OLIA MIHO, AIA
PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION
Licensed Architect in Illinois
# 001.023613
ACADEMICS
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
Master in Architecture with Distinction
sept 2009 - july 2012
University of Illinois
Urbana-Champaign, IL
Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies
august 2005 - may 2009
École Nationale Superieure d’Architecture
Versailles, FR
SAPV-EAV Study Abroad Program
september 2007 - may 2008
Wheaton North High School
Wheaton, IL
august 2001 - june 2005
AWARDS & HONORS
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Dean’s List
08.2005 - 05.2009
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
James Scholar
08.2005 - 05.2009
Prestigious honor program that recognizes the highest academically achieving undergraduate students at the University of Illinois.
Frank B. and Jennie M. Long Traveling
Fellowship
04.2007
Supports students in the Illinois School of Architecture who have demonstrated outstanding potential for future achievement in the field of architecture.
SAID Graduate Assistant Fellowship
09.2010 - 07.2012
Award funding in exchange for research at the School of Architecture & Interior Design, University of Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati Graduate
Research Award
09.2010 - 07.2012
Competitive award designed to assist graduate students in furthering their research endeavors.
University of Cincinnati Graduate Scholarship
08.2011 - 05.2012
Reward for an excellent academic record & clear potential for future success at the School of Architecture & Interior Design, University of Cincinnati
SAID Distinguished Design Research Awards
05.2012
The award recognizes exemplary scholarly pursuits at the School of Architecture & Interior Design, University of Cincinnati
Tirana Architecture Week Poster
Competition Winner
10.2012
International Competition bringing new global reflection regarding urban and social issues in Tirana.
Chicago Living Building Challenge
Competition Winner
06.2014
Competition hosted by LBCCC- a community based group of Living Building Challenge Ambassadors that aims to encourage the development and construction of a fully certified Living Building in Chicago.
AIA Chicago Bridge Program Participant
08.2016 - 11.2016
Competitive Mentorship Program where participants are selected by a committee made up of members of the AIA Chicago Board of Directors and representatives of the College of Fellows
EXHIBITIONS
IN HERITAGE | Pavilion of Albania at the 13th
International Architecture Exhibition –
la Biennale di Venezia
08.2012 – 11.2012
Project featured: “Concrete Cathedrals- Reinterpreting, Reoccupying, and representing the Albanian Bunkers”
AIA Annual Emerging Professionals Exhibition
03.2014
Annual exhibit of architectural work, design, and art from the rising generation of architecture and design. Project featured: “Living Building Challenge – Eli Whitney Elementary School Addition”
PUBLICATIONS
Concrete Mushrooms. Reusing Albania’s 750,000 Abandoned Bunkers
2012
Authors: Gyler Mydyti and Elian Stefa
Contributors: Niku Alex Mucaj, Alicja Dobrucka, Olia
Miho, Vera Sacchetti, Bunkerfest
Concrete Cathedrals:
Reinterpreting,Reoccupying, and Representing the Albanian
Bunkers
2012
Author: Olia Miho
Electronic Thesis. University of Cincinnati
SOFTWARE
*Revit, *Rhinoceros, *AutoCAD, Grasshopper, Ladybug, *Sketch Up, *Adobe Creative Suite, *V-Ray, Vasari, Laser Cutting, GIS
*Advanced User
EMPLOYMENT
Confidential Master plan Verona, Wisconsin
64 acres mixed use master plan – 750 residential units, 275 hotel rooms, 1.1 million gsf of retail space, and 2.7 acres of recreational public park.
Role: Planning, Building Design and
Documentation
Confidential Hotel Chicago, IL
206,692 gsf, 640 room micro-hotel urban infill project
Role: Building and Interior design
123 East Cermak Chicago, IL
379,500sf, 466 room select service hotel and mixed use development
Role: Planning and Documentation
2215 South Michigan Chicago, IL
Hilton
Hotel management office within a historic Motor Row District structure
Role: Planning, Design and Construction Documentation
Flower Tower London, UK
760,000 gsf, 58 story residential high-rise design development to achieve Passivhaus Classic and
Passivhaus Plus standard.
Role: Planning and Design
Weber Tower Frankfurt, Gr
330,500-square-foot, 52 story residential development to utilize state of the art mechanical controls combined with natural ventilation and integrated four-sided planted garden terraces for every resident.
Role: Planning and Design
HOK | Hellmuth Obata & Kassabaum Chicago, IL
Design Professional
01.2013 - 03.2015
Vaikunth Residential Development Mumbai, India
32-Acres mixed use master plan – 1,500 residential units, 657,000 gsf of office and commercial space. 1.1 acres of recreational Public Park.
Role: Planning and Design
Vaikunth Residential Development Phase 1 Mumbai, India
438,000 gsf multi-family development - four 30 story towers consisting of 280 residential units, 90,000 gsf community center and 30,000 gsf clubhouse
Role: Planning, Design and Design Development Documentation
Obama Public Library Proposal Chicago, IL
New presidential museum and library re appropriating the former Michael Reese Hospital site and expanding the Museum Campus south to Bronzeville
Role: Planning and Design
Tucson Memorial Competition Tucson, Arizona
Master plan and plaza design concept for El Presidio Park as a permanent memorial for the events of January 8 honoring the six individuals lost and the 13 wounded
Role: Concept Design
Kentucky International Convention Center Louisville, Kentucky
340,000 gsf of renovation and expansion
Role: Planning, Concept Design and Schematic Design Documentation
Consumers Office Headquarters
Madison, Wisconsin
Three-story, 80,000sf office/work-place within a forested 22-acre site
Role: Planning, Concept Design and Schematic Design Documentation
AS+GG | Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill
Chicago,IL
Contract Junior Designer
08.2012 - 12.2012
Kingdom Tower Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
The next tallest building in the world, 5.2 million square foot multi-use Tower to feature luxury hotel, office space, serviced apartments, luxury condominiums and the world’s highest observatory
Role: construction documentation of the tower and spire
Nanjing Financial Center Nanjing, China
710,000 gsf bank headquarter competition entry
Role: Design
University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH
Graduate Assistant
09.2010 - 07.2012
GP | Goettsch Partners
Chicago, IL
Architecture Intern
03.2011-09.2011
Al Hilal Bank Office Tower
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
24 stories, 942,600 gsf bank headquarter
Role: Construction Documentation
Baker & McKenzie Chicago, Illinois
8 floors, 260,000 gsf of office space accommodating approximately 700 attorneys and staff
Role: Construction Documentation
Musho Architecture New York, NY
Architecture Intern
01.2010 - 04.2010
Michael Aragona Architecture Barrington, IL
Architecture Intern
Architecture Intern
LANGUAGES
Fluent in English and Albanian (Native Speaker)
Spanish and Italian (Elementary Knowledge)
CITIZENSHIP
United States
Albania
TRAVELED TO
Albania, Belgium, France, Canada, Dominican Republic, Germany, Greece, Italy, Lebanon, Mexico, Montenegro,Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Turkey
References upon request.
