Mohsen mostafavi studied architecture at the aa 1976, and undertook research on counterreformation urban history at the university of essex 1981 and the university of cambridge 1984. Essays by internationally recognised practitioners and scholars address the broader context of contemporary architectural practice with special reference to muslim communities and geographies. Mostafavi is currently the alexander and victoria wiley professor of. He directed the gsds masters program in architecture from 1992 to 1995. The harvard graduate school of design gsd is a graduate school of design at harvard university. Mohsen mostafavi on designs for life harvard graduate. Previously, he was director of the master of architecture i program at harvard. He is the dean and alexander and victoria wiley professor at the harvard graduate school of design. Media in category mohsen mostafavi the following 10 files are in this category, out of 10 total. In an interview with bbc world service broadcaster peter day on new trends in design thinking, gsd dean mohsen mostafavidiscusses the gsds bauhaus legacy and the inherent links between design, business and entrepreneurship. It parallels william curtis modern architecture since 1900 but of architectural. Ecological urbanism florida international university. Harvard launches design engineering degree harvard magazine. Join facebook to connect with mohsen mostafavi and others you may know.
Harvard design school dean mostafavi to step down in may. Mostafavi to step down as dean of harvard graduate school. Search our catalog for interviews, buildings and collections of videos. He plans to take a year sabbatical and then return to his position as a member of the faculty. Rem koolhaas, the pritzker prizewinning dutch architect, theorist, and provocateur, spoke with mohsen mostafavi, dean of the harvard graduate school of design, in the closing keynote for the 2016. Mostafavi served as editor for the book, which explores the architect s life and ideas through a revealing interview and is illustrated throughout with iwan baans photographs of portmans. View mohsen naghizadehs profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Leatherbarrow and mostafavi begin with the theoretical and practical isolation of the building surface as the subject of architectural design. Mostafavi received a bachelor of architecture from the architectural. In this book, david leatherbarrow and mohsen mostafavi explore ways that design can take advantage of production methods such that architecture is neither independent of nor dominated by technology.
Harvard graduate school of design dean mohsen mostafavi will step down from his position at the end of the academic year, administrators announced today. Mohsen mostafavi this article was written in response to architecture s inside by mohsen mostafavi, which was originally published in 2008 as part of issue no. Harvard gsds mohsen mostafavi ending his decadelong. Previously, he was the chairman of the architectural association school of architecture in london. He directed the gsds masters program in architecture. Watch the full interview above to see what else mostafavi had to say about architecture school, the role of architecture in society and ecological urbanism. Mohsen mostafavi, an architect and educator, is the dean of the harvard graduate school of design and the alexander and victoria wiley professor of design. John portman is a renaissance architect, says harvard gsds mohsen mostafavi metropolis sits down with mostafavi and john portmans son, jack, to discuss the architect s legacy and a new book re. Increased numbers ofpeopleandcities gohand in hand with a greaterexploitationof theworldslimited resources. Mohsen mostafavi on architectdeveloper john portman citylab. Aia, who has served as harvard universitys graduate school of design gsd dean since 2008, will be ending his time in the role at the end of this school year. See the latest news and architecture related to mohsen mostafavi, only on.
Mohsen mostafavi 1954 is an iranianamerican architect and educator. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover mohsens connections and jobs at similar companies. Mohsen mostafavi born 1954 in isfahan is an iranianamerican architect and educator. Mohsen mostafavi is named dean of design school harvard. The iranianborn mostafavi received his professional training at the prestigious architectural association school of architecture in london, to which he returned as head from 1995 until 2004. Mostafavi pointed to existing research collaborations with faculty members who have worked on problems involving new materials at the wyss institute for biologically inspired engineering, including joanna aizenberg, berylson professor of materials science, and martin bechthold, professor of architectural technology. Mohsen mostafavi architecture mma, llc is a massachusetts domestic limitedliability company llc filed on february, 2012. He received his diploma in architecture from the aa. Interview with mohsen mostafavi architectural record. Mohsen mostafavi, architect and educator, is the alexander and victoria wiley professor of design and harvard university distinguished service professor, and served as dean of the gsd from 20082019. The latest architecture and news caroline bos, david adjaye, li xiaodong and many others to speak at 2018 world architecture festival july 26, 2018. Mohsen mostafavi, dean of the harvard universitys graduate school of design and 2016 aga khan award for architecture master jury member, will introduce an eduard sekler memorial lecture by. Harvard university graduate school of design with lars muller publishers, 2010. Mohsen mostafavi, architect and educator, is the dean of the harvard graduate school of design and the alexander and victoria wiley professor of design.
