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Ali Mahjouri

Ali Mahjouri

New York, NY, US

 
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About 

Design Architect who has worked in DC, Philadelphia, and NYC.  Selected Projects include:

United States Post Office - 30th Street Philadelphia

Buddakan Restaurant - Atlantic City

Washington First Bank - Washington DC

VersaFit Yoga Studio - Voorhees, NJ

Lecturer, University of Pennsylvania/PennDesign

Employment 

AMA (self), Principal

Hall | Spinale Residence - Upstate NY: performed Code Compliance, acquired permit set, produced stamped permit and bid sets.
Moffit Residence - NJ : Produced DD and CD packages

Oct 2020 - current
 

TPG Architecture, New York, NY, US, Senior Project Manager

Client Manager for London Based etc.venues.
Oversee teams from Production through Closeout for following project locations:
360 Madison Ave, NYC
601 Lexington, NYC
180 Maiden Lane,NYC
Executive Architect: TPG
Design Architect: Synergy Architects (UK)
International Travel

Better Mortgage - Oversaw entire project teams from design through Closeout
3 WTC, 59th Floor
Executive Architect: TPG
Design Architect: Rapt Studio
Better Mortgage - 3 WTC, additional floor
Executive and Design Architect: TPG

Silverstein Properties:
3WTC, 73rd Floor
Oversee team

Feb 2019 - Apr 2020
 

Curtis + Ginsberg Architects LLP, New York, NY, US, Project Manager / Senior Architect

TEP Charter School - North Manhattan
CA manager

Aug 2018 - Feb 2019
 

Goshow Architects, New York, NY, US, Senior Project Manager

Maintaining project schedules and budgets for several projects for the GSA, NYC DEP, NYC SCA.
Notable projects:
DEP Clearview Pump Station Reconstruction - designed the architectural component of a small sewage processing pump station that had to be raised above the flood elevation. Currently at 30% CDs
NYC SCA Linden Place - complete envelope replacement of a brick building located in Queens. Currently in Design Development
DEP Hunts Point Wastewater Treatment Plant
GSA IOS WTC Move Cooridination
DEP Esopus Creek Bridges restoration
Throgs Neck Bridge Lower Garage Renovation

May 2015 - May 2018
 

Lehigh University - Department of Art, Architecture, and Design, Bethlehem, PA, US, Adjunct Professor

Taught Architectural Design Studios for 2nd/3rd year undergraduate students

Jan 2009 - May 2018
 

Dairyland / The Chefs Warehouse, Bronx, NY, Project Manager / Owner's Representative

Owner's Representative for a 225,000 substantial renovation and addition to a cold storage warehouse facility in the Bronx.

Performed CA duties, processed payment applications, processed change orders, assisted in permits acquisition, made presentations to the Public Design Commission.

Jan 2012 - Apr 2015
 

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Lecturer

Lecturer - Design Studio Instructor for first year Graduate Studios

Aug 2011 - Jan 2012
 

Philadelphia University, Philadelphia, PA, US, Adjunct Professor

Taught 1st and 2nd Year Architectural Design Studios

Sep 2008 - Jan 2012
 

Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, US, Adjunct Associate Professor

Taught several Architectural Design Studios for foundation studies (1st year and 2nd year)

Aug 2006 - Jan 2012
 

FLOAT/ScanDesign, Philadelphia, PA, US, Designer/Architect

Designed and Modelled (3D) several outdoor furniture pieces for Resorts and Trade Shows

Oct 2009 - Aug 2011
 

Jacobs (KlingStubbins), Philadelphia, Architect II

Lead designer and Project Architect for the United States Post Office renovation in Center City Philadelphia.

Feb 2006 - Jan 2008
 

Stokes Architecture, Philadelphia, Project Architect

Design Architect for Buddakan Atlantic City - 2000 SF theme restaurant - 6 M budget.

Jan 2005 - Jan 2006
 

Street Sense (The Heiserman Group), Bethesda, MD, US, Project Manager

Project Manager for Several Retail Projects including: Trek Bikes, Panera Bread, Palm Beach Tan.
Designer and Project Architect for Maritime Autowash in Anapolis, MD
Project Architect for Washington First Bank in Washington DC

Jun 2003 - Jan 2005
 

CORE architecture + design, Washington, DC, US, Project Architect

Worked on CDs for Austin Grill Restaurant - Silver Spring, MD
Worked on Schematic Design and CDs for Kearns & West Law Offices - Washington, DC
Design for Boutique Restaurant in Georgetown DC
Design for Flashpoint Gallery in Washington DC

Apr 2002 - May 2003
 

Shinberg.Levinas Architectural Design, Bethesda, MD, US, Project Architect

Designed and Produced CDs for:
Hebrew Academy of Greater Washington
Yeshiva of Greater Washington
Capitol City Public Charter School

Jul 2001 - Mar 2002
 

Hamilton Snowber Architects, Washington, DC, US, Project Architect

Project Architect for Private Residence in Georgetown

May 2001 - Jul 2001
 

STUDIOS Architecture, Washington DC, Intern Architect

Worked on Production for E*Trade Offices, E*Trade Bank, Morgan Lewis Offices, Baker Botts Offices

Jan 2000 - Jan 2001
 

Hanrahan Meyers Architects, New York, NY, US, Intern Architect

Produced Documents for a 2000 SF Loft in Soho.

Jun 1998 - Aug 1998
 

Cooper Carry, Atlanta, GA, US, Intern Architect

Designed and produced construction documents, details, models, and cost estimates for large-scale residential towers and shopping malls.

Oct 1995 - Aug 1997
 

Education 

Rice University, Houston, TX, US, MArch, Graduate - Architecture

Master's of Architecture
Thesis: There When Hear: Sound, Architecture, and Improvisation in Design

Sep 1997 - Jun 2000
 

Ecole Nationale Superieure d'Architecture de Paris La Villette, Paris, France, Architecture

Study abroad through Georgia Tech

Sep 1993 - Jun 1994
 

Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), Atlanta, GA, US, BArch, Architecture

Bachelor of Science in Architecture

Sep 1990 - Jun 1994
 

Awards 

Construction Container Facelift Competition, Honorable Mention

International Ideas Competition centered on shipping containers. Team: Ali Mahjouri, Carolina Giraldo, Anastasia Limogiannis.

We reimagined the construction protective sidewalk shed as an active space of urban relief utilizing shipping containers to create lunch areas for construction workers and the public, public restrooms, pop up event and retail spaces, and areas of relaxation. Through a series of operations and manipulations, we put forth a solution to an urban problem with innovative means.

2017
 

AIA Charette competition, 1st Place

Team Collaboration on a 2 day charette competition displayed in Atlanta
Published in AIA Goergia periodical

1991
 

Areas of Specialization 

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