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Traditionally, Iranian architects were known as ''Mi'mars''. The Persian dictionary of ''Mo'in'' defines Mi'mar as: #That who devises the design and plan of a building, and overlooks its construction. #A Banna #That who is responsible for the building, developing, and repairs of a structure or edifice (Emārat). Classical words ''Banna'', ''Mohandes'', ''Ostad'', and ''Amal'' which appear in classical manuals and references of Islamic architecture. Although many scholars do not recognize the Mimar and the Architect to historically be the same, they do agree that their responsibilities overlap extensively. In this list, they are taken to be the same. The list is in chronological order and selectively spans the Islamic age based on available records. There is little, if any, record of the numerous masters of architecture that built some of the early Islamic and pre-Islamic world's wonders of Iran. It is unknown who built the palaces of Bishapur,
Firouzabad Firuzabad ( fa, فيروزآباد or Piruzabad, also Romanized as Fīrūzābād; Middle Persian: Gōr or Ardashir-Khwarrah, literally "The Glory of Ardashir"; also Shahr-e Gūr ) is a city and capital of Firuzabad County, Fars Province, Iran. At ...
, Persepolis,
Susa Susa ( ; Middle elx, 𒀸𒋗𒊺𒂗, translit=Šušen; Middle and Neo- elx, 𒋢𒋢𒌦, translit=Šušun; Neo-Elamite and Achaemenid elx, 𒀸𒋗𒐼𒀭, translit=Šušán; Achaemenid elx, 𒀸𒋗𒐼, translit=Šušá; fa, شوش ...
, or the many other spectacular ancient edifices of Greater Iran. No record of their names exists. Only the ruins of what they built give us a faint indication of what masters must have walked the face of this earth eons ago. Many of the structures remaining today possibly had more than one architect working on them. Only one is mentioned in the following list, and only their most famous work is mentioned. The list also contains the names of builders whom exact dates have been attributed to their buildings.


Pre-Islamic

*Epsay: Holy shrine of Bishapur, 271 CE. *Sheyda: Was a legendary master who built the magnificent Sassanid palace of ''Haft Gonbad'' of
Bahram Gur Bahram V (also spelled Wahram V or Warahran V; pal, 𐭥𐭫𐭧𐭫𐭠𐭭), also known as Bahram Gor (New Persian: , "Bahram the onager") was the Sasanian King of Kings (''shahanshah'') from 420 to 438. The son of the incumbent Sasanian shah ...
, according to the poet Nizami Ganjavi.


First four centuries of the Islamic era

*
Mashallah ibn Athari ''Mashallah'' ( ar, مَا شَاءَ ٱللَّٰهُ, '), also written Masha'Allah, Maşallah (Turkey and Azerbaijan), Masya Allah (Malaysia and Indonesia), Maschallah (Germany), and Mašallah (Bosnia), is an Arabic phrase that is used to expres ...
: Designed and planned Baghdad. * Naubakht: Designed and planned Baghdad.


