https://simashahverdi.com SimaShahverdi Thu, 29 Jan 2026 20:15:20 +0000 https://simashahverdi.com en https://simashahverdi.com/Main Mon, 07 Oct 2019 18:45:46 +0000 SimaShahverdi https://simashahverdi.com/Main &nbsp; INNOVATION HAPPENS AT THE INTERFACE OF DISCIPLINES&nbsp;&nbsp; ︎&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;︎&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;︎ https://simashahverdi.com/TERA Tue, 22 Oct 2019 17:49:57 +0000 SimaShahverdi https://simashahverdi.com/TERA Featured Work &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; TERA AN EARTH HABITAT &nbsp; &nbsp; Built with NASA award winning technology, TERA is a forward thinking terrestrial habitat inspired by the shape of our Martian habitat, Marsha. Tera offers a sustainable solution for building on this planet, while advancing the technologies for living on another. I lead the design team in this project. <img width="939" height="1499" width_o="939" height_o="1499" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2e211856c03da617885a4e2e317ed7eb996d050e3b7401f581f3e38d91a56e88/2T.jpg" data-mid="53203844" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/939/i/2e211856c03da617885a4e2e317ed7eb996d050e3b7401f581f3e38d91a56e88/2T.jpg" /> <img width="829" height="1320" width_o="829" height_o="1320" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b96733ea5eda3f297e88115d3c4098d98d47ca933c1932f4625c6166035fc68f/3T.jpg" data-mid="53203843" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/829/i/b96733ea5eda3f297e88115d3c4098d98d47ca933c1932f4625c6166035fc68f/3T.jpg" /> <img width="922" height="1479" width_o="922" height_o="1479" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e87f98d410e423f804e2bfd476aec17963214f3f9cfa14730eb3147b79daf000/4T.jpg" data-mid="53203842" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/922/i/e87f98d410e423f804e2bfd476aec17963214f3f9cfa14730eb3147b79daf000/4T.jpg" /> <img width="748" height="1200" width_o="748" height_o="1200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9b190678b843a7921666fd62b1a32d1d7d28ec0d1a3781d4c4d9ca6b97b09825/1T.jpg" data-mid="53203845" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/748/i/9b190678b843a7921666fd62b1a32d1d7d28ec0d1a3781d4c4d9ca6b97b09825/1T.jpg" /> TERA Crowdfunding&nbsp; We set up a successful fundraising Indiegogo campaign for Tera’s upstate new york construction. Click herefor TERA fundraising indiegogo champion page Built with NASA award winning technology, TERA is a forward thinking terrestrial habitat inspired by the shape of our Martian habitat, Marsha. Tera offers a sustainable solution for building on this planet, while advancing the technologies for living on another <img width="1536" height="2048" width_o="1536" height_o="2048" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/66c37804f9851099658a058fc8b3a1f87fa4be35336fbe13a85fb00f3029e6c0/merlin_163624299_37c9296c-4262-421c-be02-474d83c0b6a9-superJumbo.jpg" data-mid="103856720" border="0" data-scale="33" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/66c37804f9851099658a058fc8b3a1f87fa4be35336fbe13a85fb00f3029e6c0/merlin_163624299_37c9296c-4262-421c-be02-474d83c0b6a9-superJumbo.jpg" /> TERA’s rich and playful interior, made of birch and poplar, evokes that of a tree-house. Free of pre-defined rooms, TERA’s various activity areas are perched on, and nestled in, a spiraling form emerging from the landscape. TERA’s open plan maximizes daylight and air circulation—further enhanced by energy efficient LED lighting and underfloor heating to provide year-round comfort <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5f76a4887767675afd33e847a10c5e77973202d7d8ac81ac465a12cdea974c8b/IMG_1711.jpg" data-mid="53275600" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5f76a4887767675afd33e847a10c5e77973202d7d8ac81ac465a12cdea974c8b/IMG_1711.jpg" /> <img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/67ee855cebccf39788e32a5baa889eb8e2f5fd9f112f856b5d11ef229c27db6a/20191023.jpg" data-mid="53276328" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/67ee855cebccf39788e32a5baa889eb8e2f5fd9f112f856b5d11ef229c27db6a/20191023.jpg" /> <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/40f42591bef9b51ca05be5d84e5ee41fcb60121f2aeff8b58ed46e5166704d59/IMG_1642-1.jpg" data-mid="53275598" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/40f42591bef9b51ca05be5d84e5ee41fcb60121f2aeff8b58ed46e5166704d59/IMG_1642-1.jpg" /> <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a55f5e95d5dd07b5f36e17b6301cf5b1ed5365ce3ad7a0ce42ab995357e8d055/IMG_1734-1.jpg" data-mid="53275601" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a55f5e95d5dd07b5f36e17b6301cf5b1ed5365ce3ad7a0ce42ab995357e8d055/IMG_1734-1.jpg" /> <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/49e9fb2ac1e4d304bf37114cd1f9208e0ba6d5a09ab9abead725d0f0c03a6705/IMG_1667.jpg" data-mid="53275599" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/49e9fb2ac1e4d304bf37114cd1f9208e0ba6d5a09ab9abead725d0f0c03a6705/IMG_1667.jpg" /> We studied different porosities and profiles based on our material property, printability and possible construction equipment <img width="4000" height="1349" width_o="4000" height_o="1349" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/059f98dae4127136e4058b17957281a17313a90d3fb04bc1a95ecfdfa629be4c/Overall-3111.png" data-mid="53281346" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/059f98dae4127136e4058b17957281a17313a90d3fb04bc1a95ecfdfa629be4c/Overall-3111.png" /> The first floor includes areas for sitting and food preparation, an herb garden, bathroom and storage. Along the way to the second floor and embedded in the stairs is a small library and study area. At top is a queen-sized sleeping pod under a large skylight. <img width="4000" height="2250" width_o="4000" height_o="2250" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cb872e946ac08a9d9999748f5c636bc6ecaa6b98cafcd6565801643000c3fe8d/Overall-interior-Tera.png" data-mid="53281221" border="0" data-scale="71" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cb872e946ac08a9d9999748f5c636bc6ecaa6b98cafcd6565801643000c3fe8d/Overall-interior-Tera.png" /><img width="600" height="338" width_o="600" height_o="338" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d1c1e4b1eb6202516872a9dabeee1b9e878ad613629debc89036185fc53bbc03/ezgif.com-optimize.gif" data-mid="53204164" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/600/i/d1c1e4b1eb6202516872a9dabeee1b9e878ad613629debc89036185fc53bbc03/ezgif.com-optimize.gif" /> Design Team :&nbsp; Sima Shahverdi, David mallot Fabrication Team : &nbsp; Chris Botham, James Earl, James Colman, Amit Adhikaree with AI Space Factory Check out&nbsp; MARSHA - HYDROPOD - KYTE BACK TO TOP https://simashahverdi.com/TERA-1 Mon, 18 Aug 2025 21:58:14 +0000 SimaShahverdi https://simashahverdi.com/TERA-1 Featured Work &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; TERA AN EARTH HABITAT &nbsp; &nbsp; Built with NASA award winning technology, TERA is a forward thinking terrestrial habitat inspired by the shape of our Martian habitat, Marsha. Tera offers a sustainable solution for building on this planet, while advancing the technologies for living on another. I lead the design team in this project. <img width="939" height="1499" width_o="939" height_o="1499" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2e211856c03da617885a4e2e317ed7eb996d050e3b7401f581f3e38d91a56e88/2T.jpg" data-mid="237166969" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/939/i/2e211856c03da617885a4e2e317ed7eb996d050e3b7401f581f3e38d91a56e88/2T.jpg" /> <img width="829" height="1320" width_o="829" height_o="1320" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b96733ea5eda3f297e88115d3c4098d98d47ca933c1932f4625c6166035fc68f/3T.jpg" data-mid="237166968" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/829/i/b96733ea5eda3f297e88115d3c4098d98d47ca933c1932f4625c6166035fc68f/3T.jpg" /> <img