Digital technologies are much more advance and available now comparing to what were available to frank gehry for the design of guggenheim bilbao 25 years ago 1990. Harvard gsds mohsen mostafavi ending his decadelong career. University of southern california school of architecture appoints two new program directors. Mostafavi is currently the alexander and victoria wiley professor of design at the harvard graduate school of design. His tenure saw the strategic expansion of several degree programs. He was director of the master of architecture i program at harvard gsd and has also taught at the university of pennsylvania, cambridge university and the. Previously he was the gale and ira drukier dean of the college of architecture, art and planning at cornell university and the arthur l. Iranianamerican architect and educator mohsen mostafavi is the dean of the harvard graduate school of design and the alexander and victoria wiley professor of design. Mohsen mostafavi has announced that he will end his nearly 11year tenure as dean of the harvard university graduate school of design gsd at the end of this academic year. He operates a private practice with his wife, homa fardjadi, who is a professor of the practice of architecture. Mohsen mostafavi, dean of harvard universitys graduate school of. From 2008 through 2019, mostafavi served as the schools dean. Mohsen mostafavi is dean of the harvard graduate school of design and the alexander and victoria wiley professor of design. Mohsen mostafavi preambletheworldspopulation continuestogrow, resulting in a steadymigration from rural to urban areas.
He is the dean and a professor at the harvard graduate school of design. Cgarchitect professional 3d architectural visualization. Aug 10, 2007 mohsen mostafavi, an international figure in the fields of architecture and urbanism, will become the dean of the faculty of design beginning in january 2008, president drew faust announced today. Leatherbarrow and mostafavi begin with the theoretical and practical isolation of the building surface as the subject of architectural. He has been the gale and ira drukier dean of the college of architecture, art and planning at cornell university, and the chairman of the architectural. Mohsen mostafavi, an architect and educator, is the dean and alexander and.
Mohsen mostafavi, an international figure in the fields of architecture and urbanism, will become the dean of the faculty of design beginning in january 2008, president drew faust announced today aug. This book brings together a diverse range of exemplary architectural projects from across the globe. Mohsen mostafavi harvard graduate school of design. He has served on the steering committee of the aga khan award for architecture. He was formerly the gale and ira drukier dean of the college of architecture, art and planning at cornell university. He was formerly the gale and ira drukier dean of the. Mohsen mostafavi lafargeholcim foundation for sustainable. Onarchitecture produces original and exclusive videos on contemporary and modern architecture.
Oct 24, 2018 mohsen mostafavi, dean of the harvard graduate school of design gsd since january 2008, announced oct. He has been the gale and ira drukier dean of the college of architecture, art and planning at cornell university, and the chairman of the architectural association school of architecture. Mohsen mostafavi, dean of the harvard graduate school of design gsd since january 2008, announced oct. Carefully selected and examined by a team of experts, these projects demonstrate innovative approaches that respond to the challenges and potentials of contemporary conditions and contexts.
Curriculum uc berkeley college of environmental design. Whiting, an educator and practicing architect through her firm ww architecture, will take over for mohsen mostafavi on july 1 of this year. Mostafavi, director of londons architectural association school, where merkli was featured in an exhibition this year, provides a text that delves deeply into the architects thought processes but leaves readers without a clear understanding of his place in the wider context of modernist architecture at the turn of the 20th century. May 20, 2015 the digital turn in architecture, mario carpo introduces how the digitalcyber world have been transforming architectural design process in the last 20 years. Mohsen mostafavi is named dean of design school harvard gazette. His work focuses on modes and processes of urbanization and on the interface between technology and aesthetics. During his recent trip to chile, we caught up with the dean of harvards graduate school of design gsd, mohsen mostafavi, to see what challenges he thinks are facing the future of architecture. A manual for the machinic landscape, mohsen mostafavi, ciro najlo, ed. Mohsen mostafavi named new gsd dean forum archinect. This essay is the introduction to ecological urbanism, eds. Today, harvard university announced that architect mohsen mostafavi would be stepping down as the dean of the graduate school of design gsd, at the end the current academic yearjune.
