· Designing Cities With People · www.arkilab.dk · Copenhagen, Denmark · Sydney, Australia · mail@arkilab.dk · CV · YALDA PILEHCHIAN

Yalda’s educational background in both architecture and urban studies enables her to have a holistic approach to urban design that encompasses social, economic and environmental issues as well as design qualities. Yalda has strong analytical skills and is experienced in interpreting and structuring the data collected from involving citizens into planning strategies and transforming them into actual design ideas. Yalda has a broad experience with bottom-up planning, empowerment, and social sustainability and employs her skills and expertise to ensure that end-users’ ideas and aspirations gets through in the design process. At arki_lab, Yalda is involved in concept development and planning, as well as preparing reports, strategies and design based on citizen involvement ideas. She is also responsible for developing our engagement tools such as arki_nopoly and arkicity.

EDUCATION

2014 MSc, Urban Studies:4 Cities UNICA | BE, AT, ES, DK

2011 Bachelor of Architecture: University of Tehran | Tehran, IR

WORK EXPERIENCE

2019 Studio tutor at DIS | Copenhagen, DK2018- Head of AU Office: arki_lab | Sydeny, AU2015- Urban designer: arki_lab | Copenhagen, DK2018 Urban Design Studio Tutor at the University of

NSM | Sydney, AU2017 Guest Lecturer at DIS and University of

Copenhagen | Copenhagen, DK2017-18 Guest critic at DIS | Copenhagen, DK 2011 Architect: Kamvari Architects

| Tehran, IR & London, UK

SELECTED PROJECTS

2019 SPENCER VISIONING STUDY | Melbourne, AUIn collaboration with state organizations, arki_lab engaged various stakeholders to design the future Spencer Street, one of Melbourne’s major roads.MELBOURNE INNOVATION DISTRICT VISIONING STUDY | Melbourne, AUIn collaboration with state organizations, arki_lab ran a series of engagement workshop and prepared an extensive report for the future development of Melbourne Innovation District.

2018 THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING PRECINCT| University of Wollongong, AUIn collaboration with SJB Architects arki_lab developed the site on principles of inclusivity, connectivity and user-centered design.PILOT PROJECT FOR NEW TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS | Melbourne, AUIn collaboration with Transport for Victora, arki_lab delivered a strategy for transport-related pilot projects in the City of Melbourne. SMART LIVERPOOL, SMART PEDESTRIANS | Liverpool, AUThe project, winner of the 2018 local government initiative award, focuses on improving the livability and walkability in the city of Liverpool. HORSENS HIGH STREET | Horsens, DKIn collaboration with a multidisciplinary team arki_lab won a competition to redesign Horsens Street.

2017 WASTE INNOVATION | Copenhagen, DKIn close collaboration with residents arki_lab developed a prototype of a multi-functional waste separation solution.

2016 A LIVELY OUTDOOR CLASSROOM | Copenhagen, DKIn collaboration with Nørrebro Area Renewal and BUF arki_lab conducted a series of workshops with three local schools in Nørrebro to generate ideas about outdoor education and classrooms.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

2019 The City As A Classroom - Designing For Outdoor Learning | Copenhagen, DK

2016 Designing Cities With Young People | Copenhagen, DK

'’Architect MAA & Urban DesignerYP@arkilab.dk / +45 5047 5222

YALDAPILEHCHIAN

Citizen Engagement StrategiesSocial and Cultural Planning Social Sustainablity Concept Development Placemaking