Farzam Yazdanseta, AIA, NCARB, is an educator and a licensed architect, registered to practice in New York and Maryland.
BIOGRAPHY
Farzam Yazdanseta, AIA, NCARB, is the Associate Chairperson for Undergraduate Architecture at Pratt Institute. He is an educator and a licensed architect, registered to practice in New York and Maryland. He is the co-founder of Studio FOU: Studio Farzam Yazdanseta Ursula Trost Architecture DPC based in Brooklyn. Since 2012 he has been a member of the faculty at Pratt Institute School of Architecture. Farzam has held teaching positions at Rhode Island School of Design Department of Architecture, City College of New York The Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute of Technology School of Architecture and University of Maryland School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation.
He has worked in the offices of Eisenman Architects, L.E.FT, Reiser Umemoto, Perkins Eastman and Handel Architects in New York City and MSR Design in Maryland. At Eisenman Architects, he was the project architect and lead designer for the Eisenman Architects Gwangju Folly project for the 2011 Gwangju Biennale in South Korea.
Farzam received a Master of Science in Advanced Architectural Design from Columbia University GSAPP in 2010. He holds undergraduate and Master of Architecture degrees from the University of Maryland. While at the University of Maryland, he won the first prize in architectural design for the 2007-2008 FormZ Joint Study Award Program. He was also selected as a recipient of the 2008 Thesis Prize in Architecture.
He currently serves Pratt as the Associate Chairperson for undergraduate architecture since March 2023. Previously he was the Acting Associate Chairperson for the department from 2021 to 2023 and the Assistant Chairperson from 2019 to 2021.
Farzam is a member of the American Institute of Architects and NCARB certified.
EDUCATION
M.S.AAD. Columbia University
M.ARCH. University of Maryland
B.A. University of Maryland
Detailed Curriculum Vitae available upon request.
TEACHING
Since 2012 Farzam has been a member of the faculty at Pratt Institute School of Architecture. He has held teaching positions at Rhode Island School of Design Department of Architecture, City College of New York The Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute of Technology School of Architecture and University of Maryland School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation
Student work by Judy Liu, Seth Kananayev, Alejandra Sachez, Beatiz Xavier, Benjamin Scarcello, Cameron Clark, Dorian Chen, Elle Fang, Geri Roa Kim, Kyle Fairclotch, Serra Ozdemir, Sharon Wang, Emmet Sutton, Agrima Gupta, Alejandra Sanchez, Beren Saraquse, Brandon Paniagua, Cameron Clark, Chun Wang, Cole Rudy, Dorian Chen, EJ Maxwell, Elle Fang, Ellis Donahue, Gilbert Santana, Jasper Anderson, Shani Zana, Sharon Wang, Shihua Wang, Sofia Narvaez, Vishnu Rao, Xiang Ao, Xun Zhang, Ye Hu Hwang.
CINEMATIC CONSTRUCTS
Optional Seminar (Elective) at Pratt SoA
Judy Liu
Isabelle Heldenfels
Dillon Marlow
Meshal Alradadi
Melanie Tran
Sam Miller
Derin Erdeniz
Elif Uyar
Zahra Patel
RESEARCH
BANNED DRAWINGS
Geopolitical tensions resulting in the alienation of Iran, once celebrated as a cradle of civilization, have tainted perceptions of the once great dynasty and obstructed the western world from accessing the pioneering elements embedded within Iran’s cultural and historical fabric. With the advent of the Islamic Revolution, the religious masquerade of the Persian Monarchy has been instrumental in tainting global perception of the country while restricting access to Iran’s rich historical tapestry of culture, art and architecture.
This project seeks to reposition historical Iranian Architecture at the foreground of pedagogical dialogue through an analytical and exhaustive studies of ornament (Muqarnas), building (Isfahan Mosques) and urban development surrounding the Isfahan Bazaar.
PRACTICE
Farzam is the co-founder of STUDIO FOU: Studio Farzam Yazdanseta Ursula Trost Architecture DPC based in Brooklyn.
Cofounded in 2022, STUDIO FOU operates on a multitude of scales with inventive approaches to create beautiful and impactful designs. STUDIO FOU offer a full array of architecture interior and product design services.
