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eMZed is the design partnership of Keyan Mizani & Alexia Zerbinis.
Alexia Zerbinis
Education
University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, 1996
Master of Architecture
Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 1990
Bachelor of Arts in Architecture
McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, 1988
Visiting Student, School of Architecture
Professional Practice
eMZed Architecture, Portland, Oregon 2004 – present
Partner, Project Manager & Project Lead Designer
Single & multi-family residential plus light commercial projects
Art Institute of Portland, Portland, Oregon, 1997 – 2003
Instructor, Interior Design Program
University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, 1993– 1997
Instructor, Graduate Teaching Fellow, Critic
School of Architecture
Freelance Illustration, Portland, Oregon, 1997
Dull, Olson, Weekes; Sienna Architects
Oregon Cascades West Council of Governments, 1995
Illustrator for the West Corvallis Growth Management Plan
by Cynthia Girling, Landscape Architect
Anne Ørum-Nielsen, Architect, Aerø, Denmark, 1992
Illustrations for an early draft of the book “A House Takes Form—
ordinary, poetic, and evolutionary proposals”
Antoine Predock, Architect, Albuquerque , NM ,1991
Intern Architect, Model building, Drafting
Keyan Mizani
AIA
SHP (Sustainable Homes
Professional, Earth Advantage)
Education
University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, 1996
Master of Architecture
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1990
Bachelor of Science, Architecture
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1990
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Graphic Design
Professional Practice
eMZed Architecture, Portland, Oregon 2004 – present
Partner, Project Architect & Project Manager
Single & multi-family residential plus light commercial projects
Salmon Street Design, Portland, Oregon, 2001 – 2003
Partner, Project Manager & Project Lead Designer
Single & multi-family residential projects
Portland Community Design, Portland, Oregon, 1997 – 2001
Project Manager & Project Lead Designer
Multi-family residential, mixed use, neighborhood planning,
feasibility studies, sustainable design research, zoning code development
University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, 1993– 1997
Instructor, Graduate Teaching & Research Fellow, Critic
School of Architecture
Carlson-Erickson Builders, Bailey’s Harbor, Wisconsin, 1993
Construction Crew
Single-family residential construction
Naughton Associates, Chicago, Illinois, 1990 – 1993
Intern Architect
Single-family residential, commercial interiors, exhibit design
Many architects hold sustainability credentials behind their names but not all of them understand how to implement those ideas into real life green home design and construction. eMZed Architecture understands the importance of focusing on the building envelope first, the value of carefully designing mechanical systems (before construction starts), and the importance of 3rd party inspections and building certification.
Ryan Shanahan, CPHC, PHIUS+ Rater Zero Energy Certifications Manager