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Maryam Zahedi

Maryam Zahedi

Orange, CA, US

 

About 

I have a Master of Architecture degree and strong experience in design and production.  My early work experience in architecture started in Iran and France.  Over the last ten years, I have been working in Southern California and have worked with different architectural firms. 

This diversity provided an opportunity to work on a variety of project types from commercial to multi-family residential (wrap,podium, and walk-up) as well as taking responsibility for a broad range of architectural processes.  Responsibilities have included site analysis, yield studies, schematic design, design development, construction documents as well as participation in the preparation of RFPs. 

To generate this work, I have utilized both hand drawing techniques and computer graphics including: PhotoShop, Illustrator, Indesign, SketchUp, Bluebeam, AutoCAD and Revit. I am also proficient in Microsoft Office.

 

Maryam Zahedi, LEED AP BD+C

Employment 

Newman Garrison + Partners, Newport Beach, CA, US, Senior Designer

Duties included: Schematic design and design development on a variety of residential and mixed-use projects.
Selected projects include:
• Campanula Way, Temecula, CA 288 unit residential
• La Palma Apartments, Buena Park, CA 60 unit residential / workforce housing

Aug 2011 - May 2012
 

Silber Architects, Fullerton, CA, US, Lead Designer

Duties included: site plan and yield studies; schematic design; RFP response; design development, and construction document packages; coordination of professional consultant team; agency approvals, and product research on a variety of residential, mixed-use and commercial projects.
Selected projects include:
• Cedar Gateway, San Diego, CA 65 unit apartments / low income / transitional housing (LEED / TCAC project)
• Purple Yoga, Long Beach, CA TI for a yoga studio
• Fountain Valley, RFP Site plan and Yield study
• Anaheim, RFP Site plan and yield study

Apr 2008 - Jul 2011
 

Thomas Cox Architects, Irvine, CA, US, Designer

Duties included: Planning, site analysis, schematic design, design development, and code research on a variety of residential and mixed-use projects.
Selected projects include:
• 7060 Hollywood, Hollywood, CA 125 unit residential / adaptive re-use
• Lincoln Station, Douglas County, CO 264 unit residential / wrap project
• Hope University, Fullerton, CA 462 unit dormitory and apartment master plan

Jul 2003 - Mar 2008
 

RDC, Newport Beach, CA, US, Junior Designer

Duties included: Worked with studio director to prepare schematic design, construction documents, and presentation packages on a variety of retail projects.
Selected projects include:
• Van Buren Village, Riverside, CA 20 acre shopping center
• Bridgeport Village, Portland, OR 26 acre mixed-use project

Sep 2002 - Jun 2003
 

Stoutenborough Inc. Architects and Planners, Newport Beach, CA , Junior Designer / Drafter

Duties included: Worked with studio director to prepare schematic design, construction documents, and presentation packages on a variety of retail projects.

Jan 2001 - Sep 2002
 

Atelier Serge Santelli, Paris, FR, Junior Designer / Research Assistant

Duties included: Worked with studio director to prepare schematic design and research for a corporate project between the Ecole Architecture de Belleville and the University of Tehran.

Oct 1998 - Nov 1999
 

Ab-Dez Corp., Tehran, IR, Drafter

Jun 1996 - Sep 1998
 

Education 

Ecole Nationale Superieure d'Architecture de Paris La Villette, Paris, FR, Masters, Garden, Landscape and Territory

Sep 1998 - Jun 1999
 

Azad University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran, MArch, Architecture

Mar 1990 - Mar 1997
 

Awards 

212 AIA OC residential honor award for Cedar Gateway Apartments, Silber Architects, 1st Place

2012
 

Agha-Khan Trust for Culture, 1st Place

Award for designing the Public Garden of Al-Azhar Park, Cairo, Egypt 1999 under the
directorship of Serge Santelli.

1999
 

Areas of Specialization 

Skills