SELENA BALBINO U. SANTOS

CURRICULUM VITAE
jlarchbalbino@gmail.com

A licensed landscape architect with 5+ years of experience in sustainable landscape design, Inah excels at systems-thinking and integrating concepts. Analytical and a fast learner, she seeks to establish a career on holistic, evidence-based socio-ecological design and planning.

EDUCATION

MS Environmental Science, 2020, University of the Philippines Los Baños

  • Thesis: Developing a Method for Modelling the Influence of Typology and Landscape Maintenance Practices on Green Roof Carbon Balance. Marisa J. Sobremisana, Chair.

B Landscape Architecture, 2015, University of the Philippines Diliman

  • Thesis: Parc Macabre: Empowering People to Accept Human Mortality Through a Macabre Landscape Design. Nappy L. Navarra, D.Engg., Chair.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Lecturer, Environmental Landscapes Studio Laboratory, UP College of Architecture, Quezon City

2022 August to Present

  • Handled and taught classes on landscape ecology and ecological planning.

Landscape Architect, OVPD-Office of Design and Planning Initiatives, University of the Philippines, Quezon City

2021 April to Present

  • Involved in the landscape design and master planning of several institutional projects.
  • Produced landscape plans and detail drawings for various projects.
  • Coordinated landscape design revisions with various teams for several projects.
  • Coordinated design concerns with various academic organizations on select ongoing projects.
  • Conducted site oculars for several landscape items.

Consultant, Freelancer

2020 June to Present

  • Conducted remote assessment and analysis of the ecological characteristic of select sites.
  • Prepared written reports of the ecological characteristics of select sites, and their suitability for their respective projects.
  • Prepared layout design for select reports and publications.
  • Gave lectures to various groups such as board exam reviewees and graduate school comprehensive examinees on topics such as landscape ecology, modelling, and systems-thinking.

Landscape Architect, Rockwell Land Corporation, Makati City

2020 November to 2021 April

  • Produced landscape detail drawings for various residential and commercial landscapes
  • Involved in the landscape design of amenity areas, streetscapes, and water features.
  • Coordinated landscape design revisions with multi-disciplinary teams for several projects.
  • Conducted site oculars for select landscape items.

Landscape Architect, PGAA Creative Design, Pasig City

2015 August to 2017 June

  • Involved in the design of several project types such as resorts, cemeteries, subdivisions, public parks, township planning, and institutional landscapes.
  • Produced working and presentation drawings, 3D computer modelling, scale models, and materials swatch boards.
  • Conducted site oculars and measurement for select design projects.
  • Handled design and coordination matters for all residential-type projects of a large developer client.

LICENSES

Landscape Architect (PRC License No. 0000371)

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Philippine Association of Landscape Architects

FORMER STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS

President, 2018-2019, UPLB Environmental Science Society

Academics Committee Head¸2012-2013, UP Circle of Landscape Architecture Students

VOLUNTEER WORK

Technicals Committee Head: Organizing Committee, NA/MI: PALA National Convention 2021

Finance Committee Head: Organizing Committee, Landscape Architecture Festival 2017

Fieldwork and Research: Batad Rice Terraces Biotope Study, 2014, UPCA Research Program

PUBLICATIONS

Alcaide, K.D.R., Buncag, M.J.J., Mendoza, R.E.S., and Santos, L.B. (2019). Developing a rainfall-based index for crop insurance in Isabela, Philippines. International Journal of Science and Management Studies, 2(6), 77-84.

AWARDS

2020 Academic Achievement Award, UPLB SESAM

2015 Phillip M. Recto Award of Excellence for Best Thesis in Landscape Architecture

SKILLS

  • Ecological Landscape Design and Planning
  • Graphic and Layout Design
  • Systems-thinking
  • Fast learner
  • Distilling and explaining complex ideas
  • Fluent in oral and written communication in English and Filipino
  • Proficient in technical and creative writing
  • Fluent in AutoCAD, SketchUp, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop, STELLA, QGIS, and Windows Office.