width="922" height="1479" width_o="922" height_o="1479" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e87f98d410e423f804e2bfd476aec17963214f3f9cfa14730eb3147b79daf000/4T.jpg" data-mid="237166967" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/922/i/e87f98d410e423f804e2bfd476aec17963214f3f9cfa14730eb3147b79daf000/4T.jpg" /> <img width="748" height="1200" width_o="748" height_o="1200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9b190678b843a7921666fd62b1a32d1d7d28ec0d1a3781d4c4d9ca6b97b09825/1T.jpg" data-mid="237166970" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/748/i/9b190678b843a7921666fd62b1a32d1d7d28ec0d1a3781d4c4d9ca6b97b09825/1T.jpg" /> TERA Crowdfunding&nbsp; We set up a successful fundraising Indiegogo campaign for Tera’s upstate new york construction. Click herefor TERA fundraising indiegogo champion page Built with NASA award winning technology, TERA is a forward thinking terrestrial habitat inspired by the shape of our Martian habitat, Marsha. Tera offers a sustainable solution for building on this planet, while advancing the technologies for living on another <img width="1536" height="2048" width_o="1536" height_o="2048" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/66c37804f9851099658a058fc8b3a1f87fa4be35336fbe13a85fb00f3029e6c0/merlin_163624299_37c9296c-4262-421c-be02-474d83c0b6a9-superJumbo.jpg" data-mid="237166980" border="0" data-scale="33" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/66c37804f9851099658a058fc8b3a1f87fa4be35336fbe13a85fb00f3029e6c0/merlin_163624299_37c9296c-4262-421c-be02-474d83c0b6a9-superJumbo.jpg" /> TERA’s rich and playful interior, made of birch and poplar, evokes that of a tree-house. Free of pre-defined rooms, TERA’s various activity areas are perched on, and nestled in, a spiraling form emerging from the landscape. TERA’s open plan maximizes daylight and air circulation—further enhanced by energy efficient LED lighting and underfloor heating to provide year-round comfort <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5f76a4887767675afd33e847a10c5e77973202d7d8ac81ac465a12cdea974c8b/IMG_1711.jpg" data-mid="237166975" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5f76a4887767675afd33e847a10c5e77973202d7d8ac81ac465a12cdea974c8b/IMG_1711.jpg" /> <img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/67ee855cebccf39788e32a5baa889eb8e2f5fd9f112f856b5d11ef229c27db6a/20191023.jpg" data-mid="237166977" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/67ee855cebccf39788e32a5baa889eb8e2f5fd9f112f856b5d11ef229c27db6a/20191023.jpg" /> <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/40f42591bef9b51ca05be5d84e5ee41fcb60121f2aeff8b58ed46e5166704d59/IMG_1642-1.jpg" data-mid="237166973" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/40f42591bef9b51ca05be5d84e5ee41fcb60121f2aeff8b58ed46e5166704d59/IMG_1642-1.jpg" /> <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a55f5e95d5dd07b5f36e17b6301cf5b1ed5365ce3ad7a0ce42ab995357e8d055/IMG_1734-1.jpg" data-mid="237166976" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a55f5e95d5dd07b5f36e17b6301cf5b1ed5365ce3ad7a0ce42ab995357e8d055/IMG_1734-1.jpg" /> <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/49e9fb2ac1e4d304bf37114cd1f9208e0ba6d5a09ab9abead725d0f0c03a6705/IMG_1667.jpg" data-mid="237166974" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/49e9fb2ac1e4d304bf37114cd1f9208e0ba6d5a09ab9abead725d0f0c03a6705/IMG_1667.jpg" /> We studied different porosities and profiles based on our material property, printability and possible construction equipment <img width="4000" height="1349" width_o="4000" height_o="1349" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/059f98dae4127136e4058b17957281a17313a90d3fb04bc1a95ecfdfa629be4c/Overall-3111.png" data-mid="237166979" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/059f98dae4127136e4058b17957281a17313a90d3fb04bc1a95ecfdfa629be4c/Overall-3111.png" /> The first floor includes areas for sitting and food preparation, an herb garden, bathroom and storage. Along the way to the second floor and embedded in the stairs is a small library and study area. At top is a queen-sized sleeping pod under a large skylight. <img width="4000" height="2250" width_o="4000" height_o="2250" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cb872e946ac08a9d9999748f5c636bc6ecaa6b98cafcd6565801643000c3fe8d/Overall-interior-Tera.png" data-mid="237166978" border="0" data-scale="71" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cb872e946ac08a9d9999748f5c636bc6ecaa6b98cafcd6565801643000c3fe8d/Overall-interior-Tera.png" /><img width="600" height="338" width_o="600" height_o="338" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d1c1e4b1eb6202516872a9dabeee1b9e878ad613629debc89036185fc53bbc03/ezgif.com-optimize.gif" data-mid="237166972" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/600/i/d1c1e4b1eb6202516872a9dabeee1b9e878ad613629debc89036185fc53bbc03/ezgif.com-optimize.gif" /> Design Team :&nbsp; Sima Shahverdi, David mallot Fabrication Team : &nbsp; Chris Botham, James Earl, James Colman, Amit Adhikaree with AI Space Factory Check out&nbsp; MARSHA - HYDROPOD - KYTE BACK TO TOP https://simashahverdi.com/BAZ-TAB Thu, 29 Jan 2026 20:15:20 +0000 SimaShahverdi https://simashahverdi.com/BAZ-TAB Featured Work &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; BĀZ-TĀB | (بازتاب) Bāz-tāb&nbsp;is a memory of Iran's architectural heritage — courtyards, domes, arches, and the life held within them. Each piece begins as a large-scale hand drawing of a specific site, built up gradually in charcoal, and documented frame by frame to become an&nbsp; animated drawing . Three-dimensional paper sculptures grow out of the drawings, collapsing the boundary between image and object. Sound, currently in development, will complete the work, mirroring the spatial and emotional quality of each place. Together, the drawing, moving image, and sound aim to recreate something closer to how we actually remember a place: not as a photograph, but as a dream, fragmentary, layered, and alive. Each work is complete as a drawing installation and as a stop-motion animation. Sound remains in progress, arriving as a final layer. GRAND BĀZĀR GRAND BĀZĀR is a labyrinth where losing your way leads you to a friendly shopkeeper who guides you.&nbsp; GRAND BĀZĀ R is the first in the series. It was created during the Iran Revolution of 2026, when protests erupted in Tehran’s bazaar after the catastrophic collapse of the rial. People reclaimed the space — closing the shops and gathering from every corner of the market. Together our voices grew louder. <img width="2839" height="2728" width_o="2839" height_o="2728" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0b96edd3f9b6bd490e0c675a5ff016555351d52c72d0e7bc259e932bf4a0b86d/1.png" data-mid="244212670" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0b96edd3f9b6bd490e0c675a5ff016555351d52c72d0e7bc259e932bf4a0b86d/1.png" /> <img width="2860" height="2742" width_o="2860" height_o="2742" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2a56e203733d475faeac54b0258cd32696ff9aa1c78b8d026563f2ecd3dfb829/4.png" data-mid="244213103" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2a56e203733d475faeac54b0258cd32696ff9aa1c78b8d026563f2ecd3dfb829/4.png" /> <img width="2849" height="2746" width_o="2849" height_o="2746" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4e59f8ea126b6264ec9e0a03d7a33f7b60339576bc844147bcda821a649e04b3/2.png" data-mid="244213104" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4e59f8ea126b6264ec9e0a03d7a33f7b60339576bc844147bcda821a649e04b3/2.png" /> <img width="2846" height="2745" width_o="2846" height_o="2745" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c42769621f1e09267f7e30b716439f3a052717c3d3bea97d8e0b3be7530ffb27/5.png" data-mid="244213119" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c42769621f1e09267f7e30b716439f3a052717c3d3bea97d8e0b3be7530ffb27/5.png" /> <img