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Yasmine Zahlan

Yasmine Zahlan

New York, NY, US

 

About 

Employment 

XManifold, New York, NY, US, Architecture Intern

Design and Research Practice that implements cutting edge concepts and innovative solutions.
- Collaborated on the design submission for three competitions
- Brainstormed with the firm’s partner on conceptual design
- Developed the grasshopper script and produced the submission renderings.

Sep 2016 - Dec 2016
 

Pratt Institute, New York, NY, US, Graduate Teaching Assistant

- Guided students through their 3rd semester housing project’s evolution and solved any modeling issues they were having.

Aug 2016 - Dec 2016
 

Adjaye Associates, New York, NY, US, Architecture Intern

- Prepared architecture plans, sections, elevations and detailed drawing for the schematic design set of a private residence’s pool house in Montauk New York.
- Developed the Rhino model and renderings in 3dsMax for the pool house.

Jun 2016 - Aug 2016
 

Nabil Gholam Architects, Beirut, LB, Landscape Architect Intern

- Designed the landscape entrance and roof plan of a mixed use project in Beirut’s central district.
- Attended meetings with consultants and construction engineers.
- Contributed to the facade development of the Dalfa Tower project.
- Modeled the entrance and landscape of a private villa.

May 2014 - Aug 2014
 

Youssef Tohme Architects and Associates, Beirut, LB, Landscape Architect Intern

- Developed sections and plans of the BLF Bank Disaster Center.
- Built the physical model of the Bordeaux-Brazza Project.
- Built the physical model of the Primaveri Project, the redevelopment of a historical building in Romania into the Contemporary Romanian Art center

Oct 2013 - Feb 2014
 

Education 

Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY, US, MArch, Architecture

Contemporary Architecture design approach responding to today's technology and innovation.
- Four projects selected to be published in the InProcess Pratt Publications.
- Selected to exhibit a sustainable project for Pratt Green Week.
- Member of the PrattSide a student organisation that seeks the betterment of diverse communities through collaborative design efforts.

Aug 2014 - May 2017
 

American University of Beirut, Beirut, LB, BArch, Landscape Design and Eco-Managment

- Ability to design, restore and manage landscapes in natural, rural and urban settings.
- Good understanding of Ecological and Environmental Sustainability Concepts.
- Member of the Landscape and Architecture Society of AUB.

Sep 2009 - May 2013
 

Awards 

Published in the In Process Magazine of Pratt Institute, Other

Four projects were selected to be published in the In Process Pratt Publication that is a yearly collection of architecture students work. providing a platform for faculty and students to set out the specific agendas, experiments, attitudes, debates and speculations vital to the program’s culture.

2016
 

Areas of Specialization 

Skills