Education
Ph.D. in Architectural Design (Ph.D. by Design)
1/2017 - 5/2021 | Architectural Association (AA) - London - U.K.
Master of Architecture (MArch)
8/2012 - 5/2015 | Pratt Institute - New York - U.S.A.
Bachelor of Science in Architecture
9/2007 - 7/2012 | Shahid Beheshti University - Tehran - Iran
Relative Experiences
Co-Director | Emergent Technologies and Design Postgraduate Programme | Architectural Association
9/2023 - Present | Co-Director | AA - London - U.K.
Co-Founder | Wallacei | An Evolutionary and Analytic Engine with Embedded ML for Grasshopper 3D
1/2018 - Present
Studio Master | Emergent Technologies and Design Postgraduate Programme | Architectural Association
11/2020 - 9/2023 | Studio Master | AA - London - U.K.
Co-Programme Head, Faculty | Architectural Association Istanbul Visiting School
6/2018 - Present | Tutor | AAVS - Istanbul - Turkey
1/2019 - Present | Co-Programme Head | AAVS - Istanbul - Turkey
Co-Programme Head, Faculty | Architectural Association DLAB
1/2022 - Present | Co-Programme Head | AAVS DLAB - London - UK
Faculty | Computational Urban Design III | Master in City and Technology Programme | Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia
3/2021 - 4/2023 | Seminar Faculty | IAAC - Barcelona - Spain
Sessional Tutor | Urban Futures and Parametric Cities | Abedian School of Architecture, Bond University
7/2021 | Seminar Tutor | Bond University - Gold Coast- Australia
Skill Module Tutor | Research Cluster 0 | UCL Bartlett School of Architecture
1/2021 | Tutor | UCL - London - U.K.
Tutor | Emergence and Evolutionary Computation Seminar | Emergent Technologies and Design Course | Architectural Association
10/2018 - 09/2020 | Tutor | AA - London - U.K.
Strategic Adviser, Specialised Computational Design Consultant | New York State Health Foundation Grant
1/2020 - 1/2021 | The Collective for Community, Culture and Environment (CCCE)- New York - USA
Strategic Adviser, Specialised Computational Design Consultant | Pratt Teconic Fellowship
9/2019 - 12/2019 | Pratt Insititute - New York - USA
Occasional Article Reviewer | International Journal of Architectural Computing
6/2019 - Present
Co-Organized and Presented | Ph.D. Table of Contents Symposium | Architectural Association
10/2018 | Architectural Association Public Programme Series | London- U.K.
Co-Organized | Ph.D. by Design Symposium | Architectural Association
1/2018 | Architectural Association Public Programme Series | London- U.K.
Project Lead | Contemporary Architecture Practice - Ali Rahim and Hina Jamelle (CAP)
7/2015 - 9/2016 | Project Lead | CAP - Shanghai - China
Architecture Production Facility Monitor
1/2013 - 5/2015 |3D Print Shop Monitor | Pratt Institute - Brooklyn - NY - U.S.A.
Preparing and Submitting The Files - Extracting - Deep powdering - CA’ing - Troubleshooting - Maintenance | ZPrinter 310 - ZPrinter 650
1/2013 - 5/2015 | CNC Shop Monitor | Pratt Institute - Brooklyn - NY - U.S.A.
Preparing and Submitting The File - Troubleshooting | Techno 4896
1/2013 - 5/2015 | Laser Shop Monitor | Pratt Institute - Brooklyn - NY - U.S.A.
Preparing and Submitting The Files - Troubleshooting - Maintenance | Universal Lasers X 660
Graduate Teaching Assistant
8/2014 - 5/2015 | Parametric Systems and Forms | Robert Cervellione | Pratt Institute - Brooklyn - NY - U.S.A.
Advance Grasshopper - Fabrication Process in Grasshopper - CNC - Assembling
8/2014 - 5/2015 | MArch Third Semester Studio | Erich Schoenenberger’s Studio | Pratt Institute - Brooklyn - NY - U.S.A.
Design Studio TA - Housing Studio
1/2014 - 5/2014 | Advance Computer and Media | Benjamin Martinson | Pratt Institute - Brooklyn - NY - U.S.A.
