I am a recent M.Arch graduate (March 2016) from the Dessau International Architecture (DIA) Graduate School at Bauhaus, Germany. I seek an entry level architectural position to groom my professional skills and advance further in my architectural career.
Planungsburo Baumert & Peschos GmbH, Magedburg, Germany, Architectural Designer
Design Concepts (Chino), Chino, CA, US, Architectural Designer
Junior Architect for the firm Design Concepts. As a Junior Architect, I am responsible for several projects including the Moreno Valley Housing, the Victorville Medical Complex, and a number of other residential and commercial projects including the Diamond Bar hillside residence. Understanding Building codes, Planning Commission hearings and project approvals. From schematic, zoning, planning & designing, to submission of various types of projects.
DA Associates, Lahore, Pakistan, Architectural Designer
Participating in project bids, competitions, and organizational meetings. Hiring new design team members. Full-time lead designer for the firm. Introducing new ideas for an advanced work environment for the design team. Involved in all Design projects. Reporting directly to the Managing Director as well as the CEO.
Isbah Hassan & Salman Associates, Lahore, PK, Conceptual Designer (Architectural / Interior)
Designing concepts for various new projects and meeting directly with clients to propose various ideas to understand and develop changes according to the clients requirements. To learn drawing detail techniques and to blend in a working office environment and excel as a conceptual junior architect.
Dessau International Architecture Graduate School, Dessau, Germany, MArch, Architecture
My thesis supervisor in Germany was Professor Gunnar Hartmann. The project focuses on alternative mixed-use patterns of redesign that further enhances sustainability on a social and economic level. In my previous semester, I was involved with a project reflecting the relation between senses and scenography, with Professor Ralf Niebergall. My projects are very much varied and my whole portfolio reflects a number of design ideas that blend with many different design problems.
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, CA, US, MArch, Architecture Exchange Program
Academically, I have focused on large-scale community projects as they relate to the issue of low income housing and sustainability. One of my projects in the USA was with Professor Richard Beller for the Solar Decathlon Competition Project under the team orchestrated by California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo’s design program. I have focused on the passive and active nature of design.
Beaconhouse National University, Lahore, PK, BArch, Architecture Design
Graduated with Honors, and achieved an SGPA of 3.79 in my thesis, having my name on the Deans Honor LIst.
Awarded for the IAP Distinguished Undergraduate Exhibit at Expo Lahore, 2011
Architecture Revolution, Honorable Mention
Considering the development of current portable technologies the "I - 4 Competition" aims to allow architects to submit short movies under an architectural theme of their choice and within the media of moving picture or animation.
