Farzane Omidi

Honors

• Vercille Voss IFDA Graduate Student Scholarship,2023.
• International Furnishing and Design Association, 2023.
• Glenna Goodcare Scholarship, Texas Tech University, Department of Design, 2023.
• IFMA Foundation Scholarship, International Facility Management Association, 2023.
• Paul Whitfield Horn Fellowship, American Association of University Woman (AAUW) and Texas Tech University, 2023.
•  1st Place, Shining Star Award, Commercial Design Category, Fort Worth Design Community, American Society of Interior Designers (ASID), 2022.
•  NEWH ICON of Industry Scholarship National Recipient, The Hospitality Industry Network, 2022.
•  Robert Preston Henry Practitioner Award, American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) Texas chapter, 2022.
•  American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) Texas chapter Annual Student Competition, Commercial Category, Second Place, 2022.
• Nana Kirk Student Scholarship, 2022.
• The Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA) Conference, 2022.
• IDEC Student Design Competition, National First Place, 2022.
• American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) Diversity in Design Scholarship, Texas chapter, 2022.
• IDECF Graduate Scholar Award, 2022 Texas Tech Annual Research Poster Competition, First Place, 2022.
• Graduate Poster Session, Conference on Addiction, Recovery, and Families TTU, Second Place, 2022.
• TTU Study Abroad Competitive Scholarship, 2022.
• Covenant Health and Social Services Graduate Fellowship, 2021.
• J.T. and Margaret Talkington Graduate Fellowship, 2021.
• DOD- Human Science Scholarship, Texas Tech University, Aug 2021.

Education

• Ph.D. Candidate in Interior and Environmental Design, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX.
• Master of Science in Environmental Design, Texas Tech University, Department of Design, Lubbock, TX.
• Master of Architecture, School of Art and Architecture, Azad University Tehran, Iran, 2015
• Bachelor of Architecture, School of Art and Architecture, Azad University Tehran, Iran, 2011

About me

Farzane is a Ph.D. candidate in the Interior and Environmental Design program at Texas Tech University. She holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in architecture and a second master’s degree in environmental design.

During her Master of Architecture thesis, she specialized in patient-centered hospital design, driven by healthcare design's growing demand and importance. Subsequently, she pursued a second master’s degree in environmental design with a focus on healthcare design at Texas Tech University.

Her interests include healthcare design, evidence-based design, and sustainability. She obtained EDAC and LEED GA certificates to deepen her knowledge in these fields. With over ten years of experience working for consultant engineering companies, Farzane has contributed to designing various building types, focusing on architectural design, particularly in design development.

Farzane is also passionate about teaching. She has taught architecture courses in her home country and served as a Graduate Part-Time Instructor at Texas Tech University, teaching Design Studio and Building Information Modeling courses for five semesters.

Currently, Farzane is dedicated to her Ph.D. dissertation, aiming to fill a gap in healthcare design by exploring the role of environmental design in telehealth services.