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Zahra S. Rajaei

MArch UD, BSC Architecture Gender: Female Nationality: British DoB: 18 September 1986

Mobile: 0642117511 Email: rajaei.zahra@gmail.com Address: Petrus Campersingel 13, 9713AC, Groningen

WORK EXPERIENCE • Team4 architecten, Groningen, Netherlands

Junior Architect

• KAW architecten en adviseurs, Groningen, Netherlands

Assistant Architect

• Studio17 handmade jewellery; exhibited in London, UK

Founder and Designer

• Architectural competition Assen 2013/ FINALIST

Architect

• University College London ‘Urban Change in Iran Conference’, London, UK www.urban-change-in-iran.org

Assistant organiser

• Building Exploratory school workshops

Assistant

www.studio17london.com

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoN0cpiVqnI

www.buildingexploratory.org.uk

Aug 2013-Present Aug 2012-July 2013 Dec 2011-Present April 2013 Dec 2011-Dec 2012 Feb 2012

• Dezeen Space/ Dezeen Watchstore Pop-up, London, UK

Assistant/ Cordinator

Jun-Oct 2011

• Dezeen architecture and design online magazine, London, UK www.dezeen.com

Editorial intern

May-Jun 2011

• Philippe Malouin design studio, London, UK

Intern

Apr 2011

VOLUNTARY WORK • Ambassador at the London Olympics 2012, UK • London Festival of Architecture 2012, UK

Aug 2012 Jun 2012

• The Building Exploratory; the Peoples Panorama Project, London, UK www.panoramaeast.org.uk Apr-May 2012

EDUCATION MArch Urban Design, Bartlett, University College London, United Kingdom ·· Final project: Densewood, building Westwood dense BSc in Architecture, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran ·· Final thesis: Picturing the Skies. Designed an observatory to serve the capital of Iran, Tehran.

2009 - 2010 2004 - 2009

PUBLICATIONS Urban interventions and their effect on the city Urban Change in Iran Conference, London, UK Nov 2012 Urban facades, individual and governmental influences Namashahr Conference, Tehran, Iran

Jan 2011

TECHNICAL SKILLS AutoCAD/ 3D StudioMax/ Sketchup/ ArchiCAD / Vectorworks/ Revit / Rhino

KEY SKILLS ·· Architectural mindset and outstanding spatial visualisation. ·· Keen to get involved in projects requiring varied skills. ·· Excellent visual presentation skills and an eye for detail. ·· Capable of working in group projects as well as carrying out individual work. ·· Well organized and able to work with deadlines.

LANGUAGES Native fluency in written and spoken English and Farsi.

Basic understanding in written and spoken Dutch and Arabic.

REFERENCES Klaas Paul de Boer Marcus Fairs

TEAM 4 architecten Dezeen architecture and design online magazine

kp.deboer@team4.nl marcus@dezeen.com

+31 50 3144555 +44 20 7503 7319

UNDERGRADUATE PROJECTS

Site

3d moddeling the muqarnas of Semnan mosque, a 3 dimentional decoration that consists of simple geometric elements in plan

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Tehran

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CAD drawing of Imam mosque in Isfahan, part of Historical Sites Surveying Project, first detailed drawing to be done from this monument

East side view of Tehran observatory - thesis project

Section going through the whole volume - thesis project

UNDERGRADUATE PROJECTS

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Gallery and exhibition space, designed to serve central Tehran for Villa design interior; traditional seating Physical model of school design; each volume art and cultural exhibitions (Korsi) facing the mountain views houses a different zone in the school.

Ink drawing of a mosque in Tehran Opposite page: interior of swimming pool and sauna; vertical openings bring in daylight while limiting the view from outside. Privacy, natural lighting and ventilation and spaciosness where the key issues addressed in the design.

GRADUATE PROJECTS

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Heterotopia study; The museum of everything was our heterotopia; a real place that exists and is formed by society. A museum where work of untrained,unintentional and unseen creators of our world is displayed.

Patchwork city, a city created from patches of models by all students

Creating a fiction for the city of LosAngeles; a time line for what might be LA’s future and how the city evolves over time and responds to trends and policies.

Overall view of Westwood (a neighbourhood in LA) transformed after densification. A new tramline(in red), commercial density (in white) residenrial density (in orange), pocket gardens and linking paths (in green) have been shown in this satelite view of the area.

MASTERS THESIS PROJECT

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Density in Los Angeles; LA needs a revolution to initiate the urban life it lacks so badly today. It will need to change dramatically if it ever wishes to host the healthy levels of sociability and the sparks of activity that are so essential in contributing to a vibrant urban scene.

This project responds to the current social decay by exploring the potential of strategic densification, in order to evoke the desired energy and quality of urban life. imagining dense westwood with public open spaces: linear parks, pocket gardens and squares Opposite page:final model of dense Westwood,blocks with roof tops represent residential density

Section going through the high street; added volume on top of the existing buildings creates an arcaded shopping street , stalls and extensions of shop fronts occupy the wide walkways and a new tram line helps create a low speed mix street for shared by the tram, cars, bikes and pedestrians

COMPETITION ENTRY ;

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Landscape design for Cambridge University Library

Extending the architectural features of the Library to create public spaces within the site boundaries Coffee-to-go; : a quick bite or coffee for bikers and passers-by on the go

Cafe

The library hosts cultural events and exhibitions, attracting a broader range of students, alumni, friends and locals.

Garden; a green and flexible space

Gather; a theater-like space for informal gatherings, workshop and events.

Promenade; a pedestrian and cycling promenade linking Grange Road to the front of the

Sit and Read; benches and green space for meeting or quiet reading

Conceptual drawing presenting the atmosphere of the librarys’ new surrounding, new ways of using the space have been proposed within the theme Opposite page: Aerial view of the library portraying the new interventions in the landscape

PROFESSIONAL PROJECTS

Physical model of residential design, KAW architects

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Impression for school design in Lemmer, KAW architects Brickwork detail, Team4 architects

Concept section of school design; using natural ventilation, natural day light and solar panels -Team4 architects Opposite page: Housing project for Europo park; 4 to 6 storey residential blocks with sufficient open spaces and gardens - Team4 architects

PROFESSIONAL PROJECTS

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Facade design for Floreshuis, a community building, with housing on the upper floors. The facade reflects the residential nature of the upper levels; larger openings on the ground floor represent the public spaces.

Housing project for Europo park; facade design facing the woter front. An existing wall seperates the site from the woter front, two blocks go over the wall extending towards the water front - Team4 architects

axo view of Floreshuis’ floor plansTeam 4 architects

Opposite page: Site plan of housing project for Europo park;minimum access for cars (red lines) bike and pedestrian friendly (green lines)

DESIGN PROJECTS

The Yachio metal rug; designed & made at Phillipe Malouin’s Design Studio from galvanized steel wire.

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Logo, poster, banner and brochure design for Urban Change in Iran conference held at University College London in 2012.

CDtail; installation for Mini Design Rides at Dutch Design Week 2013. It uses an obsolete material, Compact Discs (CD), to form a shape rising from the car and pointing towards the next destination. It express movement and is visually imposing to create a strong link with the activities at DDW.

Jewellery design at Studio17; the idea came from using scrap material to make new products. The jewellery made at Studio 17 is using scrap tiles and ceramics to make unique jewellery pieces.The material is sourced from warehouses, workshops and construction sites. Different techniques are used to make the pieces unique, such as lasercut, wiring and goldsmithing.

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