Iraj Etesam ( fa, ایرج اعتصام; 21 January 1931 – 19 December 2022)
was an Iranian contemporary
architect
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, educator, and author. He was the designer and architect of the
Mellat Park
Mellat Park ( fa, پارک ملت ), literally the Nation Park, is an urban park in northern Tehran, Iran.
It is one of the city's largest green spaces, situated adjacent to Valiasr Street at the foot of the Alborz mountains to the east, extending ...
of
Tehran
Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ...
and the Cyrus Park, as well as a professor of architecture in Iran.
Biography
Early life and education
Iraj Etesam, was born on 21 January 1931 in
Gorgan
Gorgan ( fa, گرگان ; also romanized as ''Gorgān'', ''Gurgān'', and ''Gurgan''), formerly Esterabad ( ; also romanized as ''Astarābād'', ''Asterabad'', and ''Esterābād''), is the capital city of Golestan Province, Iran. It lies appro ...
, Iran.
He held a
PhD in Architecture from the
University of Florence
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History
The first universi ...
in 1960.
Career
Etesam was the
United Nations Regional Planning Master from 1971, and had been a member of the Official Judicial Courts of Experts from 1973.
Etesam was the founder and managing director of
Omco Consulting Engineers,
Tehran University of Architecture and Urban Planning, senior consultant and researcher for OMCO Consulting Engineers and Ducatiids International Institute.
Etesam's projects include Shah Cheragh, Shiraz-Paredesh University of Sistan and Baluchestan-Park, Tehran / New Town of Latian, Tehran- Mahallat Touring Sets, Sarein Ardebil, Lahijan- Initial Design of Saint Tropez, Southern France-Residential Complexes And villa houses in
Seattle
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,
San Jose,
San Francisco
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,
Los Angeles
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, US – A collection of seven office blocks in Bellville, Washington – the construction of Hajjis in Madinah, Monroe, Saudi Arabia, and so on.
His work also includes the translation of the book of the Eagle of Two Heads, from the Past to the Future of the Human Resource by
Constantine Daxpadis, in 1998, the translation of the book of Islamic Architecture, Form, Performance and Meaning of
Robert Hillenbrand
Robert Hillenbrand Fellow of the British Academy, FBA (born 2 August 1941) is a British art historian who specialises in Persian art, Persian and Islamic art. He is a professorial fellow of the universities of University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh a ...
, 1998, and numerous articles in domestic specialized journals. Foreign and ... pointed out.
Memberships
Etesam was a member of the board of trustees at the
Architectural Association of Iranian Architects.
Etesam was a member of the Tehran Building Engineering Organization; the
International Federation for Housing and Planning
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in
The Hague
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, Netherlands; the
International Association of Housing Sciences in Miami, Florida; the
International community of Aktis-Ticks in Athens, Greece; International Association for the Study of Traditional Environments (IASTE) in Berkeley, California; and the
.
Teaching experience
Etesam had teaching roles which have included associate professor at the
National University of Tehran
Shahid Behesti University ( fa, دانشگاه شهید بهشتی , Dāneshgāh-e Shahid Beheshti) (formerly known as the National University of Iran) is a public research university in Tehran, Iran. The university offers many programs at Bache ...
(now known as Shahid Beheshti University, 1960–1964); associate professor at the
University of Tehran
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(1961–1967); the head of the technical office of the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Tehran (1963–1968).
He was a visiting professor at the
University of Washington
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Founded in 1861, Washington is one of the oldest universities on the West Coast; it was established in Seattle a ...
(1972, 1981–1985), in Seattle; a researcher at the Center for Urban Studies at the
University of California, Berkeley
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(1978–1979), and a lecturer at the University of California, Berkeley (2000–2001).
Architectural projects
Project management and design:
*
Shah Cheragh
Shāh Chérāgh ( fa, شاه چراغ) or Shahcheragh Shrine is the tomb of Ahmed bin Musa ( Imam Reza's brother) in the center of Shiraz. It is the third most important shrine in Shia Islam in Iran, after the Imam Reza shrine and Fatima Masu ...
complex, Shiraz, Iran
* Campus of Sistan University and Baluchestan University, Iran
*
Mahallat
Mahallat ( fa, محلات, also Romanized as Maḩallāt; also known as Mahallāt Bāla and Maḩallāt-e Bālā) is the capital of Mahallat County, Markazi Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, the city had population of 35,31910,285 families.
...
Tourism Complex, Sarein Ardebil, Lahijan, Iran
* Caspian Sea Coastal and Regional Planning, Iran
* Master Plan of
Shiraz
Shiraz (; fa, شیراز, Širâz ) is the List of largest cities of Iran, fifth-most-populous city of Iran and the capital of Fars province, Fars Province, which has been historically known as Pars (Sasanian province), Pars () and Persis. As o ...
,
Kazeroon
Kazeroon ( fa, کازرون, also Romanized as Kāzerūn, Kāzeroūn, and Kazeroon; also known as Kasrun) is a city and capital of Kazeroon County, Fars Province, Iran. In 2016, as the fifth big city in the province, its population was 96,683. ...
,
Zanjan, Sari, Gorgan in Iran
* Prototype of the Saint-Tropez complex, Saint-Tropez, France
* Hajjis construction complex in Madinah, Mumbai, Saudi Arabia
* Reconstruction of the permanent
representation of Iran at the United Nations – New York
And more than a dozen residential and office complexes.
Collected works
* The translation of the book of the Eagle of the Two Heads, from the Past to the Future of the Human Settlement by
Constantine Daxpadis, Mullin Jam Publication 1998
* The translation of the book of Islamic architecture, form, function and meaning of the work of
Robert Hillenbrand
Robert Hillenbrand Fellow of the British Academy, FBA (born 2 August 1941) is a British art historian who specialises in Persian art, Persian and Islamic art. He is a professorial fellow of the universities of University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh a ...
, Procurement Publication and Urban Planning of Tehran Municipality 1998
Multiple articles in domestic and foreign specialized journals
Contemporary Iranian and World Book Books
References
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1931 births
2022 deaths
Iranian architects
People from Gorgan
University of Florence alumni
University of Washington faculty
Academic staff of the University of Tehran
Academic staff of Shahid Beheshti University
Academic staff of the Islamic Azad University