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Nima Keivani is an award-winning professional Iranian architect, who has found his own architectural firm,” Keivani Architects”, with his brother, Sina Keivani, Since 2009. He graduated in master of architecture and master of architectural and urban heritage conservation. After publishing their projects worldwide, their practice received international attention in architectural magazines, books, and websites such as Ifeng space Book - Tianjin Ifeng Space Media Co., Ltd- January. 2018-Taiwan, International Architect magazine- Issue January – 2018- Dubai, Industria delle Costruzioni magazine- December -2017- Italy, Domus Design magazine- Mar 2017, Manual Of Industrial Interior Design - Phoenix Publishing & Media Group- July 2017 – China, BOB International magazine of Space Design- Issue 150-2017/ South Korea, MINI Building book – Issue 4- 2016 -South Korea, AMBIENTES Magazine, a Latin American publication based in Chile- Aug 2016, Cover of Touch Decor magazine, an English high quality pan Arab magazine- October 2016,  VAMP magazine- Issue 25- Dec 2016- Italy, Cover of XXI International Architecture magazine- Issue 152 – 2016 – Turkey, and so on.

His works also were exhibited in Modern & Contemporary Architecture of Iran in Tokyo May 2018, and GAP 2017 Melbourne University School of design. He also has some participating in competitions with several architectural firms as the design architect.

He has received numerous awards and honors, including the Nominee of Aga khan awards for architecture | Pardis khaneh, Orsi khaneh projects| Switzerland | 2019,

International Finance | Fastest Growing Architecture Company in Iran | England | 2018,

Middle East Award | Orsi khaneh | Best residential project of the year| Dubai | 2017,

 Interior Goda Awards | Mehr Khaneh | Third place | Ukraine | 2017,

 Europe Architecture Awards | Transformable House | Finalist | Berlin | 2017,

 A’ Design Award | Mehr Khaneh | Silver medal | Italy | 2017,

Asia Architecture Awards | Orsi Khaneh | Finalist and candidate | Berlin | 2017,

ARCHMARATHON | Mega Mall | Finalist and candidate |Italy | 2016,

 Iranian interior design | Mehr Khaneh | Honorable Mention | Iran | 2016,

A’ Design Award | Orsi Khaneh | Bronze medal | Italy | 2016,

 Residential Architecture | Orsi Khaneh | Honorable Mention | USA | 2016,

 Asia Pacific property Awards | Orsi Khaneh | Honorable Mention | 2016,

Inspireli Awards | Orsi Khaneh | 2 Place Iran | 2016,

Grand Me’mar Awards | Finalist | 2015,

Nominee of Aga khan awards for architecture | Khanat | Switzerland | 2013.

And so on.

He was also the lecturer in different workshops and master classes in Europe and Middle East and Asia universities and architecture associates.

Their designed Projects have been involved in various ranges of Architecture such as residential complexes, commercial buildings and restoration of architectural Heritage. Aesthetic, function, Genius loci and Vernacular Architecture have been considered in the base of their design process.

Nima Keivani practice has been concentrating on spiritual dimension of architecture, in which the creation of meaningful, enriched, and innovative spaces is remarked as a significant task. Relying on their theoretical and practical experiences, his design team utilizes up-to-dated methods and technologies to actualize the generated ideas, in which social, environmental and economic sustainability is in the core. His creativity and ideas is usually influenced by regional culture and environmental circumstances, which in a global scale, make their practice novel, unique, and useful for human society.

In his point of view, architecture should be considered in urban context, so social sustainability and its relationship with quality of urban spaces is one of the main subject of his papers in journals.

Urban planner and architect from Copenhagen, Denmark.

Architecture as a tool to improve life and society. SoPA (Social Practice Architecture)

Corporativo and Commercial Architecture; Sustainable Solutions

Reorientar la formación profesional y activa de los que elegimos ser arquitectos, para volvernos a la arquitectura real, esa que no permite la dominación y control de un sistema que destruye, la que deja de ser esclava del poder y economía de unos cuantos que solo quieren llenar sus bolsillos para tener más poder, la que se aleja de los sistemas autocráticos que nos convierten reproductores y repetidores de modelos incoherentes, consumistas y poco éticos.  

Este modelo hegemónico destructor que domina la imaginativa responsable, ética y consciente, anula nuestra responsabilidad como arquitectos; por lo que, es necesario distanciarnos de estos modelos para hacer evidente la responsabilidad que tenemos desde nuestra disciplina.

No se trata de reaccionar impulsivamente en una dirección contraria,  sino de deconstruir y volver a construir en base a estos saberes y conciencia, una nueva visión para construir un futuro diferente, uno que nos permita inteligentemente disminuir, retrasar y si es posible, erradicar, la destrucción que hemos generado, revertir aspectos de deterioro, contemplar a los usuarios, el contexto físico, buscando el confort como un modo de dignidad que arrope a cualquier usuario para que se integre y se incluya en la responsabilidad y cuidado de su entorno. Así como, erradicar la discriminación y marginación que hemos creado en función de prejuicios sociales que tienen que ver con las condiciones económicas, políticas, sociales y culturales. Si podemos revertir la idea de la arquitectura como meramente intelectual e instrumental, lograremos crear estrategias para formarnos profesionalmente con un sentido claro de responsabilidad ética en la que somos encargados de construir un futuro diferente, porque si no hay futuro, no hay arquitectura.

Design orginality of the project and think out of the box to redefine project needs and gain new values for the architectural space.

Sustainability and green buildings.

Environmental concerns or solutions in building design.

I have been leading the urban design studio at the Department of Architecture at COMSATS University Islamabad since 2014. The studio involves critical study, analysis and re-development of a local urban area in the light of urban design theories and urban models.

