YASHA M. MIR
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E D U C A T I O N
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Carnegie Mellon University | Pittsburgh | PA MS Architecture | May 2014. GPA: 3.83/4 Indraprastha University | New Delhi | India B Architecture | June 2007. CGPA: 6.7/10
E X P E R I E N CE
Vanzeben Architecture | Ogden UT, USA Architect & Project Manager | July 2017 – current Design | Project & team management | New & renovation projects | City liaison for building permits | Utah Code analysis | ADA regulations | Presentation/communication with client | Consultant coordination | Construction management | Assisted in company’s business expansion initiatives | Solely developed code analysis (IBC 2015-18 & Land entitlement) checklist | Trained team and new entrants on project deliverables & architecture procedures | Developed office standards & template for Revit to help transition from AutoCAD A & A Consultants Inc. | Pittsburgh PA, USA Research Assistant | Aug 2014 – Feb 2015 | July 2015 - June 2017 Research | Developed sustainable options for existing & new structures | Prepared preliminary budget | Working drawings | Client presentations | Revit designing & modeling Turner Duran Architects, LP | Houston TX, USA Architect | March 2015 – June 2015 Design | Project management | Coordinate with consultants | Revit designing & modeling Carnegie Mellon University | Pittsburgh PA, USA Graduate Assistant | Aug 2013 – May 2014 Research | Developed website for class work | Assisted with student work assessment Morphogenesis Architecture Studio Pvt. Ltd. | New Delhi, India Senior Architect | July 2007- July 2011 (www.morphogenesis.org) Design | Team & Project management | Construction management | Production team coordination | Client presentations | Prepared budget, BOQ & Bid documents | Coordinated with MEP consultants | Designed, developed & helped execute Facade & Interior
K E Y P R O J E C T S | Sego Lily Spa & Retail | South Jordan, Utah, USA. Project Architect 9,600 sq.ft built up area VANZEBEN A R C H I T E C T U R E RESPONSIBILITY | Design | Space Planning | Land entitlement | Client relation & presentation | Code analysis | Consultant coordination | Interior Design | Time & Team management Jovid Event Center | Wasatch County, Utah, USA. Project Manager 116,600 sq.ft built up area RESPONSIBILITY | Design | Space Planning | Client relation & presentation | Code analysis | Consultant coordination | Interior Design | Time & Team management Borden Historic Renovation | Logan, Utah, USA. Project Manager 58,000 sq.ft built up area (Existing + New) RESPONSIBILITY | Design | Identifying/ addressing critical issues with existing building | Space Planning | Façade Development & coordination with planning commission recommendations | Client relation | Code analysis | Liaison with Logan city to facilitate speedy building permit | Consultant coordination | Contractor correspondence | Interior Design | Time & Team management | On site coordination & checking Jesse Knight Entrepreneurial Center | Murray, Utah, USA. Project Manager 85,500 sq.ft built up area (Existing + New) RESPONSIBILITY | Design | Space Planning | Façade Development | Client relation | Code analysis | Consultant coordination | Time & Team management
YASHA M. MIR
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R E S E AR C H / PROJECTS | CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY
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Value Based Design | Examined impact of design elements on building, environment, client, architect, user & developed a methodology for calculating value of specific design elements pertaining to Commerzbank building by Norman Foster Making the future | Researched sustainable affordable renovation ideas & techniques with primary emphasis on innovative materials & building systems to enhance energy efficiency, reduce CO2 emissions & create a sustainable future with focus on wall insulation for an existing project in Hazelwood, Pittsburgh Productivity Health & Quality of Buildings | Investigated relationship of quality of buildings, building systems & land-use to productivity, health, well-being & the environment. Contributed to in-house building investment decision support tool that relates building design decisions to cost/performance impacts Building System Integration | Examined various methods to optimize building design with focus on its impact on energy, environment & human activities in political, social, ecological & economic ways Paradigms of Research in Architecture | Explored different models of research with focus on Building Design Computing for the arts & Processing | Developed games & data visualization programs in processing, an integrated environment built for the electronic arts
