Esmaeil Talaei

Biography

Esmaeil Talaei, born in 1945 in Tehran, completed his architectural education in Italy and taught for a period at the Faculty of Architecture in Florence. He began his professional career in Iran in 1990 (1369 SH). Since 1994 he has been a faculty member at the Faculty of Art and Architecture at Azad University while simultaneously leading the Talaei Architecture and Urbanism Group. His practice has focused primarily on public buildings including clubs, cinema-theaters, sport and cultural complexes, and residential villas. Notable works include the Zaferanieh Multi-Purpose Club, Baharan Cinema-Theater Complex, Lavasan Residential Villas, Zarafshan Cultural-Sport Complex, Vanak Cultural-Sport Complex, and the renovation of the Iran-Bastan Museum. His collaborative work with Shahrivar Izadi during 1990-1993 produced several significant public buildings in Tehran.