Tarkashvand Abbas

Personal Details Tarkashvand, Abbas               1976      Assistant Professor School of Architecture and Environmental Design Iran university of Science and Technology Tel: +98 (0)21 77240583 E_mail:   Tarkashvandiust.ac.ir

               
Education and Qualifications

• M. Arch.

Master of Architecture (M. Arch.), University of Tehran, 1993-2000

• PhD.

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Architecture, Iran University of Science and Technogy, 2000-2007

• Post Doc.

Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Technische Universität Berlin, Institut für Architektur, TEK: Tragwerksentwurf und –konstruktion

• Selected Short Course Certificates

“Rural House Design”, held by Building and Housing Research Centre (BHRC), Tehran (Iran), 2006
“Restoration of Deteriorated Urban Fabric”, held by Building and Housing Research Centre (BHRC), Tehran (Iran), 2007
“Construction with Superior Quality”, held by Technical University of Berlin (TU Berlin), Tehran (Iran), 2008
Employment

• Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Planning, Natural Disaster Research Institute of Iran (NDRII), 2005-2008
  • Head of Department of Environmental Planning, 2007-2008
• Assistant Professor, School of Architecture and Art, Guilan University (GU), 2008-2015
  • Head of Architecture Department, 2011-2013
  • Head of Postgraduate Department, 2013-2015
• Assistant Professor, School of Architecture and Environmental Design, Iran University of Science and Technlogy (IUST), Since 2015
  • Manager of Curriculum Planning, 2015-2017
  • Manager of Postgraduate Department, Since 2019

Teaching Experiences

• Introduction to Architectural Design I (Undergraduate courses in School of Architecture and Environmental Design, Iran University of Science and Technology; Architecture Department, Shariaty University; School of Architecture, Kashan University; Chabahar International University)
• Architectural Design Studio IV (Undergraduate course in School of Architecture and Environmental Design, Iran University of Science and Technology)
• Rural Design Studio I and II (Undergraduate courses in School of Architecture and Environmental Design, Iran University of Science and Technology; School of Architecture and Art, Guilan University)
• Theories and Methods of Architectural Design (Postgraduate course in School of Architecture and Environmental Design, Iran University of Science and Technology; School of Architecture and Art, Guilan University)
• Technical Architectural Design Studio II (Postgraduate course in School of Architecture and Environmental Design, Iran University of Science and Technology)
• Sustainable Architectural Design Studio II (Postgraduate course in School of Architecture and Environmental Design, Iran University of Science and Technology)
• Architectural Design Studio I (Postgraduate course in School of Architecture and Environmental Design, Iran University of Science and Technology)
• Adaptive Technology (Postgraduate course in School of Architecture and Environmental Design, Iran University of Science and Technology)