Basic Grasshopper to Intermediate level
8/2013 - 12/ 2013 | MArch First Semester Studio | Erich Schoenenberger’s Studio | Pratt Institute - Brooklyn - NY - U.S.A.
Design Studio TA - Material Study Studio
Architectural Intern
8/2013 -10/2013 | SU11 Architecture + Design | Brooklyn - NY - U.S.A.
Designing - 3D Modeling - Rendering
7/2010 - 9/2010 | Parhoon Architecture Office | Tehran - Iran
Supervised a Subway Construction Workshop - Tehran - Iran
Supervised a Private House Construction Workshop - Tehran - Iran
Fellow Lab Researcher
9/2010 - 7/2012 | Intelligent Systems in Architectural Engineering Center (ISAEC) | Shahid Beheshti University - Tehran - Iran
Analysed complex geometrical forms found in nature through mathematical formulation and investigated their potentials in architectural design through generative modeling. Fabricated temporary pavilion within optimizing the complex form derived from early studies.
9/2008 - 9/2010 | Art of Engineering Workshop (AEW) | Shahid Beheshti University - Tehran - Iran
Fabrication Studies - Material Studies - Pavilion Fabrication
Professional Collaborations
8/2008 - 7/2012 | Assistant Architect at Various Firms Within Different Stages of Architectural Design | Tehran - Iran
Generated Digital Models of Design Proposals (Rhino- Sketchup - 3ds Max - Revit - Grasshopper)
Generated Renderings (Vray - Mental Ray)
Site Analysis and Studies
Model Making
Designed Commercial and Residential Plans
Collaborated to Create Construction Documents
Archived Existing Projects
Lectures and Presentations
Lecture at Bartlett BPro, Research Cluster 18 | London, U.K.
1/2019 | Workshop on the Applications of Multi-objective Evolutionary Algorithms in Design Using WALLACEI
Lecturers: Mohammed Makki, Milad Showkatbakhsh
Emergence and Evolutionary Computation Seminar | Architectural Association Emergent Technologies and Design Postgraduate Programme | London, UK.
1/2019 | Emergence and Evolutionary Computation in Design.
Lecturers: Michael Weinstock, Milad Showkatbakhsh
Webinar at Pratt Institute | New York City, U.S.A.
3/2019 | Online Presentation on the Applications of Multi-objective Evolutionary Algorithms in Design Using WALLACEI
Presenter: Milad Showkatbakhsh
Presentation at Bryden Wood | London, U.K.
5/2019 | Presentation on the Applications of Multi-objective Evolutionary Algorithms in Design Using WALLACEI
Presenter: Milad Showkatbakhsh, Yutao Song
Lecture at 5th Annual Design Research Exhibition and Symposium, “Sentient Space” in Centre for Architecture and the Built Environment Research | UWE Bristol, U.K.
5/2019 | Presentation on the Evolutionary Computation and the Applications of Multi-objective Evolutionary Algorithms in Design Using WALLACEI
Presenter: Milad Showkatbakhsh
Presentation at UHA | London, U.K.
5/2019 | Presentation on the Applications of Multi-objective Evolutionary Algorithms in Design Using WALLACEI
Presenter: Milad Showkatbakhsh, Yutao Song
Presentation at Heatherwick Studio| London, U.K.
5/2019 | Presentation on the Applications of Multi-objective Evolutionary Algorithms in Design Using WALLACEI
Presenter: Milad Showkatbakhsh, Yutao Song
Presentation at WilkinsonEyre | London, U.K.
6/2019 | Presentation on the Applications of Multi-objective Evolutionary Algorithms in Design Using WALLACEI
Presenter: Milad Showkatbakhsh, Yutao Song
Presentation at Prior and Partners | London, U.K.
6/2019 | Presentation on the Applications of Multi-objective Evolutionary Algorithms in Design Using WALLACEI
Presenter: Milad Showkatbakhsh
Presentation at Grimshaw Architects| London, U.K.
6/2019 | Presentation on the Applications of Multi-objective Evolutionary Algorithms in Design Using WALLACEI
Presenter: Milad Showkatbakhsh
Presentation at AECOM | London, U.K.
