Prior Degrees
Master of Science in Architecture - Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA, USA, 2017
Master of Architecture, Art University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran, 2013
Bachelor of Architectural Engineering, Art University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran, 2011
Supervisor
Contact information
Planning Interests
- Suburban Sustainability, Child-Friendly Planning, Public Space Design, Affordable Housing Policies, Housing Adaptability
Research Topic
Dissertation Title: Children’s Outdoor Play Experiences in Urban Neighbourhoods
Presentations/Publications/Professional Experience
Publications
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Shadkam, A., (2022), I Live, Go to School, and Play Here., Poster presented at Elsevier Urban Transitions Conference, Sitges, Barcelona, Spain. November 8 – 10.
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Shadkam A., (2022), Children’s Sense of Local Belonging and Perceptions of Safety in a Multi-Cultural Apartment Neighbourhood, Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning Conference, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. November 3 – 7.
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Shadkam, A., Moos, M., (2021), Keeping Young Families in the Centre: A Pathways Approach to Child-Friendly Urban Design, Journal of Urban Design, 26(6), 699 – 724. doi.org/10.1080/13574809.2021.1917984
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Shadkam A., (2021), Children’s Play Experience in the Thorncliffe Park Neighbourhood, Toronto, Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning Conference, Virtual. October 21 – 23.
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Shadkam, A., (2019), Children’s Play Experience in Urban Environments: In Search of Child-friendly Planning, Urban Affairs Association Conference, Los Angeles, CA, USA. April 24 – 27.
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Shadkam A., Moos, M. (2018), The Availability of Children’s Play Spaces in Youthified Neighbourhoods: A Case Study of Portland and New York, Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning Conference, Buffalo, NY, USA. October 25 – 28.
Other Experiences
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Sessional Instructor, Theories in Urban & Regional Planning (PLG 300), Toronto Metropolitan University, Fall 2022
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Project Designer/Architect, Hamaan Studio, Isfahan, Iran, October 2012 – May 2015
Of note
- Ontario Trillium Scholarship (OTS), 2017-2021
- Memar (Architect) National Award 2017, 2nd place winner in multi-family housing category for Malek Residential Building, A Master of Architecture final design in collaboration with Hamaan Studio, Isfahan, Iran (https://www.archdaily.com/883332/malek-residential-building-piramun-architectural-office)
At the University of Waterloo
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Library Associate, Musagetes Architecture Library, September 2022 - Present
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Sessional Instructor, Urban Form & Internal Spatial Structure (GEOG 349/PLAN 349), Spring 2021
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Research Assistant, Spring 2020, Winter 2022, Fall 2021
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Teaching Assistant, Winter 2018, Fall 2020
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Association of Graduate Planners, Speaker Series Coordinator, January 2020 -May 2021