Selected Written Works

• From Disaster to Tragedy, Journal of Environmental Studies, Bagher Hoseini, Farhang Mozaffar and Abbas Tarkashvand. 2006
• Environmental Impact Assessment of Rural Guide Plans, Journal of Environmental Studies, Bagher Hoseini, Farhang Mozaffar, Mohammad Soleimani, Ali Akbar Sarmadi and Abbas Tarkashvand. 2006
• Role of Abstraction in improvement of Creativity in Architecture Students, Journal of Fine Arts, Abbas Tarkashvand and Ghazal Raheb, 2009
• Recognistion of the Signs in Cities, Journal of Iranian Architecture and Urbanism, Abbas Tarkashvand and Sahar Majidi, 2013
• Typology of Rural Housing in Guilan, Bonyad Maskan Enghelab Eslami, Abbas Tarkashvand and Ghazal Raheb, 2013
• Typology of Rural Housing in Ghazvin, Bonyad Maskan Enghelab Eslami, Abbas Tarkashvand and Ghazal Raheb, 2013
• Typology of Rural Housing in Mazandaran, Bonyad Maskan Enghelab Eslami, Ghazal Raheb and Abbas Tarkashvand, 2013
• Typology of Rural Housing in Golestan, Bonyad Maskan Enghelab Eslami, Ghazal Raheb and Abbas Tarkashvand,, 2013
• Architectural Design Process in Hashtgerd New Town, Section in Vol. 04: Energy Efficient Housing for Iran: Pilot Building in Hashtgerd New Town, Tayebeh Parhizkar, Abbas Tarkashvand, Ghazal Raheb.  Serial Publication of  Urban Energy Efficient Neighborhood in Hastegerd New Town Project, Technical University of Berlin Publications. ISBN (printed version): 978-3-7983-2529-6, (In English). Editors: Farshad Nasrollahi, Philip Whage, Efatossadat Shahriary, Abbas Tarkashvand, 2013
• Energy Efficient Housing for Hashtgerd New Town, Architectural Concepts and Design Ideas, Serial Publication of Urban Energy Efficient Neighborhood in Hastegerd New Town Project, Technical University of Berlin Publications. Ghazal Raheb, Abbas Tarkashvand, Zahra Hamedani, Naeimeh Korrani, ISBN (printed version): 978-3-7983-2529-6, 2013
• Recognition of Components Affecting the Formation of Identity and Collective Memory Around Historic Bridges (Case Study: Langroud City), Journal of Iranian Architecture and Urbanism, Abbas Tarkashvand, Heydar Jahanbaksh and Maryam KarimiNejhad, 2015
• Application of Territory Travelling in Organizations of Treatment Spaces for Schizophrenic Patients, EMT Journal, Abbas Tarkashvand & Mahnaz Khademi Gh., 2015
• Identifying effective spatial qualities for the development of multiple intelligences in school spaces (Case study: Primary schools in Mashhad city), Technology of Education Journar (TEJ), Samira Kowsari and Abbas Tarkashvand, 2018
• Functions and Features of the Residential Spaces Matching Children’s Needs, Armanshahr Journal, Fatemeh Ebrahimzadeh and Abbas Tarkashvand, 2019
• Application of Isovist analysis and sightlines in measuring visual quality of residential complexes (Case Study: Kermanshah City), Motaleate Shahri Journal, Akram Esfandyari and Abbas Tarkashvand, 2020
• The psychiatric facility: how patients with schizophrenia respond to place, Design for Health, Narges Farahnak Majd, Jan Golembiewski and Abbas Tarkashvand, 2020
• Comparison of the Environmental Effects of a Building with Steel and Concrete Structure in Tehran with a Life Cycle Assessment Approach in the Design Phase, Journal of Sustainable Architecture and Urban Design, Maryam P. Shokouhi, Mohsen Faizi, Abbas Tarkashvand and Mehdi Khakzand, 2021

Research Projects

• Researcher, “Energy Retrofitting Guidelines for Rural Houses in Iran”, Sponsored and implemented by Bonyad Maskan Enghelab Eslami, 2005
• Supervisor, “Typology and Design Guidelines for Rural Housing in Markazi Province in Iran”, Sponsored by Bonyad Maskan Enghelab Eslami, Implemented By Natural Disaster Research Institute of Iran (NDRII), 2006
• Supervisor, “Typology and Design Guidelines for Rural Housing in Sistan-Baluchestan Province in Iran”, Sponsored by Bonyad Maskan Enghelab Eslami, Implemented By Natural Disaster Research Institute of Iran (NDRII), 2006
• Researcher, “Evaluation of Rural Guide Plans in Iran”, Sponsored by Bonyad Maskan Enghelab Eslami, Implemented By Natural Disaster Research Institute of Iran (NDRII), 2006
• Researcher, “Guidelines for Rural Housing in Ardabil Province”, Sponsored by Bonyad Maskan Enghelab Eslami, Implemented By Building and Housing Research Centre (BHRC), 2007
• Researcher, “Construction with Superior Quality”, Sponsored by Technical University of Berlin (TU Berlin), Implemented By Building and Housing Research Centre (BHRC), 2009-2011
• Team leader and lead author, “Typology and Design Guidelines for Rural Housing in Guilan Province in Iran”, Sponsored by Bonyad Maskan Enghelab Eslami, 2011
• Team leader and lead author, “Typology and Design Guidelines for Rural Housing in Ghazvin Province in Iran”, Sponsored by Bonyad Maskan Enghelab Eslami, 2011
• Team co-leader and co-lead author, “Typology and Design Guidelines for Rural Housing in Mazandaran Province in Iran”, Sponsored by Bonyad Maskan Enghelab Eslami, 2011
• Team co-leader and co-lead author, “Typology and Design Guidelines for Rural Housing in Golestan Province in Iran”, Sponsored by Bonyad Maskan Enghelab Eslami, 2011
• Researcher, “Technology Transfer to Iran: Evaluation of An Experience, Case Study: Transferring the Technology of Urban Energy Efficient Fabric to Hashtgerd New Town”, Sponsored by Technical University of Berlin (TU Berlin), 2012

Awards and Scholarships

• “Scholarship for PhD”, issued by the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology, 2000-2004
• Scholarship for Post-Doctoral Fellowship”, issued by the Deutscher Akademischer for Austauchdienst (DAAD), 2010-2012

Assignments and Consultations

• Member of National Board of Prefabricated Construction Standards, Since 2005