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Ar. Junaid Ahmed Khan - LEED AP ID+C - Int'l. Assoc. AIA

My Architectural Design focus mainly tends towards two major areas;

1. Research and practice in computational and parametric design. I'm currently experimenting and research in the most advanced parametric design tools while aiming to integrate these tools with important architectural design aspects such as shape and topology optimization, environmental and structural analysis. 

2. Advanced Sustainable Design, for this reason I've been accredited as Pakistan's first LEED AP in Interior Design + Construction. My focus in this area is majorly on the latest construction technology and source material reduction in buildings.

I am a practicing architect based in Cyprus and doctoral student at the Univeersity of Oxford reading Sustainable Urban Development. I have graduated with distinction from the University of Cambridge in Architecture and Urban Design and from the University of Sheffield in Architecture. My master’s thesis research was honoured with the Susan and Geoffrey Twining Egginton Scholarship from Downing College and the UCF/IAMCR Urban Communication Research Grant in 2017. I recently taught Design Studio at the University of Cyprus and I teach Design Research Methods on a postgraduate level at the Cyprus University of Technology as well as co-supervise and guest reviews diploma and studio projects in Architecture. 

I am Rodrigo C. Diaz an Architect with several years of working experience, graduated with Bachelor’s Degree on Architecture on March 20, 1999 and passed my lincensure on February 28, 2002. My specialization is in organic architecture. My previous work experience includes Large-Scale Site Planning On Eco-Tourism Estate Site Development, Commercial and Residential Buildings, Project Implementation and Management. I have mentored architecture students and artists, teaching them basic and advanced 3d digital modeling. I have worked as Architect in a Consultancy firm in Doha, Qatar for two years. 

HIGHLIGHTS OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS

>Experienced in Urban Planning – includes design of road access, drainage system, and landscaping
>Experienced in Eco-tourism planning
>Experienced in architectural designing, detailing, site planning, specification, cost estimates
>Conduct and assisting the project management on construction supervision and accomplishment reports
>Expert in 3D digital modeling for building structure, post production and 3d animation presentation
>Excellent in AutoCAD, 3ds Max, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere, After Effects, Adobe Lightroom, Sketch-Up, Lumion3d, MS Word, MS Excel and MS Power Point

Throughout my professional career i have had a diverse focus which has enabled me to enjoy the various facets of the design world. Including the following:

• Residential
• Interiors
• Universal Accesibility
• Heritage

I am an architecture and urban planing designer by profession.I’ve been working as a Architecture and Interior designer for 5years.
also I’ve worked as a furniture designer for Italfoam company in IRAN for less than one year.
also I’ve been teaching fengshui for 7 years.I focus on reforming architecture in my contry.

Dr. Haris Piplas holds an Urban Design Master from the Technical University in Berlin, a research fellowship from Politecnico di Milano and a Dr. sc. from the ETH Zurich's (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) Department of Architecture. He figured as the co-author and associate in several urbanistic, landscape and architectural projects in Germany, Denmark, China, Austria, Eastern Europe, Morocco, Latin America, and other regions.

He is also the co-author at 'Global Urban Toolbox' which summarizes spatial and infrastructural challenges under the influence of economic-social, geopolitical and cultural aspects in Case study cities: Berlin, Los Angeles, Zurich, Detroit, Capetown, Beijing, Madrid, etc. Haris Piplas is the author of the publication of urban transformations in central and Eastern Europe dating 2020. – “City Action Lab: An Integrated Urban Toolkit for Reactivating Cities in Post-Socialist Central Eastern Europe.” He was the editor-in-chief of two editions of the European Association of Landscape Architects (IFLA) called ” Adaptive Capacity of Cities” and “Political Implications on the Urban Landscape.”

Dr. Haris Piplas is the initiator of the “Reactivate Sarajevo” Project, and the curator “Sarajevo Now” at the 15th Architectural Biennale in Venice, and also Keynote Speaker at the many international, professional and scientific conferences Such as “WeMakeTheCity” Amsterdam, AESOP (Association of European Schools of Planning), ISOCARP (International Society of City and Regional Planners) and “Metropolis non- formal” Munich, ULI Europe annual conference in Paris etc. Haris Piplas is also the former Chair Young Leader at ULI Switzerland and Young Leader committee member at ULI Germany, nominator for the Aga Khan Award for Architecture and the Advisory Committee of the European Forum Alpbach, in the 'Healthy Places' Committee at ULI Germany as well as an expert Consultant at the many International Agency at the UN and the EU. He lectured at numerous professional conferences, exhibitions and workshops and published several articles in leading magazines and journals.