As part of this studio, we have been able to document, study, anaylse parts of Islamabad in terms of linkages, access, visual quality, urban morphology, social fabric, cultural context, ebvironmental scenarios, land use distribution, grid planning parameters and infrastructure. In coming years we are hoping to document all of Islamabad for archiving and record.

I have currently part of a research project to document and study the occurrence of informal businesses in street life in light of Islamabad. Though my attachment to the architecture design of buildings 

Articulation of design as an expression of architectural spatial experiences in multidisciplinary projects. 

• Urban Infill
• Local materials/ Construction methods
• Innovation
• Technology
• Materials
• Use of natural resources

Cultural heritage development, revalorization of historical cities centers, pedestrian urban spaces, interior design, history of architecture of 20 century, styles and stylization in architecture and interiors.

Human is mortal and architecture is immortal my focus on architecture is to put a life in it with kinetics, sustainability and passive approach of heating cooling and ventilation systems.

Ghazaal La'li is an Iranian Architect, Project manager, and photographer, who was born in Tehran, in 1993. She studied Interior Architecture at Sooreh University and holds a master of construction & project management from the Pars University of Tehran. She started her professional career in Arash G Tehrani Design Studio in 2014 and worked on several projects, which gained international attention and honored in several awards, such as 2A Continental Architecture Awards in Madrid, and Middle East Architecture Awards in Dubai, and Mirmiran Awards in Tehran. Besides architect, she has founded an advertising photography practice called Diman Photography, and also collaborated as the committee secretary in Iranian Interior Architecture's Society.

Professional Career:

Architect in Arash G Tehrani Design Studio

Secretary of the committee & official member, in Iranian Interior Architecture’s Society

Founder & principal of Diman photography group.

Vice-Chairman of the Board of directors at La’l Gostar Oraman Co.

Education:

Master of construction & project management from the Pars University of Tehran, 2019

B.A in Interior Architecture, Sooreh University, 2015

Skills: Interior design, Architectural design, Project management, photography, graphic presentations, Post Production, 3D modeling.

Software skills: AutoCAD, Sketchup, Ps Photoshop, Lumion, Revit, Corel Draw.

Awards & honors:

·           2019, Shortlisted & Nominated for 2A Europe Architecture Awards, University Housing for Genoa, Madrid/Spain.

·           2019, Shortlisted & Nominated for 2A Asia Architecture Awards, Golshahr Mosque & Plaza, Madrid/Spain.

·           2019, "13th Mirmiran Architectural Award", Mirmiran Architecture Foundation, Special Mentioned Project, Shelter for Refugees, Tehran / Iran.

·           2019, "13th Mirmiran Architectural Award", Mirmiran Architecture Foundation, Finalist Project, Shelter for Homeless, Tehran / Iran.

·           2018, Shortlisted & Nominated for CONCEPT DESIGN of the YEAR, Golshahr Mosque & Plaza, Middle East Architect Awards, Dubai/UAE.

·           2018, Prize winner & Special mentioned project in Golshahr Mosque & Plaza Competition, Tehran, Iran.

Magazine and Media Appearance:

·           2018, “ArchLine Magazine”, Issue 2, Cover and interview Photographs, December, Bandar Abbas / Iran.

·           2018, “ArchLine Magazine”, Issue 2, Golshahr Mosque & Plaza, December, Bandar Abbas / Iran.

·           2018, “Middle East ARCHITECT Magazine”, Volume 12 / Issue 12, Golshahr Mosque & Plaza / December, Dubai / UAE.

·           2018, “Middle East ARCHITECT Magazine”, Volume 12 / Issue 11, MeArch Awards shortlists / November, Dubai / UAE.

·           2018, “Middle East ARCHITECT”, Golshahr Mosque & Plaza, https://bit.ly/2QmsdUX, UAE.

·           2018, “Urban Player”, Golshahr Mosque & Plaza, https://bit.ly/2NAoVYa, Hungary.

·           2018, “Arch-News”, Golshahr Mosque & Plaza, https://bit.ly/2LrVkTm, Kuwait.

·           2018, “World PRO News”, Golshahr Mosque & Plaza, https://bit.ly/2JINXBW, USA.

·           2018, “DesignMENA”, Thoughts, Golshahr Mosque & Plaza, https://bit.ly/2yhmMhq, UAE.

·           2018, “Designboom”, Golshahr Mosque & Plaza, https://bit.ly/2LDcsSQ, Milan / New York / Beijing.

·           2017, “iF world design guide”, Shelter for Homeless, https://bit.ly/2NBex2l, Germany.

·           2016, Run! Candidates are coming! , The Designer Today Half-month Magazine, Article’s Photograph, Issue 18, Tehran / Iran.

·           2016, The Designer Today Half-month Magazine, Half-month Photograph, Issue 09, Tehran / Iran.

·           2016, The Designer Today Half-month Magazine, Half-month Photograph, Issue 11, Tehran / Iran.

Certificates:

·                     2019, International Professional Certificate, Certificate of Training Completion, Post-production, GRS ACADEMY, Ce No: GRSCE/23474.

·                     2018, Certificate of Paper Admission, Publication & Presentation, for: “The Effects of architectural competitions and Awards in developing the general taste”, International Conference on Civil Engineering, Architecture and Urban Management in IRAN, University of Tehran, ISC: 96180-22102, CUM2018.com, VC: PE-DIIG

·                     2019, Science Nordic Certificate, International Conference on Civil engineering, Architecture and Urban Management, SNCERT.com, CE No: nspr45908.

·                     2019, Wissen Certificate, Attendance Certificate on Conference, 2nd International Congress on Science and Engineering, Hamburg – Germany, wissencert.com, Ce No: wis2176

One of the forty most influential architects in the region as per Middle East Architect and Architectural Digest