CV
Employment
Feb 2023 Snr Architectural Technologist and Designer at HarrisonStevens Edinburgh
Feb 2019- Dec 2022 Architectural technologist and Designer at Armadilla Ltd. Edinburgh
Education
Oct 2014- Jan 2019 PhD in Architecture (Expected)
Thesis title: Find the Gap _ A biosemiotic approach to tactical urbanism | University of Edinburgh. Edinburgh College of Art. School of Architecture and Landscape architecture
Sep 2011- August 2014 MSc in Architecture and Technology
Final Project: Diagrid structures in railway station complex design; Location: Iran-Khodro railway station complex | University of Science and Technology (IUST). School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
Sep 2007- September 2011 BSc in Architecture
Final Project: International Museumof Architectural Spaces; Location: Tehran Valiasr street | University of Science and Technology (IUST). School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
Sep 2006- September 2007 Preparation for Iranian University Entrance Exam (Konkour)
Diploma in Mathematics (First Class)
Awards & Grants
2020 Queens Award for Enterprise, Armadilla Ltd.
in recognition of outstanding achievement in innovation
2018 Devolved Researcher Fund for 18/19, The University of Edinburgh
for organizing the event: Control. Code. Construct. Conference with Dr. Cristina Nan, lecturer at school of architecture and landscape architecture, University of Edinburgh
2018 Devolved Researcher Fund for 17/18, The University of Edinburgh
for organizing the event: [Digital Practices] Symposium with Dr.-Ing. Cristina Nan, lecturer at school of architecture and landscape architecture, University of Edinburgh
2017 IAD (Institute for Academic Development) Action Fund (regular grants), The University of Edinburgh
for organizing the event: [Digital Practices] Symposium with Dr.-Ing. Cristina Nan, lecturer at school of architecture and landscape architecture, University of Edinburgh
2017 Festival of Creative Learning Fund from IAD (Institute for Academic Development), The University of Edinburgh
for organizing and running "3D Blockchain" workshop at Festival of Creative Learning Week (February 2018) at Edinburgh College of Art. #FCL18
2017 Postgraduate Research Expenses Grant from Edinburgh College of Art, The University of Edinburgh
for presenting in Sound + Environment Conference in Hull, UK.
2016 Postgraduate Research Expenses Grant from Edinburgh College of Art, The University of Edinburgh
for presenting in Between Data and Senses Conference in London, UK.
2014 awarded first class M.Sc student, school of architecture and landscape architecture in Iran university of science and technology
2010 Mention of honour for cooperation in holding the first general assembly of science association of architecture and urban planning of Iran at Iran University of Science and Technology
Teaching
2019 Tutor in Digital Media Studio Project Masters course;
Edinburgh College of Art, The University of Edinburgh
2019 Tutor in Design with Data;
School of Design Informatics, The University of Edinburgh
2018 Tutor in Technology & Environment 2A: Building Environment;
School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, The University of Edinburgh
2018 Tutor in Design with Data;
School of Design Informatics, The University of Edinburgh
2018 Project supervisor in Digital Media Studio Project Masters course;
[Mobile_Living_Units], The University of Edinburgh.
