Mehdi Alizadeh

Biography

Mehdi Alizadeh (born 1935) is one of Iran's most distinguished architects, known for designing some of the country's most iconic public and institutional buildings. He graduated in Architecture from the University of Tehran, Faculty of Fine Arts, and built a remarkable career spanning over four decades. His portfolio includes Hotel Laleh (formerly the Tehran Intercontinental Hotel), one of Tehran's most recognizable modernist landmarks; the Iran Center for Management Studies (now Imam Sadegh University); Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman; the Ararat Sport Complex; the Central Office of Behshahr Industrial Group; and the Conference Center of Toseye Saderat Bank. Alizadeh also served as a technical leader at Ove Arup and Partners in London, bringing international structural engineering expertise to his practice. He served on the jury panels of the 2nd and 3rd Memar Awards (2002–2003), evaluating the best of contemporary Iranian architecture alongside Pritzker laureate Fumihiko Maki and AA School chairman Mohsen Mostafavi.