FAIZA MEHMOOD faizamehmoodupl@gmail.com C H I C AG O | OA K PA R K
Education
achievements
Bachelor of Architecture
Dean’s List Award
ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
2014, 2015, 2017 | ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
2014 -2017 | Chicago, United States
Award Academic per formance award
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2012-2014 | Islamabad, Pakistan (Transfer)
work
Burnham Prize 2015 | CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE BIENNIAL
Winning Entr y
Woodhouse Tinucci Architects
Project “Blinded by Delight” with Jennifer Park
JUNE 2016 -CURRENT | CHICAGO, ILLINOIS Architectural Intern | David Woodhouse and Andrew Tinucci
Burnham Prize
Worked in teams to finish different bid sets, 3D models, presentation documents and graphics for publications. • • • •
Congress Theatre Shearer Studio St. Chr ysostoms Evanston Crown, Evanston, Illinois
2017 | CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE BIENNIAL
Biennial Exhibit Project “Dome D’ Dome” with Jennifer Park
Laka’s Thirteen Editor ’s Choice 2017 | LAKA FOUNDATION
Internationally Ranked in Top 13 entries Featuring “SpongeCloud” , with Yunji Chung & Mikel Berra
Jurassic Studio JUNE 2015 - MAY 2015 | CHICAGO, ILLINOIS Architectural Intern | Jennifer Park
Helped with administrative work to launch the firm, also explored generative design scripts and fabrication methods for research and small renovation projects • • • •
Wolf Residence Kama Restaurant Burnham Prize Tiny House Competition
Mirror Mirror on the Wall 2017 | MANA CONTEMPORARY
Exhibit Project “ Transparent Hutong” with Caleb Baldwin
Schiff Award Nominations 2017 | ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Awarded to Top 5 @ IITCOA Project “Maxima” with Caleb Baldwin selected amongst the top 5 projects of the year. Briefly exhibited at the Art Institute Chicago
Kamil Khan Mumtaz Architects
Dean’s Choice Award
MAY 2013 - AUGUST 2013 | LAHORE, PAKISTAN Architectural Intern | Kamil Khan Mumtaz
2017 | ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Researched and documented two conservation projects for preservation of Mughal Architecture, in collaboration with WWF and Lahore Conservation Society.
Awarded by Lewis College of Humanities for a social awareness design project
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The Lahore Project Conser vation of Gate Bagh-e-Dara Shikoh (Mughal)
Skills Drafting & Illustration AutoCad, Revit, Illustrator, Photoshop, Indesign 3D Modelling Rhinoceros, Grasshopper, Revit, Unity Video & Animation After Effects Digital Communication and VR Arduino, unity, C# Interpersonal Skills Collaboration, team work, communication
Award
publications Hidden 2015 | MAS CONTEXT Featuring “Blinded by Delight”, with Jennifer Park
Laka Perspectives 2017-2018 | LAKA FOUNDATION Featuring “SpongeCloud”, with Yunji Chung & Mikel Berra in a section by Monika Thadani
References Andrew Tinucci PRINCIPAL | WOODHOUSE TINUCCI ARCHITECTS
Jennifer Park PRINCIPAL | JURASSIC STUDIO
Hamid Arastoopour DIRECTOR | WAGNER INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABILITY & ENERGY RESEARCH