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Darien Timur Mirzoev

Darien Timur Mirzoev

Washington, DC, US

 
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About 

Diligent, dedicated, and detail-oriented graduating student at the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture at the University of Toronto. I take a multidisciplinary approach to my work, combining skills in illustration, modelling, drafting, mapping, and archival research with a deep passion for history, archaeology, and urban studies to thoroughly tackle research questions, design problems, and curatorial projects with the nuanced rigor they deserve.

Employment 

Freelance, Illustrator

Produced cover drafts and article illustrations for 'Architecture and Video Games: Intersecting Worlds' by Ryan Scavnicky, Tatiana Estrina, & Vincent Hui (Routledge, Dec 2024).

Apr 2024 - May 2024
 

Vertical Geopolitics Lab, Toronto, ON, CA, Senior research assistant

Produced 39 CAD drawings across published articles, project proposals, and public exhibitions. Worked on five large-scale dioramas and modeled seven trucks and buildings.

Helped plan, design, and implement the March - May 2024 public exhibition ‘How to Steal A Country: Russian Edition.’

Held and organized modeling and research methods workshops for graduate and undergraduate university students.

Sep 2023 - Mar 2024
 

University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, CA, Work study student

Collected hundreds of Russian, Ukrainian, and English-language sources using open-source (OSINT) research methods.

Produced GIS maps and illustrations for ‘Aid Theater: On Russian Humanitarian Aid Operations as Sovereignty Markers in Ukraine’ by Lukas Pauer, Perspecta 56, Yale Journal of Architecture (Jul 2024).

May 2023 - Aug 2023
 

Applied Architecture, Landscape, and Design (AALD), Toronto, ON, CA, Senior Curriculum Developer

Helped write, record, and organize lessons on architectural history and design for audiences aged 8-14 in collaboration with the Daniels Faculty of Architecture’s Outreach Program.

May 2021 - Aug 2022
 

Education 

University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, CA, BArch, Honours Architectural Studies

Daniels Faculty Academic Merit Award (June 2024)
Dean’s List Scholar winter 2021, 2022, and 2023
Graduated with High Distinction
GPA: 3.87

Sep 2019 - Jun 2024
 

Awards 

Daniels Faculty Academic Merit Award, Award

Issued by the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture at the University of Toronto

2024
 

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