width="2834" height="2732" width_o="2834" height_o="2732" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9ff3708a3a4b76a69df788b08495aedb53179cab0c1939d4a7bff6bf5902a600/6.png" data-mid="244213120" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9ff3708a3a4b76a69df788b08495aedb53179cab0c1939d4a7bff6bf5902a600/6.png" /> <img width="2851" height="2738" width_o="2851" height_o="2738" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/26bcd0897a1270ab853068c8ca2d115952442a890dd09d62ad9630a83fb43a5e/3.png" data-mid="244213121" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/26bcd0897a1270ab853068c8ca2d115952442a890dd09d62ad9630a83fb43a5e/3.png" /> <img width="2851" height="2738" width_o="2851" height_o="2738" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/26bcd0897a1270ab853068c8ca2d115952442a890dd09d62ad9630a83fb43a5e/3.png" data-mid="244213121" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/26bcd0897a1270ab853068c8ca2d115952442a890dd09d62ad9630a83fb43a5e/3.png" /> <img width="500" height="375" width_o="500" height_o="375" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/aa6fac78a55994a072b36c46c4b7f82359b964cd23cd896030cd3b6d955f1c8b/aiuqhc.gif" data-mid="244228025" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/500/i/aa6fac78a55994a072b36c46c4b7f82359b964cd23cd896030cd3b6d955f1c8b/aiuqhc.gif" /> The drawings include kinetic pieces inspired by Iranian architecture. These moving elements come to life within the animation, presenting themselves as living parts of the structure. CHĀHĀR SU A chahār sū is a natural place to pause, meet, and talk, because everyone passes through it. It is the main four‑way junction within a covered bazaar. The point where major market corridors cross. Chahār-sū, as a crossroads, is not only a point of passage but a point of encounter. It is where paths intersect and voices meet. In this drawing, figures gather within that intersection, forming a space of exchange where listening becomes as important as speaking. chahār sū is a place in Bazaar. It is where people begin to talk. When we speak, we make ourselves vulnerable, it can be frightening, but if we overcome that, we realise we all share doubts. We are stronger when we can talk and listen to each other. Chahār‑sū is the third drawing in the series, created at a time when we need each other more than ever. <img width="2808" height="2748" width_o="2808" height_o="2748" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/203c6f735fcdbb423f908422c0ee5d40a3abfb2490f578eaeb7d0382f0791d61/1.png" data-mid="244214838" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/203c6f735fcdbb423f908422c0ee5d40a3abfb2490f578eaeb7d0382f0791d61/1.png" /> <img width="2880" height="2826" width_o="2880" height_o="2826" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/64c342ef9face789df8c19898d9943b02fce633e32a76fce54b3dd9ccad8adba/2.png" data-mid="244214839" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/64c342ef9face789df8c19898d9943b02fce633e32a76fce54b3dd9ccad8adba/2.png" /> <img width="2963" height="2898" width_o="2963" height_o="2898" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/da53bfde9e32e9ad9c794aa280c324d7243d25f98f1f5f3188471b2259f5802d/4.png" data-mid="244214840" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/da53bfde9e32e9ad9c794aa280c324d7243d25f98f1f5f3188471b2259f5802d/4.png" /> <img width="2954" height="2910" width_o="2954" height_o="2910" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9849dd88cbaefa5f1088c4b883c32e96530e9edc024ba2da55bf6d24e10f669e/5.png" data-mid="244214841" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9849dd88cbaefa5f1088c4b883c32e96530e9edc024ba2da55bf6d24e10f669e/5.png" /> <img width="2954" height="2905" width_o="2954" height_o="2905" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cef1f1953824846ae2d0b1dc8dd5577971cecd8a4079b33e5d580a4578f49f70/6.png" data-mid="244214842" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cef1f1953824846ae2d0b1dc8dd5577971cecd8a4079b33e5d580a4578f49f70/6.png" /> <img width="2952" height="2898" width_o="2952" height_o="2898" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e295358e0090ad994a8a822852119d24d1dcf4e98d87968cdaad1246522289f5/7.png" data-mid="244214843" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e295358e0090ad994a8a822852119d24d1dcf4e98d87968cdaad1246522289f5/7.png" /> <img width="2952" height="2898" width_o="2952" height_o="2898" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e295358e0090ad994a8a822852119d24d1dcf4e98d87968cdaad1246522289f5/7.png" data-mid="244214843" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e295358e0090ad994a8a822852119d24d1dcf4e98d87968cdaad1246522289f5/7.png" /> <img width="1280" height="720" width_o="1280" height_o="720" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3285322eb7b3c047342baf207c2aa8655906ad8356c921beecf1b8fbd68b40c4/ezgif.com-resize-1.gif" data-mid="244227676" border="0" data-scale="47" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3285322eb7b3c047342baf207c2aa8655906ad8356c921beecf1b8fbd68b40c4/ezgif.com-resize-1.gif" /> NAGHSH E JAHAN SQUARE Historically, Naghsh e Jahan has served as a central stage for public life in Iran. A place for ceremonies, gatherings, and collective presence. At times, the square would be cleared to host large festivities and events, reinforcing its role as a shared civic ground. Every now and then, the square would be cleared for public ceremonies and festivities. <img width="2592" height="2430" width_o="2592" height_o="2430" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ee512804b3967e63bd65e1f14c7d154e86c482227c439024d8af8bb47a2f3609/1.png" data-mid="244214398" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ee512804b3967e63bd65e1f14c7d154e86c482227c439024d8af8bb47a2f3609/1.png" /> <img width="2604" height="2442" width_o="2604" height_o="2442" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8640ca7df6f337c53966baa71b6c757ccab54d20f9e48f01ccf374e99766a1ed/2.png" data-mid="244214399" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8640ca7df6f337c53966baa71b6c757ccab54d20f9e48f01ccf374e99766a1ed/2.png" /> <img width="2574" height="2460" width_o="2574" height_o="2460" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/39ade4150dee8bbb800df99f01b19a6a5c3eb6b463e3e0cc465e8e3960961644/3.png" data-mid="244214400" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/39ade4150dee8bbb800df99f01b19a6a5c3eb6b463e3e0cc465e8e3960961644/3.png" /> <img width="2586" height="2454" width_o="2586" height_o="2454" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8cf2ab6822936eccfb1f9d34433be36e8822bbe6113f36a109376e4d6eb712ce/4.png" data-mid="244214401" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8cf2ab6822936eccfb1f9d34433be36e8822bbe6113f36a109376e4d6eb712ce/4.png" /> <img width="2586" height="2448" width_o="2586" height_o="2448" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/58f546e9aa8137d85eba07628d46a675f9e607acd46edac00252639e8e87d83a/5.png" data-mid="244214402" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/58f546e9aa8137d85eba07628d46a675f9e607acd46edac00252639e8e87d83a/5.png" /> <img width="2568" height="2442" width_o="2568" height_o="2442" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/db44ad322b255e04309ba582da787a62d8a94f5bb0f34cbf51e3fec968ec3535/6.png" data-mid="244214403" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/db44ad322b255e04309ba582da787a62d8a94f5bb0f34cbf51e3fec968ec3535/6.png" /> <img width="2568" height="2442" width_o="2568" height_o="2442" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/db44ad322b255e04309ba582da787a62d8a94f5bb0f34cbf51e3fec968ec3535/6.png" data-mid="244214403" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/db44ad322b255e04309ba582da787a62d8a94f5bb0f34cbf51e3fec968ec3535/6.png" /> <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/03eb1ed86eb7da2dd13f61817b9f167d45b28c3b65b25132d85feae7d4c5c5e2/IMG_2889.png" data-mid="244331044" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/03eb1ed86eb7da2dd13f61817b9f167d45b28c3b65b25132d85feae7d4c5c5e2/IMG_2889.png" /> <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/623296ff3b5228381e6cfc2a3c6f82702d4ad544f8983f74809548caababd8e1/IMG_2893.png" data-mid="244331043" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/623296ff3b5228381e6cfc2a3c6f82702d4ad544f8983f74809548caababd8e1/IMG_2893.png" /> <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/00e7e9104f8ed838ebd7cb5c1f919a9d7f73fb2e953c5f1ab0f5b8a082168d6b/IMG_2891.png" data-mid="244331046" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/00e7e9104f8ed838ebd7cb5c1f919a9d7f73fb2e953c5f1ab0f5b8a082168d6b/IMG_2891.png" /> <img width="800" height="450" width_o="800" height_o="450" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ceb352862ae63e31188312a4b523f7389752b9533cda383740bfea0684ce6651/projectionofnaghshejahan1-ezgif.com-video-to-gif-converter.gif" data-mid="244331231" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/800/i/ceb352862ae63e31188312a4b523f7389752b9533cda383740bfea0684ce6651/projectionofnaghshejahan1-ezgif.com-video-to-gif-converter.gif" /> The drawing becomes an act of repopulation, where architecture is reactivated through the presence of bodies.