Silvia Nanu is a german/romanian architect, designer, and art director, currently based and practicing in Vienna. She is working in the fields of architecture, fine arts, and industrial design, with deep knowledge in 3D modeling and visualization software.
In her practice she is creating spaces and architecture, by merging design, multimedia, and technology - in order to dive the client deeply into a unique brand world and to connect the human experiences on a multisensory level to the essence of the brand identity.
She received her bachelor's degree at the Technical University of Vienna in architecture and a Master of Architecture with distinction from the University of applied Arts, at the Institute of Architecture, Studio Hani Rashid - Deep Future Lab . She earned a scholarship and was selected for the
exchange program at SCI-Arc in Los Angeles in 2018.
She has won several national and international awards in the categories of brand spaces and brand experiences.

SN-CV 01-20
09/16 - 01/20
09/18 - 12/18
09/11 - 09/16
01/19 - present
02/18 -
09/18
09/17 -
12/17
10/17 - 11/17
09/17
07/17
11/17 - 06/17
07/15
05/14 - 07/14
07/16 - 08/16
2020
2019
2017
2017
2015
2014
2013
2013
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
MArch University of applied arts, Vienna//Studio Hani Rashid,
Deep Future LAB
SCI-Arc, Southern California Institute of Architecture - Los Angeles (USA) Exchange Semester
BSc Technical University, Vienna
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
STUDIO RIEBENBAUER
-Lead Architectural Designer & ArchitectLABVERT
- Architecture and DesignJunior Designer - //
Design Proposal Hennessy XOMN19;
Design Proposal RIMOWA Tokyo Store Ginza ; RIMOWA Pop up Store
Design Proposals for the Dior Boutique and Jewellery integration in the existing stores & Prada Perfumes
AIL
- ANGEWANDTE INNOVATION LABassistant - // organisation exhibitions
NAJJAR NAJJAR ARCHITECTS
// conceptual design, 3d modeling, 2d drawingsCOMPETITIONS
“INHABITABLE SKINS I + II“
Energy DesignELEVEN
international design and ideas competitionin collaboration with Bernadett Csenteri
Proposal for a “Planetarium - The Experience of Space”
DON PASQUALE
Team: Valentin Schwarz & Andrea Cozzi - RING AWARD WINNER3d modeling and character design, realisation, planning, detail construction// international competition for stage direction & design in Graz, Styria
GLITCH[ism] X|A Summer Workshop
//Athens, Benaki Museum - Greece
YAC
Young architects competitionsin collaboration with Alexander Nanu & Mihai Remus Spanache
proposal for - a Wine culture centre,
cantina valpollicella negrar, italy
TEACHING
TEACHING
MAYA WORKSHOP - DIGITAL DECAY
in collaboration with Erick Carcamo // AllBlackFormHosted at the IoA, Institute of Architecture - University of Applied Arts Vienna
EXHIBITIONS
IoA diploma: Exhibitition
- Univeristy of applied arts// Vienna
SpringShow ‘19 // annual exhibition - SCI-Arc, Los Angeles, CA
“ESSENCE 17” // annual exhibition - Univeristy of applied arts// Vienna, Alte Post
“A Speculative Architecture for Vienna - City of Future Innovations” //
Vienna, Aula der Wissenschaften
GLITCH[ism] X|A // Athens, Benaki Museum - Greece
“Szenario Lorenz-Bayer-Platz” - GB*9/17/18 // Vienna, Hernals
Übergänge “von da nach dort...” // Institut für Kunst und Gestaltung – Dreidimensionales Gestalten und Modellbau -
Vienna, TU
Hochbau und Entwerfen - annual exhibition // Institut Architektur und Entwerfen, Vienna,TU
SpringShow ‘19 // annual exhibition - SCI-Arc, Los Angeles, CA
“ESSENCE 17” // annual exhibition - Univeristy of applied arts// Vienna, Alte Post
“A Speculative Architecture for Vienna - City of Future Innovations” //
Vienna, Aula der Wissenschaften
GLITCH[ism] X|A // Athens, Benaki Museum - Greece
“Szenario Lorenz-Bayer-Platz” - GB*9/17/18 // Vienna, Hernals
Übergänge “von da nach dort...” // Institut für Kunst und Gestaltung – Dreidimensionales Gestalten und Modellbau -
Vienna, TU
Hochbau und Entwerfen - annual exhibition // Institut Architektur und Entwerfen, Vienna,TU