Contemporary Architecture

Sheikh Eshraq Memorial — 2nd Place

Jamal Mousavi·Memar 15
Sheikh Eshraq Memorial — 2nd Place

Design Group: Saeed Moghaddam-Farhi, Saeedreza Boreiri, Abbas Riahi-Fard, Behzad Soleimani

Model: Hossein Ghaffari

Photographs: Engineer Aligholi Ziaei

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Design Concept

The statue of Sheikh Shahab al-Din Suhrawardi emerges from within a crack of water — the spirit of the earth — and is placed in the exposure of the radiance of light.

The main entrance of the building is on the northern side, adjacent to a street that is planned to be constructed. An effort has been made to keep the height of the building lower than the commercial facades of the square, so that while spreading across the surface, it provides a volumetric vista for the commercial buildings.

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Memar Magazine
Issue 15 · Winter 1380 / January 2002

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