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607.339.9441 | [email protected] | 1079 Tumlin Street, Atlanta, GA 30318 | www.sallalani.com
e ducation
Georgia Institute of Technology, College of Architecture, Master of Architecture candidate (third year); GPA: 3.9Cornell University 2005, Bachelor of Science in Interior Design
a wards & c er ti f ications
• 2nd place; Cornell University Solar Decathlon Team, National Competition (2004) • Aga Khan Education Board Merit Scholarship (2002 - 2005) • LEED Accredited Professional (2006) • 1st Place; NCMA National Block Competition (2009) • 1st Place; USGBC Regional Natural Design Competition (2009) • 1st Place; Best Studio Project, GA Tech Graduate Studio (2009)
exhibitions
• Bureau Gallery; YAF Atlanta Summer Salon showing “Mylar Studies” (2009) • City Hall East; YAF Atlanta Summer Salon showing “Pool” (2009)
• Mason Murer Gallery; Modern Atlanta showing “LWARPS” (2008)
• Museum of Design Atlanta MODA; Objects of Desire showing “Fieldscapes” (2010)
Georgia Institute of Technology, College of Architecture, Atlanta, GA (January 2008 - May 2008)Graduate Teaching Assistant, Prof. Gernot Riether
City of the Future: A Design & Engineering Challenge Competition in 3 cities nationwide to envision what American city might look like in 100 years • Member of the Georgia Tech team; earned honorable mention
w ork e xper ience
Georgia Institute of Technology, College of Architecture, Atlanta, GA (August 2009 - May 2010)Graduate Teaching Assistant, Prof. Sabir Khan Teaching Assistant - COA 1060 - Introduction To The Designed, Built, And Lived Environment • Led weekly break-out sessions for a class of 50 freshman students that supplemented bi-weekly lecture seminars • Created set of monthly learning outcomes, resources, deliverables and assignment briefs for the course along with 3 other TAs
Digital Workshop Atlanta DWA; www.digitalworkshopatl.com (May 2009 - present)Founder; Lead Software Instructor
• Organized and taught 10 hour crashcourses in Revit, AutoCAD, Adobe Illustrator and RhinoScript • Founded organization, helped in marketing and advertising
• Monitored progress of the 50 students, mentored them and graded all assignments
Graduate Research Assistant - Aga Khan Award for Architecture • Researched the Award archives and created a matrix of interdisciplinary award recipeients • Researched socially driven and humanitarian initiatives in design and architecture worldwide • Designed specific learning outcomes and assignments for COA 1060’s cultural and social literacy component
NAAB Accreditation, Georgia Tech National Architectural Accreditation Board • Member of core team responsible for collegewide exhibits, archiving • Helped design and construct model display surfaces and exhibit signage
Sophomore Studio Teaching Assistant • Conducted software tutorials and general help in Autodesk Maya, AutoCAD and Adobe Illustrator for a class of 40 students
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Georgia Tech College of Architecture Student Archive Manager (2007 - Current)
Cooper Carry, Atlanta, GA (August 2007 - December 2007)Intern Architect
Burt Hill, Washington, DC (June 2005 – May 2007)Interior Architect
WTOP Radio, Washington, DC Project Description: Complete renovation and redesign of newsroom, studios and traffic center of local radiostation • Assisted project architect as lead interior designer • Worked on project from conception through contract documents • Responsible for complex coordination with mechanical, electrical and acoustical engineers
Towson University College of Liberal Arts, Towson, MD Project Description: Planning, design of three buildings connected by atria and consisting of classrooms, offices, labs, café and vivarium • Created extensive set of base drawings, including layout of column grid, shell and core, basic interiors • Worked with team of architects, designers, engineers, planners from schematic design through 50 percent core and shell submission • Coordinated design with structural, mechanical, electrical engineers; created design presentations for client
Tidewater Community College, Portsmouth Campus, Portsmouth, VA Project Description: Executed in building information modeling software, Revit. Composed of 4 buildings –- main administrative building that housed a library, atrium, multi-purpose forum space, faculty and dean’s offices, study lounge. Two other buildings housed classrooms, nursing and welding labs, small offices. Fourth building was power plant • Designed specialty spaces such as library, forum, atrium and built-in millwork within them • Designed a monumental stair / stair base in main building atrium that also served as casual seating • Developed finish palette, material selections for all buildings
SKB Architecture and Design, Washington DC (June-August 2004)Design Intern
s kil ls
AutoCAD, Maya, Rhino, RhinoScript - Monkey, Grasshopper, Revit, Adobe Creative Suite, Sketchup, Hand Rendering, Model Building, 3D Studio Viz, AlphaCam
Swaleha Lalani607.339.9441 | [email protected] | 1079 Tumlin Street, Atlanta, GA 30318 | www.sallalani.com
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