CV | Parnia Shahab

CV

Education

2020-2022 Master of Fine Arts

University Of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

GPA: A

Thesis: “Third Space: An interactive exploration of mixed realities”

Supervisor: Dr. Jean-Rene Leblanc (jrleblan@ucalgary.ca)

2015-2017 Master of Architecture

University Of Tehran (UT), Tehran, Iran

GPA: approximately 3.80

Thesis: Transforming Subjective imagery into objective reality

(Case study, “Kariz” underground city’s entrance complex)

Supervisor: Dr. Aliasghar Adibi (a.adibi@ut.ac.ir)

2011-2015 Bachelor in Architectural Engineering

Islamic Azad university, central branch (IAUCTB), Tehran, Iran

GPA: approximately 3.90

Thesis: Designing an Eco-Cultural center with the focus on rehabilitation of inaccessible land in Tehran

Supervisor: Dr. Shervin Mirshahzade (She.Mirshahzadeh@iauctb.ac.ir)

Work Experience

2022-present Intern Architect, FarMor Architecture, Calgary, Canada
Reference: Farhad@fmarch.ca (http://www.fmarch.ca/)

Assisting projects in various stages: concept, schematic design, detail design
Presenting the projects, including: the rendering, diagrams, concept boards, ...
Hands on making architectural model: including 3D printing, laser cutting, CNCing, ...
Participating in meetings/correspondence with clients, engineers, developers and architecs
Helping trainees in architectural software: Lumion, SketchUp, AutoCad,..
Involving in site visits and measuring buildings

2022 Graduate sessional instructor (for Art 231 undergraduate course), University of Calgary, Canada

2021-2022 Digital media Mentor, Taylor family Library, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada

Reference: : jbbaker@ucalgary.ca

Assisted students in booking studios

Answered questions related to software, 3D print, sewing machine, laser-cut, and relevant digital projects

2020-present TA (teaching assistant) in the Art department, University of Calgary, Canada

Reference: thallida@ucalgary.ca

Assisted students in the class to express their ideas

Answered questions and helped the class to work as a team

Helped the students in photography, freehand sketch, and digital representation

2018-2019 RA & TA in design studio, University of Art (with the focus on creativity stimulation manners), Tehran, Iran

Reference: p.sioni@art.ac.ir

worked closely with students and professors in Class

2017-2018 Author and photographer at Landscape architect electronic journal

Reference: www.Landscaper.ir

Landscape architects began experimentally in 2014 to cover media outlets about landscape architecture and then entered an official phase in the summer of 2014 for publication, developing diverse sections of landscape architecture.

2016-2018 RA & TA in collage studio, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

Assisted student in implementing collage as a design method

Worked closely with students and gave them one-on-one feedback

Presented my work as an example of this method in class

2017 Graphic/Architectural Designer, Emarat-e Khorshid Consulting Engineers Co., Tehran, Iran

Improved the relationships between design team and industry with innovative ideas

Developed documents in design process

Provided specific graphic design and diagrams of the projects to clients

2016-2018 Conceptual Sketch instructor at “Academy of architecture”, Tehran, Iran

References: www.memarico.com, Abbas.ghaffari@ut.ac.ir

Taught drawing techniques to different ages (youth/adults)

Worked varying hours to support scheduling requirements

Taught conceptual Freehand sketching with the focus on creativity

2016-2017 Graphic designer and film editor, Raad charity, Tehran, Iran

Reference: www.raadcharity.org

Created commercial movies and posters for events

Monitored events and provided information about different classes to visitors

Workshops

2022 “Under the Tent” project held by Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario

2021-2022 Unreal Engine, Designing/Developing AR app, and publishing in App store

Instructor: Christopher Smith. University of Calgary, Canada

2021 Photogrammetry, 3D scanning of objects and the human body, 3D modeling of human body

Instructor: Gerry Straathof. University of Calgary, Canada

2017-2018 Designing and constructing Urban Furniture

Exposed concrete Workshop. IUST(Iran University of Science and Technology), Tehran,Iran

2017 Pantographic Structures Workshop

International Academy of Innovative Art and Architecture. IUST(Iran University of Science and Technology),Tehran,Iran

www.iartech.org/portfolio-item/pantograph-structures-workshop-tehran/

2017 Tehran-Tomorrow workshop

Analyzing Tehran socio-political conditions through history and imagining Tehran’s future(Utopia).

