F OA D VA H I D I
DE S I G N P ORT F OL IO
FOAD VAHIDI
T E
(617) 335 8208 foad.vahidi@gmail.com
15 Linnaean Street, no. 16 Cambridge, MA 02138
FOAD VAHIDI
T E
(617) 335 8208 foad.vahidi@gmail.com
15 Linnaean Street, no. 16 Cambridge, MA 02138
EDUCATION 2013 to Present
HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF DESIGN
Cambridge MA [US]
Master of Landscape Architecture I EXPECTED
2009 to 2013
UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO DANIELS AL&D
Toronto ON [CA]
BA with high distinction | Architecture
2001 to 2003
UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO APP. SCI. & ENG.
Toronto ON [CA]
B.App.Sci.Eng Candidate | Mechanical Eng.
Software
Adobe Suite [Ps//Ai/Ae//Id] + ArcMap + AutoCAD + Grasshopper [DIVA//Ladybug//Geco] + MasterCAM + Rhino + Realflow +VRAY 3dsMAX + Processing//Arduino + QGIS+ Sketchup +VASARI
Fabrication
3D Printing + CNC [Milling] + Laser Cutting
Analogue
Casting [Plaster//Cement//Glycerine Soap] + Drafting + Physical Modelling Casting [Resin] + Ceramics + Screen Printing + Slipcasting
SKILLS
WORK EXPERIENCE 2015.09 – 2016.01
HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF DESIGN
Cambridge MA [US]
Researcher | GSD Office for Urbanization City of MiamiBeach Project
2015.09 – 2015.12
HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF DESIGN
Cambridge MA [US]
Teaching Assistant GSD2141 Landscape Representation I
2014 to Present
LCLA
Cambridge MA [US]
Intern Designer Bogota Tropicarium | Green Square Pools | Confidential Project
2015.01 – 2015.09
OPSYS
Cambridge MA [US]
Graphic Designer Pamphlet Architecture 35 | PA35.net Motion Graphics
2015.06 – 2015.07
HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF DESIGN
Cambridge MA [US]
Representation Instructor Harvard GSD Career Discovery Program
2015.01 – 2015.06
BETA-FIELD
Cambridge MA [US]
Research Assistant Landformation Catalogue Installation | BSA Installation
2014.09 – 2014.12
HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF DESIGN
Cambridge MA [US]
Teaching Assistant GSD2141 Landscape Representation I
2014.06 – 2014.08
WEST8
New York City NY [US]
Intern Designer Mesa City Center | Governors Island CD | Essex Crossing DD
2013.09 – 2013.08
DDA
Toronto ON [CA]
Intern Designer | Rendering Private Residential Architecture
FOAD VAHIDI
T E
(617) 335 8208 foad.vahidi@gmail.com
15 Linnaean Street, no. 16 Cambridge, MA 02138
AWARDS Harvard GSD 2015.04
Harvard GSD 2015.04
Harvard GSD 2014.04
Harvard GSD 2013.04
UOFT Daniels AL&D 2013.06
UOFT Daniels AL&D 2010- 2011- 2012- 2013
ASLA NOMINATION LANDSCAPE IV By SERGIO LOPEZ-PINEIRO In collaboration IVY PAN ASLA NOMINATION LANDSCAPE III By PIERRE BÉLANGER In collaboration MARK JONGMAN-SERENO & ANTONIA RUDNAY ASLA NOMINATION LANDSCAPE I By JANE HUTTON DEAN’S MERIT AWARD By MOHSEN MOSTAFAVI ACADEMIC MERIT AWARD By RICHARD SOMMER DEAN’S LIST By RICHARD SOMMER
academic
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UNDER THE BROWNSTONES THE BEACH In collaboration with Advised by Project site
IVY PAN SERGIO LOPEZ-PINEIRO Coney Island, New York Harvard GSD Spring 2015
UNDER THE BROWNSTONES, THE BEACH is a speculative urban design project taking place in Coney Island, New York. The project proposes an experimental zoning system that prioritizes public use and access within impermanent spaces that are the result of built form undergoing change within urban environments.
