Adriana

Hello, mi name is Adriana Torcat. In this page you will find information about me, what I do and what I like. This page was created for our English course for architecture and urban planning at the USB. In this page we post all the activities we do in class, including evaluations. You will find pictures, texts, recordings, logos and ads created by us and a lot of information about architecture and urban planning in the USB. I hope you enjoy this page!!!!

Personal Profile
 Hi everyone. My name is Adriana Torcat and I´m 22 years old. I graduated from high school at  San José de Tarbes - La Florida. I studied Electric Engineering for three years at [|Simon Bolivar University], but last year I asked for a career change to Urban Planning. My areas of interest are the social and political problems in our country and how my career allows me to solve some of them.  In my free time I like to go to the movies, the beach or eat in a nice restaurant. I also like going out with my friends and spending some time together. I live with my parents and my sister  in Caracas. 

Professional Profile
Hello, my name is Adriana Torcat. I graduated from urban planning at Simón Bolívar University in 2012. I have a master degree at the USB in Urban transport, I finished it in 2014.  Currently I’m working on my own company, Empresas y Soluciones Torcat, and we are dedicated to find solutions to different problems in our country like traffic, find new places for construction of new urb anizations, improve the quality of life in major cities and other problems. In addition, we are dedicated to increasing awareness about the importance of taking care and keeping our planet healthy. In this sense we have developed educational programs to public and private schools.

For the future I would like to extend my area of work so we can make a difference in the way of life in our country and contribute to the education of our people. _ Empresas y Soluciones Torcat is a private company dedicated to develop projects for the city of Caracas. We collaborated with the different mayoralties of the city to find solutions to major problems in the city like garbage collection, traffic and build new spaces for recreation. Now we are trying to expand our activities to other cities in the country with other companies. Also, we are commited to society and to develop educational programas for schools__.__

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<span style="color: #0048ff; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, serif;">Urban Planning and Architecture for ALL is a magazine for the general public, not only for proffesionals of this areas. ====== <span style="color: #0060ff; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, serif;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, serif;">In this magazine you will find tips about how to decorate your house, different designs to rebuild a special place in your home, the materials you need and a lot of information of specialist stores in this area. Also you will find information about companies that can offer you all these services and more. <span style="color: #050505; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, serif; text-align: left;">You will learn how to make your house more sustainable and a lot of easy projects that you can implement in your community and your neighborhood to help you improve your life. <span style="color: #0048ff; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, serif;">

=<span style="color: #0048ff; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, serif;">Interviews = Adriana Torcat Interview to Maria Daniela Ceballo This week in our section "Celebrities" we have invited Maria Daniela Ceballo, an important architect in our country and internationally recognized. Graduated in architecture at the Universidad Simón Bolívar in 2012, now she has her own company and is right here with me to talk about her wonderful career. - Hello Maria Daniela, how are you today? You look great! Thaks for coming, I know your schedule is very busy. -Hi Adriana! I fine, how are you? it's a pleasure been here.- Tell me a little about how you come up with the idea of creating MDCG - Architecture and Design? -This idea came at the end of one of my clases in Palermo University talkin with some friends about design. We were thinking about create a shop where everything was design all arround even the stands of clothes, then I said "Maybe starting with a design firm we can sold our designs to a classmate who turns into a fashion designer or something like that!!" - What type of projects you develop MDCG? Only architectural projects or you have diversified? -We have diversified. As I said before, the firm cames from an idea of design so we do furniture and home accesories as well. - You always have work here in Venezuela, have you ever thought about experimenting with your designs in other countries? - - Your company maintains some contact with the USB? Do you give any support to students of architecture or give them employment opportunities? -Yes, I try to offer some interships to the USB students and after that maybe some of them continue working in the company. - Tell me about the master degree you made three years ago. -It's a design master and it's based on the tools that designers need to develop an own firm, image and identity. I started this master thinking about create my own firm and I had ever been interested in design. - In what projects are you working currently? -I have some projects here in Venezuela right now; one is a big hotel in Margarita island and the other is a hotel too but in Coro. We have another one in Dubai it's a restaurante under the sea. - What are the plans for the future? -I plan to continue working with projects related with submarine architecture because it is so interesting to me. - Have you ever thought in working with professional urban planners? -No, i didn't ever thought about that but it is also a posibility. - Thank you very much for your time Maria Daniela, have been a pleasure talking to you. I wish you success in all your projects, hope to see you soon. -Thank you very much Adriana. It's a pleasure for me too. Good bye!

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<span style="color: #0048ff; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, serif;">THE PALACE OF VERSAILLES I selected this construction because I think it is an icon of the history of France, not only because it was the centre of political power but because it represents the monumental architecture of France. Also for its beautiful and extensive gardens I think the palace of Versailles should be part of the candidates to become one of the New Seven Wonders of the Modern World.

The Palace of Versailles is a building that served as a royal residence for centuries. It is located in the town of Versailles in France and its construction began in the year 1624 as a hunting lodge. From 1682 to 1789 the court of Versailles was the centre of political power in France. Versailles is famous not only as a building, but as a symbol of the system of absolute monarchy of the Ancient Regimen. The entire palace and park of Versailles, was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1979. The gardens of Versailles are the classic type sorted and rationalized. These gardens are perfect symmetries and spectacular designs. The museums of the palace of Versailles were created in 1837 and are known as "Museum of the History of France" and with 18,000m² it is the largest museum of world history. Some interesting data about Versailles: • It is a public building in which 900 persons work and 400 works in the security of the palace. • Every year 3 million people visit the palace and 7 million visit the gardens. 70% of these people are foreign. • Versailles has 2513 windows, 67 stairs, 483 mirrors, 352 fireplaces (during the ancient regimen there were 1252) and 700 rooms. • The total area of the palace is 67.121 m² and 50.000 are open to the public. • The gardens have 800 ha and 372 statues.

I think that The Palace of Versailles should be part of the seven wonders of the modern world not only because of its beauty and its magnificence but for all the important facts and history around its walls, like "The Signing of Peace in the Hall of Mirrors, Versailles, June 28, 1919" by Sir William Orpen and the "Proclamation of the Second German Empire, January 18, 1871, 1877 by Anton von Werner. This was the place where important decisions that may have changed the course of history took place. Important foundations provide money for the maintenance and preservation as well as the state of France. media type="file" key="Versailles I.wma" media type="file" key="Versailles II.wma" media type="file" key="Versailles III.wma"