8th Memar Award — Residential and Public Buildings

Farhad Ahmadi was Born in 12 January 1951 (22 Dey 1329), Ahmadi graduated with honors from Tehran University in 1977. In addition to various professional achievements, since 1981 he has been a lecturer and syllabus designer for the architecture program at Beheshty University. Ahmadi has participated in various international biennials and was selected Architect from Asia at the Roros biennial in Norway. He has also been a lecturer at Trondheim and Bergen schools of Architecture. Two of his

Iranian architect. Graduated with honors from Tehran University. Founded Parsaz Consultants in 1981, serving as founder and head of board. Directed design for numerous projects including Ararat Sport Complex, Hotel Laleh, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, and Iran Center for Management Studies.
Mahvash Mehrafshan is an Iranian architect and the head of the board of directors at Tavon Consulting Engineers, one of Iran's leading architecture and engineering firms established in 1981. She is a prominent advocate for the role of women in Iran's architectural profession, having spoken on the subject at the AIA New York event "Iran Old and New — Architecture from Cyrus the Great to the Present" in 2010. Under her leadership, Tavon has earned first-grade architectural licensing in designing residential, commercial, industrial, and office buildings across Iran.
The Eighth Memar Award was held on the 17th of Aban 1387 (November 7, 2008) at the Asman Hall of the Academy of Arts. This year, following a general evaluation of the Memar Award and consultation with the professional architecture community, the editorial board decided to include both residential and public buildings simultaneously. From 96 entries across multiple cities, jurors selected 9 residential and 8 public projects as selected works, ultimately awarding three prizes in each category plus two honorary mentions for restoration projects.
Semifinalists — Public Buildings
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Judging was held over two days (11-12 Aban 1387). Projects were divided into residential and public categories. In the first round of elimination, each entry needed at least one positive vote from the five jurors to survive; 26 residential and 9 public projects were eliminated. In the second round, 9 residential and 8 public projects were selected as finalists. Jurors then voted to select four projects in each category for the final round. Winners were determined through scoring on a 1-10 scale. Villa for a Friend won first place unanimously among residential projects, and Mellat Park Cineplex won unanimously among public projects.

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