My name is Dries van Leeuwen
As an architecture student and designer, my main focus is on finding a personal connection with the client, and starting the design from there.
In an age of digitalisation and urbanisation, I try to bring the human connection back into design, and reconnect with nature, wherever possible.
Feel free to check out my CV below.
Work (only the relevant jobs are shown below)
2022-NOW
Dries van Leeuwen
Own company
I recently started this company after receiving some request for visualisations and measuring in buildings. I translate my skills from university into real life, for a affordable price. All visualisations are visually of professional quality, but should only be used for presentation and design purposes.
2017-2018
Theathre company Vis à Vis
Production Intern
Here I learned valuable lessons regarding team work, reaching out to other companies, organising volunteers & catering and managing a tight budget.
2016-2017
Loos van Vliet
Internship
Internship at a urban planning, landscape and architecture firm. I had the opportunity to attend municipality meetings, design briefings, and much more. My main task where smaller design elements & visualisations for the customer. My personal main take away is knowlegdge on what it takes, also visually, to drive home an architectural idea for a client.
Education
2018-NOW
Bachelor: Architecture, Urbanism and Building Sciences
Eindhoven University of Technology
During the bachelor my main focus was on architecture & urbanism. Having the knowledge to design from both scales is very important to me. Furthermore I took a specialization in working with light, and its effect on the human biology.
I also did a board year at a sports association as a chairman, to improve my leadership capabilities. There I restructured the finances, learned how to organise bigger events and learned how to enjoy taking responsibility.
2015-2017
Propedeuse: Build Enviroment
Hogeschool van Amsterdam (HBO)
Learned the basics of analysing buildings, detailing, designing and (3D) modelling. Built up my skills in Revit, AutoCad and SketchUp. After a first year, decided to choose the architecture specialization in the start of the 2nd year. Decided that it didn’t meet my expectations, and worked to switch to a architecture study at the University of Eindhoven.
2009-2015
High school: HAVO
Rudolf Steiner College
A high school which also focused on other aspects of life, such a craftmanship with wood & metal, and a connection to nature with horticulture. Followed math and physics at VWO level, and later (outside of high school) obtained a certificate at VWO level for both of them.