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Sohrab Azizollahi

Sohrab Azizollahi is an Iranian Architect, who his projects were awarded and recognized in several international architectural festivals and competitions. He has founded his professional practice, Sohrab Azizollahi Studio in 2009, and also has worked as a freelance architect in architectural competitions. He has participated in many construction projects, including his own designs as an executive principal and director. His most important awarded project is “Each devastated cities” which was awarded the iF Design Talent Awards 2017 in Germany, and he has been shortlisted and honored in several international architectural awards such as INSPIRELI Awards in Prague, 2A Asia Architectural Awards, in Vienna & Berlin, and Middle East Architect Awards in UAE.

His main focus in architectural and urban design and research is on the environmental design process and using smart technologies for providing sustainability in the projects, besides considering the context and culture.

He also has researched and practiced about the renovation of destroyed cities or areas caused by war or natural disaster.

Iranian
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Xixiao Zhang
I hold a Bachelor's degree in Architecture from Zhejiang University and a Master's degree from UCLA. With over eight years of experience, I have worked with renowned architecture firms, including Gruen Associates and Arcadis IBI Group. In my recent work at IBI Group and through my involvement with Tongji Architecture Innovation Labs, I lead a study on how artificial intelligence (AI) can enhance architectural design during both the concept and construction phases. I am also a member of Women in BIM (Building Information Modeling).
United States of America
I hold a Bachelor's degree in Architecture from Zhejiang University and a Master's degree from UCLA. With over eight years of experience, I have worked with renowned architecture firms, including Gruen Associates and Arcadis IBI Group. In my recent work at IBI Group and through my involvement with Tongji Architecture Innovation Labs, I lead a study on how artificial intelligence (AI) can enhance architectural design during both the concept and construction phases. I am also a member of Women in BIM (Building Information Modeling).
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Zhaoxiong Han
Zhaoxiong's portfolio includes office buildings, interior designs and historic building research & renovation. His work demonstrates a commitment to creating visually compelling, environmentally responsible, and user-centric spaces.
United States of America
Zhaoxiong's portfolio includes office buildings, interior designs and historic building research & renovation. His work demonstrates a commitment to creating visually compelling, environmentally responsible, and user-centric spaces.
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Jinhui He
Jinhui's design work has received multiple accolades, including the MUSE Design Awards for both his restaurant and boutique store projects. He is a licensed architect and holds certifications including LEED AP BD+C and NCARB. His commitment to integrating advanced technology and sustainability into architecture reflects his passion for creating innovative, functional, and environmentally responsive designs.
United States of America
Jinhui's design work has received multiple accolades, including the MUSE Design Awards for both his restaurant and boutique store projects. He is a licensed architect and holds certifications including LEED AP BD+C and NCARB. His commitment to integrating advanced technology and sustainability into architecture reflects his passion for creating innovative, functional, and environmentally responsive designs.
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Jiafeng Li
Jiafeng Li graduated from Columbia University and the China Academy of Art. She currently works at Allied Works with her practice spanning the US, Denmark, Germany, and China. She has also worked for renowned firms including Arata Isozaki & Associates and Dorte Mandrup. Jiafeng believes architecture should engage in a meaningful dialogue with its environment, reactivating spaces and making them irreplaceable. Her design philosophy revolves around creating architecture that invites discovery, fosters connection, and evokes wonder. She strives to craft spaces that resonate deeply with their context and purpose, reflecting a commitment to beauty, sustainability, and cultural sensitivity. Her work has received international recognition, including First Prize in the 2016 International VELUX Award, finalist in the 2024 KAIRA LOORO Competition, and Honorable Mention in the 2024 Architecture MasterPrize. Widely published by Columbia University, AD Magazine, and other prominent media.
United States of America
