Architects of Iran explained

An Iranian architect is traditionally called a mi'mar (; plural معماران me'mâran).

The Persian dictionary of Mo'in defines a mi'mar as:

  1. That who devises the design and plan of a building, and overlooks its construction.
  2. A Banna
  3. That who is responsible for the building, developing, and repairs of a structure or edifice (Emārat).

Classical words Banna, Mohandes, Ostad, and Amal which appear in classical manuals and references of Islamic architecture.

Although many scholars do not recognize the Mimar and the Architect to historically be the same, they do agree that their responsibilities overlap extensively. In this list, they are taken to be the same.

The list is in chronological order and selectively spans the Islamic age based on available records. There is little, if any, record of the numerous masters of architecture that built some of the early Islamic and pre-Islamic world's wonders of Iran. It is unknown who built the palaces of Bishapur, Firuzabad, Persepolis, Susa, or the many other spectacular ancient edifices of Greater Iran. No record of their names exists. Only the ruins of what they built give us a faint indication of what masters must have walked the face of this earth eons ago.

Many of the structures remaining today possibly had more than one architect working on them. Only one is mentioned in the following list, and only their most famous work is mentioned. The list also contains the names of builders whom exact dates have been attributed to their buildings.

Pre-Islamic

First four centuries of the Islamic era

Designed and planned Baghdad.

Designed and planned Baghdad.

13th century

14th century

15th century

16th century

17th century

Designed a dam (band) in Qahrud, 35 km south of Kashan in 1616CE, as well as Naqsh-e Jahan Square and Charbagh Avenue in Isfahan, and the Monar Jonban, also known as the two shaking minarets.

One of the architects of Shalimar Gardens, Lahore.

Worked at the tomb of Abdussamad Esfahani in Natanz and at the Jameh Mosque of Isfahan.

He and many others were responsible for building the Taj Mahal in Agra in India.

18th century

19th century

court architect to Mohammad Shah Qajar.

20th century

Built the Azadi Tower in 1971

Contemporary

An Iranian architect and a distinguished judge in prestigious international architecture awards and "Continental Architectural Awards" Winner

Outside Iran

See also

Further reading

For a full comprehensive list of Iranian architects from antiquity up to the modern age, refer to:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Architecture: formes + fonctions . 2010-11-10 . 2017-06-17.
  2. "Borbor Consulting Architects Presented with, Tehran Journal, Tehran, December 22, 1976, p. 2.
  3. Karolina Udovički; Aca Arsenijević; Milan Bosnić; Milan Kopanja; Ivica Mladenović, Drugi beogradski trijenale svetske arhitekture : [50 istaknutih arhitekata sveta] = The Second Belgrade Triennial of World Architecture : [50 outstanding architects of the world] : Beogradski sajam, hala 2, 4-12 juni/June 1988, Savez arhitekata, Beogard, 1988.
  4. Web site: Kamran Diba . 2005-07-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20050724084000/http://archnet.org/library/parties/one-party.tcl?party_id=450 . 2005-07-24 .
  5. Web site: Coming Soon. www.netiran.com.
  6. Book: Akiner, Shirin . Cultural Change and Continuity in Central Asia. Kegan . Paul. 1991. Routledge. 293.
  7. Web site: Bahaʼi House of Worship - Ashkabad, Central Asia . 2007-08-03 . 2007 . The National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahaʼis of the United States . https://web.archive.org/web/20070808220600/http://www.bahai.us/bahai-temple-ashkabad . 8 August 2007 . dead .
  8. Encyclopedia: Encyclopædia Iranica . 1989 . Bahaʼi temples . V.. Rafati . Sahba, F. .
  9. http://www.calearth.org/ CalEarth Institute

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