and coming up with clever ways to improve it. She also enjoys working with stakeholders and clients to help create a clear vision that everyone is on board with and designs that capture the imagination.
Initially, Olena had thought about becoming a choreographer but decided on becoming an architect because of her interests in maths, the designing processes, and compiling sketches. Around the same time, she also discovered her love of the works of Gaudi and that sealed her decision.
She went on to graduate from Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture as a Master of Architecture in 2012. Her diploma project was received exceptionally well by the graduation committee, and they invited her to do her PhD.
Outside of work, Olena loves water tourism: kayaking along the rivers of Ukraine, seayaking along fjords and sailing in the Mediterranean Sea. She also loves to spend time with her son as he is getting older and they enjoy similar pastimes: exploring the world, seeing new places, meeting new people and seeing friends and family.
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