13th century

*Moslem: Built the
Caravanserai A caravanserai (or caravansary; ) was a roadside inn where travelers ( caravaners) could rest and recover from the day's journey. Caravanserais supported the flow of commerce, information and people across the network of trade routes covering ...
of Sangbast in
Khorasan Khorasan may refer to: * Greater Khorasan, a historical region which lies mostly in modern-day northern/northwestern Afghanistan, northeastern Iran, southern Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan * Khorasan Province, a pre-2004 province of Ira ...
in 1202CE. *Muhammad Rigi: Built ''Mil-e Radkan'' in
Ghuchan Quchan ( fa, قوچان ' ; also Romanized as Qūchān and Quçan; also known as Khabushan, Gochan) is a city and capital of Quchan County, in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. It is located due south of the border city of Ashgabat. At the 2006 ce ...
in 1203CE. *Ahmad Ibn Bakr Marandi: Built the tomb of Keikavus in 1219CE. *Saeed Ibn Jafar al-Bana: Built a tower in
Firouzabad Firuzabad ( fa, فيروزآباد or Piruzabad, also Romanized as Fīrūzābād; Middle Persian: Gōr or Ardashir-Khwarrah, literally "The Glory of Ardashir"; also Shahr-e Gūr ) is a city and capital of Firuzabad County, Fars Province, Iran. At ...
, Fars. *Muahammad Ibn Ahmad Ibn Alavi: Built the Congregation mosque of Bunaft in Yazd in 1234CE. *Ostad Zeinuddin Abu Rasheed: Built ''Hisar Khalaj'' in
Baku Baku (, ; az, Bakı ) is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. Baku is located below sea level, which makes it the lowest lying national capital in the world a ...
in 1234CE. *Ostad Enayatollah Ibn Nizamulddin Mimar Isfahani: Built the ''Gonbad-e Sabz'' in
Kerman Kerman ( fa, كرمان, Kermân ; also romanization of Persian, romanized as Kermun and Karmana), known in ancient times as the satrapy of Carmania, is the capital city of Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2011 census, its population was 821,394, in ...
in 1242CE. *Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Uthman al-Bana al-Tusi: Built the Madrasah of Sir Chali in Konya in 1242CE. *Nizamuddin ibn Ostad Ali ibn Ali ibn Najjar: Built the Imamzadeh Seyd Jafar in
Damghan Damghan ( fa, دامغان, translit=Dāmghān) is the capital of Damghan County, Semnan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 57,331, in 15,849 families. It is situated east of Tehran on the high-road to Mashad, at an elevatio ...
in 1264CE. *Badreddin Tabrizi: Built the tomb of
Rumi Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī ( fa, جلال‌الدین محمد رومی), also known as Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Balkhī (), Mevlânâ/Mawlānā ( fa, مولانا, lit= our master) and Mevlevî/Mawlawī ( fa, مولوی, lit= my ma ...
in Konya in 1273CE. *Zinul-abedin Mimar: Built the Congregation mosque of Urmia in 1276CE. *Ostad Ali ibn Hosein Ali al-Ghazi: Built the Tomb of Sheikh Yusef Sarvestani in Fars in 1280CE. *Muhammad al-Hosein al-Mohandes al-bana Damghani: Built the tower of Burj-e Kashaneh in
Bistam Bastam ( fa, بسطام, also romanized as Basṭām; also known as Busṭām and Bisṭām) is a city in and capital of the Bastam District of Shahrud County, Semnan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 7,382, in 1,997 families ...
in 1299CE.


