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- 1. AMIR H. HAJRASOULIHA amirhosein.hajrasouliha@gmail.com I 626 390 5882 EDUCATION University of Utah College of Architecture + Urban Planning PhD in Metropolitan Planning University of Michigan Taubman College of Arch and Urban Planning Master of Urban Design 05.11 University of Tehran College of Fine Arts Master of Urbanism 07.07 Shahid Beheshti University College of Architecture and Urban Planning Bachelor of Architecture 09.04 EMPLOYMENT HISTORY University of Michigan I Ann Arbor, MI, USA I 01.11 04.11 I Graduate Student Research Assistant Researched with Professor Roy Strickland on topics such as City of Learning, Film and Urban Design Razandishan Engineering Consultants I Tehran, Iran I 09.07 04.10 I Urban Designer Senior urban designer, master plan of the Pardis waterfront, the New City of Pardis, Iran Senior urban designer, urban renewal plan for the Eastern Nemat-Abad district, Tehran Managing local renovation office, Weatern Nemat-Abad district, Tehran Assisted in concept and design development for various residential projects Junior urban designer, urban renewal plan for the Western Nemat-Abad District, Tehran Assisted in the urban design framework for three new boulevards, Yazd, Iran Junior urban designer, Nations Garden a cultural complex, Tehran Tose-e Mohit va Andishe, Inc. I Tehran, Iran I 09.06 08.07 I Urban Designer Junior urban designer, the master plan of the cultural spaces of Tehran, Tehran Researched and designed a new touristic zone for Shemiran, Tehran Cultural Research Bureau I Tehran, Iran I 09.04 09.06 I Part time Urban Studies Researcher Researched for the development plan for 47 cemeteries, Tehran Participated in the research for Persian urbanology encyclopedia Participated in various workshops related to Islamic architecture and urbanism Involved in the publication of Andishe Iranshahr Quarterly Setavand Saze Architecture I Tehran, Iran I 07.04 09.04 I Architecture Intern Worked manual construction on residential buildings Designed and modeled proposed interior schemes for a foreign ministry building Day Construction Company I Tehran, Iran I 07.02 09.02 I Architecture Intern Worked with a team of interior designers of Imam Khomeini International Airport, Tehran PUBLICATIONS & CONFERENCES Harasouliha, A. (2011) The Role of Vernacular Patterns in Sustainable Development: A Case Study on West Nemat Abad, Andishe Iranshahr Quarterly, 14. (will be published in May) Hajrasouliha, A., (May, 2011) The Integration of Ecology, Sociology, and Aesthetics in Urban Design: Fantasy or Reality? EDRA42CHICAGO, Chicago Hajrasouliha, A. (2007) Complexity of Concept & Concept of Complexity, Proceedings of the Concept in Architecture Congress, Azad University, 23-26 Haeri, M. and Emami, F. , Esmaeili, Sh. , Jalili, J. , Hajrasouliha A. , Shahandeh A., (2006) Persian Urbanology Encyclopedia, Andisheh Iranshahr Quarterly, 6: 85-95. Hajrasouliha, A. (2006) A Method to Restore the Sequence of Spaces to the Historical Fabric of Iranian Cities, Proceedings of the 1st Urban Design International Congress, Yadavaran, Esfahan, 116-119. SKILLS Computer Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office Suite, Auto CAD, Corel Draw, Sketch Up, ArcGIS Languages Native Persian speaker, fluent in English, basic Arabic HONORS & AWARDS Top prize winner of the ULI/Hines student urban design competition 2011 Member of the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi 2011 Scholarship, MUD program, TCAUP, University of Michigan ($ 20,000) 2010 Exceptional Talented Student (Honorary Title), Iran 1999-2004