S. NEGAR
TABIBIAN
ASLA
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URBAN PLANNER AND PROJECT DESIGNER 3801 Ferrara, Silver Spring MD 20906 ntabibian@gmail.com 301-655-7567
DESIGN WORK EXPERIENCES 2021-Present
WHY ME?
URBAN PLANNER & PROJECT DESIGNER @ Torti Gallas + Partners
Washington, DC Working on a variety of placemaking, urban design, and planning with a focus on retail and mixed-use developments across the country. 2019-2021
URBAN PLANNER & PROJECT DESIGNER @ Streetsense
Bethesda, MD Worked on a variety of planning, architecture, and wayfinding projects across the country with a focus on retail and mixed-use developments. 2020 2017-2019
Judge @ National Future City Competition ASLA Special Award
URBAN DESIGNER & PLANNER @ Ayers Saint Gross Architects
Baltimore, MD Worked on a variety of urban design and campus planning projects; Participated in several installations; Active member of AIABaltimore and ASLA National. 2018-2019
Co-Chair of AIABaltimore Future Architects Resources Committee
2017-2019
Member of National ASLA Government Affair Advisory Committee
2014-2017
URBAN & ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNER @ BCT Architects
Baltimore, MD Worked on a variety of urban design, retail, interior design and multifamily housing projects; Assisted project management of multiple domestic and international projects; Participated and took leadership in many competitions and installations, held by BCT; Active member of AIABaltimore and ASLA National. 2016-2017
Director of ‘Design Lab!’ Workshops In partnership with Baltimore Montessori Public Charter School, taught design principles to students of grades 4-6.
2017
Guest Speaker @ Morgan State University On topics of Tactical Urbanism & Complete Streets for undergrad & grad students.
2016
CivicLAB Alumni @ AIABaltimore Participated in series of educational sessions on expanding leadership roles in communities, professional lives, and academia.
2013-2014
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNER @ Design Draw Build Lab
Urbana, IL Designed interiors and exteriors for a variety of residential & commercial projects; Conducted landscape architecture drawings and maps; Produced drawings for construction details; Developed several web pages, websites, and online portfolio. 2011-2013 2003-2009
Graduate Teaching Assistant @ University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Urban Planning & Design
Arch. & Interrior Design
Architectural Research Assistant @ Housing Foundation Conducted researches & developed proposals for northern Iran vernacular housing.
2005-2006
Teaching Assistant @ Iran University of Science and Technology
[SUMMER INTERN] ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNER @ Housing Investment Co.
Isfahan, Iran Assisted in residential landscape design and draft of multi-family housing project
EDUCATION
Autocad SketchUp Enscape VRay Rhinoceros 3D Revit
Champaign, IL
ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY AND CRITICISM, M. ARCH. HISTORY University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA
ARCHITECTURE DESIGN, B. ARCHITECTURE Iran University of Science and Technology
2D and 3D Rendering Freehand Sketch & Drawing Architectural Photography Video and Audio Editing Multilayer Communication
LANGUAGES
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE, M. LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Visual & Graphic Design
Adobe Photoshop Adobe InDesign Adobe Illustrator
Urban Landscape Research Site Analysis Yield Studies User Research Mood and Storyboards
Research Assistant @ Iran University of Science and Technology
2003-2009
SKILLS
Tehran, Iran Designed interiors of marine spaces; Photographed and documented final built products and spaces; Conducted researches in fields of public & urban spaces. 2005-2006
2009-2011
I have a passion for teaching and believe in strengthening communities by engaging private sectors in nonprofit creative researches and design developments. Therefore, besides my professional career, I always find myself active at other organizations such as AIA, ASLA and schools such as Morgan State and the Catholic University.
ArcGIS
2007-2008
2011-2014
Although I have been most active in urban design projects, yet, my involvement has extended to other disciplines as well, including campus design, landscape architecture, multifamily housing, interior design, and wayfinding (signage graphic design). I have also been an active freelance UI/UX researcher and designer, as well as Persian language tutor and translator.
[PART-TIME] INTERIOR DESIGNER & ARCH. PHOTOGRAPHER @ PoyaZist Co
2005
I am an Urban Planner and Project Designer with close to 20 years of full and part-time working experience in multidisciplinary firms across the US and Iran. During this time, I have developed strong design skills in planning and architecture.
Tehran, Iran
English Persian (Farsi)
WEB-LINKS Portfolio http://issuu.com/ntabibian LinkedIn http://www.linkedin.com/in/ntabibian