14th century

*Ostad Ali Haji al-Sanai al-Semnani: Built the Forumad mosque of Jajaram in
Khorasan Khorasan may refer to: * Greater Khorasan, a historical region which lies mostly in modern-day northern/northwestern Afghanistan, northeastern Iran, southern Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan * Khorasan Province, a pre-2004 province of Ira ...
in 1319CE. *Muhammad Shah Naqqash: Built the tomb of ''Pir-e Bakran'' in
Isfahan Isfahan ( fa, اصفهان, Esfahân ), from its Achaemenid empire, ancient designation ''Aspadana'' and, later, ''Spahan'' in Sassanian Empire, middle Persian, rendered in English as ''Ispahan'', is a major city in the Greater Isfahan Regio ...
in 1302CE. *Sayyed Ali Shah: Built the Dome of Soltaniyeh in
Zanjan Zanjan may refer to: * Zanjan Province, Iran * Zanjan County, an area within Zanjan Province * Zanjan, Iran, the capital of Zanjan County and Zanjan Province * University of Zanjan, in the city of Zanjan * Zanjan Airport, an airport serving Zanj ...
in 1303CE also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. *Masoud Kermani: Built the Mihrab of Imamzadeh Rabi'eh Khatun in Ashtarjan, Isfahan, in 1306CE. *Heydar Yabadr: Built the
Mihrab Mihrab ( ar, محراب, ', pl. ') is a niche in the wall of a mosque that indicates the ''qibla'', the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca towards which Muslims should face when praying. The wall in which a ''mihrab'' appears is thus the "qibla w ...
of the Congregation mosque of Isfahan in 1310CE. *Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn al-Bana: Built the Congregation mosque of Ashtarjan, Isfahan, in 1314CE. *Muhammad ibn Hasan ibn Ibitalib Mohandes Bana al-Damghani and his brother Haji: Built the tomb of
Bayazid Bastami Abū Yazīd Ṭayfūr bin ʿĪsā bin Surūshān al-Bisṭāmī (al-Basṭāmī) (d. 261/874–5 or 234/848–9), commonly known in the Iranian world as Bāyazīd Bisṭāmī ( fa, بایزید بسطامی), was a PersianWalbridge, John. "S ...
in 1323 CE. *Ostad Muhammad ibn Jamal Ahmad: Built the Burj-i Dozal tower near Tabriz. *Abu Taleb Damghani: Built Imamzadeh Jafar in
Isfahan Isfahan ( fa, اصفهان, Esfahân ), from its Achaemenid empire, ancient designation ''Aspadana'' and, later, ''Spahan'' in Sassanian Empire, middle Persian, rendered in English as ''Ispahan'', is a major city in the Greater Isfahan Regio ...
in 1324CE. *Muhammad ibn Umar al-Sheikh: Built the northern
Iwan An iwan ( fa, ایوان , ar, إيوان , also spelled ivan) is a rectangular hall or space, usually vaulted, walled on three sides, with one end entirely open. The formal gateway to the iwan is called , a Persian term for a portal projecting ...
of Madraseh-i Imami in
Isfahan Isfahan ( fa, اصفهان, Esfahân ), from its Achaemenid empire, ancient designation ''Aspadana'' and, later, ''Spahan'' in Sassanian Empire, middle Persian, rendered in English as ''Ispahan'', is a major city in the Greater Isfahan Regio ...
in 1324CE. *Ali Qazvini: Built the Congregation mosque of Varamin in 1321CE. *Ali ibn Ibrahim: Built the mosque of Tajang, Yazd, 1328CE. *Ostad Aghajan ibn Damavandi: Built the Imamzadeh Abdollah in Damavand in 1329CE. *Haji Muhammad al-Bana Savoji: Built the
Caravanserai A caravanserai (or caravansary; ) was a roadside inn where travelers ( caravaners) could rest and recover from the day's journey. Caravanserais supported the flow of commerce, information and people across the network of trade routes covering ...
of ''Seen'' in Isfahan in 1330CE. *Khajeh Hosein ibn Seifuddin Mahmud ibn Taj Khajeh: Built the Congregation mosque of Marand in 1339CE. *Falaki Tabrizi: Built Arg-e Alishah in 1337CE. *Mafakhir an-Najjar Ustad Hasan ibn Jamal Ahmad Shir Gir: Built Imamzadeh Ghasem Azna in 1337CE. *Sayyed Ali Amir Hosein al-Bukhari: Built ''Bogh'eh Mir Muhamad'' in Kharg island in 1339CE. *Shokrollah: Built Congregation Mosque of
Kerman Kerman ( fa, كرمان, Kermân ; also romanization of Persian, romanized as Kermun and Karmana), known in ancient times as the satrapy of Carmania, is the capital city of Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2011 census, its population was 821,394, in ...
, in 1348CE. *Ustad Shamsiddin: Built the tomb of Shu-juk Beiga, sister of Tamerlane in
Samarkand fa, سمرقند , native_name_lang = , settlement_type = City , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from the top:Registan square, Shah-i-Zinda necropolis, Bibi-Khanym Mosque, view inside Shah-i-Zinda, ...
in 1370CE. *Khajeh Hosein-e Shirazi: Built The
Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasavi The Mausoleum of Khawaja Ahmed Yasawi ( kz, Қожа Ахмет Яссауи кесенесі, ''Qoja Ahmet İassaui kesenesı''; russian: Мавзолей Ходжи Ахмеда Ясави, ''Mavzoley khodzhi Akhmeda Yasavi'') is a mausoleum in ...
in Kazakhstan in 1396CE. *Ustad Shirazi Mimar: Built the
Caravanserai A caravanserai (or caravansary; ) was a roadside inn where travelers ( caravaners) could rest and recover from the day's journey. Caravanserais supported the flow of commerce, information and people across the network of trade routes covering ...
of Dehbeed in Fars in 1384CE. *Ustad Arif ibn Ustad Musa Jibal: Built The haji Sheikhleh Emarate in Shiravan in 1384CE. *Ustad Ghashtasb ibn Musa: Built the public bath of Haji Zainuddin Damghani in sharvanshahan in 1387CE.


