SHIBAM YEMENI KITCHEN
SHIBAM YEMENI KITCHEN
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ayesha riaz
| designer
influenced by architecture, film, and transitions beyond the border
interested in technology, the moon, and the diaspora
currently researching
- repurposing industrial ruins
- architectural education in previously colonized countries
- prison abolition
Skills
+
Software
3D Modeling / Spatial Planning
Rhinoceros 3D
AutoCAD
Design
Illustrator
InDesign
Photography
Photoshop
Lightroom
Videography
After Effects
Fabrication
3D printing
Laser cutting
Mold casting
)
education
B.S. in Architecture - 2017
Minor in Urban Planning and Policy
[University of Illinois - Chicago]
experience
current 2020
designer | photographer [freelance]
- capture and delivery of high res images
- art direction and content creation
past
production assistant [
Open Editions
] 2019
- created + manipulated 3D models and iterations for artist-designed products
- prepared 3D files for print + assembly (tolerance adjustments, manifold surfaces)
lab assistant [
Latitude Chicago
] 2019
- maintenance of large format printers + high-res scanners
(ink replacement, custom color profiles, troubleshooting)
- presented ideas for diverse educational programming, grants and outreach
teaching/administrative assistant [UIC - School of Architecture] 2016
- exhibition planning and installation, lecture/event documentation and photography
- developed curriculum for undergraduate course (arch 151)
etc
co-lead mentor [
Project Pipeline, I-NOMA
]
- guided students through diagramming, model-building and site visit
- facilitated discussions about scale, urban development, and social responsibility
collections management
[
Rebuild Foundation, Stony Island Arts Bank
]
- digitization of Frankie Knuckles vinyl collection + U of C glass lantern slides
- high res image scanning, resizing, database entry
gardener [Kumunda Community Garden]
- site planning for growing/harvesting season, food pantry plot preparation,
irrigation system maintenance and composting