7/2019 | Presentation on the Applications of Multi-objective Evolutionary Algorithms in Design Using WALLACEI
Presenter: Milad Showkatbakhsh
Presentation at Eckersley O'Callaghan Engineers | London, U.K.
7/2019 | Presentation on the Applications of Multi-objective Evolutionary Algorithms in Design Using WALLACEI
Presenter: Milad Showkatbakhsh
Presentation at AA Summer DLAB 2019 | London, U.K.
8/2019 | Presentation on the Applications of Multi-objective Evolutionary Algorithms in Design Using WALLACEI
Presenter: Milad Showkatbakhsh
Presentation at Populous | London, U.K.
8/2019 | Presentation on the Applications of Multi-objective Evolutionary Algorithms in Design Using WALLACEI
Presenter: Milad Showkatbakhsh
Presentation at ARUP | London, U.K.
9/2019 | Presentation on the Applications of Multi-objective Evolutionary Algorithms in Design Using WALLACEI
Presenter: Milad Showkatbakhsh, Yutao Song
Lecture at Northumbria Architecture Society | Newcastle, U.K.
10/2019 | Presentation on the Challenging the Utopian Ideologies. Evolutionary Design Principles at the Digital Age.
Lecturer: Milad Showkatbakhsh
Webinar Series at Pratt Institute GAUD | New York, U.S.
10/2019- 12/2019 | 12 sessions of webinar teaching the application of evolutionary principles using Wallacei in urban design problems.
Lecturer: Milad Showkatbakhsh
Algorithmic Evolutionary Design Workshop at McNeel Europe | Barcelona, Spain
11/2019 | Three-day workshop on evolutionary problem-solving methods using Wallacei at McNeel Europe in Barcelona
Lecturer: Milad Showkatbakhsh, Diego Navarro
Lecture at Kent School of Architecture | Digital Architecture Research Center | Canterbury, U.K.
02/2020 | Lecture on the Evolution as a Design Model.
Lecturer: Milad Showkatbakhsh
Webinar at Cornell University | New York City, U.S.A.
2/2020 | Online Presentation on the Applications of Multi-objective Evolutionary Algorithms in Design Using WALLACEI
Presenter: Milad Showkatbakhsh
Webinar at Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia, Iaac | Barcelona, Spain.
5/2020 | Online Presentation on the Applications of Multi-objective Evolutionary Algorithms in Design Using WALLACEI
Presenter: Milad Showkatbakhsh
Webinar at DigitalFUTURES World 2020 | Online.
6/2020 | Tutor at Agent-based Form-Finding, Optimisation, and Collaborative Design Workshop led by AA EmTech
Tutors: Elif Erdine + Eleana Polychronaki + Abhinav Chaudhary + Milad Showkatbakhsh
Publications, Activities and Honours
8/2024| Design Modelling Symposium
Authors: Elif Erdine, Milad Showkatbakhsh, Angel Lara Moreira, Alexander Krolak
12/2023| SIGraDi 2023 Conference. Accelerated Landscapes
Authors: Puja Bhagat, Gautami Bhoite, Mehul Shethiya, Elif Erdine, Milad Showkatbakhsh
8/2023| City, Territory and Architecture Journal
Authors: Liam Blewett, Ngoc Xuan Huy Nguyen, Mohammed Makki & Milad Showkatbakhsh
9/2022| Buildings Journal
Authors: Milad Showkatbakhsh, Mohammed Makki
6/2022| Technology | Architecture + Design Journal
Authors: Mohammed Makki, Diego Navarro-Mateu, Milad Showkatbakhsh
1/2021| Journal of Computer-Aided Design and Applications
Authors: Milad Showkatbakhsh, Saam Kaviani, Michael Weinstock
8/2020 | International Journal of Architectural Computing
Authors: Milad Showkatbakhsh, Saam Kaviani
Published Paper | Multi-Objective Optimization of Robotically Bent In-Situ Reinforcement System
5/2020 | Simulation in Architecture and Urban Design SIMAUD 2020
Authors: Milad Showkatbakhsh, Elif Erdine, Alvaro Lopez Rodriguez
Published Paper | Robotic-Aided Fabrication of Materially Efficient Complex Concrete Assemblies | Daejeon, South Korea
6/2019 | Hello, Culture, Proceedings of the 18th International Conference of Computer-Aided Architectural Design Futures (CAAD Futures) 2019, 829-847. ©2019.
