Kamran Afshar Naderi


Kamran Afshar Naderi is a well known Iranian architect, Architectural critic,Painter and Artist.

Biography

was born in 1959 in Mashhad, Iran. He started his studies in architecture in 1977 in Tehran university. In 1980 he moved to Italy and resumed his studies at the University of Genoa, where he graduated in the field of architecture. His thesis concerned the methodologies of design in the ancient Iran from the 11th to the 17th century.y

Professional career

His professional career started in 1986 in Italy. Until 1993 he collaborated with several well-known Italian and international companies such as Renzo Piano Building Workshop. As a design team member, he was involved in Kansai Airport and Lingotto rehabilitation projects. During his stay in Italy he worked out several industrial and urban design projects.
In 1993, he established his own office in Tehran. Since that time he performed several projects for international organizations and companies: , Italian School, , , , , , UNDP, World Bank, Nuovo Pignone, Shell, , , and .
In 1995 and 2001-2002, has collaborated with Bahram Shirdel's office in Ekbatan Cultural Center and Iranian Embassy in Brasilia projects.
Since 2009 has collaborated with Intertecno, an Italian engineering firm, on two important renovation projects: and Bonyad headquarter offices in Tehran.↵ undergoing projects are, weekend village near Tehran for a group of Iranian famous cinema actors, Villa near Karaj, Restaurant in Doha, Qatar, Sanamed pharmaceutical industries in Eyvane Key and Company office in Tehran.↵Recently, has been assigned as the "Branch Manager" of Intertecno Company in Iran. ↵Some of 's projects have been published on the local architectural magazines, or reviewed by International web sites dedicated to architecture: Archdaily, MIMOA, Pinterest, Designboom,...

Academic career

Since 1993, has taught at Islamic Azad and Soureh Universities of Tehran.
has published about and about Iranian and contemporary architecture. His essays and interviews are published in Iran, Italy, England, Switzerland, Kuwait, Turkey, Cyprus and Germany. His papers about the "design process" are used as university textbook in Faculty of Architecture of Azad University.
In 1998, was founded by , Seyed Reza Hashemi and Soheila Beski. Since 2009 he collaborates with for delivering seminars and holding educational workshops related to architecture.

Competition Juries

has been regularly jury member of which is a well known architectural award. This award, founded by . has been a jury member of as well as several other competitions and awards in Iran and other countries.

TV and Radio Interviews