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Sadaf Alikhani

Architectural Designer

Sadaf.alikhani@ttu.edu (806)-559-3605

EDUCATION

CURRICULUM VITAE

2024 Texas Tech University, Huckabee College of Architecture

Ph.D. Student in Land Use, Planning Management, and Design (LPMD) | GPA: A 2024 Texas Tech University

MA. in Interdisciplinary Studies | GPA: A 2023 Lancaster University of United Kingdom

M.s Design Management

2021 Azad University of Tehran East Branch

Master of science (M. Sc) in Architecture Engineering | GPA: A+ (18 out of 20)

2017 Azad University of Tehran Central Branch

Bachelor of Architecture Engineering, B.Sc. | GPA: A (17.57 out of 20) | Replacement of Kerman Branch

2012 David Game College of London

Art and Science University foundation program (UFP) | GPA: A

AREA OF EXPERTISE

Architectural Design : Create innovative and practical designs for structures and environments, guaranteeing conformity with customer specifications.

Project Conceptualization: Develop preliminary concepts, sketches, and proposals in accordance with client briefs or company goals

Space Planning: Optimize the utilization of available space to design inclusive environments, guaranteeing efficient layouts and adherence to rules

Interior Designer: Lead interior design for customized spaces.

Team Coordination: Collaborate with engineers in all related discipline, and other specialists to implement plans efficiently.

Urban Design: Engage in urban planning or city-scale design initiatives, with a focus on public places.

PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE

2021- 2023 Senior Architect and Interior designer at Sal Architects and Designers Company 2020- 2021 Architect at GOF Studio Company.

2019–2021 Facade Designer for Committee of Municipality Regions 1, 2, and 3 Tehran, Iran.

2019–2021 Architect and Interior designer at Bonser Architects Firm

2018 Kourosh Hajizadah Architect

SKILL

Design & Modelling Tools : Auto CAD | 3Ds Ma x | Rhino

Rendering & Visualization: Vary | Key Shot | Lumion

Other development tools: Adobe: Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Microsoft office

AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

2024 World Architecture Festival (WAF) Shortlisted Project | Bonser Architects

2024 Selected Member National Society of Leadership and Success

2024 The Graduate Student Research Support Award |Texas Tech University

2024 The Albert R. Moffitt Jr. and Doris E. Moffitt Scholarship | Texas Tech University, Huckabee College of Architecture

2024 Graduate School Scholarship |Texas Tech University

2022 Shortlisted Project | 2A Continental Architectural Awards | Kooh-han Villa

PUBLICATIONS

2025 Alikhani, S., & Mehan, A. (2025). From Ostads to architects: Evolution of Iranian architectural practices in residential buildings. In Vernacular architecture on climate resilient design (Chapter 2). Springer Nature. (In press)

2025 Nazari Najafabadi, R., Karimi, M., Alikhani., & Farrokhi, F. (2023). Eco-aesthetics in contemporary western landscapes: A study of nature and art. Current Opinion (In press)

2024 Alikhani, S., & Mehan, A. (2024). Demographic dynamics and art engagement urban development in Lubbock and El Paso. ESTOA Journal. (Under review)

communities through Immersive Technology and Direct Interaction of Students and Local.

2024 Alikhani, S., & Ghiyasi, T. (2024). A comparative analysis of oil heritage, urban transformation, and resilience paradigms. In After Oil , Book chapter, Springer Nature. (Under revision)

2023 Alikhani, S. (2023). Organizing school environments based on interaction with nature to improve the level of education: A case study of the first elementary girls' school in the Farahzad neighbourhood, Tehran. Scientific Research Journal of Architecture and Urban Planning of Utopia. (Under review)

CONFERENCE

2025 Seyedi, S. A., Alikhani, S., & Mehan, A. (2025, January 31 –February 1). Echoes of segregation: The legacy of Jim Crow laws in Lubbock's urban planning. Paper presented at the Orienting Imagination Symposium, Lubbock, TX

2024 Alikhani, S., & Mehan, A. (2024, November). Art for community and culture: Making art and urban planning for social cohesion and development in Lubbock and El Paso. Presented at the United in Research Cross-Disciplinary Doctoral Conference, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX. (Top 10 selected projects among TTU Ph.D. abstracts).

2024 Alikhani, S., & Mehan, A. (2024, November). Heritage and habitat: Analysing the impact of vernacular architecture on modern Iranian residences. Presented at the 29th IICE Program, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX.

2019 Alikhani, S. (2019). Participated in poster presentation at About Architecture with Asghar Farhadi Fair. Charsoo Complex, Tehran, Iran.

ACADEMIC CONTRIBUTIONS

Research and Teaching Assistant

2024 AHU Research Lab, Texas Tech University, January 2024 – Present

2024 Texas Tech University, Architecture Design Studio IV, October 2024

Professor: Dr. Asma Mehan

Reviewer

2024 plaNext – Next Generation Planning Journal (Peer-reviewed)

Architecture studio Project Reviewer

2024 Texas Tech University, Huckabee College of Architecture, Design Studio I and III

2024 Design Studio II Director: Lauren Phillips

2024 Design Studio IV Texas Tech University, Huckabee College of Architecture

2024 Spaghetti Bridge Competition, Texas Tech University, Huckabee College of Architecture, Architecture Technology I Director: Dr. Ali Ghazvinian

2024 Design Studio IV Texas Tech University, Huckabee College of Architecture Director: Lauren Phillips School and Workshop Participant

