Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
(Please except our apologies: after a delay in the jury process, all biographies for 2011 participants are pending.)
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Mike Neuhalfen Born in Las Vegas, but raised in the Metropolitan Detroit area, Mike currently lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He is a senior at Lawrence Technological University in Architecture and will be graduating this May. Mike also attended Eastern Michigan University for a short time; with a focus on Secondary Education and Science. Mike thinks we can design buildings that still intrigue peoples imagination while being sustainable. Architecture can still be fun, exciting and responsible at the same time. We should design with sustainability in mind not only because we are supposed to, but because we can. Jason and Mike have enjoyed working together in multiple design studios while attending Lawrence Technological University. Their present work represents education, experimentation, and interaction through site and structure.
Garam Hann
Honorable Mention for Composition
Garam Hann Garam is an undergraduate student majoring in architecture at Hanyang University in Seoul, South Korea. Before pursuing architecture, she was always interested in the relationship between disciplines. Garam draws inspiration for his architectural process from the arts, music, film and literature. She believes architecture can be understood in ways that extend beyond its traditional meaning. In the future, she hopes to participate in creative projects motivated by the convergence between architecture and different academic fields. Currently, her design projects mostly focus on the interactions that emerge from architecture, such as the relationship between the designer and user, a building and its surrounding environment, the past and future. To Garam, architecture is a place where ends meet.
is how over-laboring, in response to the over-consuming that suburban space encourages, affects laborers health and subsequent economic efficiency at different scales. Specifically, she is studying how this condition impacts the distribution of economic welfare between global corporations invested in strip malls and Americans residing in suburban communities. To speculate on Architectures impact, she is proposing a typology that substitutes strip malls with Leisure Lending Banks; community centers discouraging excess labor and consumption through free group gazing, financed by local employers looking to optimize labor production and health insurance companies.
Alireza Karimi Alireza was born on June 10, 1985, in Shiraz, Iran. He graduated with a Bachelor degree in architecture from Shahid Chamran University in Ahvaz, Iran. Currently, he is pursuing a Masters of Architecture at the Art University of Tehran. During his architecture studies, he focuses on sustainable design, about which hes written several articles and will write his thesis. artstudents.jsu64@yahoo.com
Sima Latifian Sima was born on March 22, 1985, in Tehran, Iran. She has been interested in architecture since high school, and so continued her education with a Bachelors degree at Yazd University. She believes that architecture can thoughtfully create environments through cultural reflection and by providing for the psychological needs of its users. Sima is now a postgraduate student at the Tehran Art University. This was her first architectural competition, which she entered with three of her colleagues at university. latifian.sima@yahoo.com SOCIO DESIGN FOUNDATIONTM
Fostering Dialog on the Social Impact of Design
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Mohammad Moradi Mohammad was born on Feb 18, 1986, in Kermanshah, Iran. He graduated with a Bachelors degree in architecture from Shahid Chamran University in Ahvaz, Iran. Believing that architecture has a close relationship with other academic fields, he examined the relationship between architecture and the social sciences in his bachelor thesis. To recognize the value of architecture in culture, he designed a public space to encourage peoples interactions with each other. Mohammad is now a postgraduate student at the Tehran Art University. His primary concern is studying the principles of spatial composition in Iranian architecture. For his masters thesis, he is studied the Iranian bazaar, and designed a commercial complex based on its spatial design. In addition to his thesis, he has also had several articles printed in Iranian magazines. m.moradi.architect@gmail.com
Alireza Rafiee Alireza was born on June 13, 1984, in Herat, Afghanistan. By that time, war was threatening peoples lives. Many people migrated abroad, including Alirezas family. He stayed with a family who helped him overcome the obstacles and hardships of studying in a foreign country. After finishing elementary education in Iran, he returned to Afghanistan where he earned a Bachelors degree in Civil Engineering at Heart University. After graduation, he worked as a technical office engineer with METAG and TEPE construction companies in Afghanistan. His enthusiasm for architecture led him to postgraduate studies at the Tehran Art University. Alireza is looking forward to a bright future for Afghanistan. He is preparing to rehabilitate his hometown, and is eager to find opportunities to acquire more knowledge. He is a son of peace, determined to improve the world through his art. alireza.rafeiee@yahoo.com
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Farnaz Shahdoosti Born in Tehran, Iran, Farnaz earned her Bachelor of Architecture at Qazvin University and is currently pursuing her Masters of Architecture at the Tehran University of Art. Her primary focus is exploring the problematic issues in Iranian life, which can be found throughout urban centers such as Tehran. By examining the opportunities afforded through interrelated architecture and landscape design, Farnaz studies how to improve these issues, such as traffic and pollution, which affect health, and lack of time and accessibility, which affect the ability of people in the city to lead tranquil and fulfilling lives. She is currently working on her thesis project: a TOD complex near a metro station.
