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
Research Through Design Iranian Architecture Center Educational Center in Tehran, Iran Summer 2017
DeFab Shell Design Lead: Hassan Asnavandi, Soroush Asadi Role: Technical Support, Assisting with development of final product manufacturing
Volunteer Works Archi[kid] Tehran, Iran Jan 2018
PAMA NGO khojir, Tehran, Iran Spring 2014
Archi[kid] One day workshop for 8 to 12 year old kids on origamy in architecture (Designing facade of a tower) Workshop Lead: Arian Hakiminejad, Sara Amiri Role: Coordinating and managing a group of children with technical aspects shuch as "folding technics" and using a map in order to make a facade, Designing the facade map Khojir Yard of Nature Role: voluntary association in Khojir Primary School project in Design and Cost Estimation process in collaboration with PAMA NGO designing a Yard of Nature supporting the natural environment
Lectures Contemporary Architect Assosiation of Iran Dec 2015
Digital Architecture Basic of digital Architecture and recent projects in Iran
Bou-Ali Sina University Binaries World Hamedan, Iran Digital revolution and its influence in Architecture and Design Oct 2015 Honoros and Awards Apr 2017
2017
Architizer A+Awards winner FaBRICKate project Jury and Popular Choice award winner in Architecture+Brick category WA Award Winner Rep-Tile pavilion 24th Cycle - Jury and People Choice winner in student category
Nov 2016
ArchTriumph Mention Infusion London Summer Pavilion 2017 Mention of ArchTriumph Architecture competition 2016
Aug 2017
2A Asia Architecture Award 2017 Finalist
2018
Full Tuition Waiver and Stipend for Masters in Architecture
2010
Full Tuition Waiver for Bachelors in Architectural Engineering
Fall 2013 Software Skills
Language
One of the primer designs for Bus Terminal design in Studio Design IV in University of Tehran 3D/Polygonal [Computational design] Modeling Rhino3d, ArchiCAD, Revit, TSplines, Grasshopper, ZBrush Graphics, Animation and Documentation Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After-Effects 2D Drafting Autocad Programming Python Farsi Native English full professional proficiency