S o l a r E nve l o p e S tu d y
collaborative
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Photo by : Marti n Parr
Does COMFA indicate comfort?
academic Ex is ting
Madelon Vriesendorp, Rem Koolhaas
Ex is ting
Propos e d
C oded Ur ba n C ont ex t P l a n
Pr o p o se d
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collaborative
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Exi sti ng Publ uc Space W i l l i am H . Whyte
Proposed Publ i c Space
The cont ex t i s v i s ua l i zed us i ng t he s a m e c odi ng syst em t hat is propos ed by t he pr oj ec t . U ns ur pr i s i ngl y, t he major it y of t he c ont ex t i s r epr es ent ed w i t h a homogenous c ode t ha t pr ov i des l i tt l e publ i c s pa c e.
academic
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I ni ti al Sola r E nvelope S tu d y // S u m m e r a n d W i n t er
collaborative
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A ser ies of ini t i a l s tudi es wer e per for m ed a bs t r a c t l y w it h r espect t o veget a l a nd bui l t m a s s i ng , i n or der t o det er mine t h e r el a t i ons hi p bet ween s ol a r envel ope t hr oughout t he yea r a nd c om for t w i t hi n s oc i a l s pa c es .
In i ti a l S o l a r E nve l o p e Study // H ei ght and Sl ope
academicc
Si d es: Z oning C odes
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collaborative
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C enter: Proposed Pl an
academic
Sam pl e B lock As s emb l y
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collaborative
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A Sudoku like s ys t em of c odes t ha t r el i es on a s er i es of co-dependenci es w i t hi n 2 s qua r e bl ock a nd 3 s qua r e block conf igur at ions w hi ch enc our a ges a het er ogeneous zoning layout for t he c i t y fa br i c . Al t hough t he out c om es ar e inf init e, t he co di ng w i l l a lways opt i m i ze t he c r ea t i on of open s pa c e w i t hi n t he c yc l e of devel opm ent .
Top: C oded B l ock Assem bl y
academic
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C ode Ite r a t ed Over Ti m e
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collaborative
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A ni m ati on Fram es
academic
Sunken Ga r den / / Lon e Re a d e r
Aspen Gr ow t h / / P laye rs
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collaborative
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Sunken Theatre // Perform ers
U rban Beach // Sunbathers
academic
C ente r: B lock Foot pr i n t Ca t a l o g u e
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collaborative
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Pe ri p h e r y: Sam pl e B l ock C at al ogue
academic
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collaborative
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Si te Secti ons
academic
Fi nal Model / / S a mple V i ew Of A B l o ck
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collaborative
View From The Street // Construction Site
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Urban Beach
View From The Street
Meadow Top View
Meadow Eye Level
Physi cal M odel Vi ews
academic
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CULTIVATED SCENTS Advised by Project site
Camilo Restrepo Ochoa La Ceja, Colombia Harvard GSD Fall 2015
Caffea arabica
CULTIVATED SCENTS takes place in rural La Ceja, Colombia. The project proposes a landscape that functions simultaneously as a wet mill coffee processing facility and a public space in the form of a path that is focused on accentuating scents that are associated with the processing of coffee. This is of importance given that the different scents are entirely absent from the experience of consumers. The fresh smell of ground beans that we associate with coffee the most, is almost entirely alien to the landscape that produces it. Tro p i c a l a s a C l i m a ti c C o n d i ti on
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Caffea arabica Cultivation
W ET M IL L P RO C E S S I N G Si te Photo
Ripe Cherries
Picked Cherries
Cherries In Wet Mill
De-Pulped
Ferment ation
Dr ying
academic
C onsu mer s V s . Pr odu c e rs Of C o ffe e
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individual
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PRODUCING COUNTRIES
CONSUMING COUNTRIES
While t he scent of c offee pr oc es s i ng a nd c ul t i va t i on is pr edominant l y a bs ent f r om t he ex per i enc e of t he consumer, t he s c ent of c offee a s t ha t we a s s oc i a t e w it h is mainly a bs ent f r om t he c ul t i va t i on l a nds c a pe. The abse nc e of “r oa s t i ng fa c i l i t i es ” w i t hi n t he pr oposed pat h aim s t o hi ghl i ght t he s oc i a l a nd pol i t i c a l discr epancies bet ween t he l a nds c a pes of pr oduc t i on a nd c ons um pt i on.
