Centro de Estudos de Arquitectura e Urbanismo

Mahdi Alizadeh is an architect based in Portugal. He has graduated from the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Porto (2022), with his thesis entitled "The Pursuit of Presence in Architecture: A Phenomenological Narrative of Naqsh-e-Jahan Square of Ispahan", for which he gained the full mark 20/20. Prior to his master's degree he completed his bachelor's studies at the Clermont-Ferrand School of Architecture (ENSA Clermont-Ferrand). During his master's degree, he also served as the student representative for two consecutive years in the Pedagogic Council (conselho pedagógico) of the faculty. In addition, Mahdi is the co-founder of architectural round-table talks by the name of Café com Esquissos, which focuses in bridging between academia and the practice of architecture. He is currently pursuing his Ph.D. studies at FAUP, in the E profile, Theories and Practices of Project (Teoria e Práticas do Projecto). He also serves as the student's representative in the Doctoral Monitoring Committee (Comissão de acompanhamento do PDA). Since 2024, he has been integrated in the Center for Studies in Architecture and Urbanism (CEAU), as a collaborating researcher. Mahdi has a number of publications in international and national conferences, and has been writing continuously since 2022. He has worked in a number of architectural offices across Europe, gaining practical experience in various scales and projects. His main areas of research and interest include: Theory and History of Architecture; Urbanism; Portuguese Architecture; Modern Movement; Modernity; Heritage; Tradition; Italian Architecture; Interdisciplinary Studies; Cultural Studies; Fernando Távora; Ernesto Nathan Rogers; Álvaro Siza; Alberto Campo Baeza; Franco Purini; Eduardo Souto de Moura.

Identificação

Grau: Mestrado
Categoria: Colaborador
Ano de Integração: 2024
Nomes de Citação: Mahdi Alizadeh

Mohammadmahdi Alizadeh
Ciência ID: 2619-4B66-2A86
Ciência Vitae ID: 2619-4B66-2A86
Email: up201802608@up.pt

mmalizadeh27@gmail.com
Domínios de Atuação: Humanidades - Artes - Arquitetura e Design
Grupos de Investigação: Património da Arquitetura, da Cidade e do Território (100%)
Dedicação (Investigação): 50%

Formação

2023 09 –
2027

Em curso

Programa de Doutoramento em Arquitetura

Doutoramento

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Arquitectura, Portugal

Arquitectura

Mestrado

"The Pursuit of Presence in Architecture: A phenomenological narrative of Naqsh-e Jahan square of Ispahan"

Mestrado: 16/20 Dissetação: 20/20

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Arquitectura, Portugal

2020 09 01 –
2021 07 01

Concluído

Regeneración Urbana, Rehabilitación y Diseño

Postgraduate Certificate

Universidade de Salamanca, Espanha ; MADIN, Espanha

licence d'architecture

Bachelor (1.º ciclo de estudos)

Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture de Clermont-Ferrand, França

Percurso Profissional

Ciência

Investigador

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Arquitectura

Universidade do Porto Centro de Estudos de Arquitectura e Urbanismo, Portugal

Cargos e Funções

Doctoral Candidates´ Representative

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Arquitectura

Comissão de Acompanhamento do PDA (Doctroal Monitoring Committee), Portugal

Architect

MVCC Arquitectos

2023 06 –
2024 02

Architect

Harni-Takahashi Architecture & Design

2020 09 01 –
2021 07 01

Student Representative of the Second year of Master (Quinto Ano) in the Pedagogic Council

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Arquitectura

2019 09 01 –
2020 07 01

Student Representative of the First year of Master (Quarto Ano) in the Pedagogic Council

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Arquitectura

2018 02 01 –
2018 05 01

Intern Architect

Sylvie Soulas Architectes

2016 06 01 –
2016 09 01

Intern Architect

VLC Urban Studio

Produções

Artigo em conferência

Pre-existent Environments and the Questions of Circumstance: Rethinking Tradition as a Paradigm of Sustainability in the Contemporary Architectural Discourse
11th International Conference on New Trends in Architecture and Interior Design

