Motivated, determined, and passionate scholar; experienced expert of the history and historiography in architecture and monument conservation. Skilled professional, experienced in academic and non-academic fields.

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POOYA ZARGARAN Arch, PhD
SUMMARY
Motivated, determined, and passionate scholar; experienced expert of the history
and historiography in architecture and monument conservation. Skilled
professional, experienced in academic and non-academic fields.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth: October 8, 1980, Tehran, Iran
Marital status: Married
Residency: 11, Corso 53’Fanteria, Biella(BI) 13900, Italy
Cell: +393881770790
E-mail: arch.zargaran@gmail.com
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
04/2015
Certificate in Project management, ABEA Formazioni, Milan, Italy
Study emphases:
Fundamental skills of the project management, the use of management tools, role and responsibilities of the
Project Manager
2010-2014
PhD in Architecture, University of Bologna, Italy
Study emphases:
Architecture and Urban Design, History of Architecture, Architectural Restoration, Documentation and
representation of Heritage
PhD dissertation: "The History of Restoration in Iran: Origins and developments from 1900-1978"
Final evaluation: Excellent
2008-2009
Master of arts in Architecture(Laurea Specialistica), Polytechnic University of Turin, Turin, Italy
Study emphases:
Architecture and construction engineering, Sustainable architecture
Dissertation title: “Gentrification as a strategy for conservation of the existing residential patrimony”
Final grade: 108/110
1998-2005
Master of Science in Architecture, Faculty of Art and Architecture of Tehran, Iran
Study emphases:
Architecture and Urban Design, History of Architecture, Urban planning and urban design.
Dissertation title: "Meditation Center: The Faculty of the spiritual science"
Final grade: 18/20
TEACHING AND MENTORING EXPERIENCE
05/2015
Tutor and mentor, R&S Formazione, Milan, Italy
Control and supervisory of the in-field instruction
2010-2012
Tutor, Private lessons in AutoCAD and Academic English Writing, Turin, Italy

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2006-2008
Lecturer, Azad University of Karaj, Sama Faculty, Karaj, Iran
Lecturer in undergraduate level course in architecture
The courses taught:
Architectural composition
History of architecture
Islamic architecture
Architectural design
2004-2006
Tutor, Private lessons in AutoCAD, 3D Studio Max to undergraduate students of architecture, Tehran, Iran
RESEARCH INTERESTS
 Architectural Conservation
 History of conservation
 Social contributions and conservation of the historical monuments
 Collective memory and architectural design theory.
 Cultural heritage conservation and society identity preservation.
PUBLICATIONS
Pooya Zargaran (2016), "Adaptive reuse and challenges of secular interventions in value-associated sacred
architectures" abstract submitted for Sacred Spaces, Secular Acts (Bruges, 18-20 Aug 2016)
Pooya Zargaran (2016), "Urban Conservation: Conserving the Memories of the Societies" in bfo-Journal
(article submitted for peer review)
Link to the journal : http://bauforschungonline.ch/it
Pooya Zargaran (2016), "Alpine Landscape and authenticity challenges" in incitingsparks.com (article
submitted for online publishing)
Pooya Zargaran (2015), "Urban conservation as a tool for preservation of the authenticity of the societies" in
www.heritageportal.eu . (article in publication waiting list)
Pooya Zargaran (2015), "Heritage challenges in the era of globalization; versus a smart approach in
conservation" in achs2016, Third Biennial Conference, Montreal, Canada.( abstract accepted)
Pooya Zargaran (2015), "Historic conservation and local participation: Lessons learned from the Amsterdam
manifest" in 40 years after the Manifest of Amsterdam: Reflection on the past, present and future of
integrated conservation, The Center for Advanced Studies in Integrated Conservation (CECI)
Pooya Zargaran (2015), "Iranian Traditional Context and the Modern Principles of Architectural
Conservation" in e-conservation, University of Evora, Evora, Portugal. (article submitted for peer review)
Pooya Zargaran (2014), "The History of Restoration in Iran", Scholars’ Press, OmniScriptum GmbH & Co.
KG, Germany.
Pooya Zargaran (2012), "Public spaces as materialized forms of the collective memory", paper acceptance in
Primo Biennale dello Spazio Pubblico, Rome, Italy.
Pooya Zargaran (2011), "Adaptability of the theory of restoration of Cesare Brandi for the conservation of
the heritage of Islamic cities" in First international conference of Islamic architecture and urbanism, Tabriz,
Iran.(article published in Persian language)
link: http://www.civilica.com/Paper-NCIAU01-NCIAU01_035.html

