S. NEGAR TABIBIAN ASLA
URBAN PLANNER AND PROJECT DESIGNER
3801 Ferrara, Silver Spring MD 20906
ntabibian@gmail.com
301-655-7567 @
DESIGN WORK EXPERIENCES
2021-Present URBAN PLANNER & PROJECT DESIGNER
Washington, DC @ Torti Gallas + Partners
Working on a variety of placemaking, urban design, and planning with a focus on retail and mixed-use developments across the country.
WHY ME?
2019-2021
URBAN PLANNER & PROJECT DESIGNER
Bethesda, MD @ Streetsense
Worked on a variety of planning, architecture, and wayfinding projects across the country with a focus on retail and mixed-use developments.
Judge @ National Future City Competition ASLA Special Award 2020
2017-2019
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
2017-2019
Co-Chair of AIABaltimore Future Architects Resources Committee
Member of National ASLA Government Affair Advisory Committee
2014-2017 URBAN & ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNER
@ BCT Architects
2016-2017
2017
2016
2013-2014
2011-2013
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.
Director of ‘Design Lab!’ Workshops
In partnership with Baltimore Montessori Public Charter School, taught design principles to students of grades 4-6.
Guest Speaker @ Morgan State University
On topics of Tactical Urbanism & Complete Streets for undergrad & grad students.
CivicLAB Alumni @ AIABaltimore
Participated in series of educational sessions on expanding leadership roles in communities, professional lives, and academia.
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNER
Urbana, IL @ Design Draw Build Lab
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. Graduate Teaching Assistant @ University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
2003-2009 [PART-TIME] INTERIOR DESIGNER & ARCH. PHOTOGRAPHER
Tehran, Iran @ PoyaZist Co
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. 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. 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.
SKILLS
Urban Planning & Design
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Illustrator
Autocad
SketchUp
Enscape
VRay
Rhinoceros 3D
Revit
ArcGIS
Arch. & Interrior Design
Visual & Graphic Design
2007-2008
2005-2006
2005-2006
Designed interiors of marine spaces; Photographed and documented final built products and spaces; Conducted researches in fields of public & urban spaces. Research Assistant @ Iran University of Science and Technology
Architectural Research Assistant @ Housing Foundation
Conducted researches & developed proposals for northern Iran vernacular housing.
Teaching Assistant @ Iran University of Science and Technology
2005 [SUMMER INTERN] ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNER
@ Housing Investment Co.
Isfahan, Iran
Assisted in residential landscape design and draft of multi-family housing project
EDUCATION
2011-2014 LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE, M. LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL
2009-2011 ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY AND CRITICISM, M. ARCH. HISTORY
University of Virginia
2003-2009 ARCHITECTURE DESIGN, B. ARCHITECTURE
Iran University of Science and Technology
Charlottesville, VA
Tehran, Iran
Urban Landscape Research
Site Analysis
Yield Studies
User Research
Mood and Storyboards
2D and 3D Rendering
Freehand Sketch & Drawing
Architectural Photography
Video and Audio Editing
Multilayer Communication
English Persian (Farsi)
LANGUAGES WEB-LINKS
Portfolio http://issuu.com/ntabibian
LinkedIn http://www.linkedin.com/in/ntabibian
