Nasrin Seraji

Biography

Nasrine Seraji-Bozorgzad (b. 1957, Tehran) is an Iranian-French-British architect based in Paris. She studied medicine at Isfahan University before graduating from the Architectural Association (AA) in London (1983). Registered RIBA architect (1985), Fellow of RIBA (FRIBA, 2018). Founded Atelier Seraji Architectes & Associes (ASAA) in Paris (1990). Former Chair of Architecture at Cornell University (2001–2005), Dean at Ecole Nationale Superieure d'Architecture Paris-Malaquais, Professor and Head of Institute for Art and Architecture at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, and Head of Architecture at the University of Hong Kong. Currently Full Professor of Architectural Design at University College Dublin. Her practice spans cultural, educational, and residential projects across Europe and the Middle East, including the Caverne du Dragon Pavilion (1998), Linzerstrasse Apartments in Vienna (2003), Lille School of Architecture extension (2006), and Les Ateliers Jourdan-Corentin-Issoire housing complex in Paris (2017). Recipient of the Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur (2011), Officier de l'Ordre National du Merite (2016), and Silver Medal of the French Academy of Architecture (2008). Author of several books including "Logement, Matiere de Nos Villes" (2007) and co-editor of "From Crisis to Crisis" (2019).