&nbsp; In its current emptiness, the absence of bodies becomes pronounced. This drawing imagines a redistribution of that presence, figures occupy not only the ground plane, but extend into the arcades and rooftops, expanding the square into a multi-layered spatial condition. TABĀTABĀYIHĀ&nbsp; &nbsp;HOUSE TABATABAYIHA house is located in Kashan city. The central pool operates as a reflective plane, doubling and inverting the architecture, where the dome above is echoed below as both reflection and reconstruction. Courtyard becomes vertically expanded through reflectin. Reflection is not incidental. It is intentional and compositional. <img width="2568" height="2524" width_o="2568" height_o="2524" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/eb0efc1a573ce0bab6f12c70a8d2581850ece8325aaff65dc51f9d9f51fcf522/1.png" data-mid="245672059" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/eb0efc1a573ce0bab6f12c70a8d2581850ece8325aaff65dc51f9d9f51fcf522/1.png" /> <img width="2577" height="2528" width_o="2577" height_o="2528" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a8aa39839e0409be1aea688730ffcf2e9763c8c38f8501a2a81d01f72b652c10/2.png" data-mid="245672060" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a8aa39839e0409be1aea688730ffcf2e9763c8c38f8501a2a81d01f72b652c10/2.png" /> <img width="2562" height="2532" width_o="2562" height_o="2532" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2f2a49334ecf15e4ea523fc0d6c00027ba342f0e9097d398db364c4bb1740741/3.png" data-mid="245672061" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2f2a49334ecf15e4ea523fc0d6c00027ba342f0e9097d398db364c4bb1740741/3.png" /> <img width="2580" height="2538" width_o="2580" height_o="2538" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/981c35e08c6b9217cf8759539f4c858aa10bde8169d8c5049bede7e1cf543a78/4.png" data-mid="245672062" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/981c35e08c6b9217cf8759539f4c858aa10bde8169d8c5049bede7e1cf543a78/4.png" /> <img width="2562" height="2532" width_o="2562" height_o="2532" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7b4d525a6eca05bbd760abddcf65266d2c428f656567d2e3856a51c85cebf735/5.png" data-mid="245672063" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7b4d525a6eca05bbd760abddcf65266d2c428f656567d2e3856a51c85cebf735/5.png" /> <img width="2550" height="2538" width_o="2550" height_o="2538" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/30808717abb4c5540d4f30518090f4ec47f43150b1e683a26d727abee313beef/6.png" data-mid="245672064" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/30808717abb4c5540d4f30518090f4ec47f43150b1e683a26d727abee313beef/6.png" /> <img width="2772" height="2934" width_o="2772" height_o="2934" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8aab96fb86b9ee7d2ff0baf3003a0140d6a21a7cb75e549717968a5ad4a6be2b/Shahverdi_Sima_Kashan-Courtyard_71x69in_Main.png" data-mid="246253303" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8aab96fb86b9ee7d2ff0baf3003a0140d6a21a7cb75e549717968a5ad4a6be2b/Shahverdi_Sima_Kashan-Courtyard_71x69in_Main.png" /> The howz (central pool) transforms the courtyard into a doubled spatial field, where the architecture is both constructed and reflected, extending its presence beyond its physical form. MOURN MOURN - Dance becomes a space where mourning and resistance coexist, where the body carries grief while insisting on life. Dance can hold mourning without silence. It becomes a physical language through which grief is expressed, but also transformed into presence, movement, and continuation. In this sense, dancing is not only an expression of loss, but an act of resistance—an insistence on living, even in the face of darkness. <img width="3024" height="2516" width_o="3024" height_o="2516" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8d50ed19d0608f53a881d5247ac06b8a4ee21d002f5c80304fe57fa625c6e301/1.png" data-mid="246253236" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8d50ed19d0608f53a881d5247ac06b8a4ee21d002f5c80304fe57fa625c6e301/1.png" /> <img width="3024" height="2516" width_o="3024" height_o="2516" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cb75b904f568414241d205320e97bfee28ebffa673e25d119cdf13f6600303b8/2.png" data-mid="246253237" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cb75b904f568414241d205320e97bfee28ebffa673e25d119cdf13f6600303b8/2.png" /> <img width="3024" height="2516" width_o="3024" height_o="2516" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3de7ae21c9b3787dad552352e7b4fd6163dd7a1c8295602b0cf7c9c0af804a36/3.png" 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width="482" height="1100" width_o="482" height_o="1100" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4ecb1203052c3c543502e4f2af390f898efbef39537485cf4282ac70e1d60322/3.png" data-mid="246253091" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/482/i/4ecb1203052c3c543502e4f2af390f898efbef39537485cf4282ac70e1d60322/3.png" /> <img width="482" height="1100" width_o="482" height_o="1100" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fc9c462f083c75dfcb710136d30881a83da981371cc6377127ebc2e1b18a075b/4.png" data-mid="246253092" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/482/i/fc9c462f083c75dfcb710136d30881a83da981371cc6377127ebc2e1b18a075b/4.png" /> DOWLAT ABAD GARDEN DOWLAT ABAD GARDEN&nbsp; <img width="2610" height="2586" width_o="2610" height_o="2586" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a9446d63f645c554668cc4edd66da1abbd568afdcdbce01e458e52b3e2bd8e6e/1.png" data-mid="246251497" border="0" 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src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fb8e0085fdc0115edf83cd2a083dcc6985ab6a50a6467f744d94fe4630dd7474/6.png" /> Bāz-tāb&nbsp;remains a work in progress. I’m shaping the concept and learning as I go. &nbsp; BACK TO TOP https://simashahverdi.com/MARSHA Mon, 07 Oct 2019 18:45:46 +0000 SimaShahverdi https://simashahverdi.com/MARSHA MARSHA A NASA WINNING DESIGN FOR MARSMarsha is a first-principles rethinking of what a Martian habitat could be. Marsha made us to rethink habitat design by responding to a completely different set of questions. Designing for Mars! It is born of a careful response to the Martian environment and a synergy between architectural, structural and construction principles with the crew’s experience at the center. Marsha won the Nasa 3D printed habitat challenge Design Phase 1 in 2018 Besides designing and modeling, I led the official multimedia submission to NASA and created the conceptual 3D printing construction animation. <img width="1000" height="1332" width_o="1000" height_o="1332" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6c4f515d0a331211a544810c47130852676da561838a97cd42c61650e7b13a19/AI.---Marsha---Abode---CopyrightPlompmozes.jpg" data-mid="52240273" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6c4f515d0a331211a544810c47130852676da561838a97cd42c61650e7b13a19/AI.