CV Paniz Farrokhsiar
Email: Puf69@psu.edu Tel: (814) 441 0877
Architect- computational designer and researcher Education profile Oct 2010 - Jul2015
B.Sc.Architectural Engineering, School of Architecture College of Fine Arts, University of Tehran, Tehran-Iran
Aug 2018 - Present
M.SC in Architecture, Stuckman Center for Design Computing(SCDC) Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
Work Experience MA Creation Habitat Office in Tehran, Iran Nov 2015 - Jan 2016
Islamic Patterns study Role: Designer and Researcher, Discover and invent new techniques and methods in generating Islamic based parametric patterns, design and modeling, producing samples with CNC machines Tehran Eye interior concept Design Role: Designer, Developing concept for sample unit of Tehran Eye Project and 3d modeling Leisure room interior Role: Designer and Supervisor Developing parametric 2D Drawings & 3D models Concept of specific room's interior to optimize the manufacturing process, supervising the assembling.
Municipiality of Tehran First Tehran Architectural Biennale 2016 Oct - Nov 2015 Role: Executive Assistant, Study on history of the potential locations and the valuable building in Tehran Research/Build Project ADAPt Isfahan, Iran May - Sep 2016
FaBRICKate Project An experiment on free-form compression-only brick vaults that the form finding process is done using digital tools and programs. Role: Designer, Researcher, member of fabrication team Developing algorithms in accordance with Design intence and constructibility.
Research Through Design Pennsylvania State University US Aug 2018 - Present
Spacecraft Project The Agbogbloshie Makerspace Platform, reinventing the wastelands of Agbogbloshie and creating better ecosystem for the community. Research Lead: DK Osseo-Asare, Yasmine Abbas Role: Research Assistant, Studying "Tensegrity" Structures, developing patterns, digital and physiacal models, documentations and digital simulations for tensegrity wall in Spacecraft project M.Arch Studio Instructor: Felecia Davis Role: Teaching Grasshpper Visual Communication II A course on introducing first year students to digital design and fabrication tools and technologies Instructor: Benay Gursoy Role: Teaching Assistant
Contemporary Architect Assosiation of Iran Educational Center in Tehran, Iran Nov 2016 - Aug 2018
Digi-Made Workshop Series A 5 month workshop concentrating on interdisiplinary subjects in Architecture Workshop Lead: Mehrad Mahnia, Ali Sheikholeslam Role: Researcher and Tutor, Coordinating and managing the students with technical aspects such as "3D modeling, Rationalization and optimisation skills and fabrication techniques and digital fabrication toold such as Robotic Arm, CNC milling machines, Laser cutter, 3D printer". Managing the courses materials and final product design and fabrication Robotic Fabrication Workshop A 10 days woerkshop on Robotic Fabrication methods Workshop Lead: Paniz Farrokhsiar, Ali Sheikholeslam Code-Structed Skins Computing Ideas for Articulated Realities Design Lead: Stefano Paiocchi, Arian Hakimi Nejad Role: Assistant Tutor, Coordinating and managing the students with technical aspects such as "computational design skills and fabrication techniques", Steering and mentoring participants, Assisting with the final documentation Diginvigor Workshop Series An Introduction course on Parametric Design and Digital Fabrication using Rhinoceros and Grasshopper Design Lead: Pooria BaniAdam, Paniz Farrokhsiar Role: Tutor, Teachicg softwares, providing introduction on Digital Fabrication and Computational Design, leading development of final projects Delta Z Research on Islamic patterns led to architectural structure as a 3D represantor of the 2D patterns Design Lead: Rodrigo Aguirre, Edouard Cabay Role: Assistant, Developing 1-1 scale model design and structural details, leading the implementation of design Hedracrete A workshop on 3D Graphic Statics approach to structural design and analysis Design Lead: Masoud Akbarzadeh, Mehrad Mahnia, Ramtin Taherian, Amir Hossein Tabrizi Role: Technical support, Assisting with development of final product manufacturing
CAAI School of Architecture Educational Center in Tehran, Iran Feb - Sept 2017 Nov 2017 - Jan 2018
Fabricate Lighting Creation, Designing the lighting products using computational methods and digital fabrication Design Lead: Ali Zolfaghari Role: Technical Tutor, Teaching Grasshopper, Assisting with the design and technical procedures. Event Formation studio one of the three main Studios in Contemporary Architect Association of Iran School of Architecture Design Lead: Farshad Mehdizadeh Role: Assistant Tutor, Leading students to follow design procedures and design standards as defined by the Design lead, Providing guidance in developing concep design, 2D & 3D drawings and presentation materials and model making