Isabella Rossi
Senior Architectisabella.rossi@studio.com|+44 20 7555 0184|London, UK
Professional Summary
RIBA-chartered architect with 9 yrs leading award-winning residential and mixed-use projects across Europe. Featured in Dezeen and Architectural Digest. Known for clear communication, ownership, and shipping measurable outcomes. Combines strong software fundamentals with cross-functional collaboration and a bias for execution.Experience
Senior Architect
Foster + Partners · London, UK
• Sustainability lead: achieved BREEAM Outstanding on 3 concurrent projects
• Mentor 6 junior architects across studio
• Partnered with product to ship 2 high-impact features used by 60k users
• Cut cloud spend 20% through right-sizing and caching
Architect
Zaha Hadid Architects · London, UK
• Led competition entry for Dubai Expo pavilion (shortlisted)
• Reduced production incidents 46% via better observability and runbooks
• Partnered with product to ship 5 high-impact features used by 91k users
• Cut cloud spend 26% through right-sizing and caching
Skills
Rhino, Grasshopper, Revit, AutoCAD, SketchUp, V-Ray, Adobe Suite, Sustainable Design, BREEAM, LEED, RIBA Stages, Planning ApplicationsProjects
Kings Cross T15 Tower
Concept + delivery
Sustainable Housing Prototype
Rhino, Grasshopper
Platform Reliability Upgrade (Foster + Partners)
TypeScript, React, Node.js, PostgreSQL, AWS, Docker
• Documented learnings reused by peer teams
• Recognized in team/org review for execution quality
Education
M.Arch
Architectural Association
London, UK
Distinction · AA Silver Medal nomineeB.A, Architecture
Politecnico di Milano
Milan, Italy
110/110 cum laude · Best Thesis Award · Erasmus at TU DelftCertifications
RIBA Chartered
ARB Registered
BREEAM AP
LEED AP