SEYED HADI MIRMIRAN
 
 
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Personal Awards and Achievements

 

Seyed Hadi Mirmiran, born in 1945 in Qazvin, received his M.A in architecture from the faculty of fine arts, Tehran University with a first rate ranking, in 1968.

His professional life can be divided into three periods:

- From 1968 to 1979 he was the chief architect in architectural workshop
- of National Iranian steel Company, Town planning Department.

- From 1980 to 1988 he was the chief architect in design department of
- Khanesazi-e-Iran Company and the chief architect in the design
- department of Isfahan’s General office of housing and urban
- development.

- From 1988 to present he has been the director and the principal
- architect of NJP Consulting Engineers.



- Professor of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, Elm-o-Sanaate Iran
- University, from 1991 to 1997.
- Professor of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, Islamic Azad
- University of Tehran, 1992 to present.
- Professor of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, Islamic Azad
- University of Shiraz, 1995 to present.
- Professor of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, Islamic Azad
- University of Hamedan, 1995 to present.



-New Towns in Iran, Seminar of “habitat” -Ministry of Housing and Urban development -1989.

-Master Plan of Isfahan Region and Its Effect on The Configurational Structure of the Region,” International Conference of Configurational Planning (National and Regional)”- Ministry of Housing and Urban Development- Isfahan-1991.

-Characteristics of Iranian Cities, Seminar of” Introduction to Essentials of Rehabilitation and Renovation of Old Urban Fabrics”, Tehran-1992.

-Housing in New Towns, Seminar of “habitat”-Ministry of Housing and Urban Development- Isfahan -1992.

-Historical Sites, Conservation and Restoration of Significant Urban Fabrics, “Seminar of Old Fabrics”, ICES -Tehran

-Cultural-Historical sites of Iranian cities, Seminar of “Traditional Architecture & Architecture and Urban Design Educational System ”, Elm-o-Sanaat University 1993.

-Revitalization of Cultural-Historical Zone of Shiraz, First Seminar of “ Fars Shenasi”, Shiraz -1993.

-The Project for The Academies of I.R.Iran, Faculty of Fine Arts, Tehran University-1994.

-Three Main Characteristics of Architecture, Tehran-1993

- Isfahan Region Master Plan, Seminar of “Urbanism and Development”, General Office of Housing and Urban Development, Province of Char Mhal-o-Bakhtyary, Shahr-e-Kurd -1995.

-The Project for The National Library of Iran, Elm-o-Sanaat University, Tehran- 1996.

-Beyond the conception of the sea, a chapter on architecture and thoughts of Le corbusier, The Center for Architecture and Urban Planning Studies of Iran, Tehran, 1996.

-A New Movement In Architectural Tradition of Iran, School of Architecture, Architectural Association, London-1996.

-Modern Architecture, Faculty of architecture, Islamic Azad University of Hamedan-2000.

-The Architecture of Mirror, (A Revision of Great Architectural Works of The World and The Related Theories), Lessons In Architecture By Memar-e-Nashr Institute, Tehran-2000.

-Transparency In Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, Islamic Azad University of Qazvin – 2001.

-The new Iranian architecture, (Contemporary public buildings), Seminar of “The architecture of a changing world”, Tehran Museum Of Contemporary Art, 2002.

- The impacts of Islamic architecture on religious buildings of Christianity and Judaism, The International Center for the Dialogue Among the Civilizations, Pardis University of Isfahan, 2002.


1. “The New Movement in the Tradition of Architecture”
-“Architecture and Urbanism” Magazine, No 31&32.

2. “Making Pearl in One’s Shell (A Brief Chapter on Restoration and Revitalization of Historical Zones In Iranian Cities)”- “Architecture and Urbanism” Magazine, No 33&34.

3. “A Journey from Material to Spirit”, “Architecture and Urbanism” Magazine, No 42&43.

4. “Beyond the conception of the sea”, a chapter on architecture and thoughts of Le corbusier, “Abadi” Magazine- 6th Year – No21.

5. “Form in the Contemporary Architecture of the World (Le corbusier and Mies Van Der Roheh) “Architecture and Culture “Quarterly Magazine- 1st Year-No 1.

6. “The Knot Spot of the Design”- “Architecture and Urbanism” Magazine, No 54&55.

7. “A Glance at the Architecture of Qajar Period (The Blooming of Space, Decline of Construction “–“Memar” Magazine-No 8.

8. “Old Configurational Skeleton of Iranian Cities”.

9. “Urban Divisions in Iranian Cities (Case Study: Isfahan)”.


• “Iran and World Contemporary Architecture in a Glance”, The Center for Architecture and Urban Planning Studies of Iran, 1991.

• “ Today’s Architecture of Iran and World”, The Ministry of Housing and Urban Development.

• “Preservation of Precious Historic Houses”, Iranian Consulting Engineers’ Society, 1992.

• “Marginal Growth around the Cities: Causes, Consequences and Solutions”, The Center for Architecture and Urban Planning Studies of Iran, 1993.

• “Innovation and Innovative Approach towards Architecture”, Iranian Consulting Engineers’ Society, 1994.

• “Presence of Historical Buildings and Fabrics in Contemporary Cities”, Iranian Consulting Engineers’ Society, 1995.

• “Revitalization of Old Urban Fabrics”, University of Tehran, 1995




-Honored as the Selected Architect of the Year 2000 in The1st Course of Conferring Iran Architecture Medal (Ostad Pirnia Award), 2000.

-Honorable mention from Iranian Consulting Engineers’ Society (IRCES) for Introduction of Iranian Architecture,1996.

-Winner of “Mehraz Prize”, 2002.

-Selected as Vanguard Architect by Iranian Construction Engineering Organization (ICEO), 2003