Authors: Elif Erdine, Milad Showkatbakhsh, Gamze Gunduz, Asli Aydin, Cemal Koray Bingol, Alvaro Lopez Rodriguez
03/2020 | Journal of Computational Design and Engineering
Authors: Milad Showkatbakhsh, Mohammed Makki
5/2018 | International Journal of Architectural Computing
Authors: Mohammed Makki, Milad Showkatbakhsh, Aiman Tabony, Michael Weinstock
Published Paper | Control of Morphological Variation Through Population-based Fitness Criteria | Beijing, China
5/2018 | Learning, Adapting and Prototyping, Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference of the Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA)2018, Volume1,153-162. ©2018. published by the Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA) in HongKong.
Authors: Mohammed Makki, Milad Showkatbakhsh
Sidney Katz Award for Design Excellence | Pratt Institute - New York - U.S.A
5/2015 | Graduated From Pratt Institue with Honorary Award
Pratt Institute Annual Merit Scholarship
2014-2015 Academic year
Archived Projects at The Book of School of Architecture, Pratt Institute, “Inprocess” No. 19. and No. 20
Public Plaza Network | Erich Shoenenberger’s Studio | Fall 2012 | Inprocess 19
Parametric Skin - Computer Media | Benjamin Martinson | Fall 2012 | Inprocess 19
Fabrication of Human Body Spine - Advance Computer Media | Benjamin Martinson | Spring 2013 | Inprocess 19
Robotic Platform - Advance Computer Media | Jason Vigneri-Bean | Spring 2013 | In-process 19
Harmonic Movements - Animation in Architectural Design | Christopher Whitelaw | Spring 2013 | Inprocess 19
Responsive Pattern - Scripting and Form C# | Robert Cervellione | Fall 2013 | In-process 20
GC Parametric Pavilion - Parametric Systems and Forms | Robert Cervellione | Fall 2013 | Inprocess 20
Algae Production Facility | Erich Shoenenberger’s Studio | Spring 2013 | Inprocess 20
Pudong Mixed use Tower | Hina Jamelle’s Studio | Fall 2014 | Inporcess 20
Psychedelia | Vito Acconci’s Studio | Spring 2015 | Inprocess 20
GAUD 2015 Exhibition | Michael Szivos | Inprocess 20
Pudong Mixed-Use Tower
5/2016 | EVOLO Skyscrapers Volume 3
Selected project by the editorial board to be published in the EVOLO SKYSCRAPERS 3.
Published Poster | Advances in Architectural Geometry 2012 (AAG12) | Paris - France
9/2012 | “Using Parametric and Complex Geometry of Seashells to Realize and Construct an Organic Architectural Space"
Ranked the 3rd Position in an International Competition | Tehran - Iran
5/2011 | Designing a Sport hall Prototype with a New Structural Approach
Ranked the 1st Position Among 100 Participants in the Sketch Competition of the School of Architecture | Tehran - Iran
12/2008 | Shahid Beheshti University
Skills
Architectural Designing | Computational and Algorithmic Design | Software Development | Client Communication | Mixed-Reality | Robotic Fabrication | Construction and Detailing | Digital Prototyping | Music Visualization | Photography
Maya | Rhino | Grasshopper ( Including important Plug-ins ) | Grasshopper 3D Plugin Development | HAL ( Robotic arm controller in grasshopper ) | Robots Plugin in Grasshopper 3D | C# ( Growing Knowledge ) | Processing ( Growing Knowledge ) | Python ( Growing Knowledge ) | Houdini | Magics ( 3D Printing ) | 3D’s Max | Revit | Autocad | Sketch Up | GIS | CartoDB | City Engine | Ecotect | Formian | Vray | Mental Ray | Keyshot | Maxwell | Epic Unreal Engine | Unity | Photoshop | Illustrator | InDesign | Microsoft Office |
Language
Fluent : English - Persian | Basic Knowledge : Arabic