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Pooya Zargaran (2011), "Collective memory as an instrument for architectural design theories" in
Architectural Design Between Teaching and Research,(ed.), D'Amato Claudio, POLIBAPRESS, Bari, Italy,
pp. 1697-1706
Pooya Zargaran (2011), "Gentrification as the strategy for historic residential patrimony conservation",
paper acceptance in 3rd International Conference on Architectural Heritage, Gaza, Palestine.
Pooya Zargaran (2011), "Nationalism, formation of concept of Architectural Conservation in Iran and the
role of Ernst Herzfeld" conference proceeding in The 7th ECIS conference , Krakow, Poland.
Pooya Zargaran (2010), "Identifiable Elements in Persian Gardens " in Tawan: Magazin des Vereins
Iranischer Ingenieure/innen in Österreich, Wien, Austria, pp.12-14. (article published in Persian language)
Link: http://tawan.vii.at/1389/03/category/kultur/586
Pooya Zargaran (2007), "Virtual Architecture, Virtual space understanding or the virtual understanding of
the space "in Abad Boum, n.11, December 2007, Tehran, Iran, pp43-46. (article published in Persian
language)
Pooya Zargaran (2007), "Identifiable Elements in Persian Gardens" in Abad Boum, n.9, August 2007,
Tehran, Iran, pp.28-30. (article published in Persian language)
CONFERENCES AND PRESENTATIONS
2011 Collective memory as an instrument for architectural design theories in Primo Congresso Internazionale
Retevitruvio, Bari, Italy.
2011 Value of Participation: from web 1.0 to Web 2.0 , Department of applied Social Sciences, London
Metropolitan University, London, England
WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS
2015 EAAE2015 : EAAE - ENHSA THEMATIC NETWORK ON CONSERVATION
5th meeting and workshop Conservation/adaptation : keeping alive the spirit of the place. Adaptive reuse of
heritage with ‘symbolic value’, Liege, Belgium
2014 Seminar on Mediterranean Climate Change, Adaptation of Australian Cities to Climate Extreme,
University of Siena, Italy.
2013 Seminar on “Water sector regulation in Europe” , 28th and 29th November 2013, Florence, Italy
2011-2012 Competition for the redevelopment of covered market town of Forte dei Marmi, Italy
2010 Interventions for the reconstruction of damaged city of Aquila, Italy, sponsored by the INA CASA di
Abruzzo Region. Aquila, Italy
2010 “Brief course on how to write a scientific work”, Department of Civil, Ambient, and Material
Engineering (DICAM), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
05-10/2015 Private house rehabilitation, Biella, Italy
Architectural design, preliminary design alternative.
Site survey and preparing a detailed relief of the state of the art of project.
Interior design, finding innovative solutions and consulting them with the client.

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Project management, preparing time schedules, project cost estimation, etc.
Field/site Direction
10-12/2014 Architect, designer, ZEROLAB DESIGN srl.Turin, Italy
Collaboration with the architectural firm
3D Modeling and Photorealistic rendering
Architectural Drafting, architectural detailing
07/2013-10/2014 Architect, designer, ITALIA DESIGN srl.Turin, Italy
Collaboration with the architectural firm
Participation as a core member of the design project team
Architectural design, Architectural layout
Technical translation
Architectural Drafting
11/2012-05/2013 Architect, designer, LAPIS srl.Turin, Italy
Collaboration with the architectural firm
Architectural design
Interior design
09-11/2012 Architect, designer, IANNINO Architectural Firm,Turin, Italy
Collaboration with the architectural firm
Architectural Drafting
3D Modeling and Photorealistic rendering
04-09/2012 Architect, MAGNAGHI Associated Architects, Turin, Italy
Collaboration with the architectural firm
Architectural Design
Architect, designer and collaborator in project hypothesis
2006-2008 University Lecturer, Azad University of Karaj, Karaj, Iran
Lecturer in undergraduate level course in architecture
The courses taught:
Architectural composition
History of architecture
Islamic architecture
Architectural design
LANGUAGES
Mother tongue(s) Persian
Other language(s) Italian, English
Self-assessment Understanding Speaking Writing
European level (*) Listening Reading Spoken
interaction
Spoken production
English Proficient
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Italian Proficient
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PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Member of the Order of Architects of the Province of Tehran, Iran; registration number :10-0-1-48794
Rotary Club, Milan, Italy
Association of Ex-Polytechnic Graduates, Turin, Italy.
ICCROM,Rome,Italy.

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SKILLS
SOCIAL SKILLS
Capacity to interact with public and private sector.
Capacity of synthesis, argumentation and mediation.
ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS
Capacity of working in team and in partnership.
Coordinating instructional programs.
Coordinating professional teamwork.
Project management Skills.
Translation of technical texts.(Italian-English, English-Italian, French-English, French-Italian translation)
COMPUTER SKILLS
Mastery of Autodesk 3D Studio Max.
Mastery Autodesk AutoCAD.
Mastery of Autodesk REVIT.
Mastery SKETCHUP.
Mastery of CORELDRAW, INDESIGN for the graphic layout of books, posters, brochures.
Mastery of PHOTOSHOP and ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR.
Excellent knowledge of windows.
Excellent knowledge of MS Office.
REFERENCES
Andrea Ugolini
Associate professor in architecture
University of Bologna
School of Engineering and Architecture
+39 0547 338311
Via Cavalcavia, 61
Cesena FC – Italy
a.ugolini@unibo.it
Claudio Varagnoli
Full professor of architectural restoration
Università degli Studi di Chieti-Pescara “G.
d’Annunzio” - Department of Architecture
V.le Pindaro 42 - 65127 Pescara - Tel.
0854537270 Fax 0854537268
cvaragnoli@tiscali.it
Pierfrancesco Callieri
Full professor of cultural heritage University of Bologna
Department of Cultural Heritage
+39 0544936711
Via Ariani 1 Angolo via Diaz
Ravenna- Italy
Pierfrancesco.callieri@unibo.it
Andrea Bruno
Associate professor in architecture Bruno Architectural firm
+39 3355439804
Via Asti, 17
Torino TO- Italy
Studiobruno@tin.it
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