Bologna , Itália

Mahdi Alizadeh; Clara Pimenta do Vale; Kholopova, Anastasiia

Time, Memory and Experience in the Crafting of Space: Two examples, Fernando Távora and Ernesto Nathan Rogers
11th International Conference on New Trends in Architecture and Interior Design

Bologna , Itália

Mahdi Alizadeh; Clara Pimenta do Vale; Kholopova, Anastasiia

The Freedom of Constraints: Insights from the Innovative Housing Projects of Caccia Dominioni
MAIS DO QUE CASAS STARBURSTING

Porto , Portugal

Mahdi Alizadeh; Viegas, Luís Sebastião da Costa

Inhabiting the Future: Crafting Architecture (in) The Body, (in) The Home, (in) The City, (in) the Cosmos
8TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON GLOBAL PRACTICE OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENTIFIC STUDIES

Dubai , Emiratos Árabes Unidos

Mahdi Alizadeh; Viegas, Luís Sebastião da Costa; CARDOSO, Rui Américo

The Pursuit of Presence in Siza's Architecture; A Phenomenological Narrative of Piscina das Marés
European Research On Architecture And Urbanism International Conference

Milão , Itália

Mahdi Alizadeh; Clara do Vale; Kholopova, Anastasiia

Resumo em conferência

Urbanisation in Emerging Economies: A Reading of Urban Policies in the Southern Zone of the Persian Gulf
Finnish Institute in the Middle East

Tampere , Finlândia

Mahdi Alizadeh

Tese / Dissertação

The Pursuit of Presence in Architecture: A phenomenological narrative of Naqsh-e Jahan square of Ispahan

Mestrado

Mohammadmahdi Alizadeh

https://hdl.handle.net/10216/147945

handle: https://hdl.handle.net/10216/147945

Atividades

Apresentação oral de trabalho

Time, Memory and Experience in the Crafting of Space: Two examples, Fernando Távora and Ernesto Nathan Rogers. Scheduled Presentation

11th International Conference on New Trends in Architecture and Interior Design

Pre-existent Environments and the Questions of Circumstance: Rethinking Tradition as a Paradigm of Sustainability in the Contemporary Architectural Discourse. Scheduled Presentation

11th International Conference on New Trends in Architecture and Interior Design

The Freedom of Constraints: Insights from the Innovative Housing Projects of Caccia Dominioni

MAIS DO QUE CASAS STARBURSTING

Inhabiting the Future: Crafting Architecture (in) The Body, (in) The Home, (in) The City, (in) the Cosmos

8th International Conference on Global Practice of Multidisciplinary Scientific Studies

The Pursuit of Presence in Siza's Architecture; A Phenomenological Narrative of Piscina das Marés

European Research On Architecture And Urbanism International Conference

Curso / Disciplina lecionado

2025 01 15 –
2025 01 15

Open Lecture. Tabula Rasa. Architecture, War and Peace: A Perspective on Coexistence and Common Memory in the Post-War Period

TAPRI

Tampere University, Finlândia

2024 02 28 –
2024 02 28

Open Lecture (Aula Aberta). The Tectonic Practice & the Multiplicity of the Body of Architecture

Arquitetura

Mestrado integrado

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Arquitectura, Portugal

2021 05 16 –
2021 05 16

Open Lecture. Architectural Pedagogy: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

Magister

Iranian Center of Architecture, Irão

Organização de evento

2022 04 22 –
2022 04 22

Head of the round-table Café com Esquissos, Archi-Talks. Invited guest: Christian Kircher from Smartvoll Architekten, based in Vienna.

Coorganizador, Mesa-redonda

Café com Esquissos, Portugal

2022 04 14 –
2022 04 14

Head of the round-table Café com Esquissos, Archi-Talks. Invited guest: Fabio Gramazio, co-founder of Gramazio Kohler Research, based in Zurich.

