Department : Architecture and Urban Studies
College : Architecture
Field : Ph.D - ARCHITECTURE
Academic : Assistant Professor

Biography

First Name : Bahram Last Name : Shahedi
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Academic : Assistant Professor Contract Type : Retired / Disconnection with university
College EMail : bshahedi@yahoo.com
EMail : bshahedi@yahoo.com
Research Interest : Design Theory and History in the area of Architectural precedents, Architectural Traditions, Vernacular Architecture, Architectural Phenomenology, Pedagogical strategies, Aesthetic design values, and urban design issues.
Educational Background
Degree :PhD Field : Design Theory and History of Architecture
College : Faculty of Built Environment , Departmrnt of Architecture. University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur Year :
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Degree :Masters degree Field : Architecture
College : College of Architecture,. University of Houston, Houston Texas Year :
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Degree :Bachelor's degree Field : Architecture
College : College of Architecture,. University of Houston, Houston Texas Year :
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Bahram Shahedi completed his PhD in Architectural Design, Design Theory and History at University of Malaya (UM) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Prior to his doctoral studies, he obtained his first professional degree program in Architecture & Urban design (M.Arch) from University of Houston, School of Architecture. He respectively has earned B.Sc. in Architecture and B.Sc. in Industrial Engineering Design (Machine design). He has been involved in a diverse range of projects with the aspiration of architectural consultant for various organizations included government and private sectors. Besides, to the field of industry, he has been an architectural educator for the past 30 years. He has taught courses in architectural design theory, foundation of design, visual awareness, architectural composition, experimental design, systematic design, fundamental of theoretical approaches to architectural design and have been supervising architectural theses at the master and Ph.D level on the various topics. Bahram has explored and experimented different pedagogical approach to phenomenology of design, including architecture as a phenomenon of a systematic process, phenomenon of machine, phenomenon of music, phenomenon of history, phenomenon of painting, phenomenon of science, etc. His main research interests are explorations of architectural precedents, Traditional Architecture, Architectural Phenomenology, Pedagogical strategies, Aesthetic design values, and urban design issue.