---Marsha---Abode---CopyrightPlompmozes.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="2605" width_o="2000" height_o="2605" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e789fd909a302b55012875a469da9ae4ec79f5d5eaf6de473c0180ec559eedee/AI.---Marsha---Dust-Devil---CopyrightPlompmozes.jpg" data-mid="52240274" border="0" data-scale="70" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e789fd909a302b55012875a469da9ae4ec79f5d5eaf6de473c0180ec559eedee/AI.---Marsha---Dust-Devil---CopyrightPlompmozes.jpg" /> The first task for any Martian home is to hold an Earth-like atmosphere. A simple trade study of spatial and material efficiency shows that a vertically oriented cylinder is the best formal basis for a surface habitat. <img width="779" height="540" width_o="779" height_o="540" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3f9ef0a557cfa877359ed9ed2b7225627b1edbf4571b370e368a79433dc7de33/Marsha1-0-00-26-07.png" data-mid="52246803" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/779/i/3f9ef0a557cfa877359ed9ed2b7225627b1edbf4571b370e368a79433dc7de33/Marsha1-0-00-26-07.png" /> <img width="600" height="338" width_o="600" height_o="338" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/139682c54104518b79c829c3fb82e80e4e5c3ded7b21eb85253f8c81ef7f17a7/Marsha-GIF.gif" data-mid="52256108" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/600/i/139682c54104518b79c829c3fb82e80e4e5c3ded7b21eb85253f8c81ef7f17a7/Marsha-GIF.gif" /> The layout must reflect the strict flow of tasks typical of Space missions. But since sustained social and mental health are also mission critical, habitats should offer elements of surprise and literal room for the crew to slip outside of an overly prescriptive existence. <img width="1774" height="1000" width_o="1774" height_o="1000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/719a8a573774602ff9e0298dd34dd071c19a8068d4e0b95abc3833d46868b422/AI.---Marsha---Coil---CopyrightPlompmozes.jpg" data-mid="52245707" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/719a8a573774602ff9e0298dd34dd071c19a8068d4e0b95abc3833d46868b422/AI.---Marsha---Coil---CopyrightPlompmozes.jpg" /> <img width="1945" height="1100" width_o="1945" height_o="1100" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1e199f8b48437869fa51406070b779bdc522fb49a48c237ff86982737012a017/AI.---Marsha---Connection---CopyrightPlompmozes.jpg" data-mid="52245709" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1e199f8b48437869fa51406070b779bdc522fb49a48c237ff86982737012a017/AI.---Marsha---Connection---CopyrightPlompmozes.jpg" /> <img width="1774" height="1000" width_o="1774" height_o="1000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c220ee97aba871e92a6a0d738256582385ea894f4ed9bd60110c0cffd6e98ce8/AI.---Marsha---Cortical---CopyrightPlompmozes.jpg" data-mid="52245704" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c220ee97aba871e92a6a0d738256582385ea894f4ed9bd60110c0cffd6e98ce8/AI.---Marsha---Cortical---CopyrightPlompmozes.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1130" width_o="2000" height_o="1130" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/29c0d39c6b570817d0d08b7b519b866168dbdefd79d94ec1c9c00521f5714a1e/AI.---Marsha---Firefly---CopyrightPlompmozes.jpg" data-mid="52245711" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/29c0d39c6b570817d0d08b7b519b866168dbdefd79d94ec1c9c00521f5714a1e/AI.---Marsha---Firefly---CopyrightPlompmozes.jpg" /> <img width="1774" height="1000" width_o="1774" height_o="1000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/719a8a573774602ff9e0298dd34dd071c19a8068d4e0b95abc3833d46868b422/AI.---Marsha---Coil---CopyrightPlompmozes.jpg" data-mid="52245707" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/719a8a573774602ff9e0298dd34dd071c19a8068d4e0b95abc3833d46868b422/AI.---Marsha---Coil---CopyrightPlompmozes.jpg" /> In this alien environment, construction sequence and materials must be rethought entirely. On May 4th, after three phases and $1.6 million awarded the team participated in the Nasa Challenge at Caterpillar’s demonstration facility in Peoria, IL on 2019 Team AI SpaceFactory won the grand prize of $500,000 by successfully printing a 1:3 scale prototype of the primary structure <img width="600" height="338" width_o="600" height_o="338" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d1a644f0c69388b6275c518e81ed6e0ff0a9b9b899de1b484223a7c5e5f2f97f/Marsha_25-Sec_Overhead-Timelapse.gif" data-mid="61052837" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/600/i/d1a644f0c69388b6275c518e81ed6e0ff0a9b9b899de1b484223a7c5e5f2f97f/Marsha_25-Sec_Overhead-Timelapse.gif" /> <img width="450" height="675" width_o="450" height_o="675" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5dc773721735433b39684d4b8a3c2615be3a6804f8e3ecbbeae4ce03cdff1c75/TeamPhoto.jpg" data-mid="103861359" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/450/i/5dc773721735433b39684d4b8a3c2615be3a6804f8e3ecbbeae4ce03cdff1c75/TeamPhoto.jpg" /> Design Phase 1: Jeffrey Montes&nbsp;Sima ShahverdiDavid MalottTony Jin Construction Phase 1&amp;2: Jeffrey MontesChristopher James BothamDavid Malott Construction Phase 3: Jeffrey MontesChristopher James BothamDavid RiedelJames EarleJames ColemanAmit Adhikaree with AI Space Factory BACK TO TOP https://simashahverdi.com/ECHOES-OF-A-DOME Tue, 16 Dec 2025 19:23:17 +0000 SimaShahverdi https://simashahverdi.com/ECHOES-OF-A-DOME Echoes of a dome The first time I heard my voice out loud was under the Sheikh Lotfollah dome in Isfahan. The room answered back, and I still carry that echo. My memory is a mix of dome pattern, sound, and light through colored windows. My goal is to recreate this moment, where sound, light, and form carry the warmth and resilience of Iran. I am making a series of kinetic installations that respond to rhythm through moving joints and facets. I start with a kinetic dome, slightly concave and built with tessellations inspired by Iranian dome craft. <img width="1280" height="720" width_o="1280" height_o="720" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/24f8e95c6349c8b08455c4869756ab593e05d25c3ad3efc28bf78f42786cfe25/ezgif.com-resize-1.gif" data-mid="241872098" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/24f8e95c6349c8b08455c4869756ab593e05d25c3ad3efc28bf78f42786cfe25/ezgif.com-resize-1.gif" /> <img width="960" height="1280" width_o="960" height_o="1280" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/39ee29d73b4593ffa354a33dcf776f984985da7dbd5ab45f57eaf277ae6d8ba3/photo_2025-08-11_14-59-43.jpg" data-mid="241871314" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/960/i/39ee29d73b4593ffa354a33dcf776f984985da7dbd5ab45f57eaf277ae6d8ba3/photo_2025-08-11_14-59-43.jpg" /> <img width="960" height="1280" width_o="960" height_o="1280" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/61fe115e10c6049bc14c654ffb95b009f504e5fa9b73c84afd3ccdf625f74e0d/photo_2025-08-11_14-51-41.jpg" data-mid="241871313" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/960/i/61fe115e10c6049bc14c654ffb95b009f504e5fa9b73c84afd3ccdf625f74e0d/photo_2025-08-11_14-51-41.jpg" /> <img width="790" height="1008" width_o="790" height_o="1008" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d4f221c9b7b5cfedd37416a35a6c1d9d8994e5cd9d01f9a2bbded7a51777311d/114.png" data-mid="241872037" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/790/i/d4f221c9b7b5cfedd37416a35a6c1d9d8994e5cd9d01f9a2bbded7a51777311d/114.png" /> <img width="960" height="1280" width_o="960" height_o="1280" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/026fa19b1af9bce75cb06536d0ae4848445a8975fe2373183b06f52f61dcaa4f/photo_2025-08-15_17-21-37.jpg" data-mid="241871807" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/960/i/026fa19b1af9bce75cb06536d0ae4848445a8975fe2373183b06f52f61dcaa4f/photo_2025-08-15_17-21-37.jpg" /> <img