- maxim.nasab@famu.edu
Walter Smith Architecture Bldg Room #310
Monday 鈥�&苍产蝉辫; 10:00-1:00
Wednesday 鈥�&苍产蝉辫; 10:00-1:00
Friday 鈥�&苍产蝉辫; 10:00-1:00
Mr. Maxim D. Nasab AIA, NCARB, is a visiting professor at Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University鈥檚 School of Architecture & Engineering Technology originally from Montr茅al, Canada. He has international experience having worked in the United States, Canada, and China. He is the founder and principal of Apexx Architecture and Apexx Studio which are architectural firms specializing in bridge architecture worldwide. With over 11 years of experience, Maxim has worked on dozens of bridge projects throughout the United States and Canada as lead bridge architect including Centennial Park Bridge, Blue Ridge Pedestrian Bridge, Sumner Street Pedestrian Bridge, and the Kosciusko Bridge. He is a spokesperson for bridge architecture and has published multiple articles on the subject and has given presentations regarding the importance that aesthetics and architects bring to infrastructure projects.
Maxim is a registered architect in Ohio, North Carolina, Florida and Arizona as well as NCARB Certified, allowing him to have reciprocity throughout the United States and Canada. He currently serves as the coordinator for NCARB鈥檚 Item Development Subcommittee, the treasurer for AIA Tallahassee鈥檚 Board of Directors, the facilities chair for the Goodwood Museum and Gardens Board of Directors, and is currently assisting Habitat for Humanity with home designs and drawings.
- Urban Design
- Conceptual Design
- Structural Aesthetics
- Bridge Architecture
- Master of Architecture 鈥� 2011
Savannah College of Art & Design
- Bachelor of Fine Arts 鈥� 2010
Savannah College of Art & Design
- 2022-Present Founder & Principal Architect, Apexx Studio LLC
- 2020-Present Visiting Assistant Professor, Florida A&M University SAET
- 2018-Present Adjunct Professor, Tallahassee Community College
- 2017-2021 Adjunct Professor, Florida State University IAAD
- 2016-Present Founder & Principal Architect, Apexx Architecture LLC
- 2013-2016 Senior Bridge Architect, Touchstone Architecture
- 2013-2013 Intern Architect, MAD Architects
- 2012-2013 Design Consultant, M&L Modular Solutions
- 2012-2013 Intern Architect, Girard Cot茅 B茅rub茅 Dion Architectes
- 2011-2012 Intern Architect, PICS
He was featured in the following publications
- On The Boards: Blue Ridge Road Pedestrian Bridge, Florida/Caribbean ARCHITECT, AIA Florida Magazine, Winter 2022
- 鈥淪potlight: Emerging Professionals - Maxim Nasab, AIA鈥� Florida/Caribbean ARCHITECT, AIA Florida Magazine, 2016
- 鈥淩锚ver mieux, Pont pi茅tonnier: Quartiers branch茅s鈥�(French) ESQUISSES, OAQ (Qu茅bec Order of Architects), 2015
- 鈥淚t鈥檚 Not a Bridge, It鈥檚 a Road With Legs鈥� Maclean鈥檚, Design,
- 鈥淯n pont Champlain habitable?鈥� (French) Journal M茅tro, News-Special Collaboration, Newspaper, 2012
- 鈥淏ridge Could be a Living Structure鈥� The Gazette, Opinions, 2011
- 鈥淨ui veut des ponts habitable 脿 Montr茅al?鈥�(French) Journal M茅tro, News, 2011
Presented the following at conferences
- 鈥淪ustainable Aesthetics in Bridge Architecture鈥� at the 6th Annual IAI Summit, Dallas, TX, 2019
- 鈥淧rescribing Architectural Merit in Segmental Bridges鈥� at the ASBI 30th Annual Convention, Chicago, IL , 2018
Was a guest on the following radio stations
- 12.11.2013 鈥淩eplacing Champlain Bridge with an Inhabitable Bridge鈥� Daybreak, CBC Radio One, Radio
- 07.30.2011 鈥淚nhabitable Bridge for Montr茅al鈥� Laxer Live, CJAD 800AM, Radio
- 2022 SCAD Distinguished Alumni Award
- 2021 AIA Tallahassee Design Honor Award - Blue Ridge Shared Use Bridge
- 2021 AIA Florida Citizen Architect Award
- 2021 Building Design + Construction - 40 Under 40 Award
- 2019 Tallahassee鈥檚 Network for Young Professionals - 鈥�20 Under 40鈥� Award
- 2019 LeMoyne Art Center鈥檚 BirdHaus Design Competition - 1st Place & People鈥檚 Choice Award
- 2018 LeMoyne Art Center鈥檚 Bau Wow Haus Design Competition - Dog鈥檚 Choice Award
- 2017 AIA Tallahassee Design Merit Award - Holesovice-Karlin Footbridge
- 2016 AIA Tallahassee President Service Award
- 2014 AIA Charleston Pedestrian Bridge Competition - 2nd Place
- 2013 ArchTriumph Berlin Bridge Competition 鈥� Honorable Mention
- 2011 SCAD Architecture Thesis Student Voice Award
- Nasab, M., Prescribing Bridge Architecture for Social Resilience, The Evolving Metropolis, 2019 IABSE Congress, New York, NY.
- Nasab, M., The Architect鈥檚 Role in Designing Sustainable Bridges: An Essay, Florida/Caribbean ARCHITECT, AIA Florida Magazine, 2018.
- ARC 2162 CADD FOR ARCHITECTURE
- ARC 3324 ARCH DESIGN 3.1
- ARC 3325 ARCH DESIGN 3.2
- ARC 3463 MATER METHODS CON II
- ARC 4173 INTRO CAD DESIGN
- ARC 4341 ARCH DESIGN 4.1
- ARC 5288 PRACTICE 2
- ARC 5352 ADV ARCH DESIGN 5.1
- ARC 5353 ADV ARCH DESIGN 5.2
- ARC 5363 ARCHITECTURAL DSGN 3
