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• P e r s o n a l . D e t a i l s
  
  Surname: Du Plessis
  First Name: Deon
  Address: 18,129 Bower Street, Manly, NSW
  Date of Birth: 20 November 1977
  Sex: Male
  Nationality: South African
  Marital Status: Single
  e-mail: deondup@gmail.com
  Website: www.deonduplessis.com
  
  
  
• F o r m a l . Q u a l i f i c a t i o n s
  
  

  After graduation with honors in 2000, I spent approximately 18 months working in one of the top practices in South Africa. During this time I lectured part time and maintained a keen academic involvement running several design workshops and student crits.

  In 2002 I left for London where I started working for Dixon Hughes, an up and coming young practice based in Kings Cross. During this time I gained invaluable experience on both the design and technical side of architecture. With a variety of projects ranging from restaurant fit outs to new built offices, the small office setup gave me a wide exposure to all the various aspects of running projects of all sizes.

  When Dixon Hughes merged with Austin:Smith-Lord (ASL) in 2003, the switch from small practice to big architectural office once again provided me with ample opportunity to work on large scale projects within a well established office. I soon took over the design responsibilities in the office and apart from running the design team in the London office played a pivotal role in defining ASL’s design agenda across all the offices in the UK.

  
  Tertiary Qualifications:
  Enrolled as first year student in 1996 at The School of Architecture: University of the Free State, South Africa. (RIBA Accredited School)
  Obtained Bachelor of Architecturae Studiorum (RIBA Part 1) in 1998 (cum laude).
  Passed 18 subjects, 16 with distinction.
  
  Awards:
  1996 --Free State Institute of Architects: Best Student in the First Year
  1997 --Free State Institute of Architects: Best Student in the Second Year
  1998 --Free State Institute of Architects: Best Student in the Third Year
  
  
  Obtained Bachelor of Architecture (RIBA Part 2) in 2000 (cum laude) at the School of Architecture:
  University of the Free State
  Passed 10 subjects, 8 with distinction.
  
  Awards:
  1999 - Free State Institute of Architects: Best Student in the Fourth Year
  2000 - Free State Institute of Architects: Best Student in the Fifth Year
  Free State Institute of Architects: Best Student over five years
  Corobrik architectural student of the year -- Regional winner.
  Corobrik architectural student of the year -- National winner.
  
  Secondary Qualification:
  Graduated in 1995 from Sasolburg High School and obtained a Senior Certificate with exemption. Passed 6 subjects, 2 with distinction.
  
  
  
• F o r m a l . Ex p e r i e n c e
  
  01/04/2003 to 30/11/2006 at Austin Smith Lord (ASL). (Dixon Hughes merged with ASL in April 2003)
  Working as an architect on various projects in the U.K. and abroad. Held the position as Design Director of ASL London from 01/03/2006. Responsible for overseeing all the design work, managing and leading the design team within the office. Managing Partner: Jennifer Dixon. London, United Kingdom. Tel: 0207 251 6161
  
  01/06/2002 to 01/04/2003 at Dixon Hughes Architecture and Design.
  Working as an architectural assistant. Professional Architect’s Office. Principal: Jennifer Dixon. London, United Kingdom. Tel: 07779221113. e – mail: jennifer@dixonhughes.com
  
  13/05/2002 to 31/05/2002 at George Wimpey Southern Ltd.
  Contract work as an Architectural Technician on a residential development. [mainly drafting & presentation drawings and visualization]
  David Rose – Technical Director. Weald Court, 101-103 Tunbridge Road, Hildonborough, Kent, TN11 9HL, London. Tel: 01732 836000.
  
  03/02/2002 to 03/03/2002 at OSGLO Architects.
  Contract work on a high profile residential development. [mainly drafting]
  Professional Architect’s Office. Principal: Neville Osmond. Vereeniging, South Africa.
  Tel: +27.(0) 16 976 2164. e – mail: osglo@cyberserv.co.za
  
  18/10/2000 to 31/01/2002 at The Roodt Partnership Architects and Town Planners.
  Working as architect in training. Main job function: designer (including 3D modeling, rendering and animation). Professional Architect’s Office. Principal: Anton Roodt. Bloemfontein, South Africa.
  Tel: +27.(0) 51 406 2100. e – mail: roodt@iafrica.com
  
  
  
  
• C o m p u t er . S k i l l s
  Fluent in CAD, 3D modeling, rendering, animation and web design.
  
  Autocad Architectural Desktop
  Microstation V8
  3D Studio Max/3D Studio Viz
  Adobe Photoshop CS
  Adobe InDesign CS
  Macromedia Flash
  Macromedia Dreamweaver
  
  
  
• R e f e r e n c e s
  
  Jennifer Dixon - Professional Architect and former principal of Dixon Hughes Architecture and Design. Currently the Managing Partner at Austin-Smith:Lord. e-mail: jennifer.dixon@austinsmithlord.com. Tel +44(0)207 843 6161
  
  Anton Roodt - Professional architect and principal of The Roodt Partnership Architects and Town Planners. e-mail: roodt@iafrica.com. Tel: +27(0)51 406-2100
  
  Prof. Bannie Britz – Past Head of the School of Architecture: University of the Free State.
  e–mail: bannie.britz@shisas.com
  
  Prof. Jan Smit – Professor in Architecture at the School of Architecture: University of the Free State and professional architect. e–mail: smitjd.sci@mail.uovs.ac.za. Tel:+27(0)51-4012332
  
  

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