Sabrina Machry

Experience

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  Secretaria de Obras Públicas do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul

  Jan 2008 - May 2009

  Architecture Intern

  Preparation and review of budget spreadsheets related to medium and large projects of public buildings of the State of Rio Grande do Sul.

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  Gabinete de Arquitectura - Solano Benítez

  Feb 2010 - Mar 2010

  Architecture Intern

  International Architecture Internship awarded for the SOS CIUDADES Program. The experience involved different activities concern a residential project (Matias House): architectural survey, customer relationship, initial design studies.

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  Habitat para a Humanidade Brasil

  Mar 2012 - Oct 2014

  Architect

  Participative urban planning for three social housing complexes, as well as architectural design for the housing units, public equipment and open spaces for common use. The major challenge of this work consists in renovating existing housing through technical assistance. This is a government implemented social housing policy that elevates low income families to becoming direct clients, establishing a strong rapport between architect and neighbours. The end result is highly personal projects, specifically relating to the needs of the residents. Show less

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  Vaastu

  Apr 2012 - Jul 2012

  Coordinating Architect

  Managing a multidisciplinary team of over 20 professionals to implement field work registering and sequencing over 8,000 housing units within the central urban area comprised of four low income communities. The project, Ponte do Maduro, is a partnership between the GLTN (Global Land Tool Network), UN Habitat and the government of the State of Pernambuco. It details the process of land regularization, which encompasses surveying lands, social surveys, creating legal deeds and dictating ownership through the community. Show less

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  Cunha Lanfermann Engineer and Urbanism

  Jan 2013 - Jun 2013

  Urban Planner

  Engaged in the Concept Design and Design Development phases for the rehabilitation of the Historical Center of Natal City. Supervision and close coordination of external consultants' work, as well as finalization, review and formatting of reports and relevant studies. Completed architectural surveys that focused on the restoration of buildings and urban design within squares and streets in order to regenerate public spaces. Assisted in the development of methodology, collation of data, and completing field research within the intervention area, assessing impacts on traffic and parking conditions. Show less

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  Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

  Mar 2015 - Oct 2016

  Development of a Master Plan for Capibaribe Park, created with a multi-disciplinary team of researchers, designers, and technicians. The project was possible through an agreement between the Federal University of Pernambuco and the City Hall of Recife. My main areas of focus and responsibility included: urban mobility, active transport, cycling and pedestrian infrastructure; comprehensive outreach with civil society organizations, public and private institutions (parquecapibaribe.org) Assistant Professor for Transport Planning, including Integrated Urban Planning for urban transport, Sustainable Urban Mobility, Urban Morphology, land management, urban design, urban transport system, technology and innovation in Mobility and different types of transport.

  • Urban Planner INCITI/UFPE

    Sept 2013 - Oct 2016

  • Assistant Professor Architecture and Urban Planning Degree UFPE

    Mar 2015 - Jul 2015
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  Prefeitura Municipal de Conde

  Jan 2017 - Jul 2017

  Urban Mobility Official at Planning Agency of Conde City Hall

  Responsible for setting up the Urban Mobility Department within City Hall. Responsibilities include the following: Collate and generate comprehensive set of city-wide map data. Creating the first studies of parking management throughout coastal areas with challenging environmental considerations. Overseeing municipal meetings to monitor metropolitan public transport system. Mediating between State and Local government for ongoing transit projects and developing design guidelines for mutually coordinated implementation. Developing feasibility study for streetscape RFP, focusing on walkable connections. Show less

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  Faculdades Integradas de Patos

  Feb 2017 - Jul 2017

  Professor - Architecture and Urban Planning Degree

  Professor for the History of Architecture and Heritage program, teaching up to 30 third year students. Researching and developing curricula, preparing class delivery presentations and work submission evaluations. This is in addition to organizing academic trips for heritage field work, designing methodologies to improve equality in a diverse class, and administering research projects within the faculty that focused on sustainable urban mobility.

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  Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

  Feb 2018 - Jan 2019

  Research Assistant at Healthy Urban Mobility (HUM) Project

  The Healthy Urban Mobility (HUM hum-mus.org) Project is a study to understand the impact of everyday (im)mobility on health and wellbeing with a variety of social groups living in different neighbourhoods in Brazil and the UK. It is a collaborative study model between three separate research studios in Brazil and Oxford Brookes University. It endeavours to explore the potential for participatory mobility planning within local communities to support and develop solutions for healthy urban mobility. My specific responsibilities included the preparation of scientific reports, processing quantitative and qualitative data, supporting field work logistics, and managing the research database. Additional roles included financial accounting and oversight for the project, schedule planning, organization of research events and workshops, creating presentations and scientific articles. I presented the Project at conferences throughout Brazil and Portugal. Show less

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  8 80 Cities

  Feb 2021 - Aug 2021

  • Project Assistant

    May 2021 - Aug 2021

  • Project Intern

    Feb 2021 - May 2021
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  City of Toronto

  Aug 2021 - now

  • Planner Transportation, Area Transportation Planning - Transportation Services

    Jan 2023 - now

  • Planner Urban Design

    Oct 2022 - Jan 2023

  • Design Technologist

    Aug 2021 - Oct 2022
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  Sheridan College

  May 2023 - Sept 2024

  Policy and Guidelines Course Instructor

  Developed and delivered 3h weekly presentations, created assignments and evaluation criteria while organizing site visits/walkabouts and guest speaker panels. Introduced students to the Ontario land use planning system, and the hierarchical policy framework covering Provincial policy, regional policy, municipal policy (Official Plans and Secondary Plans), implementation tools (Zoning Bylaws and Urban Design Guidelines), and planning processes and procedures.