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TOMMASO AMATO Curriculum Vitae

Name: Tommaso Amato born 20th june 1966 Milano, Italy Degree: Dottore in Architettura Status: Married Address: Wohlers Allee 19, 22767 Hamburg Germany e-mail: amatoarchitecture@gmail.com languages: Italian mother tongue English fluent written & spoken German fluent written & spoken Spanish spoken French spoken Registration: Registered Architect @ Kuwait Society of Engineers Grade A Architect @ C.O.E.P.P. Bahrain Architect @ Architektenkammer Hamburg, Germany

EDUCATION/STUDY

1980-1985 High School Graduation (Scientific) LICEO SCIENTIFICO ELIO VITTORINI, MILANO

1986-1994 University Graduation, Politecnico di Milano, Facolta´ARCHITETTURA, Milan Italy

1994 Degree Project: 45° leaning tower to host the athletes of the Olympic Games in Atlanta 1996

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: KUWAIT 2015 to DATE GULF CONSULT Shuwaikh Industrial Area, Kuwait City, Kuwait Aug. 2015 to date Position: Lead Building Design Architect

Job description: Architectural Designer, leading the architectural design of the Department, upgrading the design procedures for enhanced interdisciplinary coordination with indoor Structural and MEP Departments, introducing innovation in the Architectural design, establishing a task force for research and participation to Architectural tenders, addressing the Management request to enter market segment of the private sector

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Projects: 25 storeys residential iconic tower, Kuwait City: Concept to Schematic 7 Residential buildings 10-12 storeys for public investment, Kuwait City, Concept to Schematic Residential complex of 102 units,concept to schematic Masterplan for private University, Sudan: Concept Iconic Office building for major oil company, Kuwait City, Concept to Schematic for bid

3 Elementary and 1 Middle public schools, Kuwait City, Concept to detail for public bid,

GERMANY 2015 AMATOARCHITECTURE Jan 2015- Aug. 2015 Position: Principal Job description: Architectural Consultant, research and participation to Architectural competitions Projects: Refurbishment and expansion of 3 Residential buildings in Hamburg BAHRAIN/MENA 2007-2014

Feb-Dec. 2014 RAWAN ENGINEERING

Position: Senior consultant/Creative Architectural Designer

Job description: Sourcing and managing of special Projects or segments of projects for the Company or for other Companies (in sub or co- consultancy):Concept/Schematic/ Detail/Tender & Construction Design, Design for Permits, Supervision of construction works

Projects: 4-star ICONIC Hotel in Juffair, BAH – Concept/schematic: 4-star hotel on 20 levels including ballroom pooldeck roofpooldeck and retail 5-Storey Residential building in Sitra – Concept design

Nov 2007 – Feb 2014 EMGA enrico mari grego architects (previously MGA+C)

18th floor, al zamil tower, government avenue Kingdom of Bahrain

Position: Head Architect/Head of Architecture Department/Resident Architect for construction Job Description : reporting to the Chairman, acts as responsible for the development of every Architectural project: budgeting, team creation, preparation of concepts up to to detail design/specifications/tender documents: development/review/approval, liaison with Clients and Authorities as well as coordination with MEP, structural, facade and traffic as well as other specialist consultants (MEINHARDT AUSTRALIA, COWI ME). Coordinating with contractor and consultants the construction works as resident architect Preparation of fee proposals as well as reviewing contracts, preparing strategies for acquisition of commissions, representing the company in public relations. Projects: -Design of Various residential/commercial iconic towers up to 100 floors -4 master plans for new residential/commercial developments -Residential buildings and Villas

In Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Oman, China -Feb. 2011-May 2013: Resident Architect for the project: ABG Towers, Al Baraka Banking Group, new Headquarter @ BAHRAIN Bay from concept to award of contractor and supervision of construction works as lead consultants; status: in construction -Nov. 2013-Feb 2014: Resident Architect for the project: 3 Restaurants @ Seef mall as lead consultants status: in construction

Own awarded and managed commissions in ME:

Position: Project Architect, in cooperation with design companies as external consultant Job description: Creative design architect responsible for design from concept onwards, direct liaison with Client and other consultants/authorities/contractors Projects: -Hillage Bahrain - Concept for a shopping/restaurants/movie theatre complex -Villa in Riadh KSA - Concept for a 500sqm villa -University in KSA - Concept: development of construction system of a University building -Sport City Bahrain- Concept: Masterplan for mixed use development, study of residential unit Phase1 -Hotel in Juffair, BAH - Concept: 4-star hotel on 16 levels including ballroom pooldeck roofpooldeck and

