Behnaz Farahi
Los Angeles, CA, USAWork Experience
Education
University Of Southern California
PhD in Interdivisional Media Arts and Practices
August 2013
- Present
Los Angeles, California, United States
University Of Southern California
Post Professional Degree in Architecture , Master Degree
August 2011
- December 2012
Los Angeles, California, United States
Shahid Beheshti University
Master of Architecture
September 2008
- May 2011
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Azad University Of Tehran
Bachelor of Architecture
September 2003
- May 2007
Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of
Awards
Mirmiran Organization
Second Prize in Mirmiran award competition for ‘If my city landmark was made of water!’
2010
Skills
3ds Max,
Adobe Suite,
Affter Effect,
Arduino,
Autocad,
Flash.,
Grasshopper,
Image Modeler,
Kinect,
M.S.Office ,
Premier,
Processing,
Rhino,
Exhibition
2013
‘Sight+ Sound+ Space’ iMAP exhibition in 2013, School of Cinematic Arts, USC.
2013
ACADIA conference 2013 in Canada selected both for publication and presentation of “Alloplastic Architecture”.
2013
‘Design Intelligence: Advanced Computational Research’ Exhibition in Beijing in 2013.
2013
The Encoding Architecture Exhibition in Carnegie Mellon University in 2013.
‘Sight+ Sound+ Space’ iMAP exhibition in 2013, School of Cinematic Arts, USC.
2013
ACADIA conference 2013 in Canada selected both for publication and presentation of “Alloplastic Architecture”.
2013
‘Design Intelligence: Advanced Computational Research’ Exhibition in Beijing in 2013.
2013
The Encoding Architecture Exhibition in Carnegie Mellon University in 2013.
Teaching Experience
2013
Teacher Assistant, Grasshopper Tutorials for 5th year undergraduate Architectural design studio with Professor Alvin Huang I Spring semester I USC
2012
Teacher Assistant, Grasshopper Tutorials for 4th year undergraduate Architectural design studio with Professor Dr. David Gerber I Fall semester I USC
2012
Demonstration of interactive architecture techniques involving Arduino, Kinect, Servo and Shape Memory Alloy (SMA).
2008
Teacher Assistant, design studio 2 with Mohsen Padidar I SBU, Iran.
Teacher Assistant, Grasshopper Tutorials for 5th year undergraduate Architectural design studio with Professor Alvin Huang I Spring semester I USC
2012
Teacher Assistant, Grasshopper Tutorials for 4th year undergraduate Architectural design studio with Professor Dr. David Gerber I Fall semester I USC
2012
Demonstration of interactive architecture techniques involving Arduino, Kinect, Servo and Shape Memory Alloy (SMA).
2008
Teacher Assistant, design studio 2 with Mohsen Padidar I SBU, Iran.
Research, Publications and Awards
2011-12
Awarded Graduate Research Studentship for research on NASA grant to explore the potential use of the robotic fabrication technology, Contour Crafting, for building structures on the Moon. (The grant was one of only 30 awarded to over 700 applicants by the NASA Innovation Advanced Concepts Program (NIAC).) USC Professors: Behrokh Khoshnevis (Engineering), Neil Leach (Architecture), Anders Carlson (Architecture) and Madhu Thangavelu (Astronautics)
Publications:
• Neil Leach 'Robotic Construction on the Moon: The Potential of Contour Crafting' in Leach and Yuan (eds.), Fabricating the Future, Shanghai: Tongji UP, 2012, pp. 40-48.
• Behrokh Khoshnevis, Neil Leach, Anders Carlson, Madhu Thangavelu, ‘Robotic Construction by Contour Crafting: The Case of Lunar Construction’, International Journal of Architectural Computing, Issue on Architectural Robotics (accepted for publication)
• 312- Robotic Construction by Contour Crafting: The Case of Lunar Construction, by Neil Leach, Anders Carlson, Behrokh Khoshnevis and Madhu Thangavelu
Online publications:
• http://www.nasa.gov/offices/oct/home/niac_countour_crafting.html
• http://www.nasa.gov/offices/oct/early_stage_innovation/niac/niac_2012_phaseIandII_awards.html
• http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2011/nov/18/constructive-criticism-week-in-architecture
• http://archinect.com/news/article/28280080/usc-on-the-moon
• http://www.suckerpunchdaily.com/tag/nasa/
• http://www.universetoday.com/97028/nasa-looking-at-dozens-of-advanced-technology-concepts/
• http://dailytrojan.com/2011/11/16/professors-present-project-to-build-lunar-structures/
• http://parasite.usc.edu/?paged=2
• http://parasite.usc.edu/?p=1025
2012
Mobile intelligent Habitat I Design Studio 2 I USC I Spring 12
Publications:
• "Architectural Concepts Employing Co-Robot Strategy and Contour Crafting Technologies for Lunar Settlement
Infrastructure Development", AIAA Space 2012 Conference, Pasadena, CA., Space Colonization Session, COL-1 – AIAA 1351369
• http://parasite.usc.edu/?paged=2
• http://pinterest.com/source/parasite.usc.edu/
• http://sashibot.com/author/sashadmin/
2012
New KEELUNG Harbor Service Building I SDA
Publications:
• http://www.archdaily.com/260972/keelung-harbor-terminal-building-proposal-synthesis-design-architecture-sda/
• http://www.suckerpunchdaily.com/2012/08/14/new-keelung-harbor-terminal-building/
• http://synthesis-dna.com/new-keelung-harbor-terminal-building/
• http://www.allhitecture.com/search.php?q=harbor
2012
Daegu Gosan Public Library I SDA
Publications:
• http://www.bustler.net/index.php/article/daegu_gosan_public_library_-_entries_entries_entries/
• http://archinect.com/news/article/60125175/daegu-gosan-public-library-entries-entries-entries
• http://www.suckerpunchdaily.com/tag/synthesis-design-architecture/
• http://pinterest.com/hafizhalwi/amazing-arcbr
• http://www.arch2o.com/daegu-gosan-public-library-sda/#.ULVPSYajKSo
• http://www.architizer.com/en_us/projects/?search[city]=Daegu&sf=Daegu#.ULVPVoajKSo
2011
Hylomorphic Canopy I Design Studio 1 I USC I Fall 2011
Publications:
• http://parasite.usc.edu/?paged=3
2010
‘Luminous Texture’, Architecture and Culture, vol.11, No.38, pp. 3-12, Iran.
