Aslinur Taskin

ataskin@hawk.iit.edu
410-818-8110
Education
Illinois Institute of Technology Instituto Universitario di Architettura di Venezia (IUAV)
Chicago, IL Venezia, IT
B.ARCH B.ARCH
GPA: 3.54 Visiting Student
Expected Graduation: 2019

Experience
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP Editorial assistant for a publication that synthesizes five years of work related
Chicago, IL to the use of digital fabrication throughout different scales (from project
Urban Planning and Design Intern made by students to small-scale residential structures).
October 2018 - Present

MANA Contemporary Assisted in the preparation of the SOM sponsored exhibit during the
Chicago, IL Chicago Architecture Biennale, and guiding visits throughout the exhibit.
Intern
Winter 2017

IIT-Experiment in Architecture Program Assistant taught intensive two-week program for perspective high school
Chicago, IL students involving field trips, insight into program, and fundamentals
Full-time TA and RA of architecture.
Summer 2017

Site Design Group LTD Assisted in different phrases of a project, concepts to site analysis, plans,
Chicago, IL sections, elevations, and details to the submittals. Designs included
Full-time Intern amenity decks and seating design. Pavement and seat-wall section
Summer 2017 details were drawn.

IIT - College of Architecture Assisted the IIT Office of Administration and Recruiting, providing tours
Chicago, IL for perspective students as well as visiting architecture schools from
Student Ambassador around the world.
Spring 2016 - Present

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP Assisted with model creation of “The Engineering of Architecture”,
Chicago, IL an exploration of research, design, and realization of cutting-edge
Exhibit Intern structural engineering projects on traveling display.
Winter 2015

A Architectural Design Assisted in 3D-Modeling with the help of plans, sections and elevations.
Ankara, Turkey Created elevational models (topographic) using Rhino. Assisted in plans,
Intern sections and elevations of several other projects.
Summer 2015
IIT AIAS Advocacy - Year Representative Assisted with curriculum discussions with peers alongside professors
Chicago, IL to communicate the needs towards our education.
Spring 2015 - 2017

Relevant Skills
Languages Software
Turkish - Fluent Microsoft Office, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, AutoCAD,
English - Fluent Rhino 3D, QGIS, Unity, Overpass Turbo, Python, Grasshopper
French - Classroom Study (Kangaroo, Karamba, LadyBug, Panelling Tools, Weaverbird),
Unity 3D, Blender, Arduino, Neo4J
Awards
Schiff Foundation Fellowship Candidate Fall 2018
Deans List Fall 2018
COA Cloud Scholar 2018-2019
Nominated: Danforth Endowed Scholarship - 2nd Year Spring 2016
Deans List Spring 2015
Samuel Horwitz Memorial Scholarship - 1st Year Honorable Mention Spring 2015
Peterhans Visual Traning Project Prize - 1st Year Winner Spring 2015
Deans List Fall 2014
Crown Scholar 2014 - Present