Jiafeng Li graduated from Columbia University and the China Academy of Art. She currently works at Allied Works with her practice spanning the US, Denmark, Germany, and China. She has also worked for renowned firms including Arata Isozaki & Associates and Dorte Mandrup. Jiafeng believes architecture should engage in a meaningful dialogue with its environment, reactivating spaces and making them irreplaceable. Her design philosophy revolves around creating architecture that invites discovery, fosters connection, and evokes wonder. She strives to craft spaces that resonate deeply with their context and purpose, reflecting a commitment to beauty, sustainability, and cultural sensitivity. Her work has received international recognition, including First Prize in the 2016 International VELUX Award, finalist in the 2024 KAIRA LOORO Competition, and Honorable Mention in the 2024 Architecture MasterPrize. Widely published by Columbia University, AD Magazine, and other prominent media.
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Jainika Shah
As an Indian architect with master’s degree from Pratt University, my journey for a better tomorrow explores the developing principles of design to produce architectural endeavors. My mission has always been to create meaningful designs that add value to the existing community.
United States of America
As an Indian architect with master’s degree from Pratt University, my journey for a better tomorrow explores the developing principles of design to produce architectural endeavors. My mission has always been to create meaningful designs that add value to the existing community.
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Mona Vijaykumar
Mona Vijaykumar is an internationally recognized architect, urban designer, and data strategist with over five years of experience designing inclusive, ecologically integrated environments largely across the U.S., India, and the Middle East. Based in Boston, she is currently an Associate Urban Designer at Perkins&Will, where she leads award-winning master plans that prioritize functionality, design excellence, and climate adaptation. Her work for the University of Kansas Master Plan received the 2024 SCUP Excellence in Planning Honor Award, while her contributions to the Delaware State University Campus Plan earned a BSLA Regional Merit Award.She holds a Master of Science in Architecture and Urbanism from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where her research on climate adaptation and Indigenous knowledge systems was selected for the MIT Climate Grand Challenge and presented at the Design Research Society (DRS) 2022 Conference in Bilbao. Through her work with the MIT Civic Design Initiative, she co-authored the Deep Listening Framework. Her work has been featured in MIT News, Maptionnaire, and the KU Alumni Magazine.Mona’s global design practice is informed by both research and innovation. She co-founded Grain Box and Project Chaaya—ventures addressing post-harvest storage and mobile shelter—recognized by MIT DesignX, Harvard i-lab, MIT J-WAFS, and the MIT IDEAS Social Innovation Challenge, earning over $30,000 in total grants. Her recognitions include Winner of the Co(Vai) Urban Design Competition, National Thesis Award and JK AYA Award from the Council of Architecture, India, and finalist in the Tube 8x8x300 Competition. She has published and presented internationally, including From Linear to Circular at AMPS New York and at DRS Bilbao. Her work is grounded in systems thinking, spatial storytelling, and climate justice—advancing design that is as emotionally resonant and enduring as it is functional and innovative.
United States of America
Mona Vijaykumar is an internationally recognized architect, urban designer, and data strategist with over five years of experience designing inclusive, ecologically integrated environments largely across the U.S., India, and the Middle East. Based in Boston, she is currently an Associate Urban Designer at Perkins&Will, where she leads award-winning master plans that prioritize functionality, design excellence, and climate adaptation. Her work for the University of Kansas Master Plan received the 2024 SCUP Excellence in Planning Honor Award, while her contributions to the Delaware State University Campus Plan earned a BSLA Regional Merit Award.She holds a Master of Science in Architecture and Urbanism from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where her research on climate adaptation and Indigenous knowledge systems was selected for the MIT Climate Grand Challenge and presented at the Design Research Society (DRS) 2022 Conference in Bilbao. Through her work with the MIT Civic Design Initiative, she co-authored the Deep Listening Framework. Her work has been featured in MIT News, Maptionnaire, and the KU Alumni Magazine.Mona’s global design practice is informed by both research and innovation. She co-founded Grain Box and Project Chaaya—ventures addressing post-harvest storage and mobile shelter—recognized by MIT DesignX, Harvard i-lab, MIT J-WAFS, and the MIT IDEAS Social Innovation Challenge, earning over $30,000 in total grants. Her recognitions include Winner of the Co(Vai) Urban Design Competition, National Thesis Award and JK AYA Award from the Council of Architecture, India, and finalist in the Tube 8x8x300 Competition. She has published and presented internationally, including From Linear to Circular at AMPS New York and at DRS Bilbao. Her work is grounded in systems thinking, spatial storytelling, and climate justice—advancing design that is as emotionally resonant and enduring as it is functional and innovative.
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INSPIRELI JURY FEEDBACK

This professional dedicated his time and expertise to these students and their projects.

