Nader Tehrani

Nader Tehrani
Born1963 (age 60–61)
London
NationalityIranian-American
Alma materHarvard Graduate School of Design, Rhode Island School of Design
OccupationArchitect
PracticeNADAAA (2011) Previously Office dA (1986)
BuildingsMelbourne School of Design, Daniels Building, Daniels Building, Hinman Building, Macallen Building, Helios House, Fleet Library, Raemian Gallery, North Hall
Websitehttp://www.nadaaa.com/

Nader Tehrani (born 1963 in London[1][2]) is an Iranian-American designer and educator.

In 2011 in partnership with Katherine Faulkner, Tehrani founded NADAAA, a practice dedicated to the advancement of design innovation, interdisciplinary collaboration, and an intensive dialogue with the construction industry. The two were later joined by partner Arthur Chang. Tehrani is the former Dean [3] of the Cooper Union's Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture.[4] Previously he was a professor of architecture at the MIT School of Architecture and Planning,[5] where he served as Head of the Department from 2010 to 2014, MIT.[6][7] He previously founded Office dA in 1986 with Rodolphe el-Khoury, later being joined by Mónica Ponce de León in 1991.

Tehrani has taught at the MIT School of Architecture and Planning, Harvard Graduate School of Design, Rhode Island School of Design, Georgia Institute of Technology where he served as the Thomas W. Ventulett III Distinguished Chair in Architectural Design, and University of Toronto as the Frank O. Gehry International Visiting Chair at the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design.[8] Tehrani was the 2017/2018 William A. Bernoudy Architect in Residence at the American Academy in Rome. Tehrani is the 2019 Inaugural Paul Helmle Fellow at the California State Polytechnic University.

Tehrani is the recipient of the 2020 American Academy of Arts and Letters Arnold W. Brunner Memorial Prize.[9]

  1. ^ "Nader Tehrani - Selected Readings". www.engagingnews.us. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  2. ^ "Nader Tehrani". Montalvo Arts Center. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  3. ^ "The Cooper Union continues its search for a new Dean for the Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture".
  4. ^ "Nader Tehrani Named Dean". The Cooper Union. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  5. ^ "Faculty Nader Tehrani | MIT Architecture". architecture.mit.edu. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
  6. ^ MIT Architecture [dead link]
  7. ^ "A conversation with Nader Tehrani". MIT News. 7 September 2010. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  8. ^ "List of past Frank Gehry Chairs page 28-29" (PDF). Daniels Faculty - University of Toronto. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
  9. ^ "2020 Architecture Award Winners – American Academy of Arts and Letters". Retrieved 2020-05-01.