S c e n t In Co n s u m i ng Vs. Produci ng Landscapes
academic Tunnel E x i t
25 Dr yin g Room
Unfolde d S e c t i o n Th r o u gh Th e Dr yin g Ro o m An d Th e Tu n n el
Secti o n M odel / / 50 Me te rs Of E l eva ti o n Ch a n g e Throughout The Si te
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Due t o t he har vest t ime incons i s t enc i es a c r os s di ffer ent el eva t i ons , wet mill pr ocessing per iods ex t end wel l beyond t he aver a ge ha r ves t t i m es .
academic
Aeri al View O f The P hys i c a l Mo d e l
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individual
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De-Pulping // Fermentation
Overhang Outdoor Theatre
Vi ew Through The Overhang
Aquaduct For Bean Transport
Drying Room
Vi ew From The Top Of The H i l l Tunnel
Lower Theatre
Vi ew From The Street Pl aza
Street Plaza
Vi ews and Si te Pl an
academic
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OUTERLANDS In collaboration with Advised by Project site
MARK JONGMAN-SERENO ANTONIA RUDNAY PIERRE BÉLANGER Cape Cod, Massachusetts Harvard GSD Fall 2014
OUTERLANDS takes place in the shrinking U.S. military base MMR, in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The project proposes silviculture as a form of “wood sub-urbanism” within which an expansive gridded forest of different cell sizes organizes the growth and production of wood in the interior of MMR. Furthermore, the grid serves as the framework for future development as the neighboring communities expand into the shrinking MMR base.
C h e cke rb o a rd Fo re s t // Cascades
collaborative
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Th e S it e Is Lo cat e d In The Interi or Of Two C onvergi ng Ri dges
Productive Forest Across Seasons
academic
Pa ndo Fore s t I n Th e Fa l l / / Fish lake , Ut ah
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New E ngl a nd c urr ent l y pr oduc es onl y 10 per cent of i t s t ot a l c ons um pt i on i n wood. The diagr am bel ow c ons i der s t he us e of wood a s pulp, saw dus t , ener gy, a nd ha r dwood w hi l e i t examines t he s pec i es s pec i f i c gr ow t h c yc l es i n pr oduct i on of wood t ha t bes t s ui t s ea ch of t he m ent i oned a ppl i c a t i ons .
Cycl e s o f Wood M a tu ra ti o n , Fro m Fu e l to H a rd wood
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The smal l poi nt s r epr es ent t he ex i s t i ng c a nopy. The lar ge r poi nt s a t t he i nt er s ec t i on of t he gr i d lines r epr es ent t he i ns er t i on of a s el ec t r a nge of s pec i es a c c or di ng t o gr ow t h c yc l es a nd ha r dwood pr oduc t i on.
Fina l Ex hib i t i o n @ H a r va r d // De c 2 014
Proposed Pl anti ng Pl an
academic
A D i s tu r ban ce S ch e d u l e C o n sist ing Of Cyclical Cut backs O f 3 Ye a r s A fte r P l anti n g A n d Ever y 5 Year s Ther eaft er I s E s t a b l i sh e d . Ad d i ti on al l y, In Ar eas That An Immediat e Cove r I s N ee d e d , 5 Year O l d Tr ees Ar e Plant ed And Cu t b a ck Is E st ab l i sh e d E ver y 5 Year s.
Growth Pa tt er n A ft er D i s tu rb a n c e
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collaborative
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S ec t io n Of Ai l a n th u s Ro o t S u cke ri ng + D i sturbance Schedul e
academic
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E x is ting S u b - u r b a n G r ow t h At Th e E d g e s Of Th e Milit ar y Base
N ei ghbor i ng c om m uni t i es gr ow i nwa r d a t t he edges of t he m i l i t a r y ba s e us i ng t he gr i d f r amework a s a n or ga ni z a t i ona l s ys t em . The f utur e developm ent w i l l nei t her be “c i t y i n t he for es t ” nor “fores t i n t he c i t y ”. It w i l l be “for es t a s c i t y ”.
Wood Furn a c e
Fi nal Ex hibit ion @ Ha r va rd // D e c 2 014
collaborative
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F l y th ro u g h A n i m a ti o n Of Popul us Root Suckeri ng A 3D model of t he r oot m or phol ogy wa s devel oped in or der t o r epr es ent t he effec t of r oot s ucker i ng in Qua k i ng As pen. Indi v i dua l t r ees t ha t wer e init ially pla nt ed on gr i d i nt er s ec t i ons w i l l di s rupt t he gr id a s new r a m et s s hoot up away f r om t he pa r ent t r ee.
