Sheida Shakeri, PhD(c).
Curriculum Vitae: Last Updated on May 10, 2024
Email: sheida@sheidashakeri.org / sheida.shakeri.93@gmail.com
Website: sheidashakeri.org
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sheida-shakeri/
IG: https://www.instagram.com/_sheida_shakeri/
Education
June 2025(Expected)
Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Ph.D. Candidate in Landscape Architecture.
Thesis topic: Enhancing Performative Landscape Architecture by Knitted Textiles
2018
Azad University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran.
M. Arch. In Interior Architecture.
Thesis: Interior Design of LalehPark Commercial Complex using Genetic Algorithm
2015
University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran.
Bachelor of Architectural Engineering
Work Experiences
May 2024- Present.
Sheida Shakeri Ventures, Fulltime.
Role: CEO & Founder
(responsible for the strategic direction, growth, and overall management of the company to empower startups at every stage of their journey, overseeing the development and curation of content for the company’s YouTube channel, blog, and other platforms, and ….)
Nov 2023- May 2024.
Gal Interiors, Fulltime.
Role: Interior Architecture Design and Production Management
(Leading interior design and production of jewelry store furniture. Orchestrating end-to-end processes- concept to shipment. Expert in project management, client collaboration, material selection, global shipping,…)
May 2022- Nov 2023.
ForestGuard, Fulltime.
Role: Project Manager
(initiating, planning, and monitoring projects, overseeing timelines, resource allocation, communicating with team members, and closing and evaluating the projects,, …)
Jan 2022- May 2022.
ParametricArchitecture, Fulltime.
Role: Editor in Chief
(SEO, copywriting, content strategy definition, editing and proofreading, calendar management, team collaboration, innovation, …)
Sep 2018- Sep 2021.
Studio Sheida Shakeri, Self-employed.
Role: Interior Architecture Design
(Interior design and production of residential spaces, offices, stores, …)
Publications
Shakeri, Sh., Ornek, M.A. (2022). How Metaverse Evolves Architectural Design. 10th International Conference of the Arab Society for Computer-Aided Architectural Design: Architecture in the Age of the Metaverse, ASCAAD 2022.
Shakeri, Sh., Ornek, M.A. (2022). Towards Robotic Fabrication in Landscape Architecture. XXVI Conference of the Iberoamerican Society of Digital Graphics: Critical Appropriations, SIGraDi 2022.
Shakeri, Sh., Ornek, M.A. (2023). Exploring Data-Driven Design in Landscape Architecture. AZ ITU Journal of the Faculty of Architecture. (Under Review)
Invited Lectures
- Mycelium-based Fabrication of Spatial Structures _ MBL 517E Digital Fabrication and Prototyping in Design, Istanbul Technical University, 10 February 2023.
- New Structures in Architecture_ Metametrik YouTube Channel (in Turkish), 5 April, 2023.
Media Coverage
- Lecture about New Structures in Architecture _ link to Metametrik YouTube Channel
- ASCAAD Conference Presentation _ link to my YouTube channel
- SIGraDi Conference Presentation _ link to my YouTube channel
- Architectural blog posts in ParametricArchitecture _ link to ParametricArchitecture website
- (Collaborative for ForestGuard) Teknofest Startup Prize _ link to receiving prize from Turkey’s President, Recep
Tayyip Erdogan - (Collaborative for ForestGuard) James Dyson Award _ link to James Dyson winners’ page
Scholarships
October 2021- June 2022.
Türkiye Scholarships, Merit-based. Scholarship no: 21IR023249
International Test Scores
Sep. 2020
TOEFLiBT Test, 101 out of 120.
Reading (25), Listening (26), Speaking (28), Writing (22)
Jun. 2020
GRE Quantitative, 161 out of 170.
Sep. 2019
PTE Academic, 80 out of 90.
Listening (77), Reading (75), Speaking (90), Writing (84)
Achievements
Feb. 2021- Feb 2022
CaaDM Collective Research Group, istanbul, Turkey.
Member, Evaluating Istanbul’s Walkability through Computer Vision
Mar 3-7, 2018
The First Expo ofAcademic Ideas in Interior Design, Tabriz, Iran. A Collective Exhibition, Participated with 2 works.
Languages
Azerbaijani (Native), Persian (Native), English (Advanced), Turkish (Advanced), German (basic)
Skills
Hard Skills
Rhino, Grasshopper 3D, 3DSMax, Sketchup, AutoCAD, Vray, Enscape, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere, IMovie, Cinema4D, Twine, MS
Office, GoogleSuite, Copywriting, SEO, Readability, WordPress, Project Management, Social Media, Canva.
Soft Skills
Problem Solving Attitude, Learning Discipline, Effective Communication, Teamwork Ability, Adaptability.
References
Dr. Muhammed Ali Örnek, Department of Landscape Architecture, Istanbul Technical University / ForestGuard Co- founder, Istanbul, Turkey_ E-mail: ma@maornek.com
Dr. Asena Kumsal Sen bayram, Department of Architecture, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey _ E-mail: sena@itu.edu.tr