Valentina Shlema
Landscape architect with a decade of practice in urban design, landscape and hospitality architecture, from site analysis and concept through construction-stage drawings and author’s supervision on built projects. Integrates generative AI into the design workflow, from AI-assisted visualization to AI-generated video. Bachelor’s degree with distinction from the Moscow Architectural Institute. Winning and awarded entries in national competitions for small towns and historic settlements. Used to documenting the reasoning behind design decisions for clients and communities.
What I do: masterplans, architectural and landscape concept design, visual direction, art objects and installations, and pitch-ready visual storytelling from 3D models to AI-assisted rendering and film.
Skills
- Drafting & BIM: AutoCAD for Mac, ArchiCAD and SketchUp for technical drafting, BIM and 3D modelling. Site plans, grading plans, sections and construction-stage drawings for architectural and landscape projects.
- Visualization: Lumion, D5 Render and Enscape for architectural and landscape renderings, material studies and lighting variations, communicating projects from concept to presentation.
- AI visualization & film: Figma Weave, Nano Banana and Seedance for photorealistic renders from 3D model views, material and lighting variations, and AI-generated video. Visual direction, shot-by-shot planning, prompting, generation, refinement and selection, with attention to fabric detail, hands and natural movement.
- Graphics & presentation: Adobe Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator for image editing, concept collages, diagrams, presentation layouts and visual storytelling. Clear communication of design decisions for clients, competition submissions and local communities.
- Practice: Site analysis, urban planning research, masterplanning, architectural and landscape concepts, grading, planting schemes and plant palettes, lighting and paving plans, bespoke street furniture, art objects and installations. Construction-stage drawings, author’s supervision and participatory design with residents, city experts and local communities. Lead Architect · dot.bureau, Moscow (remote) · 2023–2026. Award-winning architectural and landscape competition entries in Russia; participatory design, bespoke architectural forms and construction supervision. Lead Architect · With Grace, Bali · 2025–2026. Masterplanning and architectural concepts for hospitality and residential projects, renderings and author’s supervision. Architect · Arch(e)type, Moscow · 2022–2024. Courtyard improvement concepts, construction-stage drawings and author’s supervision. Lead Landscape Designer for Tropical Garden in Thailand in 2024, developing the masterplan, planting, lighting, paving, furniture, grading, sections, entrances and renders. Architect · Moscow Urban Center · 2020–2022. Reconstruction of central Moscow public spaces, historical heritage projects, street infrastructure concepts and interior design. Architect · Strelka Architects, Moscow · 2019–2021. Urban planning analysis, plant species research, building documentation, park structures and planning within a specially protected natural area. Architect · ASADOV Architects, Moscow · 2018–2019. Design and improvement of public spaces, parks and waterfronts.
- Education: Moscow Architectural Institute (State Academy), 2013–2018 — Bachelor’s degree with distinction; a five-year professional degree in architecture. Architects of Russia, 2022 — urban practices programme focused on the reconstruction of historical courtyards and participatory design.
- Languages: Russian — native; English — conversational.
Have a site or a project in mind? Get in touch.
Private Village
Nine private villas on a 7,821 m² riverfront hillside above a waterfall. The concept is complete and the project is now under construction.
Moon House
A 70-key resort village with two temples, a teahouse and a spa court on a 25,622 m² jungle site.
Tropical Garden
The 33,400 m² grounds of a spa and hotel on a Thai island, with garden zones shaped around the four elements.
Atelier Stories
Short AI-generated films for a clothing brand, following each garment from the atelier table to the finished look.