OLIA MIHO, AIA
INFO
630.890.9332
olia.miho@gmail.com
www.oliamiho.com
Chicago, IL
Licensed Architect in Illinois
# 001.023613
INTRO
As a Design Architect, Olia Miho works to establish and develop the overall design direction for the project. She is experienced in designing commercial, residential, mixed-use, hospitality and sustainable building projects as well as master planning in Asia, and North America. Olia brings together project vision, creativity, goals, objectives, client needs, and constraints into unique and successful design solutions.
INTRO
An award winning designer, Olia has been an integral asset to several competitions, including the Living Building Challenge Collaborative in Chicago. Her work has been features in publications and expositions including the Venice Biennale.
ACADEMICS
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
Master in Architecture with Distinction
09.2009 -07.2012
University of Illinois
Urbana-Champaign, IL
Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies
08.2005 - 05. 2009
École Nationale Superieure d’Architecture
Versailles, FR
SAPV-EAV Study Abroad Program
09.2007 - 05.2008
Wheaton North High School
Wheaton, IL
08.2001 - 06. 2005
EMPLOYMENT
TH+P | Todd Halamka + Partners Chicago, IL
Architect
04.2015 - present
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
EMPLOYMENT
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
EMPLOYMENT
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
05.2008 - 08.2008
AWARDS & HONORS
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.
EXHIBITIONS
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
LANGUAGES
English Fluent
Albanian Native Speaker
Spanish
Elementary Knowledge
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.