DOĞA TARIM

Dokuz Eylul University, Faculty of Architecture, Izmir , Turkey

Ahemd Kamel

Department of Architecture of the Faculty of Engineering, Mansoura University in Mansoura, Egypt

Duaa AlRifai

Abu Dhabi University, Department of Architecture and Design, College of Engineering and Computer Science, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Ebrahim Al-suwaidi

Thamar university, Yemen

Mehwish Javaid Hussain

Lahore College forWomen University, Pakistan

Sabrina Gonzalez Aleu Orozco

Universidad de Monterrey, Universidad de Monterrey, Departamento de Arquitectura, Mexico

Trifa Jaafer

Salahaddin University-Erbil, Architectural Engineering Department, Iraq

Mennat Allah Farag

Department of Architecture of the Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University in Abbaseya, Cairo, Egypt

Md. Ferdous Rahman

Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh

Mahsa Mohebbi

IAUCTB, Islamic Republic of Iran

Jennifer Murillo

Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Cumbaya, Ecuador, Facultad de Arquitectura y Diseno Interior, Ecuador

Chee Kin Tan

Tsinghua University (THU), School of Architecture, Department of Architecture, Beijing, Malaysia

Martina Kocurišinová

TUL - Technical University of Liberec, Faculty of Architecture, Czech Republic

Gabriela González

Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Cumbaya, Ecuador, Facultad de Arquitectura y Diseno Interior, Ecuador

Francesco Csermely

Politecnico di Milano, Polytechnic University of Milan, School of Design, Italy

Jana Trnková

Faculty of Architecture and Design STU in Bratislava, Slovakia

ABEL ODION

cyprus international university, Cyprus

Anja Pantic

University of Belgrade, Faculty of Architecture, Belgrade, Serbia, Serbia

kasem tarayrah

CIU, Palestine

Růžena Mašková

CTU in Prague - Faculty of Civil Engineering, Czech Republic

Simone Damiani

Politecnico di Milano, Polytechnic University of Milan, School of Design, Italy

Ruitong Xu

Central Academy of Fine Arts, China

Williams Osei

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana

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Mariia Redkolis
Architecture. Interior design. Landscaping project. Urban design.
Russian
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Samer Samarani
Residential - Commercial - Health - open space - Landscape
United States of America
Residential - Commercial - Health - open space - Landscape
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Hamidreza Khademi
As an architect specializing in healthcare design, I utilize cutting-edge building information modeling (BIM) technology to create functional, efficient, and welcoming spaces that promote healing.
United States of America
As an architect specializing in healthcare design, I utilize cutting-edge building information modeling (BIM) technology to create functional, efficient, and welcoming spaces that promote healing.
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Mingshan Fang
sustainability, aviation
United States of America
sustainability, aviation
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Sarvenaz Sharifi
My focus in architecture is to bring back the spirit of life into the space and forms that we create as architects.
United States of America
My focus in architecture is to bring back the spirit of life into the space and forms that we create as architects.
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Philip Horton
Philip Horton is a Clinical Associate Professor and a Senior Global Futures Scientist, and he is currently acting as the Assistant Director for Strategic Initiatives for The Design School. In Academic Year 2020/21 Horton served as the Interim Director for The Design School. Horton is currently participating in a transdisciplinary research initiative with the Global Futures Laboratory (GFL), the Bureau of Overseas Building Operations (OBO), Studio MA, and other units within ASU. He is currently co-directing the launch of the interdisciplinary Center of Building Innovation (cobi) at ASU, as well as the emergent "Wakanda ASU" initiative.Horton previously acted as faculty advisor to Team ASUNM (Arizona State University and the University of New Mexico) on the SHADE house (Solar Homes Adapting for Desert Equilibrium) for the U.S. Department of Energy's 2013 Solar Decathlon, and as the studio professor for the Waimea Nui Community Development Initiative with the Native Hawaiian Homesteaders' Association. He received a Master's in Architecture (M.Arch) with commencement honors from the Arizona State University's College of Architecture and Environmental Design (now the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts), and is currently completing the Stanford LEAD Executive Education program through the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University.
United States
Philip Horton is a Clinical Associate Professor and a Senior Global Futures Scientist, and he is currently acting as the Assistant Director for Strategic Initiatives for The Design School. In Academic Year 2020/21 Horton served as the Interim Director for The Design School. Horton is currently participating in a transdisciplinary research initiative with the Global Futures Laboratory (GFL), the Bureau of Overseas Building Operations (OBO), Studio MA, and other units within ASU. He is currently co-directing the launch of the interdisciplinary Center of Building Innovation (cobi) at ASU, as well as the emergent "Wakanda ASU" initiative.Horton previously acted as faculty advisor to Team ASUNM (Arizona State University and the University of New Mexico) on the SHADE house (Solar Homes Adapting for Desert Equilibrium) for the U.S. Department of Energy's 2013 Solar Decathlon, and as the studio professor for the Waimea Nui Community Development Initiative with the Native Hawaiian Homesteaders' Association. He received a Master's in Architecture (M.Arch) with commencement honors from the Arizona State University's College of Architecture and Environmental Design (now the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts), and is currently completing the Stanford LEAD Executive Education program through the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University.

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