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retail -Boutique Hotel in Amman, Jordan: Concept design of an Iconic Boutique Hotel, based on innovative sustainability for preliminary Municipal approval (Already approved and welcomed in principle in the SPECIAL PROJECTS Dept.) -Affordable housing, competitions BAH - Concept, schematic -Concept design for Jewelry at major Mall includes logo design and corporate design

ITALY 1999-2007 Jan 2007 - Nov 2007 EFM S.r.l.Via del Giorgione 59, Rome

Position: Senior project manager and team leader

Job Description: Liaison with Client (Municipality of Milan) for managing and handover of database made of as built plans of all the residential units and common areas of the buildings, resident population (13,000 people) through geometrical survey data such as total heated volume, green areas, condominium charts to divide expenses among residents Projects:

-Survey and Management of 7000 residential units of Social Housing in Milan - Technical Due Diligence, maintenance managing and control of 12 iconic buildings for the REAL ESTATE FUND Pioneer Investments Position: Lead design Architect Job Description: Concept/preliminary/ development design including study of typologies and masterplan, liaison with Client

Project: -Preliminary design of a University campus in l’Aquila, Italy

Mar 2004 – Jan 2007 CONAL Consulting, Via Binda 19, Milan

Position: Senior design architect/Project manager Job Description: Liaison with Clients and Authorities, managing of survey and design and preparation of all necessary documents for permits (building/commercial/hygienical/firefighting/energy)

Projects: - SHELL Survey and Management of reshaping of 25 petrol stations in Northern Italy to add food selling - IKEA restaurants division: revision and upgrade of the restaurants and kitchens layouts - Municipality of Cesano Boscone – MILAN: Refurbishment of 3 public schools to comply with fire fighting regulations - Extension of Municipal central kitchen and canteen for schools in Melegnano - Extension of Municipal central kitchen and canteen for schools in Arese - Quality, Health and Safety assurance as per ISO 9001, for establishments and Public activities - ENI Extension/ refurbishment of kitchens and canteens of refineries/production plants, Marghera, Ravenna

2001/2003 CS NOVA Architecture, Via Botero 7, Rome

Position: As representetive of the company in Northern Italy, Senior project Architect/Construction manager and site architect Job Description :On behalf of the principal in Rome: site supervision and project coordination during construction, coordinating activities of up to 9 contractors, direct liaison with Clients. Projects: May – Jul. 2001 Headoffice “NOKIA”, Milano 900 sqm Jun. – Jul. 2003 Headoffice “Hewlett Packard”, Milano 700 sqm Job Description: Analysis of available technical documentation, site survey, diagnosis of state of maintenance, comply with regulations and evaluation of general conditions of the building with report on necessary action to be taken. Project: May – Jun. 2004Technical Due Diligence: office building for AXA, Insurance, Milano about 6000 sqm

Jan. 2002 – Jun. 2002 TEKNE Engineering, Via Martignoni 1, Milan Position: Senior Design Architect Job Description: Project manager for SCHEMATIC-DETAIL DESIGN, Liaison with Client and

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Authorities, I developed the design from schematic to detail, coordinating and preparing architectural drawings and documents for building permit and construction. Direct Liaison with structural and electromechanical consultants, as well as other specialist consultants, construction documents, referring directly to the Principal

Projects: -New headquarter for the German company STIHL, 3300.sqm store linked to 1600 Sqm of offices (BUILT) Competition office building Nestle-Milan: Design of the entrance hall

Feb. 2000 – Jul. 2002 Francesco Rusconi-Clerici Dott.Ing.Arch., Via Martignoni 1, Milan Position: Senior Architect/Assistent of the Principal Job Description: Assisting in testing of technical and accounting documents as well as works on construction sites, for the Milano City Council Real Estate (Public works), attended meeting with constructor/municipality and architects, controlled costs and activities, authorized payments and final balance payments, according to special law for public works, referring directly to the Principal Projects (PUBLIC WORKS): - Maintainance of 240 public schools - Refurbishment and new building of a residential building in Via Calvi Milan 4000 sqm - Restoration and refurbishment of an historical building transformed in an exhibition complex

Feb. 2000 – Dec. 2000 Freyrie & Pestalozza Architecture, Via Pietrasanta 14, Milan