width="960" height="1280" width_o="960" height_o="1280" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0c9245857eb968cb6305247a4d5bd67b0421fe0aef46e6afd3623b5deab15fe2/photo_2025-12-01_16-51-59.jpg" data-mid="241871808" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/960/i/0c9245857eb968cb6305247a4d5bd67b0421fe0aef46e6afd3623b5deab15fe2/photo_2025-12-01_16-51-59.jpg" /> <img width="960" height="1280" width_o="960" height_o="1280" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/63a51abf313420cad738d60caa439cef0d322a3962577727e72680f8cd37b196/photo_2025-08-11_14-51-31.jpg" data-mid="241871834" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/960/i/63a51abf313420cad738d60caa439cef0d322a3962577727e72680f8cd37b196/photo_2025-08-11_14-51-31.jpg" /> <img width="1168" height="1400" width_o="1168" height_o="1400" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/06d1463d4ce25b244dd371576c3a9462798918946a3af124f41629d675c16f68/photo_2025-08-15_11-29-05.jpg" data-mid="241872010" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/06d1463d4ce25b244dd371576c3a9462798918946a3af124f41629d675c16f68/photo_2025-08-15_11-29-05.jpg" /> <img width="960" height="1280" width_o="960" height_o="1280" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/881bb82233303a1d5724f77d6ac07bf9aff479c234c986455071916cf1f68527/15.jpg" data-mid="241872022" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/960/i/881bb82233303a1d5724f77d6ac07bf9aff479c234c986455071916cf1f68527/15.jpg" /> Scissor joints drive the motion; facets combine mirror and hand-colored acrylic sheets influenced by Iranian patterns. <img width="793" height="528" width_o="793" height_o="528" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/dfb3410dded749cf14650777bcfb06f986d3ee55c3a26cdc78a191239679ebe8/Artboard-1-2.png" data-mid="241870816" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/793/i/dfb3410dded749cf14650777bcfb06f986d3ee55c3a26cdc78a191239679ebe8/Artboard-1-2.png" /> <img width="792" height="528" width_o="792" height_o="528" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3e36c78cac741586c7eee69b6c00dadd3d19ff6ba9cdaef434287e224f0333fc/Artboard-1-3.png" data-mid="241870813" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/792/i/3e36c78cac741586c7eee69b6c00dadd3d19ff6ba9cdaef434287e224f0333fc/Artboard-1-3.png" /> <img width="792" height="528" width_o="792" height_o="528" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a96ae03edca50966795d4e7adf6f74752da0ddad981615aff958d7f71f43c20d/Artboard-1.png" data-mid="241870810" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/792/i/a96ae03edca50966795d4e7adf6f74752da0ddad981615aff958d7f71f43c20d/Artboard-1.png" /> As the dome moves, it reflects the space and casts colors on surrounding faces. It can be part of a solo set, a full-band show, or run on playback. <img width="3300" height="2200" width_o="3300" height_o="2200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/39704c1f0a86becf67263286f4e638edd609d0d6bed8cc566203c54669907f77/20250829-Concerts-with-installation---1.png" data-mid="241871311" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/39704c1f0a86becf67263286f4e638edd609d0d6bed8cc566203c54669907f77/20250829-Concerts-with-installation---1.png" /> <img width="667" height="1000" width_o="667" height_o="1000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d448fc8f533b706d343cf120cc68fb44dc18cba750c9ff1f5c35a9cc18c9a63f/20250829-Concerts-with-installation---4.png" data-mid="241871312" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/667/i/d448fc8f533b706d343cf120cc68fb44dc18cba750c9ff1f5c35a9cc18c9a63f/20250829-Concerts-with-installation---4.png" /> TeamSima Shahverdi, Keith Berry, Ebrahim Poustinchi UCLA - Technology Seminar - Julia Koerner https://simashahverdi.com/HYDROPOD Mon, 07 Oct 2019 20:24:30 +0000 SimaShahverdi https://simashahverdi.com/HYDROPOD HYDROPOD A modular and Reconfiguring Watercraft Hydropod is a proposal that looks at a multi-purpose urban platform on water. Water surface would be one of the main platforms to consider as living space.&nbsp; Like cells in tissue, or ants in a colony, the individual hydropod is highly capable, robust and adapts to its environment with power in numbers, the fleet will be able to adapt and change to current needs placed on the system. Each craft was designed with a hexagonal plan that utilizes three-fold rotational symmetry. This symmetry allows for various patterns of clustering, increasing the flexibility of the system.<img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2718ca36f3bc6d49985efb6cc6a1fdf431fa8eb3e174e0de76daaf1a02f2c2ea/Aerial-view_00000.jpg" data-mid="52261622" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2718ca36f3bc6d49985efb6cc6a1fdf431fa8eb3e174e0de76daaf1a02f2c2ea/Aerial-view_00000.jpg" /> As a stand-alone piece, the craft design was broken into two parts; the hull, including everything below the floor plane, and the deck, including everything above the floor plane. The hull, like the drivetrain of a car, is standard to all craft, while the deck can be switched out to change the function, or ‘mod’, of each craft when necessary.Deck: 1. Brain - sensing/communicating2 . Petals - structural photovoltaic panels3 . Floor System - adaptive wood tiles4 . Structure - carbon fiber composite5 . FoglightsHull:1. Battery2. Ruderless Propulsion Systema.counter-rotating propellor array b.water jet plenum-in/out 3. Active gyroscope array4. Coarse pollution filter <img width="8000" height="4837" width_o="8000" height_o="4837" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d42c5f8f7c0f6d872304765bf76dfaf4ee5754d7e59570b522bab181593effb8/Hydropods--Technical-drawings2.png" data-mid="52263847" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d42c5f8f7c0f6d872304765bf76dfaf4ee5754d7e59570b522bab181593effb8/Hydropods--Technical-drawings2.png" /> The hull, like the drivetrain of a car, is standard to all craft, while the deck can be switched out to change the function, or ‘mod’, of each craft when necessary. <img width="1200" height="1200" width_o="1200" height_o="1200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8c1ed32a063691dc1631f99561bd28384b0df717c20b6ee83b550e9d9e8d37c7/20180323-SF-NS-RenderCrop1.png" data-mid="52262274" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8c1ed32a063691dc1631f99561bd28384b0df717c20b6ee83b550e9d9e8d37c7/20180323-SF-NS-RenderCrop1.png" /> <img width="1200" height="1200" width_o="1200" height_o="1200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6f53dc9adb9f60d710f8b88cf54b536b5fdfc1c3176440f4c9b16efb45d9f452/20180323-SF-NS-RenderCrop3.png" data-mid="52262273" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6f53dc9adb9f60d710f8b88cf54b536b5fdfc1c3176440f4c9b16efb45d9f452/20180323-SF-NS-RenderCrop3.png" /> <img width="1200" height="1200" width_o="1200" height_o="1200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/93e3d9a95d7b7e9fda7cc24e423cf8f186e189adb951b3e6da6d2a86d722a1d3/20180323-SF-NS-RenderCrop2.png" data-mid="52262279" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/93e3d9a95d7b7e9fda7cc24e423cf8f186e189adb951b3e6da6d2a86d722a1d3/20180323-SF-NS-RenderCrop2.png" /> Fog Harvesting Mode of Hydropods TEAM: SIMA SHAHVERDI JEFFREY MONTES CHRIS BOTHAM WITH AI SPACE FACTORY BACK TO TOP https://simashahverdi.com/POTOPIA Thu, 10 Oct 2019 17:59:48 +0000 SimaShahverdi https://simashahverdi.com/POTOPIA Potopia SMART MODULAR PLANTER SYSTEM Potopia is a modular smart planter pot system. It helps busy plant-lovers understand what their plants need. This smart pot communicates with user through an LED indicator located at its nose. Through different light colors it can ask user for more or less water, fertilizer or sun light. Because it is a modular system, the user can customize the configuration. I lead the product design team with a close collaboration with development team in R&amp;D <img width="1231" height="2399" width_o="1231" height_o="2399" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/47e2853d0a56e1f249eec073ebd787dcd0dd06c1c22181c36b8f2176239db1d5/20190208-YogaRendering-01.jpg" data-mid="52422431" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/47e2853d0a56e1f249eec073ebd787dcd0dd06c1c22181c36b8f2176239db1d5/20190208-YogaRendering-01.jpg" /> <img