Nooshin Esmaeili

Nooshin is a Registered Architect in Canada, a sessional instructor, and a researcher at e university of Calgary School of Architecture, planning, and landscape (SAPL). After graduating with a Master of Architecture, she worked with many well-known architectural firms. Nooshin is also a yoga instructor, a nature lover, and currently back as a Ph.D. candidate. Nooshin has always been intrigued by the quality of space and its impact on our physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being. In following her lifelong quest of linking the ‘Sense of Self’ with architecture, her goal is to investigate how architects/designers can enhance the quality of space to achieve well-being and overall health by bridging the gap between the world within (Inner) and the world without (outer). Nooshin is examining the qualities of our built environment that prove timeless and touch all individuals despite their religion, background, language, or ethnicity. She aims to mainly explore the concept of “harmony” along with “Flow & Unity” in the design of transcendental places, through the lens of mysticism in the wisdom tradition – with a focus on Persian Architecture.

Morteza Hazbei

Started: 2018

Thesis title: Rethinking Parametric Architecture by Reconciling Ornamental Patterns and Energy Performance

Supervisory committee: Dr. Carmela Cucuzzella, Dr. Bruno Lee, Dr. Nawwaf Kharma, Prof. Richard Foltz

Morteza Hazbei’s research considers ornamental patterns as an element that conveys cultural meaning. These patterns in the building envelope not only act as an energetic function but also perform as an expressive role in communicating context and history. He holds a Master of Architecture degree from the Art University of Isfahan and a bachelor’s degree in architecture from the Joundi Shapur University of Technology. His master thesis was about designing cultural spaces with an emphasis on Iranian motifs and patterns. Morteza is a member of IDEAS-BE research group at Concordia University.