Ecological urbanism edited by mohsen mostafavi with gareth. Ecological urbanism considers the city with multiple instruments and with a worldview that is fluid in scale and disciplinary focus. Document comprises preface to architecture is life. Located in cambridge, massachusetts, the gsd offers masters and doctoral programs in architecture, landscape architecture. Harvard gsd unveils ultraefficient housezero, designed to. Mohsen mostafavi to resign from post as dean of harvards gsd. Architectural design portfolio by mohsen sharifi issuu. Mostafavi had previously served as the head of the architectural association school of architecture in london aa from 1995 to 2004. View the profiles of people named mohsen mostafavi. Mohsen mostafavi, the dean of gsd, defined this new idea as a new sensibility and framework to incorporate and accommodate the inherent conflictual conditions between ecology and. Sarah whiting named next dean of harvard graduate school.
Whiting will succeed mohsen mostafavi, who announced he would depart at the end of this academic year in october 2018, bringing his 11year tenure as dean to a close. Architecture, art and planning dean mohsen mostafavi to. Mohsen mostafavi was born in 1954 and is an iranianamerican architect and educator. May 17, 2016 architectural design portfolio published on may 17, 2016 architectural designing sample works, for more information please visit my website. Many thanks to lars muller for his permission to reprint. What about the inside why is architecture so often represented only from the outside. Harvard housezero is an extraordinary physical example of efficiency and transformative design, said mohsen mostafavi, dean of harvard gsd.
Mohsen mostafavi is dean of the harvard graduate school of design and alexander and victoria wiley professor of design. Design provides the synthetic key to connect ecology with an urbanism that is not in contradiction with its environment. The essays are supported by an introduction by mohsen mostafavi, a survey of evanss writings. He has been the director of the master of architecture i program at the gsd and. The news was forwarded by my cousin abe massoudi, and my friend farimah companieh, thank you both. Lars muller publishers and aga khan award for architecture. Aia, who has served as harvard universitys graduate school of design gsd dean since 2008, will be ending his time in the role at the end of this school. Architectural association school of architecture has been housed at bedford square for close to a century in its bloomsbury premises in central london. Mohsen mostafavi, an architect and educator, is the dean and alexander and victoria wiley professor at the harvard graduate school of design. Mohsen mostafavi, an international figure in the fields of architecture and urbanism, will become the dean of the faculty of design beginning in january 2008, president drew faust announced. Harvard housezero snohetta free download architectural. Mohsen mostafavi, architect and educator, is the alexander and victoria wiley.
Its history as the uks oldest architecture school is matched by its leading position in architectural. He was director of the master of architecture i program at harvard gsd and has also taught at the university of pennsylvania, cambridge. His work focuses on modes and processes of urbanization and on the interface between technology and aesthetics source. Mar 05, 2018 the architect and developer john portman, who died late last december at the age of 93, created some of the most iconic buildings of the late 20th century. Every year, more citiesarefeeling the devastatingimpactsofthis situation. Interview with mohsen mostafavi 20181119 architectural record. He has taught at numerous institutions including the university of pennsylvania, university of cambridge, and the frankfurt academy of fine arts stadelschule. Mohsen mostafavi revitalisation of the hypercentre of. One guiding principle of this cycle of the aga khan award for architecture is the importance of plurality.
This article was originally published in 2008 as part of issue no. The architectural and urban design graphics workshop will build upon software skills and representation techniques developed in prior workshops with specific application to presentationquality materials for the studio project. Mohsen mostafavi center for middle eastern studies. Dec 03, 2018 the harvard center for green buildings and cities cgbc at the harvard graduate school of design gsd announced today the completion of housezero, the retrofitting of its headquarters in a pre1940s building in cambridge into an ambitious livinglaboratory and an energypositive prototype for ultraefficiency that will help us to understand buildings in new ways. Mohsen mostafavi department of architecture eth zurich. Introduction by mohsen mostafavi the late robin evans 19441993 was a highly original historian of architecture whose writings covered a wide range of concerns. Dean of the harvard graduate school of design gsd since january 2008, mohsen mostafavi announced on october 24 that he would step down at the end of the 201819 academic. Written over a period of 20 years from 1970 to 1990, the essays are representative of his diverse body of work. Mohsen mostafavi architecture mma, llc in cambridge, ma. Mohsen mostafavi is the dean of the harvard university graduate school of design and the alexander and victoria wiley professor of design. As a living laboratory, it equips harvard students and researchers with an unparalleled, innovative infrastructure for exploration and research as they design the next generation of sustainable.
Translations from drawing to building and other essays. Mostafavi to step down as dean of harvard graduate school of. The digital turn in architecture 19922012 mario carpo. Mohsen mostafavi, dean of cornells college of architecture, art and planning since 2004, will be leaving cornell to become dean of harvards graduate school of design in january of 2008. Mohsen mostafavi to resign from post as dean of harvards.
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