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mershandlee is a Vienna-based architecture and design studio founded in 2017. It is a place where we explore, read, write, research, collect, draw, model, analyze, render, animate, collaborate, design, and practice architecture. We look at architecture through its meanings and narratives, considering its unique engagements with works of art and literary works, as well as historical and cultural contexts. We believe in the potential of architecture and its ability to shape experiences, interactions, and ways of living.
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Lida Badafareh is an architect, educator, and currently a PhD candidate at the University of Innsbruck. Previously, she served as a research associate and lecturer at the Urban Design Institute at the University of Innsbruck, where she taught design courses and seminars. She has also taught at Raumklasse at the Universität der Künste Berlin. Lida has worked as an architect and researcher for several architecture firms, including Coop Himmelb(l)au. She holds her Master of Arts in Architecture and Urban Design from Städelschule, where her graduate thesis received the AIV Master Thesis Award.
Mehrshad Atashi is an architect and educator. He is currently a PhD candidate at the University of Innsbruck. Previously, he worked as a lecturer at the Institute of Urban Design at the University of Innsbruck, where he led design courses and seminars. Mehrshad received his Bachelor of Architecture from Università degli Studi di Firenze and his Master of Arts in Architecture and Urban Design from Städelschule. He has also worked at Sou Fujimoto Architects in Tokyo and Coop Himmelb(l)au in Vienna.