15th century

*Muhammad ibn Mahmud al-Isfahani: Built the ''Gur-i Amir'', tomb of Tamerlane, in
Samarkand fa, سمرقند , native_name_lang = , settlement_type = City , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from the top:Registan square, Shah-i-Zinda necropolis, Bibi-Khanym Mosque, view inside Shah-i-Zinda, ...
in 1403CE. *Sayyed Ali ibn Sayyed Kamaluddin Banna Amuli: Built the ''Burj-i Sultan Zainul-abideen'' in Sari in 1406CE. *Ghavameddin Shirazi: Built the
Goharshad mosque Goharshad Mosque ( fa, مسجد گوهرشاد) is a grand congregational mosque built during the Timurid period in Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran, which now serves as one of the prayer halls within the Imam Reza shrine complex. Hist ...
in 1417 CE. *Hasan Jafar Ustad Mimar Bashi: Built the Imamzadeh Abdollah tomb in Bafq. *Muhammad ibn Ghadir ''aka'' Ajor-tarash: Built the ''Darb-i Imam'' mosque in
Isfahan Isfahan ( fa, اصفهان, Esfahân ), from its Achaemenid empire, ancient designation ''Aspadana'' and, later, ''Spahan'' in Sassanian Empire, middle Persian, rendered in English as ''Ispahan'', is a major city in the Greater Isfahan Regio ...
in 1427CE. *Pasha ibn Bakshah Jamshid: Built the Emarat Shah Balu in the village of Ahu Dasht Natel Rastaq in 1435CE. *Ustad Haji Ahmad: Built The Ghal'eh Ghar Khalar in Darband in 1437CE. *Khajeh Mahmud Haj Zein Jame' Shirazi: Built the ''Mazar-e Sheikh Ahmad Jam'' complex in
Khorasan Khorasan may refer to: * Greater Khorasan, a historical region which lies mostly in modern-day northern/northwestern Afghanistan, northeastern Iran, southern Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan * Khorasan Province, a pre-2004 province of Ira ...
in 1439CE. *Abdolqadir Isfahani: Built the mosque of Dabbagh-khaneh in Ankara in 1443CE. *Ustad Hasan ibn Ali Husein Bana Amuli: Built three extant structures in the village of Kajur in around 1443CE. *Ustad Ghitheddin Shirazi: Built the Congregation mosque of Khargerd in
Khorasan Khorasan may refer to: * Greater Khorasan, a historical region which lies mostly in modern-day northern/northwestern Afghanistan, northeastern Iran, southern Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan * Khorasan Province, a pre-2004 province of Ira ...
in 1443CE. *Haydar Nafji: Built the
Khanqah A khanqah ( fa, خانقاه) or khangah ( fa, خانگاه; also transliterated as ''khankah'', ''khaneqa'', ''khanegah'' or ''khaneqah''; also Arabized ''hanegah'', ''hanikah'', ''hanekah'', ''khankan''), also known as a ribat (), is a buildin ...
of Nasr-abad in
Isfahan Isfahan ( fa, اصفهان, Esfahân ), from its Achaemenid empire, ancient designation ''Aspadana'' and, later, ''Spahan'' in Sassanian Empire, middle Persian, rendered in English as ''Ispahan'', is a major city in the Greater Isfahan Regio ...
in 1445CE. *Shamsoddin Muhammad Tabrizi: Built the Mosque of Shah (''Masjed-i Shah'') in Mashad in 1451CE. *Ustad Shamsoddin Ibn Nasrollah Motahhari: Built the Imamzadeh Soltan Mohammad Taher in babol in 1470CE. *Mohammad ibn Mahmud Bastami: Built the mosque of ''Masjed-i Sorkhan'' in Bastam in 1477CE. *Hosein ibn Ali ibn Ahmad Lahijani: Built the mausoleum of Samām in Gilan in 1478CE. *Darvish Nureddin: Built the mausoleum of '' Imamzadeh Ali'' in Shekarnab near Qazvin in 1479CE. *Muhammad Ravan-i Qazvini: He and ''Haj Abbas ibn Mahmud Qazvini'' both built the ''pol-i dokhtar'' bridge in Miyaneh in Qazvin Province in 1483CE. *Yaqub Ruyani: Built both the ''Sim River'' bridge in
Lahijan Lahijan ( fa, لاهیجان, Lāhijān, also known as, Lāyjon in Gilaki) is a city near the Caspian Sea and the capital of Lahijan County, Gilan Province, Iran. According to the 2016 census, its population was 167,544 in 58,378 families. La ...
as well as the Polur River bridge northeast of Damavand in 1486 CE.


