project list
awards & competitions
exhibitions & lectures
publications
teaching experience
photo credits

AWARDS AND COMPETITIONS

2011             Finalist, World's Coolest Offices, Inc. Magazine + Architizer 
                     Andrew Davidson & Co. Offices, New York, NY
                     Forclosed: ReHousing the American Dream, MoMA, New York, NY
                     Nominated to participate in an exhibition organized by the Museum of Modern Art that addresses environmental and urban crises.
                     Haiti Housing Collaborative Charrette, Center for Architecture, New York, NY
                     I-Beam Design's Pallet House is a finalist in this competition organized by the AIANY Chapter’s Global Dialogues Committee to
                     design new housing prototypes for Haiti. 
2010            TypeLife Exhibition, Grade European Center for Culture and Debate, Belgrade, Serbia
                    Installation collaboration
                    Earth Awards Exhibition and Start/IBM Summit for a Sustainable Future, London
                    Invited to exhibit a full-scale Pallet House in Prince Charles’ Royal Gardens
                    Swope Museum, “Small Architectures, Big Landscapes” Exhibition
                    Invited to exhibit the “Green Springs” prototype
                    Echoing Green Grant- The Pallet House was a semi-finalist for a $100,000 grant
2009            The Benetton Headquarters Competition, ”A Woven Building”, Tehran, IR.
2008            Milan Architecture Triennale, “A House for All” exhibition
                    Invited to exhibit a full-scale Pallet House in the Triennale Gardens
2007            Winner, Future Furniture Competition sponsored by Interior Design Magazine  
                    Winning Product: Chemical Light Fixture. Jury: Sergio Pelleroni and Cindy Allen
2003            Winner, LEF Foundation Grant to develop and build refugee housing prototypes based on ideas initiated during the
                    competition for transitional refugee housing organized by Architecture for Humanity in 1999.
2002            Winner, New York State Council on the Arts Grant in the Architecture, Planning and Design Program, to develop and build
                    refugee housing prototypes based on ideas initiated during the competition for transitional refugee housing organized by Architecture for Humanity in 1999.
2000            Milano 2001, III Millennium, Project for Piazza Duca D’Aosta Competition Entry, Milan
                    Proposal for a luminous landmark and integrated millennium park in front of Milan's main train station.  I-Beam Design in collaboration
                    with SITE Environmental Design
                    TKTS2K Ticket Booth, Times Square, New York, NY.
1999            Notable Entry, Transitional Refugee Housing, Architecture for Humanity
                    Received “Notable Entry” award for project to design affordable transitional housing for the returning Kosovar refugees and
                    other victims of war and natural disasters.
1996            First Place, Lt. Petrosino Park Design Competition                                        
                    Received “Winning” project award for the redesign of an existing 7000 square foot park to create a hanging garden connecting the park
                    with the surrounding neighborhoods. The Pallet House project is widely published and exhibited.
1992            4th Place Award, Thesis Project by Azin Valy, Il Palarch International Competition
                    Fourth place award in creative use of clay in architecture, Florence, Italy