2017 Co-Tutor in Architecture Design Studio 3;
Unit: "MAD Thought (Scaffold + Multiform)”, School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, The University of Edinburgh
2017 Digital Tutor for M-Arch 1 and M-Arch 2;
Karamba Structural Analysis by Rhino and Grasshopper parametric algorithms
Unit: “TOKYO: Order & Accident” ,School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, The University of Edinburgh
2016 Co-Tutor in Architecture Design Studio 3;
Unit: "Mechamorphosis", School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, The University of Edinburgh
2015 Digital Tutor in Architecture Design Studio 3;
Unit: "Game of Rivals", School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, The University of Edinburgh
2014 Teaching assistant in Architecture Design Studio 3;
Unit: Museum design in Tehran, School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, Iran University of Science and Technology
Organization
Feb 2019 -June 2019 Co-organizer
Control. Code. Construct. Conference with Dr. Cristina Nan, lecturer at school of architecture and landscape architecture, University of Edinburgh
Apr 2018 Assistant
Transimage, University of Edinburgh
Mar 2018 Co-organizer
DataVisFest on (In)equality and Inclusion, University of Edinburgh, DataFest Edinburgh
Mar 2018 Reviewer
Two chapters for the book: People, Personal Data and the Built Environment in the Springer Series in Adaptive Environments
Feb 2018 - June 2018 Co-organizer
[Digital Practices] Symposium, school of architecture and landscape architecture, University of Edinburgh
Feb 2018 Organizer
[3D Blockchain] workshop during the Festival of Creative Learning, University of Edinburgh
Since Jan 2018 member of data physicalization team
as part of organizing the [3D Blockchain] workshop at University of Edinburgh in festival of creative learning
Since Jan 2017 Journal Co-editor
Airea: Arts and Interdisciplinary Research
Dec 2016 - May 2017 Co-organizer
Arts and Digital Practices 2017 Conference
Conference workshops with Trevor Wishart (Institute of Sonology) “Sound Loom / Composers Desktop Project”; Kristina Andersen (STEIM, Amsterdam) “Hypothetical Instruments”; Chris Speed and Bettina Nissen (ECA, Design Informatics) “Re-imagining the city as a value platform”.
Dec 2016 - May 2017 Co-organizer
Researching with and for Children 2017 Conference
Since Sep 2016 Postgraduate Research Representative
Edinburgh College of Art, University of Edinburgh
2015-2016 Student Caller
University’s Development & Alumni offices, University of Edinburgh
2015-2016 PROKALO Post Graduate Seminar Co-organizer
student-led seminar series organized by ESALA, School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, University of Edinburgh
2015 Member of BAL; Biological Architecture Laboratory
Biological Architecture Laboratory
funded by the Institute for Academic Development at the University of Edinburgh
Talks
Mar 20, 2019 Panel Discussion: “The Evolution of Architecture in a New Digital Age”
Scotlandbuild 2019 Architecture Summit, SEC Glasgow , Scotland
Feb 13, 2019 "3D Interpretations"
Digital Media Studio Project Masters course, Edinburgh College of Art, University of Edinburgh
Jan 22, 2019 “Interactive Habitation Pods: an architectural model for data-driven design thinking.”
PROKALO seminar series, School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, University of Edinburgh
Nov 28, 2018 "Urban conversations; Edinburgh urban planning strategies"
Private event organized by PhD student in architecture Aimee Yu for urban planning department from Ningbo city, China
Feb 19, 2018 "Data Physicalization; Printing the Invisible”
[3D Blockchain] workshop, Festival of Creative Learning, University of Edinburgh
Nov 28, 2017 "Urban conversations; Edinburgh urban planning strategies"
Private event organized by PhD student in architecture Aimee Yu for governmental authorities of Sichuan city in China
Sep 23, 2017 "Data value in smart city planning"
City+ conference 2017, University of Cambridge, UK
June 30, 2017 "Urban sound: recording, seeing and listening to the city using EEG headset"
Sound + Environment 2017, Hull University, Hull, UK
June 10, 2017 "Modern Nomads, Uberization And Semi-Autonomous Pods"
DIS2017 workshop, People, Personal Data and the Built Environment, Napier University, Edinburgh
Mar 24, 2017 "Pod architecture and the age of Instagram"
Architecture, Neuroscience and the Digital Worlds. Organised by UEL, supported by ARUP, RIBA and the Museum of Architecture, London, UK
Jan 30, 2017 "Biosemiotics and data analysis for contemporary accommodation (pods) in Berlin"
sIREN seminar series 2016/17, Edinburgh College of Art, University of Edinburgh.
Oct 25, 2016 "Biosemiotics and data analysis for temporary accommodation (pods) in Berlin through global and social media data query using structured query language (SQL)
PROKALO rough and ready research share, School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, University of Edinburgh
Sep 10, 2015 "Human Biological characteristics in bio-inspired Architecture"
First Year Review Conference, School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, University of Edinburgh