This why when Hossein Amanat designs anything for Iran or even for the world, he simply leaves you wonder-struck. It works great for is a great project! Architect Hossein Amanat had just graduated from the University of Tehran when he learned about the competition, and he abandoned plans to continue his studies in the United States, instead forming a small architecture studio in his bedroom to work on a design for the monument. In 1966, Amanat won a competition to design the building. He is also the architect of the Azadi Tower, previously known as the Shahyad Tower and he was the architect of initial buildings of Sharif University of Technology in Tehran, Iran. Azadi Tower Location: Tehran, Iran Architect: Hossein Amanat Image: Homa Fatemi Source: Wikipedia This Building is a masterpiece! Browse Pages. Hossein Amanat is a Canadian-Iranian Bahá’í architect who has designed three buildings on the Arc in Haifa, Israel and the House of Worship in Samoa. During the 1960s, Iran became a major oil-exporting country, and using the newly-found wealth, the shah launched programs to modernize and industrialize the country.This followed a cultural growth that architect Hossein Amanat describes as "a mini renaissance".

Amazon.com: Contemporary Architecture and Urbanism in Iran: Tradition, Modernity, and the Production of 'Space-in-Between' (The Urban Book Series) (9783319721842): Shirazi, M. Reza: Books Bands, Businesses, Restaurants, Brands and Celebrities can create Pages in order to connect with their fans and customers on Facebook. Not only his works maintain the Spirit of the lost glory of the social and intellectual history of Iran, they are very novel, yet still embedded in the souls of the Iranian people. archINFORM homepage of Hossein Amanat (*1942) – Iranian and Canadian architect, active in Canada [contains a list of buildings] ... • The creator(s) died before 22 August 1980, for works that their copyright expired before 22 August 2010 according to the 1970 law. "I thought: ... Tile works under the belly of the arch is an inspiration from peacock tail having the pattern of Shiraz Vakil mosque in mind. A fresh graduated of architecture from Tehran University of fine arts, 25 year old Hossein Amanat who abandoned plans to continue his studies in the United States.