Maxim Nasab
Architecture professor
Education
- M.Arch., Architecture, Savannah College of Art and Design
- B.F.A., Architecture, Savannah College of Art and Design
Credentials
Teaching
- Professor of architecture, 2024–present, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
- Adjunct professor, 2019–present, Tallahassee State College, Tallahassee, FL
- Visiting professor, 2020–24, Florida A&M University, Architecture Department, Tallahassee, FL
- Adjunct professor, 2017–21, Florida State University, Interior Design Department, Tallahassee, FL
Professional
- Founder and principal architect, 2016–present, Apexx Architecture, LLC, Tallahassee, FL
- Senior bridge architect, 2013–16, Touchstone Architecture, Tallahassee, FL
- Intern architect, 2013, MAD Architects, Beijing
- Design consultant, 2012–13, M&L Modular Solutions, Montréal
- Intern architect, 2012–13, Girard Coté Bérubé Dion Architectes, Montréal
Awards, recognitions, and honors
- SCAD Distinguished Alumni Award, 2022
- Design Honor Award, Blue Ridge Shared Use Bridge, AIA Tallahassee, 2021
- 40 Under 40 Award, Building Design + Construction, 2021
- Citizen Architect, AIA Florida, 2021
- 20 Under 40 Award, Tallahassee's Network for Young Professionals, 2019
- AIA Florida Component of the Year Award, 2019
- BirdHaus Design Competition, 1st Place & People's Choice Award, LeMoyne Art Center, 2019
- Bau Wow Haus Design Competition, Dog's Choice Award, LeMoyne Art Center, 2018
- Design Merit Award, Holesovice/Karlin Footbridge, AIA Tallahassee, 2017
- President Service Award, AIA Tallahassee, 2016
- Pedestrian Bridge Competition, 2nd Place, AIA Charleston, 2014
- Berlin Bridge Competition, Honorable Mention, ArchTriumph, 2013
- Student Voice Award, SCAD Architecture Thesis Award, 2011
- Grant, TallWood Design Institute's Mass Timber Design/Build Workshop
- Community Grant, Sustainable Forest Initiative (SFI), Into the Woods
Organizations
- NCARB Certificate
- LEED Green Associate
Publications and presentations
Publications – Authored
- Nasab, M., Pre-Fabricated Without Compromising Unique Design. Proceedings of International Bridge Conference (IBC). (2023) National Harbor, MD.
- Nasab, M., Orosco, A. Integration of Biophilic Design within Infrastructure. Proceedings of AMPS Living Cities Conference. (2023) New York, NY.
- Orosco, A., Nasab, M. How to Befriend a Chimera: lessons on site analysis. Proceedings of National Conference on the Beginning Design Student (NCBDS) 38 (2023). Fargo, ND.
- Nasab, M., Prescribing Bridge Architecture for Social Resilience, The Evolving Metropolis, 2019 IABSE Congress, New York, NY.
- Nasab, M., The Architect's Role in Designing Sustainable Bridges: An Essay, Florida/Caribbean ARCHITECT, AIA Florida Magazine, 2018.
Publications – Featured
- Florida Forestry Magazine, Summer 2023.
- Bryant Residence, Florida/Caribbean ARCHITECT, AIA Florida Magazine, Summer 2023.
- On The Boards: Blue Ridge Road Pedestrian Bridge, Florida/Caribbean ARCHITECT, AIA Florida Magazine, Winter 2022.
- Spotlight: Emerging Professionals - Maxim Nasab, AIA, Florida/Caribbean ARCHITECT, AIA Florida Magazine, 2016.
- Rêver mieux, Pont piétonnier: Quartiers branchés, (French) ESQUISSES, OAQ (Québec Order of Architects), 2015.
- It's Not a Bridge, It's a Road With Legs, Maclean's, Design, 2013.
- Un pont Champlain habitable?, (French) Journal Métro, News-Special Collaboration, Newspaper, 2012.
- Bridge Could be a Living Structure, The Gazette, Opinions, 2011.
- Qui veut des ponts habitable à Montréal?, (French) Journal Métro, News, 2011.
Presentations
- Nasab, M., Orosco, A. Integration of Biophilic Design within Infrastructure. Presenting at AMPS Living Cities Conference in New York, NY (2023).
- Orosco, A., Nasab, M. How to Befriend a Chimera: lessons on site analysis. Presenting at NCBDS 38 in Fargo, ND (2023).
- Nasab, M. Sustainable Aesthetics in Bridge Architecture. Presented at the 6th Annual IAI Summit, Dallas, TX, 2019
- Nasab, M. Prescribing Architectural Merit in Segmental Bridges. Presented at the ASBI 30th Annual Convention, Chicago, IL , 2018