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A S er i e s o f G ri d S tu d i e s In Ac c ordance W i th Speci es G rowth
academic
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Growth Pa tt er n S tudy // E x p a n d i n g G ri d W i th D i fferent C el l Subdi vi si ons
collaborative
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academic
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RISING R RI SING GW WATERS ATER AT E S Adviseed by Advised by Project site
Luis Callejas Manhattan, New York University Of TToronto, oronto, Spring 2012
RISING WATERS is a project taking place in the site of a decommissioned island building owned by the Department of Sanitation in NY, just off the coast of Harlem in the Hudson Estuary. While the project program called for the creation of a new athletic center for the community, the proposal focused primarily on the most defining aspect of the site itself- water. The project proposes a series of sunken pathways that split the water and the adjacent wetland cells in order to create a unique experience that is in part similar to walking through water. D S N Y S a n i t a ti o n Fa c i l i t y In Exi sti ng C ondi ti on
individual
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Co n ce p t Co llag e // Experi ence Of Wal ki ng On Water
Sport Hall Height
Lower For Access
Terraces
Wetlands
M oses B ri dge B y RO& A D
academic
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S ite Pla n
Pa th Heigh t s Ad j u s t e d Fo r Diffe r e n t V isu al E xp e r ie n ce s
Looki ng Wes t Towa r d s Je rs ey Ci t y
individual
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Vi ew From The C i t y
S u n ke n Aq u at ic Gar d e n s
Approach Bri dge
academic
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Topogra phy A n d C S O Bo u n dar y S h ow Th e F low Of S t o r mwat er Towards The Si te
W i t h t h e p rese n ce o f a ne arby exist ing CSO, a n d a t o po g raphy that natura lly slopes dow n f r o m M o rn i ng si de H ei gh ts towar ds t he sit e, t he p r o j e c t prop o se s reu se o f stor mwat er dischar ge t h r o u g h U V fi l trati on tre atment for use w it hin t h e we t l a n d ce l l s.
Wetlands
Walkways
Leisure Space
Restore Water Quality + Create A Floating Park
Create Public Space
The Roof Connects The City To The Floating Gardens
Exercise FROM CSO
Mechanical + Storm Water Management
Uv-Filtered Water Is Released Into Wet
Program + Sys t ems D i a g ra m
individual
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Co n st ru ct io n Of The Ri ver Bed // Mari ne H abi t at
Physi cal Model Iterati ons
Submerged Plants
Marine Habitat
Structural Cables Create Plant Habitat
Recycled Concrete Creates Marine Habitat On The River Bed
Leisure
Reclaim
System
land Cells, Adding Vital Organic Nutrients To The Processed Water.
academic
S ec tion Pe r s p e c t i ve Lo o k i n g S o u t h Th e f l o a t i n g wetl an d s are i nit ially est ablished on b u oya n t m ats and ti e d d own t o t he r iver bed using t e n s i l e c abl es.
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individual
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Glyce r ine Soap Cast To Represent The R i ver
Fi nal M odel
academic
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OLMSTED’S GREETING Advised by Project site
Luis Callejas Boston, Massachusetts Harvard GSD, Spring 2014
OLMSTED’S GREETING is a project taking place in the site of Franklin Park in Boston. As the last piece of Olmsted’s Emerald Necklace, the unrealized entrance to the park as proposed by Olmsted’s Greeting will be re-instated with a different design located to the north of the original proposal for the original Greeting. The newly established entrance will form the recreational spine of the park.
Ori g i n a l P l a n o f Fra n k l i n Park B y Fredri ck L. Ol m sted
individual
Existing Zoo + St adium
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Olmsted’s Greeting
New Greeting + Open St adium
V iew From The H i l l Towards The St adi um
Fi nal Proposal // Aeri al Vi ew
academic
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Si te Pl an / / New Gr ee ti n g + Mu l ti -S p o rt Op e n Room s
individual
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Exi sti ng St adi um
Cut&Fill // Fill Is Introduced Up To 2/3 Of The Cut
Proposed”Open” St adi um
Vi ew Through The M ounds
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S c a la r C om p a r i s o n
Capitol Grounds
Promena de + S oc c er F i e l d
Hig h lan d Par k
The Si te
individual
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The m ul t i -s por t r oom s a r e c a r ved out of t he exist ing h i l l , l eav i ng r ock y s egm ent s i nbet ween t hat a r e cha r a c t er def i ni ng fea tur es of t he l a nds c a pe.
Short Secti on
M eadows
academic
Seria l S e c t i o n s A l o n g Th e Pr o me n ad e
Fi nal Phys ic a l M odel
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individual
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competition
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TETRISCAPE In collaboration with Project site
RAY WU Toronto, Ontario
TETRISCAPE was produced for a competition commissioned by the University of Toronto as a scalable design for the University’s many rooftops. The proposal aims to make use of shadow and moisture gradients across a synthetically created topography in order to create a modular extensive green roof that can accommodate a range of microclimatic conditions suited for different plant species.
