Shamil Mohammadzadeh

Biography

Shamil Mohammadzadeh (born 1945) is an Iranian architect who received his M.Arch. from Shahid Beheshti University in 1972. He began his career in 1967 cooperating with consulting engineers and engineering offices, participating in several domestic and international architectural competitions. Through his extensive collaboration with Artec Consulting Engineers, Mohammadzadeh designed sport complexes, the Women's Multi-purpose Sport Hall in Tabriz, Tabriz Stadium, and the Esfahan Stadium. His independent works include Maghzi's Office Building, Saremi's Office Building, the Karoon Cement Factory Administrative Building, the Booshehr Cement Factory Control Building, and the Islamic World Communication Center. Critic Kamran Afshar Naderi described him as an architect who gives technology a "poetic dimension," positioning his work against what he calls Iran's "technocratic architect" tradition. Mohammadzadeh has served on the jury of the Memar Award and is recognized for his contributions to contemporary Iranian architecture.