Position: Senior Design Architect/Project Manager and Team Leader Job Description : CONCEPT-SCHEMATIC-DETAIL DESIGN, Liaison with Client and Authorities, , preparing drawings and documents for building permit. Direct Liaison with structural and electromechanical consultants, referring directly to the Principal

Project:

- mix commercial/residential building In Milan: Refurbishing an old building with total demolition of the inner storeys and walls, replaced by shops in the ground level and apartments in the upper levels: 6000 sqm

1999 – 2007 Own awarded and managed commissions in Italy:

Position: Principal/Freelance creative architectural designer and consultant for Companies Job Description: Concept and design development, of preliminary to detail design, building permits, construction documents, tender and site supervision. Direct liaison with own Clients, with structural and electromechanical consultants, with Authorities. Projects: - Restaurant „Ciriboga“ Milano refurbishment - Ristorante „Il focolare del Gargano“ - Cocktailbar V.le Toscana - 3 Islamic butcheries with coldstore - Residential/office/commercial Building complex in Carmagnola (Turin) 6000 sqm (up to schematic) - Refurbishment of many private apartments - competition: 5 squares in Milan - competition: Starterhaus 2000 (Germany) - competition: European library Milano (Italy) - competition: Turin Railwaystation (Italy) - competition: Sandridge rail bridge Melbourne (Australia) proposal for an ideas incubator with facilities , I designed the the building and created an artificial isle to allow the entrance from the river

- competition: ABITARE A MILANO 2 proposal for social housing, Municipality of Milan, Collaboration with CODAZZI ENGINEERS –COLICO- ITALY, I designed the whole development as well as all the residential units

GERMANY 1994 – 1999

Mar. – Jun. 1999 Boebs & Glagla Engineers, Cremon 11/Hamburg Position: Senior Design Architect and Team Leader Job Description : Detailed design development, as team leader referring directly to the principal Projects: -Detailed design for Geriatric clinic, Oberhavel/Berlin, about 17.000 sqm -Detailed design for Geriatric clinic, Stoer/Itzeohe, about 5500 sqm

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May 1997 Schwenke & Ass. Architects, Buchholz i.d.N.H., Hannover Position: Senior Design Architect, Concept designer and team leader Job Description: Concept/Preliminary design, referring directly to the principal Project: -competition: Harburg Bank Headquarter (special mention), the building of 6500 Sqm includes both clients´ hall in the ground level and employees offices in the upper levels organized around two courtyards

Jul.1996 – Oct. 1997 AIS, KD Zimmermann Architects, Meenkwiese 39/b Hamburg

Position: Senior Design Architect Job Description: as Project manager and team leader, preliminary/schematic/ drawings and design development, 3D modelling and architecture models, documentation for building permit, as team leader referring directly to the principal Projects: Land parceling and urban scale projects, Residential type-development -For the town Hamburg, Allermohe VI, Hamburg 200 residential units -For private investors: Schwarzbuchenweg, Hamburg, three buildings 16 storeys 15800 sqm -For private investors: Othmarscher kirchenweg Hamburg, four buildings 14 storeys 15600 sqm -competition: Residential building complex Steinbeker Strasse/ Hamburg A residential complex of 18 storeys 35000sqm facing the shore of the Bille river, including park areas .

Jun 1995 – Feb 1996 Floder & Simons Architects, AdmiralitŠtsstrasse 71/ Hamburg Position: Senior Design Architect Job Description : Project manager and team leader for commercial, entertainment, residential projects; Site analysis/survey, Concept/preliminary/schematic /detail drawings and design development, 3D modelling and architecture models, documentation for building permit, as team leader referring directly to the principal Projects: -Refurbishment of I-puri fashion store in Nurmberg, -Refurbishment of Springer&Jakobi advertising agency in Hamburg -Refurbishment of restaurant in Art Museum in Hamburg (60 seats) -Proposal project for a residential building in the Gerhardstrasse, Hamburg for about 800 sqm -Restaurant (100 seats) in the Hans Albers Platz, Hamburg -Competition: University of Tharandt-Dresden: A new building made of 100 classrooms/biological laboratories for about 5600 sqm including cafeteria, a restaurant and a conference hall

Oct 1994 – May 1995 BRT Bothe Richter Teherani Architekten BDA, Hopfensack 19 /Hamburg

