Aida Hassan [AHS1] | North South University

Full Time Faculty
Lecturer

MaCT, Institue for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC), Spain
B.Arch. Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-ARC), USA

Phone : +880-2-55668200 Ext: 6248
Email : aida.hassan@northsouth.edu
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Curriculum Vitae

About

Aida Hassan is a Lecturer at the Department of Architecture at North South University. She has been teaching full time since 2017 and had been a part-time faculty in 2016 at NSU. As an educator and urbanist, her interest lies in exploring data-driven solutions for computational urban design. She co-founded and was the graphics editor for the weekly art and architecture newsletter, ADDA in Dhaka. In 2017, she also co-curated the exhibition, “91/2, House Time & Memory” in Dhaka. Hassan recieved her B.A. from SCI-Arc (Southern California Institute of Architecture), USA and a Masters in City & Technology from IAAC (Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia), Spain.

Selected Publications

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Awards & Honors

Design Awards:

1. Recipient of Special Award, “TRACK IT EASY”, Final MaCT Project, Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC), Barcelona, Spain, 2022.

2. Design Exhibition: The masters project, "TRACK IT EASY" was part of the exhibition, "trans-FORMING FUTURE cities” in Barcelona, Spain, 2022.

3. Co-curator of an architectural exhibition titled, “91/2 House, Time & Memory”, Dhaka, 2017

Research Grant:

1. NSU CTRG 2024-2025 Research Grant

Title: Envisioning a “non-motorized” DU campus: Using network algorithms to propose optimized pedestrian network systems

Role: Principal Investigator

Educational Qualifications

Master of City and Technology (MaCT), Fall 2021-Fall 2022.

Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia, IAAC, Barcelona, Spain

Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch), Fall 2009-Spring 2014.

Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc), Los Angeles, CA, USA

Core Design Program, Fall 2008-Spring 2009.

IOWA State University, Ames, IA, USA

Study Abroad:

1. SCIArc Summer Abroad, Summer 2013, Hosei University, Tokyo, Japan

2. Vertical Studio Workshop, Spring 2013, Institute of Advanced Architecture of Catalunya, IAAC, Barcelona, Spain

High School:

1. A-Levels (Oxford), Fall 2006-Spring 2008, Bangladesh International Tutorial, Dhaka, Bangladesh

2. O-Levels (IGCSE), Fall 2004-Fall 2006, International School of Penang, Penang, Malaysia

Academic Experience

Lecturer, (Full-time), 2022-present

North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

J.Lecturer, (Full-time), 2017-2022

North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

J.Lecturer, (Part-time), 2016

North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Assistant to Michael Sorkin’s Studio Workshop, 2015

Bengal Institute, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Shop Team Leader, 2010-2014

SCIArc Fabrication Shop, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

Corporate Experience

1. Architectural Designer, 2014-2015

RoTo Architects, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

2. Design Intern, 2013-2014

RTKL Associates Inc., Los Angeles, CA, USA.

3. Intern, 2011

Atelier Robin Architects, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Courses

1. ARC 112: Foundation Design Studio II- Form and Composition

2. ARC 121: Graphics I- Basic Drawing

3. ARC 123: Graphics III- Digital Presentation

4. ARC 131: Sources in Architecture I- Artistic Appreciation

5. ARC 133: Parameters in Design I- Aesthetic and Design

6. ARC 215: Architecture Design Studio II- Simple Function

7. ARC 242: Architectural Heritage II- World II

8. ARC 273: Construction III- Workshop

9. ARC 316: Professional Studies Studio I- Form and Function

10. ARC 317: Professional Studies Studio II- Complex Function

11. ARC 334: Parameters in Design II- Theory and Methods

12. ARC 445: Contemporary Design- Precedents and Analyses

13. ARC 535: Parameters in Design III- Pedagogy and Discourse

Membership and professional Activites

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Research Interests

computational design
generative design
data-informed solutions
ecology