Behrooz Pakdaman

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BIOGPRAHY

Behrooz Pakdaman was born in 1949.
Master of Architecture; 1975, University of Tehran, Iran
Master of Architecture in Urban Design, 1977, Rice University, USA
Professor at the Faculty of Architecture, Azad University of Tehran

PROJECT LIST

Design for Youth Clubs in different regions of Iran, 1976
Design of Low Cost Housing in “Vavan”, Tehran,1985
Design of The Cultural Center of Togrol Tower
Design of a new town for the employees of Sugar Cane Factory in the south of Iran (Khuzestan)
City of Mashad’s Subway Station Projects, Honorary award

PROFESSIONAL STATUS IN CANADA

Provisional member of “OPPI” ( Ontario Professional Planning Institute), and Provisional member of “CIP” (Canadian Institute of Planners)
Visiting Critic in Design Review at the School of Architecture and Urban Design, University of Toronto, Canada, fall 2001
Chairman of Mehrazan Consulting Engineers, Architects &Planners, in Iran since 1988

PUBLICATIONS

“Housing and Low Income group”, Building and Housing Research Center, Ministry of housing & Urban Planning, 1975.
“Vartan Hovanessian, Architect”, an Introduction to Iranian Modern Architecture, Iranian Society of Consultants, 1983,
“ Three Iranian Architects: Hovanessian, Guverkian, Abkar”, article published in Ketaab-e-Tehran, No.1, 1992
“Notes on the Design of New Towns in the World”, article in Abadi Magazine, Numbers 8 and 9, 1983
“Movements and Trends in the Architecture of Tehran”, Articles Published in Ketaab-e-Tehran, Numbers. 4, 5 and 6, 1996, 1997
“ Creation of Forms in Iranian Architecture”, Architecture & Culture Magazine, first year - no. 1, summer of 1999
“ the Gadamgah Garden”, Article Published in the Book of “ Persian Gardens”, published by the Museum of Contemporary Arts, Nov.2004
Different other articles on Architecture, Urban Design and Urban Planning in different architectural magazines

COMPETITIONS, AWARDS AND EXHIBITIONS

Winning award for design of Youth Clubs in different regions of Iran, 1976
Winner for design of Low Cost Housing in “Vavan”, Tehran,1985
Jury member in the National Building Festival for the the Architectural Competition of Minimum Housing, 1994.
Exhibition of Architectural students last design-studio in M.Arch. Program at the Azad University of Tehran, titled: “Urban Design of Structural Spine for the City of Shahr-e-Rey, Tehran”, Tehran Municipality Gallery, Sept. 1995
Award for the Design of The Cultural Center of Togrol Tower (a historic tower of the 11th century A.D., in the National Building Festival, Tehran, 1997
Award for the Design of a new town for the employees of Sugar Cane Factory in the south of Iran (Khuzestan), in The National Building Festival Tehran, July 1999
Invited to participate in a limited International Competition for designing a Golf Club House in Dubai, Emirates, Sept.1999
City of Mashad’s Subway Station Projects, Honorary award, Mimar Magazine’s Architectural Competition, Tehran, Nov. 2005
“ Architecture and Urban Design Projects by Behrooz Pakdaman”, Individual Exhibition held by the Iranian Society of Architects in The Forum of Iranian Artists, Tehran, Dec. 2005
Nominee for the Agha-Khan competition on architecture-2007, for design of Mashad’S subway station project.
Jury Member in many Architectural and Urban Design competitions

LECTURES

“ A look at the Architecture of Iran and the world”, at the Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning ,April 1992 and at the School of Fine Arts, Univ. of Tehran, 1999
“Experience in Design of New Towns” , Univ. of Tehran, Department of Urban design, 1992, and in a Seminar on Human Habitat, held at The Museum of Contemporary Arts of Tehran,1992
“ Trends and Movements in the Architecture of Tehran”, held in :

- Roshangaran Publishers, 1992,

- Center for studies on Tehran, 1994,

- organization for Tehran’s Historical Studies, 1995,

- Iran History Publishers, 1997,

- Municipality of Shiraz, 1998

“Designing of Gol-Bahar New Town” near the city of Mashad, for Urban design students, Univ. of Tehran, 1993
“Interview of the Problems OF Architecture & Urbanism in Iran”, Hamshahri Newspaper, 1995.
“Interview on the subject of Urban-Design”, Abadi Magazine, No. 25, 1997.
“Design of Cultural Center of Toghrol – Tower” - Municipality of Shiraz, 1998.
“The Recent Scope of the Iranian Cities”, Municipality of Shiraz. 1998.
“Notes on the Iran’s Architecture of Tomorrow”, Center of Architectural Alumni of Univ. of Tehran, 1998.
“New Trends in Iranian Architecture”, in International Conference of “Modernity & Tradition in Architecture”, Dubai (Emirates), Held by the Architectural Review Magazine, 1999.
“In Memory of There Armenian Architects”, in ” Forum of Iranian Artists”, Tehran, Nov. 2002.
“Architectural Considerations in Structural Rehabilitation of Buildings”, in “Iranian Radio & TV Conference Hall” Tehran, Jan. 2003.
“Urban problems in the City of Tehran”, an Interview in “Iranian TV. Channel 4”, Tehran, Jan. 2003.
Presentation of “Latest Architectural Projects” in “American University of Dubai”, Lecture in Nov. 2004.
Presentation of “The Firm’s Latest Architectural Projects”, in “Professional Architects Union”, Johannesburg, South - Africa, Lecture in Nov. 2004.
Review on “Robert Venturl’s Speech in the World Congress of Architects in Istanbul 2005”, in “ Forum of Iranian Artists”, Tehran, Oct. 2005.
Interview in radio Farhang (Cultural Channel), on “ City Scape” , Tehran. 2007
“The Architecture of Tehran in 1970”, Lecture in “Forum of Iranian Artists”, Sept. 2007.
Lecture in the “Seminar of Contemporary Architecture of Iran” in “Forum of Iranian Artists”, Oct. 2007.
Presenting " The architectural Projects In the International Symposium of Interior Design and Architecture in New Delhi", India, April 2008
Presenting " The Urban Planning and Urban design Projects in the School of Architecture and Urban Design", University of New Delhi, India, April 2008.
Presenting “Retail Entities in Urban Design Concepts” in the 3rd Annual 2A Architectural Magazine’s International Conference. “Boutique City: Design for Sale”. Dubai, Emirates, 17 November 2008