Heydar-Gholi Khan Ghiaï- Chamlou ( fa, حیدرقلی خان غیایی شاملو) was an

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architect. He graduated from the

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in 1952, and was known as a pioneer of

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. He designed the Senate House, the Royal Tehran Hilton Hotel, several train stations, cinemas, various civic and government buildings and the first series of state of the art hospitals. In France, he designed the Cité Universitaire aka Avicenne Foundation, amongst others. In 1968, he was nominated architect to the imperial court of Iran and commissioned the vast project of a complex of imperial palaces situated in Farah Abad. As a professor of architecture at the

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, he taught several generations of architects. Heydar Ghiaï-Chamlou was born in

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on 23 October 1922, decisively settled in

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later, where he died on 6 September 1985 in

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. The firm of Heydar Ghiaï & Associates has now been renamed Ghiaï Architects, based in San Francisco headed by his son Yves Ghiaï and his grand daughter Anahita Ghiaï.

Architectural philosophy

Quotes

* "Proportion is not a principle of architecture, but a principle of Life."Max Gérard, ''Iran Senate House Heydar Ghiaï'', Editions Draeger, 1976 * "Man has a basic need for certain shapes, imparted to him by his civilization and corresponding to his immediate needs. In them he discovers himself." * "I know a place where glass and concrete brush against the light, sparkling with delight."

Distinctions

List of projects

Senate House *

Mashhad railway station Mashhad railway station ('' Persian:'' ايستگاه راه آهن مشهد, ''Istgah-e Rah Ahan-e Mashhad'') is located in Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan, the second largest city of Iran. The station is owned by IRI Railways, and was designed by Hey ...

Tabriz railway station Tabriz railway station is a structure in Tabriz, Iran; the current building was built during second Pahlavi era. The current building of Tabriz Railway Station is jointly design by French architect Fernand Pouillon and Iranian architect Heyda ...

* Avicenne Foundation * Tehran Pars Drive-In Cinema * Cinema Radio City * Cinema Moulin Rouge * Royal Tehran Hilton Hotel * Farah Abad Palaces * Mashhad Hospital *

Lavizan Lavizān ( fa, لویزان) is a north-eastern neighborhood of Tehran, the capital of Iran. Lavizān area consists of a residential area and forested recreation area called Lavizān Forest Park. The neighborhoods surrounding Lavizan are Majidaba ...

Hospital * Ghiai Palace * Various Private Villas Image:Royal Hilton Hotel, Tehran (1970s).jpg, Royal Hilton Tehran Image:Palais du Senat iranien (1970).jpg, Tehran Senate House File:Ghiai Mansion, Tehran (1973).jpg, House of Ghiai, Teheran Image:Drive-in Cinema,Tehran (23 10 1965).jpg, Teheran Pars Drive-In Theatre File:Lavizan Military Hospital, Tehran (architectural model, 1971).jpg, Lavizan Military Hospital, Lavizan File:Casino Tehran Pars, Tehran (architectural model, 1973).jpg, Casino Tehran Pars, Tehran File:Mashad University Hospital, Mashad (architectural model, 1972).jpg, Mashad University Hospital, Mashad Image:MachadRail02.jpg, Mashad train station, Mashad Image:Cinema Radio City, Tehran (07 07 1967).jpg, Cinema Radio City, Tehran Image:Cinema Radio City, Tehran (07 07 1967) (vue interieure).jpg, Cinema Radio City, Tehran File:Farah Abad Palace (architectural model, 1971).jpg, Farah Abad Palace, Farah Abad Image:TabrizRail.jpg, Tabriz Railway Station, Tabriz File:Villa Nautica, Tehran (1969).jpg, Villa Nautica, Tehran File:Swan Lake Villa, Tehran (1969).jpg, Swan Lake Villa, Tehran File:Villa Oceania, Tehran (1968).jpg, Villa Oceania, Tehran

Artworks

Bibliography

* J.I Cohen, M. Eleb & A. Martinelli, "The 20th century Architecture & Urbanism"; Paris, A+U, 1990, pp. 146–51 * F. Ghiai, " Yady az Heydar Ghiai", Rahavard, No.26, No27, No28, No29, Los Angeles, 1990-91-92-93, pp. 246–52, pp. 233–40 * M. Ghiai, ''Iran Senate House'', Max Gerard Edt. Draeger Paris, 1976 * ''Architecture d'aujourd'hui'', No.78, 1958, "Exposition et Hotel à Teheran", pp. 96–101 * ''Architecture d'aujourd'hui'', No.84, 1959, Paris, "Palais des Arts à Teheran", pp. 16–17 * ''Architecture d'aujourd'hui'', No.93, 1960, Paris, "Cinema en plein air à Teheran", pp. 20–21 * ''Architecture d'aujourd'hui'', No.98, 1963, Paris, "Hôpital a Machad", pp. 33–34 * F. Bemont, "Teheran Contemporain", Art&Architecture, Teheran, No.17, 1973, pp. 85–88 * B. Oudin, ''Dictionnaire des Architectes'', Paris, 1982, p. 187 * H. Stierlin, Iran des Batisseurs, "2500 ans d'Architecture", Geneva, 1971, p. 102 * Michel Ragon ''Histoire de l'architecture et de l'urbanisme modernes'', éd.Casterman, Paris, 1986 * E. Yarshater, ''Encyclopædia Iranica'', Volume X, New-York, 2001, p. 591-92 * R. Beny, "Iran elements of destiny", London, 1978, pp. 233, 265 * J.P. Roux, "Histoire des Turcs", Paris, 1984, pp. 253–54 * M. Akri, "Iran during the Pahlavi Era, Major political players", London, 1989, p. 392 * R. Ghirshman, ''Persia El reino immortal'', London, 1971, p. 141 * Paris Match, "La Grandeur d'un Regne; le Senat Iranien", No.1448, Paris, 1977, p. 12 * Teheran Journal, "Downtown's Masterpiece", March 5, 1977, p. 6 * Architecture Méditerranéenne, No 46, "Résidence Royale", Marseille, 1995, pp. 195–97 * Architecture Méditerranéenne, No 51, "Maison Astrolabe", Marseille, 1998, pp. 230–31 * Architecture Méditerranéenne, No 52, "Chateau Golestan", Marseille, 1999, pp. 209–16 * Architecture Méditerranéenne, No 55, "From father to son, a dynasty of builders", Marseille, 2001, pp. 130–60 * ''Persian Heritage'', No 19, "Like Father Like Son", New Jersey, 2000, p. 29 * ''Persian Heritage'', No 21, "Interview with Farhad Ghiai", New Jersey, 2001, pp. 28–32 * ''Sun Coast Architect/Builder'', Vol 58, No.6, "San Francisco Luxury Triplex", California, 1993, pp. 24–26 * ''Architectural Records'', No.11, "Destination Architecture", New-York, 1998, pp. 110–11 * Kayhan, "Kakhe Golestan", London, Feb.24, 2000, p. 5 * ''Le Figaro'', "Le Senat de Teheran", March 29, 1977, p. 28 * Jours de France, "Monde", June 21, 1965, p. 65 * ''Persian Heritage'', " Mariette Ghiai, a leading Lady in Iran", Fariba Farhad, Vol.6, No.23, New Jersey, Fall 2001, p. 28 *

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External links

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Iran Chamber

Ghiai Architects

Ghiai History of the Khans of Ghiaī-Chamlou

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