Portfolio 2016 V2

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

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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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T 00:23:13

T 00:28:02

T 00:37:19

T 00:40:19

C ode Ite r a t ed Over Ti m e

T 00:46:27

collaborative

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T 00:30:21

T 00:34:00

T 00:42:08

T 00:44:08

T 00:48:06

T 00:49:16

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

individual

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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

collaborative

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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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T 0 0 :15 :0 4

T 0 0:21:17

T 01 :2 5 :12

T 01:45:01

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.

T 02: 20: 27

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

academic

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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

individual

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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

professional

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competition

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professional

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competition

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professional

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competition

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professional

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competition

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professional

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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

professional

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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.

S i te P l a n

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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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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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