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This is the public profile of Masoud Akbarzadeh, Additional information and high-resolution images are available for accredited press members, to access additional information about Masoud Akbarzadeh please login as a press member.About Masoud Akbarzadeh : Masoud Akbarzadeh is a designer with a unique academic background and experience in architectural design, computation, and structural engineering. He is an Assistant Professor of Architecture in Structures and Advanced Technologies and the Director of the Polyhedral Structures Laboratory (PSL). He holds a D.Sc. from the Institute of Technology in Architecture, ETH Zurich, where he was a Research Assistant in the Block Research Group. He holds two degrees from MIT: a Master of Science in Architecture Studies (Computation) and a MArch, the thesis for which earned him the renowned SOM award. He also has a degree in Earthquake Engineering and Dynamics of Structures from the Iran University of Science and Technology and a BS in Civil and Environmental Engineering. His main research topic is Three-Dimensional Graphical Statics, which is a novel geometric method of structural design in three dimensions. In 2020, he has received the National Science Foundation CAREER Award to extend the methods of 3D/Polyhedral Graphic Statics for Education, Design, and Optimization of High-Performance Structures.
ORGANIZATION:Polyhedral Structures Laboratory
PRIVATE EXHIBITIONS:
AIA Phildelphia, Solo Exhibition, January 2020,
EVENTS:
Design Philadelphia 2019 and 2020.
AWARDS:
NSF CAREER AWARD, SOM Prize
WEB SITE:
https://psl.design.upenn.edu/
PORTFOLIO URL:
https://psl.design.upenn.edu/
REGISTRATION DATE:
2020-02-19 20:51:37
COUNTRY/REGION:
United States of America
ACCOUNT TYPE:
Academic
Awards received by Masoud Akbarzadeh
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Saltatur Furniture Silver A' Design Award Winner for Furniture Design Category in 2019 Masoud Akbarzadeh for Polyhedral Structure Laboratory |
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