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Since 2007, Farnaz has worked on several architecture and interior design projects. Her design for the Villa in Mohammadshahr, Karaj has been selected for honorable mention in the Memar 2010 competition, and has been published in Architecture & Construction magazine. Farnaz now works at M&M Architect. In addition to architecture, she enjoys painting, traveling and skiing.
Fereshteh Shahmiri Born in Iran, Fereshteh earned her Bachelor of Architecture and is currently pursuing her Masters of Architecture at the Tehran University of Art. Through her thesis, The Center of Fabrication Lab in Tehran, she is focusing on the role and importance of fabrication in the architectural design process. Between degrees, Fereshteh also completed an advanced course in architectural technology at the University of Tehran, the Architectural Association Tehran Workshop on Manufacturing Simplexities (University of Tehran), training in Space Frame Structures at the Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, and training in Membrane Structures at the Institute for Membrane and Shell Technologies (Tehran University). After a year at Sadpayeh Bana Consulting Engineers where she worked in Design and Manufacturing Space Frame Structures, Fereshteh now works at Tracture Office in Transformative Architecture. When not exploring architecture, Fereshteh enjoys traveling, playing the violin and badminton.
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Jury Panel
Glria Brando | De Castro & Brando Arquitetura, Founding Partner
Brazilian architect and urban planner, Glria Brando graduated from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (2006), and from the urban engineering program at the Polytechnic School, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (2008). While she was obtaining her degree, she worked as a collaborator on the project "Slum Quarter," an urban program idealized by the Town Hall of Rio de Janeiro, situated in the communities of the Agulhas Negras and Vila Caramuru. Currently, she is working on a professional master's degree in urban engineering, also at the Polytechnic School, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, focusing on the subjects of ecological urban planning and sustainable building industry. Glria Brando is one of the founding partners of De Castro & Brando Arquitetura (est. 2008), an architecture and urbanism firm based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Previously, she worked on restoration projects for the House of Rui Barbosa Foundation (2008) and Our Lady of Glory on the Hillock Church (2006).
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Sara Klingenstein |
Sara graduated with distinction from the University of Colorado at Boulder with a MA in Linguistics, BAs in Linguistics and Philosophy, a minor in Mathematics, and a graduate certificate in Cognitive Science.
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Adam Lawson |
Adam Lawson was born and raised in Denver. He has a BA from St. John's College in Santa Fe, New Mexico and an MSc in Evolutionary Psychology from the University of Liverpool. He is currently working in Aurora, Colorado for the University of Colorado's Center for Human Simulation. Architecture and Anatomy, which he has never studied formally, have been his two favorite subjects since childhood.
Davor Mikulcic | ANZIA, RAIA | studio MWA ltd., Principal | davor mikulcic
architect, Principal | Brisbane Queensland University of Technology, School of Design, Lecturer Davor grew up in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina (ex Yugoslavia). His pursuit of architecture in secondary school led him earn a diploma in architectural design at the University of Sarajevos School of Architecture and Urban Planning, graduating at the top of his class as one of the best students in his generation. Davor worked as an architect in Yugoslavia until civil war broke out. After he and his family spent time as refugees in Denmark, he and his wife were granted permanent residency and eventually citizenship by New Zealand. He is currently a registered architect in New Zealand and Australia, where he conducts work for his firms studio MWA ltd. (Wellington, New Zealand) and davor mikulcic architect (Brisbane, Australia). Studio MWA has been widely published and recognized through various architectural awards. Concurrent with his practices, Davor teaches Architectural and Interior Design at Brisbane Queensland University of Technology, School of Design, and judges for various international architectural competitions. For the last three years, he has been an invited juror for the Royal Australian Institute of Architects, serving as chairperson for Public Architecture, Brisbane, in 2010.
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Davor's goal has always been to be a part of an idea-based practice devoted to architecture that encourages thought, challenges expectations and provokes new ways of seeing and inhabiting the contemporary environment.
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Michael Walsh
Michael graduated from the University of Oregons Graduate program in Architecture, with an undergraduate degree in Philosophy and Religious Studies. Now living in Sacramento, California, he is a Designer at Lionakis. In addition to his career in architecture, he also enjoys creative activities such as glass blowing, charcoal drawing, and spending time outdoors.
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