Yousef Shariatzadeh | |
Birth Date: | 1930 |
Birth Place: | Tabriz, Iran |
Death Date: | 2001 |
Death Place: | Tehran, Iran |
Nationality: | Iranian |
Alma Mater: | University of Tehran [Faculty of Fine Arts of Tehran University]| occupation = Architect| notable_works = National Library of Iran Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman| mother = Mehdi Shariatzadeh| father = Farangis Orangi}}Yousef Shariatzadeh (1930-2001) (Persian: یوسف شریعتزاده) was an Iranian architect and one of the pioneers of contemporary architecture in Iran.He was born in 1930 in Tabriz. He began his studies in the field of architecture at the Faculty of Fine Arts of Tehran University[1] and graduated from this university in 1963.[2] Professional lifeShariatzadeh and Amir Nusrat Monanghah (Persian:امیر نصرت منقح) together founded the "Amir Nusrat Monanghah and Youssef Shariatzadeh Institute" in 1958, one of the technical teams of Iranian architecture was formed in a short period of time.[3] The result of the collaboration between these two architects (1954–1962) is the following:
A new round of activities of this design and architecture team began under the title of "Bonyan Consulting Engineers Office" (Pirraz) together with Mohsen Mirhaider, In 1971. Among the activities of this group in the years 1971 to 1978, the following projects can be mentioned:
The last work of Yousef Shariatzadeh is the design of the National Library of Iran in Tehran. He passed away in October 2001. In Shariatzadeh's architectural works, there is no imitation of other architectural styles, and the form and volumes of his designs have been formed following research and study and a detailed understanding of the needs of the space. He said about himself: "I am not a form giver, I am a form finder". References
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