Glow 2008

Name
Ali Heshmati (LEAD Inc.)

Profession
Architect

Grants \ Awards (Selection)
2008	Husnes, Kvinnherad (NO) I Nordisk Lyspris competition
2007	Husnes (NO), International Achievement Award of Excellence
2006	Husnes, Kvinnherad (NO), AIA Minnesota Honor Award
2004	Minneapolis (US), AIA Minnesota, Minneapolis Merit Award
2002	Wildwood, Missouri (US), National Competition, First Place Wildwood Pedestrian Bridge
2001	Minneapolis (US), AIA Minnesota Honor Award
2000	Sartell (US), BankVista Financial Center, Associated Builders and Contractors Minnesota, Chapter Merit Winner for Awards of Excellence in Construction competition
1994	Minneapolis (US), Intermedia Arts Minnesota, Divers Vision Grant, Interdisciplinary Project: Architecture and Theater, Collaboration with Jennifer Yoos, Kristin Froebel & Mary Ludington
1993	Forecast, Public Art Affairs Project Award
1990	Ellerbe Foundation Fellowship
1988	AIA Merit Scholarship, National Competition

Presentation (Selection)
2006	Bergen (NO), University of Bergen on Design and health of the built environment, Lecture presentation, “Aesthetic of Health, Healthy Aesthetic"
2003	(US), Public art presentation in the memory of lost lives regarding September 11 2001, “Frozen Tears”
1999	Minneapolis (US), University of Minnesota, CONstruct Architects, Inc. 1999, CALA Faculty Exhibit, Selected Work
1999	Minneapolis (US), Plymouth Church, “Little Lots Competition”
1994	Minneapolis (US), Southern Theater, Architectural Performance, “The Vault”

Referentiell Press Documentation
04/2008	Mondo arc, “Rhythm of the night”
04/2008	Byggeindustrien, ”Landemerke på Husnes”
11/2007	Fabric Architecture
12/2007	Byggaktuelt, “Verdig vinner”
03/2007	Architecture Minnesota (US), “Whirlwind Romance”
2006	Public Art Review, “Tempo“
07/2006	Fabric Architecture, “Norwegian Fabric”
2004	Alejandro Bahamon featuring Art of Chiropractic, “The Magic of Tents Transforming Space”, Loft and HBI
2004	Byggaktuelt, “Genial Skillevegg”, No. ½
08/2003	Architecture, “While the computer industry keeps our profession”
2002	Architecture Minnesota, “Fabric Art”
2002	Fabric Architecture, “Faith In Design”
07/2001	Fabric Architecture, “Snowbound”
05/2001	Architecture Minnesota (US), New Houses
07/2000	Architecture Minnesota (US), Architectural Families
07/1999	Architecture Minnesota (US), Growing Architecture Firms
05/1999	Architecture Minnesota (US), New Residential Design
03/1995	Architecture Minnesota (US), drawing board

Lectures/ Symposiums
2002	Montreal (CA), School of Architecture, McGill University, Architecture Research Centers Consortium and European Association for Architectural Education, Lecture Presentation at the Symposium: “Research and Architectural Education”
2001	Washington D.C. (US), Lecture presentation to the American Association of University Women, “Islamic Architecture of Iran”

Teaching Experience
2006	Bergen (NO), Bergen Architecture School, Visiting Studio Instructor
1998-2000	Saint Paul, Minneasota (US), Minnesota Institute for Talented Youth; Mcalester College, Architecture Instructor, “Architecture Tower and Mask”, “Architecture Inside Outside”, “Architecture in Public Realm”
1997-2006	Minneapolis (US), University of Minnesota, Architecture Department; College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, Architecture Instructor

Formation
	University of Minnesota (US), College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, Bachelor of Architecture, with Distinction
	Tehran (IR), Academy of Fine Arts, Persian Fine arts

Contact
www.leadinc.no
_______________________________________________________________

Name
Lars Meeß-Olsohn

Profession
Architect PhD

Exhibition (Selection)
2007	Essen (DE), Volkshochschule Essen, Installati, “Helix – komplementäre Fragmente“
2006	Bottrop (DE), Hattinger Henrichshütte, “Kommunikation mit Kunst“
2006	Köln (DE), Passagen 06, I Installatio
2005	Essen (DE), Palast der Projekte, „Folkwank-Atoll“, Model

Bibliography
06/2005	„Folkwang-Atoll“ - Katalog zur Ausstellung in der Kokerei Zollverein Palast der Projekte, N. Bauer, Essen (DE), Meeß-Olsohn, L.: Der Energie-Dome, Modellphase

Referentiell Press Documentation
	Onate, E.; Kröplin,B., Meeß-Olsohn,L., “Textile Composites and Inflatable Structures II, Proceeding of the International Conference held in Stuttgart”, in: The Energy-Dome, Zasoram, Barcelona (ES)
2005	Uni Duisburg-Essen (DE), Meeß-Olsohn, L., “Folkwang-Atoll: Der Energie-Dome“, Grenzbereiche, Symposiumsband Bauwesen, KG/Leichtbau, S. 129-145, Duisburg- Essen (DE)
2004	Meeß-Olsohn, L.I ”Tensegrity- Konstruktionen“, Textegrity - Textiles and Tensegrity, Technische Membranen als strukturell wirksame Zugelemente, Velbert (DE)
2004	Motro, R., Meeß-Olsohn, L., “Textegrity”, Shell and Spatial Structures from Models to Realization, IASS, S. 86- 87I University Montpellier (FR)
2003	Uni Duisburg-Essen (DE), Meeß-Olsohn, L., “Tensional Integritie´s“, Transparenz und Leichtigkeit, Symposiumsband, Uni Duisburg-Essen, Bauwesen, KG/Leichtbau, S. 129- 145, Duisburg-Essen (DE)
2003	TU Berlin (DE), Meeß-Olsohn, L., “Textegrity”, in: Textile Roofs 2003, The eighth international Workshop on the Design and Praktical Realisation of Architectural Membrane Structures, Berlin (DE)
04/2003	Deutsche Bauzeitschrift, Meeß-Olsohn, L., “Zugkontinua“, Bertelsmann Springer Bauverlag GmbH Gütersloh (DE), S. 76-79, Gütersloh (DE)
2003	Bund Deutscher Architekten BDA Essen (DE), Meeß-Olsohn, L.; Meyer, J. J.; Zimmer, W.: “Über den Dächern“, BauKunst - Essen erlebt Architektur, DEZ GmbH Essen (DE)
2003	Pressestelle Uni Duisburg-Essen (DE), H.-J. Przybilla; L. Meeß-Olsohn: “Ein Dome als Wolke I“ Campus:Report, Duisburg-Essen (DE)
2002	University Duisburg-Essen (DE), Meeß, L.: “Tensegrity: Skulptur und Konstruktion“, Leicht Bau Kunst, Symposiumsband, S. 83-98, Uni Duisburg-Essen (DE), Bauwesen, KG/Leichtbau

Teaching experience
2008	University of Applied Science Dortmund
2005	Weimar (DE), Bauhaus-University Weimar, Product Design
1998-2004	University of Essen

Formation
1998-1991	Aachen (DE), RWTH Aachen, Architecture Sevilla (ES), ETSA Sevilla, Architecture Barcelona (ES), Universidad de Barcelona, Architecture Köln (DE), Aachen (DE), Professional Practice in Architecture

Contact
www.leichtbaukunst.de