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Alireza Taghaboni

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Episode 6 · May 10, 2020 · 21 min

Alireza Taghaboni

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Tune in to Episode 06 of the PA Talks series with Alireza Taghaboni, the four-time recipient Iranian architect of the ‘Memar Award’ and founder of Nextoffice. Having received his Ph.D. at Azad University of Science and Research, Taghaboni has years of working experience in different architecture offices, is a tutor and partner at the Center for Contemporary Architecture, and consequently established Nextoffice in 2009. His studio aims to provide a contemporary alternative to traditional Iranian architecture, responding to the climate conditions, economic, socio-political, and cultural context of each project. Having designed more than 60 projects receiving numerous architecture awards his projects include Kouhsar Villa, Sharifi-ha House, and Safadasht Dual.

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