MIRA BABA DESIGN, URBANISM AND RESEARCH
Montreal, Canada miragbaba@gmail.com + 1 514 651 1516
PROFILE Passionate landscape architect and urbanist with an interest in bridging qualitative research and design to reach impactful change in cities. As a landscape architect, my primary passion is to elevate the human experience in public spaces by drawing on the unique and particular elements of a landscape. Hence, my aim is to create playful and experiential spaces that are in harmony with their surroundings, making a positive and sustainable impact to the communities that benefit from those landscapes.
WORK EXPERIENCE
EDUCATION • MSC GEOGRAPHY & URBAN STUDIES Concordia University, MontrealCanada (Sep. 2016-May 2019)
• BACHELOR OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
American University of Beirut, BeirutLebanon (Sep.2011-May 2015)
TECHNICAL SKILLS •2D & 3D Rendering using Photoshop, Autocad and Sketchup •Participatory and communityoriented design/planning •Layout, brochure, poster and postcard design •Storyboard creation •Cartography & Mapping •Qualitative Research
SOFTWARE SKILLS
Photoshop
Illustrator
InDesign
•PROJECT COORDINATOR IN ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN YOUTH FUSION, MONTREAL-CANADA (SEP. 2018-MAY 2019) Animated interactive design workshops and coordinated a design project with high school students in their community, drafted students’ designs to quality graphic documents, organized a public consultation, collaborated with school administration and local organizations to give visibility to the students’ project, managed project budget and material inventory, accompanied students in the design phase from conceptualization to construction, reported work progress to Youth Fusion
•RESEARCH ASSISTANT CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY, MONTREAL-CANADA (SEP.2016-MAY 2019) Assisted with academic research for two research groups “cities x citizens” and “performative urbanism”, curated website content, promoted and organized project meetings and events, developed visual identity and content, conducted research and analysis
•TEACHING ASSISTANT CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY, MONTREAL-CANADA (SEP. 2016-MAY 2018) Developed and organized course materials, prepared lesson plans and delivered tutorials, evaluated and graded examinations and projects, assisted students in class, accompanied students in design phases from conceptualization to design development
•LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT FREELANCE (2015-2016) Conducted research, case studies and preliminary studies of sites of various scales, met with clients and discussed design needs, developed conceptual and preliminary designs, produced 2d and 3d graphics of indoor and outdoor spaces, improved and upscaled existing design plans, liaised with other professionals, managed project budget and schedule
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AutoCAD
Sketchup
Microsoft Office
LANGUAGES English
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French
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Arabic
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•Design Courses: Designing Cities , Design: Creation of Artefacts in Society, UX Design Fundamentals, Visual Elements of User Interface Design (Coursera.org) •Workshops on communication skills, teaching, leadership and career building (Concordia University)
ACHIEVEMENTS • “Ghost on the road: An alternative approach to mapping Montreal’s ghost bike memorials”, 2nd place winner for the AAG Cartography Competition •Concordia University International Tuition Award of Excellence (2016) •Mentor Award for Research in Social Sciences, Concordia University (2016)