Masoud Akbarzadeh
Associate Professor of Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania | Director of Polyhedral Structures Lab | Founder of Massive Form
- Role
- Director at Polyhedral Structures Laboratory
- Location
- Philadelphia, PA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Masoud Akbarzadeh
Masoud Akbarzadeh holds a Dr. Sc. from the Institute of Technology in Architecture, ETH Zurich. He holds two degrees from MIT: a Master of Science in Architecture Studies (Computation) and an MArch, the thesis for which earned him the renowned SOM award. He also has a degree in Earthquake Engineering and Dynamics of Structures from the Iran University of Science and Technology and a BS in Civil and Environmental Engineering. His main research topic is Three-Dimensional Graphical Statics, a novel geometric method of structural design in three dimensions. Masoud Akbarzadeh is a designer with a unique academic background and experience in architectural design, computation, and structural engineering. He is an Associate (tenured) Professor of Architecture in Structures and Advanced Technologies and the Director of the Polyhedral Structures Laboratory (PSL). His main research topic is Three-Dimensional Graphical Statics, a novel geometric method of structural design in three dimensions. In 2020, he received the National Science Foundation CAREER Award to extend the methods of 3D/Polyhedral Graphic Statics for Education, Design, and Optimization of High-Performance Structures.
Experience
Director
Polyhedral Structures Laboratory
Jan 2017 — Present · Philadelphia, PA, US
Polyhedral Structures Lab (PSL) is a research unit concentrating on advancing structural geometry and construction technologies at the School of Design, University of Pennsylvania. PSL is a multidisciplinary research lab connecting architecture, structural engineering, computer science, mathematics, and material science to enrich architectural geometry and to reconcile function, form and technology.
Education
ETH Zürich
Dr of sc., Architecture and Technology
2012 — 2016
University of Zanjan
Bachelor of Science, Civil & Environmental Engineering
1999 — 2004
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Master of Science - MS, Design Computation
2010 — 2012
Iran University of Science and Technology
Master of Science in Earthquake Engineering and Dynamis of Structures, Civil Engineering
2004 — 2007
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Master of Architecture | MArch, Architecture
2007 — 2011
Skills
- Architecture
- Comprehensive Planning
- Architectural Design
- Rhino 3d
- Archicad
- 3d Visualization
- Architectural Drawings
- Parametric Design
- Rhinoceros
- Digital Fabrication
- Laser Cutting
- Sustainable Design
- Ecotect
- Sustainable Architecture
- 3d Studio Max
- Modeling
- Architectures
- Design and Computation
- Rhino
- Urbanism
- 3d Printing
- Structural Engineering
- Design Research
- Computational Geometry
- Urban
- Bim
- Rendering
- 3d
- Revit
- Vray
- Urban Planning
- Building Information Modeling (Bim)
- Model Making
- Autocad Architecture
- Urban Design
- Sketchup
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