About

 

C.V.

Mehran Aghazadeh received his master's degree in architecture from Tehran University (Iran) in 2002. He has been practicing as an architect and interior designer since then and created some award-winning projects. At Purdue University, as an ETB graduate student, he works on a number of socio-political art projects that use light, sculpture, and time-based media to critically engage with traditional Iranian aesthetics and politics. He also teaches Electronic Media Studio, Video Art, and 3D Design.

 

EDUCATION

  •   MFA Visual and Performing Arts, Area of Study Electronic and Time-Based Art, 2022, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana

  •   Master of Art in Architecture, 2002, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.

  •   Bachelor of Art in Architecture, 1998, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

     

SELECTION OF ARCHITECTURAL PROJECTS

  • 2014-2019 Board Member, Architect, and Project Manager of Westa Hotel Co. (9100 m2), Mazandaran, Iran 

  • 2017 Architectural Design of Laico Shopping Center (14500 m2), Mazandaran, Iran

  • 2014 Architectural Design and Supervision of Hormozan Shopping Mall (12000 m2), Tehran, Iran

  • 2012 Architectural Design of LeMont Office Building (350 m2), Lausanne, Switzerland

  • 2007 Ranked 1st in Municipality of Qazvin Urban Monument Design National Competitions, Qazvin, Iran

  • 2010 Honorable Mention, Martyr Monument Competition, Tehran, Iran

  • 2002 Honorable Mention for graduate thesis at “Kharazmi National Contest”

  • 1999 Ranked 3 rd. in National Students’ Sketch Competition “War Museum”

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

  •   2020-2022 Instructor of Record, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

    courses taught:

    o   AD 23300 Electronic Media Studio (Fall 2020, Fall 2021)

    o   AD 30400 Video Art (Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022)

    o   AD 10600 Foundational 3D Design (Fall 2020)

EXHIBITIONS

  • 2020 Video Art Exhibition “Return”, Saudi Arabian Society for Culture and Art (Dammam, Saudi Arabia)

  • 2020 The Way We Live Now, Online Exhibition, Graduate Critique Course, Purdue University

  • 2020 PAC: Purple’s Art Collection Show, Rueff Galleries East, Pao Hall of Visual and Performing Arts, Purdue University

  • 2019 Open Studio Night, Purdue MFA Students, Purdue University


PUBLIC PRESENTATION

  • 2022 coup d’état Reclaiming Form and Color, A presentation about visual culture, architecture and theocracy, Prospective 2022 Symposium, Digital Art and Activism

  • 2022 A2RU ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Proposal accepted for Steps Towards Change panel, Researching While BIPOC

  • 2020 A Critical Look at Persian Gardens and Power, Experimental Media Graduate Program, North Carolina State University. This talk is part of a collaborative video presentation with Charmaine Renee, Shannon McMullen, and Fabian Winkler.

 AWARDS

  • 2022 College of Liberal Arts Distinguished Master’s Creative Work Award

  • 2022 Graduate Teaching Award, Purdue University Teaching Academy

  • 2021 Purdue Promise Award

  • 2020 Delta Phi Delta Scholarship

  • 2019 Purdue Promise Award