Position: Junior Design Architect Job Description: As Member of several project teams for new commercial, entertainment, residential buildings, site analysis, preliminary/schematic drawings, 3D modelling and architecture models, referring to the team leader. Projects: -Iconic Office building “Holzdamm”, Hamburg for about 9.200 sqm (BUILT) -Refurbishment of a cinema (ca.500) seats and connected commercial structures in Schwerin, -Design proposal for the refurbishment of a villa and a new one, referring directly to the principal (Hadi Teherani). -competition: ABC Strasse/Hamburg, Iconic Commercial building, (1st prize), 16.200 sqm including offices and shops

June 1994 – Sept 1994 Schild Ingenieure,Ulmenstrasse 24/26 /Hamburg Position: Junior Design Architect Job Description: Member of the working team, preparing drawings, checking of the urbanistic and municipal regulations, preparing freehand sketches (artist’s impression) and documents for submission to authorities for preliminary design approval. Projects:

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-Project revision/Preliminary design/Presentations for commercial building complexes: Supermarket buildings for about 900 sqm and office building for about 1200 sqm, fitting to different areas in different towns for early eastern Germany; built with prefab technology.

Apr. 1994 – May 1994 Rolf Gaertner, Architect, Kapitaen-Droyer-Weg 7 /Hamburg

Position: Junior Design Architect Job Description: Project Manager and team leader, Site survey, design of the schematic and detail of the refurbishment, coordinator of the team referring directly to the principal Project: -refurbishment of a Private Villa of about 250 sqm

Apr. 1994 – Nov1999 Own awarded and managed commissions in Germany:

Position: Principal/Freelance creative architectural designer and consultant for Companies Job Description: Creative design architect responsible for design from concept onwards, direct liaison with Client and other consultants/authorities/contractors Projects:

-Planning and Building of Commercial and Residential Buildings in Schleswig-Holstein/Hamburg mostly private houses: refurbishment, new building

-competition : Spielbudensquare/Hamburg-Germany, August 1999 -competition : Gramsci Square /Cinisello Balsamo-It, March 1999 -competition: Museum of modern art- Hannover, Juli1999 2400 sqm, including cafeteria/restaurant: a building “suspended” from ground level

April 1994 Congress "Cities at risk" organized by the Hamburg Chamber of Architects Within the Exibition and Convention: Architecture-Summer 1994, Hamburg-Germany

Position: Free-lance journalist Job Description Attended 3days conference about integration of cultures in the modern cities, proposed an article to Italian press.

ITALY 1986-1994 June 1986- Feb 1994 Inga contracting, Via Delio Tessa 2 /Milan

Position: Project and Construction Manager/On-Site Supervisor Job Description: Surveying on site, preparing projects and bill of quantities, documents for submission to authorities for building permits, deciding works and works sequences planning the activities, organizing the worker teams, equipment, materials according to tasks, supervising and, coordinating works and subcontractors.Referring directly to the Principal

Projects: -Maintenance, repair and restauration of 46 buildings (condominium) -Refurbishments of buildings/apartments/offices/workshops

ARTS AND EXIBITIONS 1991-to date Creative member of the Architecture Group: "c'e tutto.........per pensarci" founded by Prof. Corrado Levi: As a co-founder, the activity was creating themes for exhibitions across arts, design and architecture

1992 Exhibition "HIT HOT HAT" Valdagno/Italia Exhibition "TAH TOH TIH" Milano/Italia Competition "The nicest house of the world" 1993 Exhibition "DO IT POST-IT" At Peggy Guggenheim Museum Venezia/Italia Sponsor: 3M Italia 1993 Swatch Project in collaboration with Arch. Alessandro Mendini Sponsor: 3M Italy SKILLS Excellent handsketching both artistic and technical Scaled models, machettes, scaled details

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SOFTWARE Advanced Knowledge of AUTOCAD 2D, VECTORWORKS (MINICAD) 3D, SKETCHUP 3D,

PHOTOSHOP, XCELL, WORDS, POWERPOINT

INTERESTS Modern Architecture and construction technologies, SUSTAINABILITY also through restudy of traditional, ancient systems and outofthebox thinking; History of foods and cooking, hosting dinners Playing music (guitar, keyboard, drums, bass and soon trumpet), composing/writing own music/songs (ethnicfunkyblues), entertaining people travelling and discovering different cultures and learning from where I am, foreign languages and common meanings, moviemaking, contemporary art, Photography

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