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Bahar Afshar

Bahar Afshar

Los Angeles, CA, US

 

About 

Most recently, Bahar was asked by the Chairman & CEO of bebe (NASDAQ:BEBE) to overhaul the company’s architectural design capabilities and spearheaded all design and construction activities. As the Chief Architect, she quadrupled the architectural design efficiency, improved the construction process and significantly reduced the average overall cost of new store opening and remodeling. Prior to that, Bahar was with Aedas (fourth largest architectural firm in the world). At Aedas, she designed several iconic landmarks including “The Tornado” and “The Sail”. Bahar managed large concurrent projects across multiple international offices including 82-story Ocean Heights in Dubai marina and 57-story Empire Tower in Abu Dhabi. Ocean Heights is the 4th tallest residential building in the world. Prior to Aedas, Bahar worked with a number of progressive architectural and interior design firms. Bahar has been recipient of several prestigious awards including Young Architect of the Year Award and The Best Design of the Year Award.  

Elsewhere:

Employment 

bebe, Los Angeles, CA, US, Chief Architect

Mar 2009 - Jul 2011
 

Aedas, Dubai, UAE, Associate

Feb 2006 - Jun 2008
 

Archdome, Dubai, UAE, Senior Architect

Jul 2004 - Feb 2006
 

Atelier Pan, Architect

Jan 2000 - Jan 2002
 

Education 

Lund University, Växjö University, MArch, Interior Architect

Feb 2002 - Jun 2004
 

University of Tehran (UT), MArch, Architecture and Fine Arts

Sep 1994 - Jan 2000
 

Areas of Specialization 

Skills 



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