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Amirali Tafazoli

Amirali Tafazoli

Toronto, ON, CA

 
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Employment 

CeilingsPlus, Los Angeles, CA, US, Project Desing Engineer

In charge of preparation of construction shop drawings for metal suspended ceilings systems for projects such as the New Doha International Airport, Qatar and New Muscat International Airport, Oman.

Aug 2012 - Nov 2012
 

Bonsar Architecture Associates, Tehran, IR, Architect Desinger I

Collaboration on the Hafez Mega Mall project, with 14,600 s.q.m of built space and 1,000 units of indoor parking spaces.

Sep 2010 - Jan 2011
 

Education 

McGill University, Montreal, QC, CA, MArch, Masters in Architecture

Aug 2008 - Jun 2010
 

McGill University, Montreal, QC, CA, BArch, B.Sc Architecture

Aug 2005 - Jun 2008
 

McGill University, Montreal, QC, CA, Bachelors, B.Civil Engineering

Aug 2000 - Jun 2005
 

Awards 

PBCSE U21 Student Exchange Award, Grant

U21 student exchange award program to the UK, six months as an exchange student at University of Nottingham, England, Winter/Spring 2007.

Part of the research program of the TARG (Teaching and Research Group) linked to the CTBUH (Council of Tall Building & Urban Habitat) exploring the potential for environmentally responsive and sustainable skyscrapers, set withing the existing high-rise context of Canary Wharf, London, UK.

2007
 

Areas of Specialization 
Architecture, Interiors, Landscape, Urban Planning, Engineering, Construction, Photography

Skills 
(+ 4 yrs) AutoCAD, (+5 yrs) ArchiCAD, (+ 3 years) Rhino/Vray, (+ 4 years) SketchUp, (+ 5 years) Adobe CS5 Photoshop, (+ 5 years) Adobe CS5 Illustrator, (+ 1 year Revit), FromZ, (+10 years) Microsoft Word/Excel/Powerpoint, Able to efficiently take a project from concept through construction, facade design, & model making, Building Technology and Sustainable Design Strategies, critical thinking and writing on architecture and urbanism, Ability to effectively create and present detailed drawings and models, + 4 YEARS SITE SUPERVISION, Collaboration and Communication Skills, client consultations