Hello,
I’m Adrian
ARCHITECT / ANTI-DISCIPLINARY DESIGNER & MAKER
✦ I was born and raised in Lebanon on the family terracotta brick-and-roof tile factory where I grew up immersed in clay, manufacturing and industry ✦ I received my BArch from the American University of Beirut and was three-time apprentice with the late Dame Zaha Hadid in London by the time I graduated in 2014. ✦ My thesis project “In Bed With Space” received the Dean’s Award for Creative Achievement, was nominated for a RIBA President’s Medal, and exhibited at the Ministry of Tourism’s glass hall in Beirut ✦ In 2018 I founded spatial-design and ideation buro MÜLLER APRAHAMIAN alongside Arine Aprahamian (Rolex Protégé 2023) with our first commissioned works for the Tate Modern and the Venice Biennale in the same year. ✦ In 2020 I debuted Visions of the Future (a numbered and limited-edition capsule collection of handcrafted Japanese titanium heirloom-eyepieces) at 100%Optical the UK eyewear fair, and won the NewDesigner award: “for making an instant impact with unique and notable frames, to become the next big international name in frame design.” ✦ Currently I am pursuing a Master of Fine Arts in Designed Objects and Ceramics at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and the recipient of the New Artist Society Scholarship. ✦
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
VISIONS OF THE FUTURE LTD. LONDON, UK
2020–Present DIRECTOR
CREID. TECHNOLOGIES LTD. LONDON, UK
2018–2020 CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Central Real Estate Intelligence Database
MÜLLER APRAHAMIAN BEIRUT, LEBANON
2017–Present CO-FOUNDER
Architecture & Interiors practice established with Arin Aprahamian in 2017.
BELT & ROAD BEIJING, CHINA
2018 Machine Industry & Electronics Conference
Represented Lebanon at a 3 week conference alongside 68 other government officials, business leaders, and entrepreneurs of 12 countries from Africa, Asia, and Europe; by invitation of the China Chamber of Commerce with the Academy of International Business Officials (AIBO) in Beijing.
TUMO Center for Creative Technologies YEREVAN, ARMENIA →
2017 How Big is Architecture?
Conducted a two-week Architecture-Lab with Arin Aprahamian of MÜLLER APRAHAMIAN, about the understanding and use of scale as a tool for architecture and design.
CAMPUS SOCIETY LONDON, UK →
2014–2016 CREATIVE DIRECTOR
UI/UX (user interface & experience) design, branding, visual communication, and design-language systems for a social-network tech startup.
PSLAB BEIRUT, LEBANON →
2013 / 2014 DESIGNER (part-time)
Design and production of lighting, installation pieces, and detailing-systems for the studio’s product line.
ZAHA HADID ARCHITECTS LONDON, UK →
2013 INTERNSHIP
Exhibition, Interior, and Product Design
2012 INTERNSHIP
Installation Design & Construction
2011 INTERNSHIP
Design Development, Representation, and Model Making
Buenos Aires Biennale - Interior & installation of ZHA exhibition.
100%DESIGN London - Exhibition & shop furniture for SAMSUNG & Heidi.com.
Alessi - Custom packaging of ZHD's ‘Niche’.
Installation Piece for ZHDesign Gallery inspired by roof of KAPSARC, KSA.
Visualisations and handmade paper-relief / 3D foam models for the Serpentine Gallery extension, SOHO Galaxy in Beijing, and Capital Hill Residence in Moscow.
FOUAD SAMARA ARCHITECTS BEIRUT, LEBANON →
2013 INTERNSHIP
3D Modelling & Execution Drawings
Design and production drawings of main building, race-track, landscaping, grandstand, and the starting gantry for an International Karting Race-Track.
SOU FUJIMOTO ARCHITECTS BOISBUCHET, FRANCE →
2012 WORKSHOP
Domaine De Boisbuchet - Nature Room
Design and construction of a space that is euqal parts achitecture and nature.
BATIMAT ARCHITECTS BEIRUT, LEBANON →
2010 INTERNSHIP
Design Proposal & Development
Chalet, villa, and apartment design for the Beit Misk development project.
shows
2020 SILMO Paris Eyewear Show
2020 100% OPTICAL UK Eyewear Fair
2019 TURNER CONTEMPORARY Walled Unwalled
2019 VENICE BIENNALE Walled Unwalled
2018 TATE MODERN Walled Unwalled
2018 AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT ARD50
2016 LEBANESE MINISTRY OF TOURISM GLASS HALL In Bed With Space
2018 BEIRUT DESIGN WEEK KHOUM Banquet Table
2017 BEIRUT DESIGN WEEK Collector Eyepieces
AWARDS
2020 NEWSESIGNER2020 LoveEyewear Awards, 100%OPTICAL →
2014 RIBA PRESIDENT’S MEDALS Nominated for the American University of Beirut →
2014 DEAN’S AWARD FOR CREATIVE ACHIEVEMENT for Undergraduate Thesis Projects →
2014 AREEN PROJECTS AWARD for Excellence in Architecture , 3rd Prize →
2009 INTERNATIONAL DESIGN AWARDS Honourable Mention
EDUCATION
SCHOOL OF THE ART INSTITUTE CHICAGO ILLINOIS, USA
2022 MFA Department of Designed Objects Merit Scholarship*
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT BEIRUT, LEBANON
2014 Bachelor Degree of Architecture
2012 Minor in Art History
SKILLS
• Advanced design, concept and detailing
• Visual representation & model-making
• Web & app-architecture design
• UI/UX
• Writing
• Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign.
• 3D Studio Max, Grasshopper, Rhinoceros, Sketchup
• Sketch, JustInMind
LANGUAGE
Fluent in ENGLISH and ARABIC, conversant in FRENCH, and basic GERMAN
