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Mohsen Oliaei

Mohsen Oliaei

Gothenburg, SE

 
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About 

Trained as an architect and engineer, originally from Iran and moved to Sweden in 2020 during COVID pandemic to study his Master of Architecture & Urban Design at Chalmers University of Technology. He previously worked at BSP Green and White Arkitekter.

Healthcare and industrial buildings has been the primary focus of Mohsen during his studies at Chalmers and also his internship at White Arkitekter in which he worked with "Feasibility Studies of Wieselgrensplatsen Outpatient Hospital" (Närsjukhus Förstudie). He is currently working on his thesis "In the Light of Emergency" which explores the features of Post-COVID primary care center based on the Swedish model.

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Employment 

OCA - Office for Collective Architecture, Los Angeles, CA, US, Architect

Responsible architect and project manager for the design of the HIT Realty Group office and its adjacent residential & commercial units in the Santa Monica district. The project features the renovation and extension of an iconic plot built in 1920.

Jan 2023 - current
 

White Arkitekter, Gothenburg, SE, Architectural Intern

Mainly involved in the design process of the "Wieselgrensplatsen Närsjukhus Förstudie" project. But also a few other small tasks in other projects, including sketches for renovation and extension of Karlstad’s Central Hospital and Östra Sjukhuset in Göteborg and also preparing presentation material for Drottning Silvias barnsjukhus (Queen Silvia's Children Hospital)

Wieselgrensplatsen Närsjukhus:
• Providing sketches & alternatives for different parts of the project, including floors, volume, landscape
• Supporting the design team with transferring their sketches into Revit Model
• Making technical axonometric views and diagrams
• Making presentations for internal and external meetings
• Scripting simple tools using Rhino & Grasshopper to facilitate the alternative making process

Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
 

BSP Green, Tehran, IR, Architect

Zaferanie Residential Complex (2018) / Baradaran Restaurant (2019) / Raz Apartment (2020)
• Developing early plans & sketches
• Re-modelling 2D-based projects in BIM (ArchiCAD)
• Producing drawings, layouts, 3D models, and renderings for various projects
• Taking part in the detailed design process of ongoing projects
• Producing sketch models for ongoing projects

Nov 2018 - Jun 2020
 

Education 

Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, SE, MArch, Architecture & Urban Design

• ARK137 Future visions for healthcare, housing and work 2: Housing inventions
• ARK263 Future visions for healthcare, housing and work 3: Healthcare architecture
• ARK338 Material and detail I
• ARK153 Architectural competitions

Sep 2020 - current
 

Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, IR, BArch, Architectural Engineering

• Training on designing S/M/L/XL scale buildings in educational, cultural, residential categories
• Focus on innovative residential buildings incl. multi-generational housing
• Extended training on structural & construction aspects of buildings
• Ranked 5th in a class of 47 students / GPA: 17.66 out of 20

Sep 2014 - Feb 2019
 

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