PROFILE

An analytical master planner and creative urban designer who led and

managed multidiscipline teams to achieve project goals and objectives. A versatile professional who worked in master planning, urban design, ur- ban planning and management of large and small scale projects. Advo- cates innovation, virtuous disruption, sustainability and pragmatism in de- signing urban spaces and conceptualizing master plans. Believes in the complementary roles of masterplan/urban design vision and engineering pragmatism to create vibrant and functional public spaces. Aspires to be an impactful urban designer and a problem-solving master planner. Open to relocation at a global level.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES

Senior Master Planner / Urban Designer

MZ Architects, Abu Dhabi, UAE (May 2022 - present) Urban design, master planning, project management

• Creates conceptual sketches and designs for visual understanding of the project

• Conceptualizes the 3D design of massing elements for urban design.

• Prepares urban design guidelines to implement massing and design objectives

Senior Urban Planner / Master Planner / Urban Designer Freelance professional, Dubai, (Sep 2019 - present) Urban planning, master planning, and urban design services

• Professional enhancement courses and webinar conferences

• Participated in contractual bids

Senior Master Planner / Urban Designer

Whitespace Architects, Dubai, UAE (Jan2019 - Aug2019) Lead urban designer for an in-city waterfront mixed-use development

• Balanced urban aesthetics with profitability through proposed urban massing

• Conceptualized and prepared the urban structure master plan to guide urban design plans.

• Reviewed waterfront skylines to enhance view corridors and building skyline.

• Enhanced salability by adding premium waterfront plots by 100% through urban design solutions.

• Improved master plan functionality by controlling GFA to 90% capacity 1 of 4

NORMAN D. MANGAWANG

ARCHITECT URBAN PLANNER MASTER PLANNER URBAN DESIGNER Linked-In

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Languages

English

Tagalog

Skills

Technical Report Writing

Research

Time Management

Team Building

Project Management

Master Plan sketching

Softwares

AutoCAD

Revit

SketchUp

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe InDesign

MSOffice

Training / Workshops

Project Management Pro-

fessional (Chicago Institute

for Management Training)

Revit course (Autodesk)

Advanced International

Training Program on Hous-

ing Development (SIDA -

Lund University)

Professional Licenses

Architect

Environmental Planner

References

Available upon request

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Dubai, United Arab Emirates

• Authored urban design guidelines and plot development guidelines promoting place-making, connectivity, and urban character concepts.

• Introduced strategic landmark plots and visual corridors linking water- front views to inland areas to extend waterfront character.

• Designed distinct neighborhoods to promote diversity of design and urban character anchored on waterfront lifestyle.

Project Management Consultant,

Emaar Properties, PJSC, Dubai, UAE (May2017 - Dec2018)

• Coordinated urban designs with engineering design for a variety of canal front edges to enhance urban experience.

• Obtained and evaluated competitive construction costs that determined project feasibility by convening unique bid conferences.

• Negotiated and recommended design consultants’ bid prices with en- hanced services while maintaining delivery schedule and quality.

• Initiated cost-saving measures through regular master plan critiques and value engineering workshops with consultants.

• Streamlined consultants’ monitoring through preparing weekly master plan approval checklist for consultants.

• Achieved master plan targets and budgets.

• Reviewed masterplan landscape designs for cost and maintenance con- siderations

Senior Urban Planner

Naga Architects, Engineers, and Planners, Dubai, UAE (Dec2014 - Dec 2016)

• Evaluated, validated and proposed growth areas in Riyadh, KSA for residential projects.

• Achieved fast project turnaround by obtaining master plan approval from client and authority through exhaustive technical reviews.

• Improved client sales by increasing number of sellable units by 30% after thorough master plan layout reviews.

• Managed multiple design teams to develop three distinct master plan options for client all conforming to master plan targets.

• Masterplanning of a suburban multi-family residential community from concept to detailed stage.