2009
‘To Light up Milad Tower: Interactive Public Art’ (4th International Conference on the Arts in Society, Venice, Italy)
• http://a09.cgpublisher.com/proposals/733/index_html
2009
‘Urban Image Lighting’, Architecture and Culture, vol.10, No.35, pp. 10-16 Iran.
Awarded Graduate Research Studentship for research on NASA grant to explore the potential use of the robotic fabrication technology, Contour Crafting, for building structures on the Moon. (The grant was one of only 30 awarded to over 700 applicants by the NASA Innovation Advanced Concepts Program (NIAC).) USC Professors: Behrokh Khoshnevis (Engineering), Neil Leach (Architecture), Anders Carlson (Architecture) and Madhu Thangavelu (Astronautics)
Publications:
• Neil Leach 'Robotic Construction on the Moon: The Potential of Contour Crafting' in Leach and Yuan (eds.), Fabricating the Future, Shanghai: Tongji UP, 2012, pp. 40-48.
• Behrokh Khoshnevis, Neil Leach, Anders Carlson, Madhu Thangavelu, ‘Robotic Construction by Contour Crafting: The Case of Lunar Construction’, International Journal of Architectural Computing, Issue on Architectural Robotics (accepted for publication)
• 312- Robotic Construction by Contour Crafting: The Case of Lunar Construction, by Neil Leach, Anders Carlson, Behrokh Khoshnevis and Madhu Thangavelu
Online publications:
• http://www.nasa.gov/offices/oct/home/niac_countour_crafting.html
• http://www.nasa.gov/offices/oct/early_stage_innovation/niac/niac_2012_phaseIandII_awards.html
• http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2011/nov/18/constructive-criticism-week-in-architecture
• http://archinect.com/news/article/28280080/usc-on-the-moon
• http://www.suckerpunchdaily.com/tag/nasa/
• http://www.universetoday.com/97028/nasa-looking-at-dozens-of-advanced-technology-concepts/
• http://dailytrojan.com/2011/11/16/professors-present-project-to-build-lunar-structures/
• http://parasite.usc.edu/?paged=2
• http://parasite.usc.edu/?p=1025
2012
Mobile intelligent Habitat I Design Studio 2 I USC I Spring 12
Publications:
• "Architectural Concepts Employing Co-Robot Strategy and Contour Crafting Technologies for Lunar Settlement
Infrastructure Development", AIAA Space 2012 Conference, Pasadena, CA., Space Colonization Session, COL-1 – AIAA 1351369
• http://parasite.usc.edu/?paged=2
• http://pinterest.com/source/parasite.usc.edu/
• http://sashibot.com/author/sashadmin/
2012
New KEELUNG Harbor Service Building I SDA
Publications:
• http://www.archdaily.com/260972/keelung-harbor-terminal-building-proposal-synthesis-design-architecture-sda/
• http://www.suckerpunchdaily.com/2012/08/14/new-keelung-harbor-terminal-building/
• http://synthesis-dna.com/new-keelung-harbor-terminal-building/
• http://www.allhitecture.com/search.php?q=harbor
2012
Daegu Gosan Public Library I SDA
Publications:
• http://www.bustler.net/index.php/article/daegu_gosan_public_library_-_entries_entries_entries/
• http://archinect.com/news/article/60125175/daegu-gosan-public-library-entries-entries-entries
• http://www.suckerpunchdaily.com/tag/synthesis-design-architecture/
• http://pinterest.com/hafizhalwi/amazing-arcbr
• http://www.arch2o.com/daegu-gosan-public-library-sda/#.ULVPSYajKSo
• http://www.architizer.com/en_us/projects/?search[city]=Daegu&sf=Daegu#.ULVPVoajKSo
2011
Hylomorphic Canopy I Design Studio 1 I USC I Fall 2011
Publications:
• http://parasite.usc.edu/?paged=3
2010
‘Luminous Texture’, Architecture and Culture, vol.11, No.38, pp. 3-12, Iran.
2009
‘To Light up Milad Tower: Interactive Public Art’ (4th International Conference on the Arts in Society, Venice, Italy)
• http://a09.cgpublisher.com/proposals/733/index_html
2009
‘Urban Image Lighting’, Architecture and Culture, vol.10, No.35, pp. 10-16 Iran.