Coorganizador, Mesa-redonda

Café com Esquissos, Portugal

2022 03 25 –
2022 03 25

Head of the round-table Café com Esquissos, Archi-Talks. Invited guest: Martin Neuwirther, Project Manager at Baumschlager Eberle Architekten.

Coorganizador, Mesa-redonda

Café com Esquissos, Portugal

2022 03 22 –
2022 03 22

Head of the round-table Café com Esquissos, Archi-Talks. Invited guest: Andre Kempe, co-founder of Atelier Kempe Thill, based in Rotterdam.

Coorganizador, Mesa-redonda

Café com Esquissos, Portugal

2022 03 18 –
2022 03 18

Head of the round-table Café com Esquissos, Archi-Talks. Invited guest: Philippe Nathan, Partner at 2001 Studio, based in Esch-Alzette.

Coorganizador, Mesa-redonda

Café com Esquissos, Portugal

2021 06 18 –
2021 06 18

Head of the round-table Café com Esquissos, Archi-Talks. Invited guest: Dr.Juhani Pallasmaa, Finnish Architect, Author and Theoretician, based in Helsinki

Coorganizador, Mesa-redonda

Café com Esquissos, Portugal

2021 05 07 –
2021 05 07

Head of the round-table Café com Esquissos, Archi-Talks. Invited guest: Ted Schauman & Jonas Nordgren, co-founders of Schauman Nordgren Architects, based in Helsinki and Copenhagen.

Coorganizador, Mesa-redonda

Café com Esquissos, Portugal

2021 04 09 –
2021 04 09

Head of the round-table Café com Esquissos, Archi-Talks, in the opening sessions of the first cycle. Invited guest: Espen Surnevik, professor at Oslo School of Architecture (AHO) and founder of Espen Survenik Architects. From January 2020 to August 2021, Espen Surnevik was given the task of leading the Institute as the Head of the Institute of Architecture.

Coorganizador, Mesa-redonda

Café com Esquissos, Portugal

Participação em evento

Mais Do Que Casas

Correspondent Writer (relator) in Mais Do Que Casas, in the second encounter

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Arquitectura, Portugal

The future of Europe and the youth: Sustainability, Climatic action, Digital transformation and Employment I O futuro da Europa e os jovens: sustentabilidade, ação climática, transformação digital e emprego

Representative of the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Porto in an event held by the European Commission, Portuguese Government, and The City of Porto in the Faculty of Economics of the University of Porto

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Economia, Portugal

Kilometer Zero Architecture

Representative of the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Porto in the program "NEB goes South".

New European Bauhaus, Espanha

2024 01 29 –
2024 02 02

NadaNovo

NADA NOVO / NO NEWS is an association that promotes the reuse of components and construction materials, and explores the cultural challenges of their application.

2023 09 18 –
2023 09 24

Tallin Design Festival

Participating member of Harni-Takahashi Office in Tallin Design Festival The 18th Tallinn Design Festival was DESIGN 4.0. AI: Industrial (un)employment?. The hot topic of AI, its opportunities and threats to the design sector were addressed by Estonian and international experts.

Tallin Design Festival, Estónia

2023 09 08 –
2023 09 17

Helsinki Design Week 2023

Participating member of Harni-Takahashi Office in Helsinki Design Week. Helsinki Design Week presents new people and phenomena within design in cooperation with various partners. Established in 2005, Helsinki Design Week is the largest design festival in the Nordic countries. Helsinki Design Weekly is the leading design media in Finland, featuring phenomena, news and discussion related to design and architecture every week. Subscribe to Weekly newsletter here.

Helsinki Design Week, Finlândia

Distinções

Outra distinção

Project Selection in the yearly exhibition (ANUÁRIA); "Hisotry of Portuguese Architecture: Historic Study of Penas Roias"

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Arquitectura, Portugal