Shimi Dahan - Curriculum Vitae

 

Professional experience

Since 11/2006

Martha Schwartz Partnership Ltd

65-69 East Road, London N1 6AH UK Tel.+44-(0)20-75497497

Senior Landscape Architect, CAD Manager

Martha Schwartz Partners was formed in 1990 to provide a full range of landscape design services conceived and executed at the highest artistic level possible. Over the years, our practice has evolved from providing landscape design services primarily for private sector urban environments to large-scale public projects, land reclamation, and planning studies.

2007 – Parc1 - mixed use development, Seoul ,South Korea

2007 – Monaco RFP - mixed use development competition, Monaco

 

2/2004 - 11/2006

PRP

10 Lindsey St., Smithfield, London EC1A 9HP UK Tel.+44-(0)20-76531200

Landscape Architect

PRP is a leading architectural, urban design and landscape architecture consultancy in the UK, which specialises in private housing, affordable housing and regeneration, healthcare, mixed use and education. I worked closely with urban designers and architects leading the design development of several urban design regeneration projects and mixed use schemes as well as master planning, streetscape, landscape design and CAD management. Projects in the UK:

2006 – Craylands & Fryerns regeneration masterplan, Basildon, Essex

2006 – Stanhope PFI bid and detailed design, Ashford

2005 – Woodberry Down Estate regeneration bid, London

2005 – Great Western Park masterplan, Didcot

2005 – Marsh Farm masterplanning and public consultation, Luton

2004 – Ocean Estate urban regeneration and public consultation, London

2004 – Wembley W01 roof gardens in a mixed-use development, London

 

8/2002 – 1/2004

Chris Blandford Associates - Environment Landscape Planning

1 La Gare 51 Surrey Row London SE1 0BZ UK Tel.+44-(0)20-79288611

Landscape Architect

CBA is one of the leading environmental planning consultancies in the UK. A high quality interdisciplinary consultancy service to public and private clients throughout the UK and Overseas. A multi-disciplinary team with a long track-record in the planning, design and implementation of a wide range of projects that balance development needs and environmental protection in a variety of sectors. A consistent winner of awards for professional excellence, innovation and sensitivity in the fields of landscape, environmental planning and development. My roles included landscape design, project management, CAD & IT management. Projects in the UK:

2003 – Mayflower Park – 12 hectares of parkland and wetlands, Surrey

2002 – The Hampton’s – 30 hectares of residential development, Surrey

 

4/2001 – 8/2002

Miller Starr - International Database Marketing Services

Bankside Central, 76-80 Southwark Street, London SE1 0PX, UK Tel.+44-(0)20-71538800

Analyst Programmer

Miller Starr is a database-marketing organisation that offers an international infrastructure that coordinates and consolidates customer and prospect data. The services are built on processing systems that handle continuous data streams and integrate on-line and off-line systems. My role involves development and maintenance of a variety of databases and business applications. Technical level documentation and testing were core deliverables from the development cycle.

 

10/1999 – 3/2001

Gideon Sarig - Landscape Architecture Urban Planning                       

24 Habarzel St. Tel-Aviv, Israel   Tel.+972-(0)3-6488585

Landscape Architect

The firm is the one of the most acclaimed landscape architecture and urban design practices in Israel. Projects include major urban, leisure and transportation projects. Working on large-scale projects, I’ve acknowledged the important role of landscape architects as leading the use of public open space and their responsibility for public interests. Projects in Israel:

2000 – Landscape urban design of ‘Cluster N’ in the city of Modi’in.

2000 – Tel-Aviv’s boulevards renovation and bicycle route system

2000 – IDF Medical School in Zriffin Military Base

1999 – Landscape urban design in the town of Shimshit

1999 – A 6km promenade along the ‘Sea of Galilee

 

1998 – 1999  

29 Ha’aluf David St. Ramat-Hen, Israel                    

Architect

A private commission to design a semi-detached house, including planning permission and site inspection.

 

 

8/1997 – 10/1999                                

Kav Banof - Landscape Architecture and Environmental Design

64 Herbert Samuel St. Hadera, Israel      Tel.+972-(0)4-6345488

Landscape architect

The firm focuses on public and private landscape design, urban regeneration and commercial projects. I’ve gained a vast experience in design development and detailed design including site inspection. Projects in Israel:

1999 – Winning a competition to design a piazza in the city of Benjamina

1999 – A display garden for Ytong Concrete Products in the city of Pardes-Hanna

1999 – Elderly day-care centre in the city of Pardes-Hanna

1998 – ‘Sensory Garden’ in the city of Benjamina

1998 – A 1.5km promenade near the archaeological site of Shuni

 

Education

4/2000 - 1/2001                       

Yanshuf College                          

Tel-Aviv, Israel

Webdeveloper

Programming, databases, webdesign

Appreciating the advantages and potential of the internet, combined with an interest in programming, I have taken a diploma course in web programming. 

 

9/1994 – 7/1998

Technion - Israel Institute of Technology    

Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning

Department of Landscape Architecture 

Haifa, Israel

Bachelor of Landscape Architecture

B. L. Arch, with honours

Four fulfilling, enlightening years during which I grew to respect and understand the profession. Main courses included architectural and landscape planning, design, drafting, construction detailing. I have participated in several faculty competitions and exhibitions with the following projects:

1998 - Renovation of the ‘Independence garden’ in the city Tel-Aviv

1997 - Senior citizens’ neighbourhood in the city of Karmiel

1996 - Lord’s chair (installation)

1995 - A watchtower for the Technion swimming pool

 

Computer skills

CAD: Proficient AutoCAD, Architectural Desktop, SketchUp, KeyScape, M-Colour

Graphics & Presentation: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, PowerPoint

Web: HTML, Dreamweaver & Fusion, Flash

Databases: SQL Server, MS Access

Other: Windows and Office environments, NBS Landscape

 

References

Available upon request

 

Personal Information

Name: Mr Shimi Dahan

Telephone number: +44-(0)7981453428

Email address: contact@shimid.com

Website: http://www.shimid.com/

Date of Birth: August 21st 1972