Town Planner

TAK Design Consultants Sdn. Bhd. (Dubai Branch), Dubai, UAE (Jul2006 - Dec2014)

• Led and completed TAK’s first urban design project in Dubai. 2 of 4

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Dubai, United Arab Emirates

EDUCATION

M.Sc. in Urban Planning,

Land & Housing Develop-

ment — The Asian Institute

of Technology, School of

Environment and Resources

Development (Bangkok,

Thailand)

B.Sc. Architecture — Uni-

versity of the Philippines,

College of Architecture

(Manila, Philippines)

• Prepared built form massing studies and street-level visualization of main plaza.

• Conceptualized design of a multi-level urban plaza.

• Introduced sustainable environmental urban design in wetlands master planning and replicating of wetlands

• Fast-tracked projects by completing master plan development plans in parallel with architectural and landscape designs.

• Achieved on-time preparation submission and approval of technical reports as project milestones for TAK’s invoice to complete and conclude project

• Streamlined report submission by authoring and formulating standard office templates for master plan technical reports.

• Prepared the master plan studies for an equine-centered horserace community with grandstand and residential estates in Tianjin, China

• Prepared an urban redevelopment strategy for an existing urban center to be transformed into an ultra-modern 21st century city Research Associate / Operations Evaluations Department Asian Development Bank, Philippines, (Feb 2006)

• Carried out field assessments, interviews, research, and report preparation for the impacts and effectiveness of ADB’s resettlement programs.

Master Planner

MTI Associates, Philippines, (Jun 2004 - Jun 2006)

• Site planner and lead consultant in preparing 3 conceptual scheme for an army camp of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) as part of the AFP Modernization Program.

• Urban designer and site planner for the Cultural Center of the Philippines Design for Excellence competition.

Land Use, Infra, and Environmental Specialist

Consultants for Comprehensive Environmental Planning, Inc. (CONCEP), Philippines, (Jul 2005 - Jun 2006)

• Coordinated the projects and programs of Makati City Hall and barangay development projects as an integrated program.

• Provided insights on Urban Design issues in the city and recommended projects and programs to address such issues.

Manager, Planning & Design

Anscor Land, Inc. Makati City, Philippines, (Jan 1998 - Mar 2003) 3 of 4

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Dubai, United Arab Emirates

• Led in-house designs and coordinated these with the design parameters set by the Management Committee prior to implementation.

• Directed the external architect's plans to ensure that TORs and vision have been faithfully complied with.

• Prepared master plans for a middle-income townhouse and 3-tower condominium community in a residential district of Quezon City.

• Conducted a 2-day seminar on design and planning concepts and its statutes for the company's project development staff as a refresher course in the design and building industry.

Project Architect and Urban Planner

Planning Resources and Operations Systems, Inc. (PROS), Philippines,

(Mar1995 - Dec 1997)

• Tasked to oversee the site plan development of projects from its inception to its final form as presented in comprehensive master development plans.

• Re-planned the Special Economic Zone of Camp John Hay, a former American military rest & recreation mountain base into the Club John Hay Updated and Modified Master Development Plan

• Conducted sectoral consultations among stakeholders, including The Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) to successfully bid the plan out to the private sector.

• Through the Boulevard 2000 Master Plan project and the Philippine Estate Authority, re-visited and refined the urban design guidelines that would govern urban development in the proposed central business district and financial center in the reclaimed portions of Manila Bay.

• As project team leader for PROS, coordinated the consultative process and regional plan preparation for the creation of tourism clusters covering geographic areas that are centered on human activity patterns for day- trips and/or longer duration of activities. Project Architect

GVManahan - Architects-Town Planners(PROS), Philippines, (May1989 - May 1993)

• Involved in design and drafting of working drawings for an edifice to become the permanent venue for the homecoming reunions and activities of all the alumni of the University of the Philippines.

• Supervised the site development for a low cost residential subdivision from raw land into a fully operational residential community.

• Supervision construction of the different models of housing units. 4 of 4

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Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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