KEYPROJECTS | MORPHOGENESIS
The British School | New Delhi, India; Design Manager/Team Supervisor 300,000 + 135,000 sq.ft built up Area (Phase 1 + Phase 2) RESPONSIBILITY | Design | Space Planning | Façade Development | Client relation & sanction | Sanction | Contractor correspondence | Consultant & Vendor coordination | Materiality options | Making BOQ’s for Façade & Interiors | Time & Team management | On site coordination & checking EDUCOMP University, Academic Block | G. Noida, India. Interiors Lead 145,000 sq.ft built up area RESPONSIBILITY | Interior Design | Space Planning | Client sanction | Consultant & Vendor coordination | Contractor correspondence | Materiality options & Finalization | Making BOQ’s for Façade & Interiors | Managing contractor Bidding | Time & Team management | On site coordination & checking EDUCOMP University, Hostel Block | G. Noida, India. Interiors Lead 120,000 sq.ft built up area RESPONSIBILITY | Interior Design | Space Planning | Customizing furniture | Client sanction | Consultant & Vendor coordination | Materiality options & Finalization | Making BOQ’s for Façade & Interiors | Time & Team management | On site coordination & checking JSL Corporate Office | Gurgaon, India. Design Team 92,500 sq.ft built up area RESPONSIBILITY as part of a team | Design | Space Planning as per client requirement & Vastu/ Feng Shui | Façade Development | Sanction | Consultant & Vendor coordination | Materiality options |Prototype various building components in Steel | Making BOQ’s Façade, Interiors & Landscape | Time management
ADDITIONAL PROJECTS
Courtyard Marriott Renovation | Project Architect | Layton, UT, USA. Sep 2019 Logan Center Street Renovation | Project Manager | Layton, UT, USA. Sep 2019 Renovation project for Balchem | Project Manager | Logan, UT, USA. March 2018 Renovation project for Pinterest | Design | Ogden, Utah, USA. February 2018 Residence | Design | Srinagar- Jammu & Kashmir, India. March 2012 Interiors for a 3 Bedroom Apartment | Design | New Delhi, India. March 2012
YASHA M. MIR
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: architect
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Deck House for Tourists | Design | Jammu & Kashmir, India. Dec 2011 Centre for Provision of Science | Design Competition | Belgrade, Serbia. Oct 2010 Hostel Dorms Hamdard University | Turnkey Design | Delhi, India. March 2008 Residence | Design | Srinagar- Jammu & Kashmir, India. Jan 2008 SKILLS
Software | AutoCAD-2D & 3D | Autodesk Revit | Adobe Photoshop | Adobe InDesign | Google Sketch-Up | ESRI ArcGIS | Archibus CAFM | Green Building Studio | eQUEST | Energy Plus | Design Builder | THERM 7.1 | Ecotect | MS Office Suite Expertise | Design | Client Relations | Construction Administration | Consultant coordination | Proposals/ Project scope | Space Planning, Interiors | Material/ Finish Selection | Façade Development | Tender Bill of Quantities | Building Code Analysis | Building code analysis
A C H I E V E M E N T S Carnegie Mellon University tuition scholarship | August 2013 Graduate Assistantship awarded at Carnegie Mellon University | August 2013 Licensed Architect certification with Indian Council of Architecture | Jan 2011 Awarded Best Design in Environmental Planning for Thesis Project | June 2007 Achieved 1st Rank for Urban Design & Redevelopment of Sarai Kale Khan | Dec 2006 Student Representative at Indraprastha University | 2003-2005 TRAINING/ ACTIVITIES
Completed training program for trainers & evaluators of Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment (GRIHA) New Delhi, India | Oct 2010 Participated in outbound training on team building & leadership as group leader at Rishikesh, India | March 2010 Trained at Jindal Stainless Steel Factory, for customization of steel for Interiors/ Exteriors of a project, Hissar, India | October 2008 Cultural Secretary for Indraprastha University during which, organized & hosted Zonal NASA Convention (National Association of Students of Architecture India) | 2003
LICENSE/ REGISTRATION
NCARB USA | 835547 COA India | CA/2011/52690
PUBLICATION
Term paper published as book chapter 11: ‘Commerzbank Tower’. Akin, Omer. Value Based Design in Architecture & Engineering (2020). USA: Springer Publishing Company.
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