2022 20th Century Autopsy: The Unusual Bodies of Architecture , School of Contemporary Architects Association of Iran (CAAI)

2020 Art -History -Architecture, School of Contemporary Architects Association of Iran (CAAI)

2019 Converge School (CAAI)

2018 Khatam University with Politecnico di Milano

2017 ENSAV National School of Architecture of Versailles, in collaboration with Art University of Isfahan

LANGUAGE English Farsi

REFERENCE

Ali Ghazvinian, PhD | Assistant Professor | Huckabee Collage of Architecture, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas

Tahmoures Ghiyasi | Architectural Engineer and Computational Designer | Huckabee Collage of Architecture, Texas Tech university, Lubbock, Texas

Asma Meha n, PhD | Assistant Professor | Huckabee Collage of Architecture, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas

Artiman Residential Building

Interior Design team at Bonsar architects

Lobby interior Designer

Dalan Residential Complex

Concept Design team at Bonsar architects

Visualisation

Short-list

Ahoo House

About architecture with Asghar Farhadi

The Aahoo house is a clear territory that has been hidden in the heart of the city.The Ahooshelter is an example of an invisible house in the city where the known and visible events are going on.When the city shell opens, the inside is manifested and we reach real relationships in the layers in which the privacy has been broken, it has become a border that is in its womb thousands of needy needs impossible. The main path to this limitless place is stairs not by being stairs but due to passage to reach and crossing . A path with many impossible relationships that flow side by side with our city.No limitation needs and the crowded pathways make change the context of this house that is not a house anymore.

Square House

The initial morphology of the different houses creates the space for living.Adaptation to site puts forward different ranges in consideration to approaches,hight, neighboring, structures, spatial relations based on public and private and light analysis. design villa with concerning about those factors are the topic of this project .

Kooh-han Villa

Kooh-han villa is located in Damavand, on the outskirts of Tehran, Iran. The whole scenario of Koohan Villa started with the function of the yard in Iranian traditional architecture, which had the characteristics of organizing, connecting, addressing the masses, and creating communicational spaces.These days, after the rise in land prices, the routine of life in metropolises like Tehran is on the houses that grow vertically, and the residential volumes have lost their interaction with the pattern of old yards, which was intriguing and entertaining sections in the individual pattern of horizontal houses.As a consequence, those vertical residential houses (apartments) had divided family members and living spaces and connected them with the Gary Junction (staircase) that had just the duty of transferring residents from A to B without any interaction.The initial square meters of land with the same quality yard 270 request that we are dealing with was to make a second house on that our client had when they were at their traditional Iranian house, which is turned into an apartment with a faded yard. Therefore, we are actively working to restore the functions and characteristics of the yard to the house. As a result, the space›s programs move to the three levels and are surrounded by terraces that can be used by everyone. These terraces have the same quality as yards but a different look. The circulation path then gets the same gene as it did before, which means it can connect green and active living areas.All those yards are linked with whole spaces in a new language with a sense of suspension. Finally, in Iranian traditional culture, a facade is not just an envelope; it is a place to live. Koohan villa faces are tangible and habitable with attached yards that create a strong dialogue between context and nature

Kooh-Han

Flexible Rectangle

In modern life connection between humans, nature, and architecture is noticeable, therefore these three points give use to a network triangle with a strong connection. This project illustrates the effect of humans and nature on architecture. The main reason for choosing an Architectural center is to show that architecture can be a bridge to create a connection of HNA network which is directly effected on user`s life.

Section A-A`

Facade

Garden School

Architectural spaces are physical phenomena that are built according to the cultural and social needs of humans and different environmental conditions. These places provide a safe and welcoming space by creating a balance between man and natural context and having coherent structural features and help to create a strong link between humans and nature.

Nex Residential

Phase 01 design team at Bonsar architects

Render by Bonsar CG artis & Sadaf Alikhani render assist

Green Education

In contemporary society, students and the education system are dependent on a high rocky system that is monotonous and full of orders. In addition, schools are programmed to become a place where teachers teach students and they become learners from them. Therefore this program is already installed in the schools .in this project we are dealing with an initial system of education and existing old schools that should be reconstructed. How we can change the high rocky system to a flat? How we can add a function to the architectural aspects of the school to make it an interesting place for study?

site location

according to our site location is Farahzad, Tehran, Iran there is an exact border of the City grid and Farahzad village. The village has the gene of self-sufficiency, how we can add this to our school programs?

Green area

Circulation path between 3 buildings

Dental Avan

Interior design

Avan center, Farmaniyeh, Tehran

Vadan Master Plan

Vadan,Damavan, Iran

According to the site characteristics there is1057m2 existing structure in the middle of the site and also we had a limit for numbers for the breakdown of the site therefore according to this situation part of the existing structure becomes a public space which has a clear diagonal with the main entrance and can act as a main part of the site to make it interesting.

Performative Structure

The projects are formed by 3 factors, including material, technique, and geometry.

Accordingly, the materials used in this project are as follows: heat-shrink tubing, rubber bands, wood, and gum bands.

Geometry is another factor, which is created by accident, shaping the deployable structure.

Lastly, technique constitutes the most significant part of the structure and, for the most part, influences the structural behavior.

Geometry, technique, and material are the radical elements of event formation studio that can combine for creating a flexible, adjustable, and intelligent structure.

The relation between Geometry, technique, and material lead the designer to different scenario and behavior during their construction process.

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TECHNIQUE

MATERIAL