Student Portfolio Showcase
Mohammad Valizadeh Alvan, Student IALD
Through the generous support of the lighting community, the IALD Education Trust has granted 34 scholarships and stipends for 2024 to date. Students applying for a Trust scholarship must submit a lighting project demonstrating their process, concept, project goals, and considerations for technical criteria.
The IALD Education Trust is proud to showcase excellent student work, beginning with our 2024 Lighting Design Alliance Scholarship winner: Mohammad Valizadeh Alvan, Student IALD.
About the Student Designer
Mohammad Valizadeh Alvan is an Iranian designer deeply invested in expanding the realms of lighting design, particularly in sustainability and accessibility. Mohammad is pursuing a dual degree in Master of Architecture and MFA Lighting Design at The New School while establishing an architectural practice- Navan Office- and seeking growth opportunities in New York. He has garnered many academic awards and honors, including first place in Iran's Ministry of Science National Architecture Competition for a COVID-19-responsive residential complex in 2021.
Mohammad is the 2024 winner of the IALD Education Trust’s Lighting Design Alliance Scholarship, made possible by Chip Israel, FIALD, CLD.
Project Description
"I created his project for a Lighting Studio 1 class. I collaborated with classmates Freni Shah and Soyeon Kim to create an office lighting design. The project consisted of two floors divided among the group. This portfolio shows my focus area; I chose an entire floor to comprehensively design the whole space and designate different lighting scenes for the same multi-functional hall.
"I produced the design's materials, concept, and idea development, except for the first render, in which I made the digital model. Team members Soyeon Kim did the final lighting touch and another diagram on the third page, and Freni Shah did the final lighting touch in Photoshop. I have included their names in the images referenced."
Information about the Student Scholarship Program and the next application period can be found on the IALD Education Trust website.