width="564" height="987" width_o="564" height_o="987" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/acd5ce796017e3f09010e014227f144945c073c66ae066393d4eef94cbd2bdad/2-3.jpg" data-mid="52424488" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/564/i/acd5ce796017e3f09010e014227f144945c073c66ae066393d4eef94cbd2bdad/2-3.jpg" /> There are some suggestions for the configurations that comes with the package. It can be mounted on the interior or exterior walls <img width="717" height="682" width_o="717" height_o="682" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d88b13613c04fee360ead64dbee7739c0470ab97df954e685b4afdef130ccd6b/Webp.net-gifmaker-3.gif" data-mid="52424869" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/717/i/d88b13613c04fee360ead64dbee7739c0470ab97df954e685b4afdef130ccd6b/Webp.net-gifmaker-3.gif" /> Potopia helps busy plant-lovers understand what their plants need. Potopia comes in a package of six. It also contains a pack of mixing pot, seed and potopia app. The app allows the user to get updates about their plants without physically being present <img width="1672" height="2971" width_o="1672" height_o="2971" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/948c9aabf48a19a996b1865e77664da852eba9143cceb949194c563d09f2dc1f/20190122-Icon-Scan-Page1.jpg" data-mid="52425517" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/948c9aabf48a19a996b1865e77664da852eba9143cceb949194c563d09f2dc1f/20190122-Icon-Scan-Page1.jpg" /> <img width="502" height="885" width_o="502" height_o="885" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ac3d47289c332dea09ae13950f4aa80ef45938a63184f89e0d3c5fe064217794/Home-Page-Export.jpg" data-mid="52424782" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/502/i/ac3d47289c332dea09ae13950f4aa80ef45938a63184f89e0d3c5fe064217794/Home-Page-Export.jpg" /> <img width="414" height="736" width_o="414" height_o="736" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b2e2cdabe138b25ad3e897ab6ec56b342406bd8a27da4152ab03130ac76d85fb/Your-Wellness.jpg" data-mid="52424787" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/414/i/b2e2cdabe138b25ad3e897ab6ec56b342406bd8a27da4152ab03130ac76d85fb/Your-Wellness.jpg" /> <img width="534" height="947" width_o="534" height_o="947" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1a2b8e9111149eb7dbc9b2f5228c9ee038ef47f2de50fdfe6f6dcbfa1de7a767/Scan-Page-Export.jpg" data-mid="52424785" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/534/i/1a2b8e9111149eb7dbc9b2f5228c9ee038ef47f2de50fdfe6f6dcbfa1de7a767/Scan-Page-Export.jpg" /> Potopia took shape through different iteration and rapid prototyping using in house PLA 3d print method. By embedding a temperature and a soil humidity sensor inside the planter skin, environmental data can be collected. This data later will be monitored by a central microcontroller located in the mother module and would be processed. The result of the processed data determines if the plant needs more or less water, if it is cold or hot and if it is time to repot and add fertilizer <img width="1440" height="1080" width_o="1440" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/de2eb8a53f166e6cec0212ade8f527f4290d8596892ce7facf0779722380407a/3-1.jpg" data-mid="52426014" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/de2eb8a53f166e6cec0212ade8f527f4290d8596892ce7facf0779722380407a/3-1.jpg" /> <img width="3136" height="2302" width_o="3136" height_o="2302" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/80e019a767e759c0ce9fdd72d73997eaf0fc0f5028d2246411d44ef6746cc6ab/IMG_88678.jpg" data-mid="52429918" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/80e019a767e759c0ce9fdd72d73997eaf0fc0f5028d2246411d44ef6746cc6ab/IMG_88678.jpg" /> <img width="3136" height="2302" width_o="3136" height_o="2302" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/323550a603497abbed524be4fdd0e02cd39053b646f50f0449a400fbd5cdc57d/666.jpg" data-mid="52429916" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/323550a603497abbed524be4fdd0e02cd39053b646f50f0449a400fbd5cdc57d/666.jpg" /> <img width="3136" height="2302" width_o="3136" height_o="2302" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/404f0b59f6f378dbd1a4bd8beab73c1ced0e2552dad5268c55d7cf27006b9a67/IMG_884488.jpg" data-mid="52429917" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/404f0b59f6f378dbd1a4bd8beab73c1ced0e2552dad5268c55d7cf27006b9a67/IMG_884488.jpg" /> <img width="3136" height="2302" width_o="3136" height_o="2302" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/50176d4ad5a2e89db11e7b15b94e3755a5e7254279cc771a5b4b26415606f83b/222.jpg" data-mid="52429915" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/50176d4ad5a2e89db11e7b15b94e3755a5e7254279cc771a5b4b26415606f83b/222.jpg" /> Potting mix packaging and some behind the scene studies Design and development Team: Sima ShahverdiDavid mallotjames Colman Amit Adhikaree with AI SpaceFactory BACK TO TOP https://simashahverdi.com/ROBO Mon, 22 Feb 2021 22:47:42 +0000 SimaShahverdi https://simashahverdi.com/ROBO ROBO IoT + kinetic design Robo is an interdisciplinary concept that lives at the intersection of kinetic architecture and Internet of Things (IoT) technology. IoT and kinetic architecture are both more than 50 years old and thinking in the context of kinetic architecture, it would be interesting to imagine the building components like platforms, walls, and roofs could move in an intelligent way.&nbsp; Robo changes shape when sensing precipitations or detecting variations in natural light. <img width="3664" height="2576" width_o="3664" height_o="2576" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/33105935f2a6c4785372852654e4ae42d5717091a9671f09ee8a2ec929632711/3.jpg" data-mid="102621207" border="0" data-scale="47" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/33105935f2a6c4785372852654e4ae42d5717091a9671f09ee8a2ec929632711/3.jpg" /> <img width="3505" height="2848" width_o="3505" height_o="2848" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4fad4bb44374dd13a7bdac8658426988a1b1fa9028a26aa4a11087ebf85038d6/2.jpg" data-mid="102619757" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4fad4bb44374dd13a7bdac8658426988a1b1fa9028a26aa4a11087ebf85038d6/2.jpg" /> <img width="3505" height="2848" width_o="3505" height_o="2848" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/da4980d5a9c805a4c3310c6c2f7eea14f40d18d67160797940c6d9c8babaa9b0/1.jpg" data-mid="102619756" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/da4980d5a9c805a4c3310c6c2f7eea14f40d18d67160797940c6d9c8babaa9b0/1.jpg" /> Here is a preview of Robo’s functionalities:&nbsp; Inspired by herringbone tessellation origami, Robo expands and contracts to cover or expose the outdoor space. <img width="3176" height="2592" width_o="3176" height_o="2592" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3714a1440cfd0a504cb67f0a08bf0484ae2a71f0cfae6654e30c25a31b5269b0/4.jpg" data-mid="102619758" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3714a1440cfd0a504cb67f0a08bf0484ae2a71f0cfae6654e30c25a31b5269b0/4.jpg" /> <img width="3176" height="2592" width_o="3176" height_o="2592" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/28711f2b2365e3c71dfc82a02cc27f0b78f19f9305283c9bb77b58fb250e3789/5.jpg" data-mid="102619759" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/28711f2b2365e3c71dfc82a02cc27f0b78f19f9305283c9bb77b58fb250e3789/5.jpg" /> <img width="3176" height="2592" width_o="3176" height_o="2592" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5af190d33008748e5e420ef6d6ead37e267663f5aa4c296d6c291212e380cc7c/6.jpg" data-mid="102619760" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5af190d33008748e5e420ef6d6ead37e267663f5aa4c296d6c291212e380cc7c/6.jpg" /> <img width="3176" height="2592" width_o="3176" height_o="2592" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ff14b0bb67f618fc2dfa8f05d25de566b2ffe1ed0717f0eb0ddb7ec1cdc06714/7.jpg" data-mid="102619761" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ff14b0bb67f618fc2dfa8f05d25de566b2ffe1ed0717f0eb0ddb7ec1cdc06714/7.jpg" /> Robo has two modes of operation: automatic, and manual. When in manual mode, it follows the user’s commands by pushing either the open button or the close button. However, when in automatic mode, it moves in three different scenarios depending on the input from light and rain sensors. 