Asif Khan
+15157087032 aekhan1019@gmail.com
Landscape Architect
linkedin.com/in/asif-khan1019
Asif Khan is a dedicated Landscape Architect originating from Bangladesh, equipped with a Master's degree in Landscape Architecture from Iowa State University. He also has Bachelor of Architecture degree from SUST, Bangladesh. With nearly two years of experience as a Landscape Design Coordinator at HDR Inc.'s Denver office, Asif has honed proficiency in variety of Landscape processes and softwares. Asif worked in a collaborative environment- combining HDR’s national and international offices. Asif's approach to design is grounded in a commitment to functional rationality and aesthetic harmony, striving to create spaces that inspire and uplift. Beyond design, Asif finds joy in watercolor painting, poetry, reading, traveling and cooking. Asif believes it is a great gift to participate in designing spaces that stage and hold memories, hopes and dreams for users and add beauty and meaning to our wonderful, wonderful world.
Experience: July 2022Feb 2024
Skills:
-Autodesk AutoCAD - Rhino - SketchUp - Enscape - Lumion Pro - Adobe Graphics suite (Ps, iA, In, Pr) - Microsoft Office
- Sketching - Painting (watercolor) - Narrative Writing - Graphics communication - Story boarding - Mobile Photography
- Concept Development - Schematic Development - Design Development - Construction drawings - Design Thinking
Recognition: Arthur R. and Clare M. Merkle Endowment for Excellence in Landscape Architecture Department of Landscape Architecture, 2022 Iowa State University
HDR Inc. Denver office Role: Landscape Design Coordinator Notable Projects: The Ottawa Hospital, Canada Facility Perimeter Security, Denver, CO CU Res Hall 2, Boulder, CO Supervisor: Kent Freed
Barbara King Scholarship for Innovation and Enterpreneurship 2020 Iowa State University Proposal: Comm(Unity): Investigation of Outdoor Space to propose a third place (social) for neighborhood conviviality. Grant amount: $4000
Summer 2020:
Muscatine Arts Center Japanese Garden conservation project Role: Design Assistant Muscatine, Iowa.
‘Amrao Manush’ Design Charette Champion. Role: Design lead 2015, Sajida Foundation & Paraa Dhaka, Bangladesh.
2018-2019:
Formosis Architects Role: Junior Architect at Sylhet, Bangladesh.
2017 (April-July)
J.A. Architects Role: Project Intern Dhaka, Bangladesh
2017 (Jan-Mar)
Education:
Atelier Robin, Architect Role: Project Intern Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Aug, 2019-May, 2022
Master of Landscape Architecture Iowa State University
2011-2016
Bachelor of Architecture, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology Thesis: Rethinking and conservation of Pritim Pasha Nawab Bari, Kulaura, Sylhet, Bangladesh.
Berkeley Prize Architectural Essay Competition 2015, 2016 Top 16 2015: Embracing Poverty 2016: Building Dreams Together
General Interests & skills: - Languages: English Bangla (Native) Hindi (verbal) - Research - Cooking - Driving
- Travelling - Playing Cricket - Ping Pong - Poetry - Astronomy - Literature (Bangla)
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References: Kent Freed, RLA, AIA, Sr. PLA UDPLA leader, Manager - HDR Inc., Denver, CO. Kent.Freed@hdrinc.com l 7208370447 Aaron Wagner, MLA Landscape Designer, HDR Inc., Denver, CO. Aaron.Wagner@hdrinc.com l 7122499397 Bambi Yost, Associate Professor Iowa State University, Ames, IA byost@iastate.edu l 720-217-2871 Heidi Hohmann, Associate Professor, Director of Graduate Education, Landscape Architecture Iowa State University, Ames, IA hhohmann@iastate.edu l 515-294-8938