Dariush Borbor

Dariush Borbor
Dariush Borbor
Born
(1934-04-28) April 28, 1934 (age 90)

Tehran, Iran
Alma materUniversity of Liverpool
University of Geneva
OccupationArchitect
AwardsGold Mercury International Award (1976)
Royal Pahlavi Prize (1977)
50 Outstanding Architects of the World (1988)
Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters / Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (2020)
EduRank 100 Notable Alumni of University of Liverpool (2021)
BuildingsUrban Renewal of Mashhad City Centre (1968)
Commercial Centre Bazaar Reza (1976)
Museum and Library (1976)

Dariush Borbor (Persian: داریوش بوربور, born April 28, 1934), is an Iranian-French architect, urban planner, designer, sculptor, painter, researcher, and writer.[1][2][3] In 1963, Borbor established his own firm under the name of Borbor Consulting Architects, Engineers, City Planners. In 1976, he set up Sphere Iran, a consortium of four specialist consulting firms, and proposed a comprehensive National Environmental Master plan for Iran.[4] In 1992, he created the Research Institute and Library of Iranian Studies (RILIS) where he is the director.[5][6]

Borbor is widely regarded as one of the avant-garde architects of the modern movement in Iran;[7][8] a pioneer of modern urban planning,[9][10] named by some as "father of modern urban planning",[11][12][13][14] and a key figure in the promotion and creation of the High Urban Planning Council (1966, Persian: شورای عالی شهرسازی).[15][16] He was described by Swiss architectural critic Anthony Krafft as "one of the most innovative architects who is perhaps on the way of creating a Persian architectural style of the 20th century";[8] and French architectural critic Michel Ragon defined him as "the architect in search of a modern Iranian architectural style".[7] He has won many competitions and received several international prizes and awards, including the Gold Mercury International from Italy,[17] 50 Outstanding Architects of the World from the Second Belgrade Triennial of World Architecture,[18] and the Pahlavi Royal Award.[19]

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  3. ^ "20 Years of Iran and the Caucasus: A Breakthrough International Conference Dedicated to the 20th Anniversary of IRAN AND THE CAUCASUS". "China-Eurasia" Council for Political and Strategic Research. October 16, 2016. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
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  7. ^ a b Michel Ragon, Histoire Mondiale de l'Architecture et de l'Urbanisme Modernes, vol. 2, Casterman, Paris, 1972, p. 356.
  8. ^ a b Architecture: formes + fonctions. November 10, 2010. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
  9. ^ The Diplomat. January 23, 2008. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
  10. ^ Shams, Alex (September 12, 2016). "Iranians are heading to the beach in record numbers". Slate.com. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
  11. ^ Behnegarsoft.com (September 24, 2014). "IBNA – International Congress of Iranologists in Montreal reviewed". Iran's Book News Agency (IBNA). Archived from the original on August 6, 2017. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  12. ^ "Abstracts and Bios – Forum for the Cultural Studies of Iran". forumfortheculturalstudiesofiran.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
  13. ^ "Biography, Dr. Dariush Borbor", From Persepolis to Isfahan: Safeguarding Cultural Heritage, Programme, Iran Heritage Foundation (IHF), London, January 16-18m 2015, p. 14.
  14. ^ "داریوش بوربور". Ammi.ir. Archived from the original on August 6, 2017. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
  15. ^ "Modeling Tehran – Majalla Magazine". Majalla Magazine. August 24, 2010. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  16. ^ "Dariush Borbor", Encyclopedia of Urban Planning, ed. Arnold Whittick, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1974, p. viii.
  17. ^ "Borbor Consulting Architects Presented with, Tehran Journal, Tehran, December 22, 1976, p. 2.
  18. ^ 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.
  19. ^ "Design Prize", Tehran Journal, Tehran, September 7, 1976, p. 3.