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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).

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.