Local and Vernacular Architecture of Iran, Bushehr — Documentary "In Longing for the Wind"
Hamid Akbari
Finalists of the 25th Memar Award — 1404
Winners of the 25th Memar Award — 1404
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Semifinalists — Public Buildings
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Residential Buildings
Bahram Shokouhian was born in Paris 1969, received his M.Arch degree from the Faculty of Fine Arts, Tehran University. He has been the principal architect of Padiav Parth Architectural Group since 2000. Apart from having jury commended
1937 - Born in Tehran 1956 - Entered Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Tehran 1964 - Graduated from university 1969 to 1994 - Worked as managing director of "Artiman Consultants, Architects and Planners Co." since 1994 - Works as an independent architect .
Firouz Firouz was born in a garden house in Tehran in 1954. He finished his architecture studies at Pratt University in New York in 1984, where he worked in close collaboration with Victoria Georgini for two years. Later in his professional pursuits he worked on adobe architecture with Hassan Fathi in Egypt for eight months between 1980 and 1981. In 1985 he started a partnership with Nasser Ahari. They established their design office in New York which was active until 1990. Ahari and Firouz Architecture Office carried out several administrative, commercial and residential
The sixth Memar Award for Residential Buildings was announced on November 19, 2006. The award's theme alternates annually between public and private buildings, and this year focused on residential projects evaluated in three size categories: individual dwellings and small apartments, medium-sized apartment buildings, and large residential complexes. Of the 74 submissions, two were rejected due to insufficient documentation. The General Advisory Committee consisted of Ahmad Azimi Bolourian, Mohsen Mirmeydari, Iraj Kalantari, Kamran Shahriar, and Kamran Afshar Naderi. An increase in provincial participation was noted compared to previous years. After three eliminative and two elective rounds, the jury selected 20 works: 9 in the individual/small category, 6 in medium-sized apartments, and 5 in large complexes. One winner from each of the first two groups received 50 million Rials, while two additional projects—one large complex and one renovation—received honorary mentions of 30 and 20 million Rials respectively.
The jury conducted three eliminative rounds followed by two elective rounds. In the eliminative rounds, each juror independently voted to eliminate projects, and any project receiving a majority vote was removed. In the elective rounds, jurors scored remaining projects, with the jury given freedom to define the proportion of prize allocation. Projects were evaluated in three separate groups based on scale. The jury particularly valued attention to local architectural identity, innovative use of materials, quality of spatial planning, and harmony between building and context.
