Formally trained as an Architect, Nazia Parvez has more than 20 years of professional experience that encompasses numerous disciplines, including architecture and urbanism, interactive media and film. She holds Master's degrees in Architecture, Urban Studies, and Design for Interactive Media.
With work spanning different media, platforms and practices — her architectural training continues to inform her work through a process-oriented approach to problem solving that is grounded in fundamental design principles. Her unique interdisciplinary background allows her to work across physical and digital contexts, connecting people, ideas, services, and systems in a wider ecosystem of interactions.
Parvez's professional and life experiences are informed by living, working and travelling in different places and contexts: from Europe and the US, to Africa and Asia. Together, these experiences have honed a global, multi-cultural perspective, integrating different disciplines and practices into a meaningful whole.
ART & FILM
2020- current: The Lost Freetown Heritage Project - A collaborative project about documenting Freetown’s history and development through family histories and personal stories. It aims to collect oral histories and build an archive of audio-visual artifacts through a process of engagement and crowdsourcing.
2018- current: Light Maps - Independent project using sculpture, photography and film to explore the role of light in mediating our experience of ‘being’ in the world.
OTHER PROJECTS INCLUDE:
“The Lost Freetown Collective” (2016-present)
Cofounded the Lost Freetown Collective to highlight the need for environmental resilience and climate change awareness through information, engagement, and storytelling while empowering local communities to take action.
"Visual Representations of Poverty: The case of Kroo Bay, Freetown" (2011)
Published in the journal CITY, (Vol. 15, No. 6, Dee 2011), this paper questions ‘Western’ portrayals of Africa, focusing on photographic representations of the Kroo Bay slum in Freetown, Sierra Leone.
"Rethinking Architecture: Pervasive computing and responsive environments" (2011-2012)
Focusing on the intersection between the digital and physical worlds, this project explores how digital technologies are transforming the way people inhabit and interact with the built environment.
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With work spanning different media, platforms and practices — her architectural training continues to inform her work through a process-oriented approach to problem solving that is grounded in fundamental design principles. Her unique interdisciplinary background allows her to work across physical and digital contexts, connecting people, ideas, services, and systems in a wider ecosystem of interactions.
Parvez's professional and life experiences are informed by living, working and travelling in different places and contexts: from Europe and the US, to Africa and Asia. Together, these experiences have honed a global, multi-cultural perspective, integrating different disciplines and practices into a meaningful whole.
ART & FILM
2020- current: The Lost Freetown Heritage Project - A collaborative project about documenting Freetown’s history and development through family histories and personal stories. It aims to collect oral histories and build an archive of audio-visual artifacts through a process of engagement and crowdsourcing.
2018- current: Light Maps - Independent project using sculpture, photography and film to explore the role of light in mediating our experience of ‘being’ in the world.
OTHER PROJECTS INCLUDE:
“The Lost Freetown Collective” (2016-present)
Cofounded the Lost Freetown Collective to highlight the need for environmental resilience and climate change awareness through information, engagement, and storytelling while empowering local communities to take action.
"Visual Representations of Poverty: The case of Kroo Bay, Freetown" (2011)
Published in the journal CITY, (Vol. 15, No. 6, Dee 2011), this paper questions ‘Western’ portrayals of Africa, focusing on photographic representations of the Kroo Bay slum in Freetown, Sierra Leone.
"Rethinking Architecture: Pervasive computing and responsive environments" (2011-2012)
Focusing on the intersection between the digital and physical worlds, this project explores how digital technologies are transforming the way people inhabit and interact with the built environment.
formblu.com/ Instagram @nzp_sketchbook