Masoud joined Payette in February 2017 after earning a Master of Science in Architecture, Design and Energy Conservation from the University of Arizona. Since joining Payette he has worked on various academic and healthcare projects including a new building for integrated science at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte, Hengqin Hospital, the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Planning Study, Yale New Haven Health, the planning and renovation of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and the University of Pittsburgh Scaife Hall Addition and Renovation. Prior to joining Payette he worked and studied in Iran, receiving his Bachelor of Science in Architecture from University of Khayam and his Master of Architecture from the Iran University of Science and Technology.
Penn State W1 receives a 2026 Chicago Athenaeum Award.
Suspended within Penn State’s College of Engineering West 1 Commons, the Hanging Classroom is an iconic element of the building.
This two-story, wood-clad structure houses two classrooms, each accommodating 80 students, while its sculptural underside creates a dynamic canopy above the Level 2 gathering space. It is sculpted into 63 unique acoustic/architectural coffers made from a bi-directional grid of orthogonal ribs.
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