Pro p o s e d P l a n
collaborative
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Site Plan
Existing Site
Be fo r e A nd A fter C oncept C ol l age
competition
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Insulation Foam Builds Up The “Ground” To Adhere W ith Required Loading
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Biomass Height
Spread
Shade
Seasonality Functional Topography // The Var ying Terrain Allows For Diversit y Of Across Multiple Characteristics
The wa ff l e s t ruc tur e c r ea t es a n undul a t i ng t opogr aphy on t he r ooft op w i t h l i ght a ggr ega t e and insulat i on foa m bui l di ng up t he gr ound t o t he par apet hei ght a t 3 feet hi gh. The hi ghes t a nd heaviest pa r t s of t he pr opos a l a r e l oc a t ed a t t he cor ner s , s i tt i ng a t op t he s t ruc tur a l c ol um ns .
S e c ti o n Perspecti ve Looki ng South
competition
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Section Looking West
June 21st Toronto, ON 43.70 0 0째 N, 79.40 0 0째 W
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
S ha dow Stu d y / / Th e S t ru c tu r e Re d u ce s Dir e ct S u n lig h t In S ummer
6 PM
collaborative
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Section Looking East
competition
A xonomet r ic As s emb l y
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collaborative
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Substrate Support Structure
Seating Structure
Wa ffl e S tru c ture // C onstructi on Assem bl y
academic
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OUTLOOKS Advised by Project site
Jane Hutton Boston, Massachusetts Harvard GSD, Fall 2013
OUTLOOKS is a project taking place in the Seaport District of Boston, Massachusetts, adjacent to the ICA. The design takes into account 2 pressing issues; the lack of street trees in the seaport district, particularly around the edge of the city, which is addressed by proposing a dense vegetated area at the entrance to the site. Secondly, given that the large theatrical “outlook” situated in front of the ICA is well situated as an open space, the project proposes smaller and more intimate outlooks on the water’s edge. V i ew Fro m Th e IC A //
Le ad on Strathmore
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C oncept Col l age // Outl ooks
Precedent Section
D a n i a Pa rk , M al m o, Thorbj รถrn A ndersson
academic
Low Tide
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High Tide
Tree Ma p of Bos t on / / Low U rb a n Tre e D e n s i t y I n Seaport D i stri ct
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Site Plan // Showing Three Different Tide Levels
Slope Study 1
Slope Study 2
Slope Study 3
academic
Planting Concept Diagram
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individual
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Pe rs p e c ti ve // On A pproach From The Street
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Lookout
academic
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individual
Canopy Edge
Textures + Colors
Site Section // Opposing Plaza + The Street + The Proposal
Plan Diagram // Experience Through Site
T i d a l M ove m e n t // Ful l M oon // Lunar Cycl e
academic
Low Tide
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individual
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H i gh Ti de
competition
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BOGOTA TROPICARIUM // LCLA Lead by Project site
Luis Callejas // Giancarlo Mazzanti Bogota, Colombia Winter 2014
As part of my contribution to this project, I developed the building floor plan and the site plan rendering. Additionally, I helped with the representation of other drawings presented here.
S i te P l a n
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competition
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professional
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competition
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competition
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competition
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competition
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professional
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publication
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GOING LIVE PAMPHLET ARCHITECTURE // OPSYS Lead by Published by
Pierre BĂŠlanger Princeton Architectural Press Fall 2015
As a designer and researcher for OPSYS, in collaboration with the rest of the design team, I produced and composed a number of drawings for Pamphlet Architecture 35. Additionally, I produced motion graphics for PA35.net
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publication
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professional
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publication
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professional
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commission
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SEWARD PARK // WEST8 Lead by Project site
Adriaan Geuze // Claire Agre // Jamie Maslyn Larson New York City, NY Summer 2014
As a design intern, I helped with development and production of the DD set for this project.
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commission
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professional
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commission
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MESA CITY CENTER // WEST8 Lead by Project site
Adriaan Geuze // David Zielnicki // Jamie Maslyn Larson Mesa, AZ Summer 2014
As a design intern, I helped with the production of renderings and a select number of diagrams for the competition boards.
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commission
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professional
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FOAD VAHIDI
T E
(617) 335 8208 foad.vahidi@gmail.com
15 Linnaean Street, no. 16 Cambridge, MA 02138
References available upon request. Thank you for your consideration.
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