Platform 28 Institute,Tehran, Iran

2016 Tehran-Paris urban design Workshop

University of Tehran & ENSAV(École nationale supérieure d’architecture de Versailles), France & Iran

2014-2019 Olga Ballet Class

Classical ballet (Vaganova method) and traditional Russian dance, PAAD gym complex, Tehran, Iran

2017-2018 Saaz School of music

Santoor (traditional Iranian Instrument) class, Tehran, Iran

Publications & underway research

All papers could be found at my researchgate profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Parnia_Shahab

2021 “The Third space”. Investigating the body’s relationship to heterotopias and non-places, University of Calgary.

(Ongoing research)

2021 “Architectural Dance”. Investigating the body, space, place dialogue through art-making process, University of Calgary. (Ongoing research)

2018 Investigating the Relationship between Responsive environment and Appearance of Public Art,

Parnia Shahab, Shiva Ebrahimi Fakhar, IJSBAR journal :

https://gssrr.org/index.php/JournalOfBasicAndApplied/article/view/9336

2018 A chronological study of the mirror as an ornamental element in Islamic architecture. Parnia Shahab, Shiva Ebrahimi

Tabriz CIAV conference, Iran

2018 Transforming Subjective imagery into objective reality

(case study, “Kariz” underground city’s entrance complex) master’s Thesis Under Supervision of Dr. Ali Asghar Adibi

published in “collage in architecture” book by Dr. Ali Asghar Adibi, Publisher: University of Tehran press

2017 Architecture Pedagogy

Daricheh magazine, journal of Architecture, community of University of Tehran

Honors & Awards

2021 Selected for Graduate student teaching position (ART 231)

2021-2022 Selected and appreciated proposal for the “Under the Tent” project held by Ryerson university

2020-2022 International Graduate Tuition Award

2020 Admitted to the university of Calgary with a full-tuition scholarship

2015 Admitted to the University of Tehran with a full-tuition scholarship

2015 Ranked First in masters sketch entrance exam among 30,000 applicants

2015 Ranked 8th among 31575 applicants in the National Master of Architecture entrance exam

2011-2015 Ranked First for 4 continues years in design studios among 120 students

Competitions

2018 Ranked 3rd in Baghshomal Garden International competition of Municipality of Tabriz-landscape design

2018 Appreciated and selected Furniture design for implanting on campus landscape exposed concrete workshop,

Iran University of Science and Technology

2017 Appreciated work in 12th Mirmiran Art & Architecture Award competition (architecture of light and shadow)

2017 Shortlisted work in Pasco Architecture competition

2016 Honored short movie in Callisto cinema competition for short architectural movies www.callistocinema.com

Skills

Familiar with Laser cutting machine, printer/plotters , sewing machines, installing hardware and software( windows and IOS)

Affiliations

2021-2022 Digital media Mentors, Taylor family Library, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.

2020-2022 University of Calgary Graduate student association, Calgary, Canada.

2015-2017 University of Tehran, graduate student association, Tehran, Iran.

2015-2019 Academy of architecture association, Tehran, Iran. www.memarico.com

Research interests

Design process, Creativity, Communicative design, Augmented-reality, Inner self, Subjective thoughts, conceptual sketching,

Ggraphic design, culture and humanities, Spatial practices, Landscape architecture, dance studies

Architectural Trips

2020 Turkey

2019 Armenia

2018 India

2017 Russia

2016 France & Belgium

Languages

Farsi Native

English Advanced( TOEFL ibt 94: R:22,L:26,S:21,W:25)

Arabic Intermediate

Turkish Intermediate