1. At sunrise, it closes the canopy to let the sunlight rea ch the interior space. <img width="600" height="338" width_o="600" height_o="338" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/877b4046adc2546663d39862fa5560c0b45eb7e1c9a7b160abc3611c2fae142c/ezgif.com-gif-maker-1.gif" data-mid="99914604" border="0" data-scale="33" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/600/i/877b4046adc2546663d39862fa5560c0b45eb7e1c9a7b160abc3611c2fae142c/ezgif.com-gif-maker-1.gif" /> 2. At sunset, it opens the canopy and turns on the balcony lights to create a cozy setting for an enjoyable evening hangout. <img width="600" height="338" width_o="600" height_o="338" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c0e72f728b0fc80ed21586122b2d78ccf3a6178c43dfe866a10e66f78dd332b0/gif-2.gif" data-mid="99912747" border="0" data-scale="33" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/600/i/c0e72f728b0fc80ed21586122b2d78ccf3a6178c43dfe866a10e66f78dd332b0/gif-2.gif" /> 3. When it is rainy (or snowy), it opens the canopy <img width="600" height="338" width_o="600" height_o="338" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d42341d0b7067911e872da3f420689c35970c45a5bc25030c88742b6786c4c6c/ezgif.com-gif-maker-1.gif" data-mid="99914735" border="0" data-scale="32" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/600/i/d42341d0b7067911e872da3f420689c35970c45a5bc25030c88742b6786c4c6c/ezgif.com-gif-maker-1.gif" /> The step-by-step details on how to make a DIY 1/50 scale prototype of Robo using a Raspberry Pi and some Python programming can be found in this Medium Story.&nbsp; At the heart of Robo is a Microprocessor (e.g., Raspberry Pi) that gains intelligence through light and rain sensors and triggers the actuators to open or close the canopy. The sensors detect a change in environment in real time, and communicate it to the RPi. The Python code that is running on the RPi will make the decision on what the actuators need to do under each scenario. The system diagram below presents the relationship between these components. <img width="3138" height="2325" width_o="3138" height_o="2325" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0082b42833cf942dae4e2b45259b08601861edbdbd97051fe7e95744a5884bd9/system-block-diagram-1.png" data-mid="99916148" border="0" data-scale="46" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0082b42833cf942dae4e2b45259b08601861edbdbd97051fe7e95744a5884bd9/system-block-diagram-1.png" /> <img width="2757" height="645" width_o="2757" height_o="645" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b33095f6151653cf0ba89f9790a8ef5bcfba249c779d1c0ac97a9d6a43051a1f/20.jpg" data-mid="102618693" border="0" data-scale="57" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b33095f6151653cf0ba89f9790a8ef5bcfba249c779d1c0ac97a9d6a43051a1f/20.jpg" /><img width="3664" height="2576" width_o="3664" height_o="2576" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/33105935f2a6c4785372852654e4ae42d5717091a9671f09ee8a2ec929632711/3.jpg" data-mid="102621207" border="0" data-scale="34" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/33105935f2a6c4785372852654e4ae42d5717091a9671f09ee8a2ec929632711/3.jpg" /><img width="3624" height="2808" width_o="3624" height_o="2808" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a0f2f2f80097bba26398e54784b7c9cf28f180d4c76e9a53036b4d9c1b770395/8.jpg" data-mid="102621490" border="0" data-scale="31" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a0f2f2f80097bba26398e54784b7c9cf28f180d4c76e9a53036b4d9c1b770395/8.jpg" /> The source code for Robo is available on my Github repo for your reference. To read more about Robo check out this Medium Story. <img width="600" height="338" width_o="600" height_o="338" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/48ddd23fd7fbefc7aa646afc8ab82249251d30dd0d09635f90b4454b3cd94abb/ezgif.com-gif-maker-3.gif" data-mid="102621255" border="0" data-scale="30" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/600/i/48ddd23fd7fbefc7aa646afc8ab82249251d30dd0d09635f90b4454b3cd94abb/ezgif.com-gif-maker-3.gif" /> Design and development: Sima Shahverdi BACK TO TOP https://simashahverdi.com/WALL-OF-CARE Mon, 01 Mar 2021 18:53:39 +0000 SimaShahverdi https://simashahverdi.com/WALL-OF-CARE The wall of care Urban projection mapping with Touch designer When I moved into 651 New York Avenue at the start of the pandemic, my balcony faced a burned, vacant building across the street—a shell left after a 2012 fire. I read about the tenants who had lost their homes and felt furious that this scar was still sitting there: empty, toxic, and avoided. Eventually it clicked: if this building had been taken from its residents, I could, in a small way, give it back to the neighborhood—as a voice. My balcony was perfectly aligned with the façade, so I set up a home projector and opened TouchDesigner, a real-time node-based visual tool. I patched text, video, and sound into animations, warped them to match the geometry of the windows, and turned the burned façade into a responsive screen. <img width="1920" height="1064" width_o="1920" height_o="1064" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f1132a9b0c7b6d1c1450ff205afe52e050364701abac40e76362f2a8bab1cbe8/3.jpg" data-mid="100544931" border="0" data-scale="79" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f1132a9b0c7b6d1c1450ff205afe52e050364701abac40e76362f2a8bab1cbe8/3.jpg" /> During lockdown, those nightly projections became a way to hold my neighbors’ hands without touching—short phrases like “I see you. I’m with you.” and “Stay Home, Save Lives” breathing across the building in shifting colors and shapes. Windows cracked open; people waved from fire escapes; kids pointed from the sidewalk; elders watched from behind curtains. It felt like a contactless hug, a one-block “balcony radio station” repeating a simple message: you’re not alone. <img width="1665" height="437" width_o="1665" height_o="437" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b7a0cad40b3b5138e5cc0c939efb985ca05a76b5cb97c5c9b6518d67db40f196/2.jpg" data-mid="100544930" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b7a0cad40b3b5138e5cc0c939efb985ca05a76b5cb97c5c9b6518d67db40f196/2.jpg" /> <img width="1464" height="812" width_o="1464" height_o="812" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4d4de6c6f41ed8d23f56db1b9f15e5173a9bc56675ba82e7a70cfb14a0f4c95c/4.jpg" data-mid="100562457" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4d4de6c6f41ed8d23f56db1b9f15e5173a9bc56675ba82e7a70cfb14a0f4c95c/4.jpg" /> On May 25, 2020, after the murder of George Floyd and the resurgence of Black Lives Matter protests, I remapped the façade with Saadi’s poem “Bani Adam” Bringing this centuries-old text from Iran into conversation with the calls for justice in Brooklyn was my way of placing my own cultural history alongside the movement on the streets. <img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/584dc582eb86b75711d769489f1ee0dc47b97bf9f89a3c7775c1fba6fe930551/2020-06-03-22.21.26.jpg" data-mid="241870344" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/584dc582eb86b75711d769489f1ee0dc47b97bf9f89a3c7775c1fba6fe930551/2020-06-03-22.21.26.jpg" /> <img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/69ae6377c97e7b0186bb934067b5fd23f2c6941deada7bf2ef8b430e45251567/2020-06-03-22.21.16-2.jpg" data-mid="241870346" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/69ae6377c97e7b0186bb934067b5fd23f2c6941deada7bf2ef8b430e45251567/2020-06-03-22.21.16-2.jpg" /> Design and Implementation: Sima Shahverdi BACK TO TOP