16th century

*Bayazid ibn Haji Javad: Built the Imamzadeh Yahya shrine in Larijan in 1513CE. *Ostad Hosein Khorasani: Re-built the tomb of Sheikh Abdol-Samad in Natanz in 1514CE. *Ustad Mir Ahmad ibn Mir Haji Qomi: Built the ''Masjed-e Jame'i Saveh'' mosque in
Saveh Saveh ( fa, ساوه, translit=Sāveh, also transliterated as ''Sāwa'') is a city in Markazi Province of Iran. It is located about southwest of Tehran. As of 2011, the city had a population of 259,030 people. History In the 7th century BC it ...
in 1516CE. *Farabi ibn Uthman Sa'di: Built the ''Masjed-i Bozorg-i Ghal'eh-i Hasan Keifa'' mosque in 1520CE. *Ustad Hosein: Built the Mausoleum of ''Harun Velayat'' near
Isfahan Isfahan ( fa, اصفهان, Esfahân ), from its Achaemenid empire, ancient designation ''Aspadana'' and, later, ''Spahan'' in Sassanian Empire, middle Persian, rendered in English as ''Ispahan'', is a major city in the Greater Isfahan Regio ...
in 1521CE. *Ustad Shamseddin Isfahani: Built the Mausoleum of ''Imamzadeh Hamzeh'' in Bavanat in 1528CE. *Taqi Sultan Qomi: Built the famous ''Feyziyeh Qom'' seminary in
Qom Qom (also spelled as "Ghom", "Ghum", or "Qum") ( fa, قم ) is the seventh largest metropolis and also the seventh largest city in Iran. Qom is the capital of Qom Province. It is located to the south of Tehran. At the 2016 census, its popul ...
in 1532CE. *Sani'ullah Mimar-i Yazdi: Built the Congregation mosque of Yazd in 1539CE. *Ustad Shah Hosein Lahiji: Built the mausoleum of ''Agha Sheikh Abolvajih'' near
Lahijan Lahijan ( fa, لاهیجان, Lāhijān, also known as, Lāyjon in Gilaki) is a city near the Caspian Sea and the capital of Lahijan County, Gilan Province, Iran. According to the 2016 census, its population was 167,544 in 58,378 families. La ...
in 1540CE. *Heydar Ali Ardestani: Built the popular shrine of ''Imamzadeh Mahruq'' in
Nishapur Nishapur or officially Romanized as Neyshabur ( fa, ;Or also "نیشاپور" which is closer to its original and historic meaning though it is less commonly used by modern native Persian speakers. In Persian poetry, the name of this city is wr ...
in 1545CE. *Sayyed Muhammad ibn Mirak Ghiyathuddin: Built the World Heritage Site of Humayun's Tomb in India in 1562CE.


17th century

*Ahmad Sepah Banna: Built the ''Qeysarieh''
bazaar A bazaar () or souk (; also transliterated as souq) is a marketplace consisting of multiple small Market stall, stalls or shops, especially in the Middle East, the Balkans, North Africa and India. However, temporary open markets elsewhere, suc ...
of
Lar Lar or LAR may refer to: Places ;India * Lar, Uttar Pradesh, a town in Deoria District * Lar (Jammu and Kashmir), a town * Lata (region), also known as Lar, former region of southern Gujarat ;Iran * Lar, Iran, a city in Fars Province * Lar, Ea ...
in 1605CE. *Sultan Muhammad Yazdi: Built the
caravanserai A caravanserai (or caravansary; ) was a roadside inn where travelers ( caravaners) could rest and recover from the day's journey. Caravanserais supported the flow of commerce, information and people across the network of trade routes covering ...
and Bathhouse of ''Ganjali khan'' in
Kerman Kerman ( fa, كرمان, Kermân ; also romanization of Persian, romanized as Kermun and Karmana), known in ancient times as the satrapy of Carmania, is the capital city of Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2011 census, its population was 821,394, in ...
in 1610CE. *Ustad
Ali Akbar Isfahani Ali Akbar Isfahani ( fa, علی اکبر معمار اصفهانی) was a 17th-century Persian architect of the Safavid era. He is best known for the Shah Mosque commissioned by Shah Abbas and built in 1611–1631. His name appears in an ins ...
: He and two other associates built the
Shah Mosque The Shah Mosque ( fa, مسجد شاه) is a mosque located in Isfahan, Iran. It is located on the south side of Naghsh-e Jahan Square. It was built during the Safavid dynasty under the order of Shah Abbas I of Persia. It is regarded as one of ...
of
Isfahan Isfahan ( fa, اصفهان, Esfahân ), from its Achaemenid empire, ancient designation ''Aspadana'' and, later, ''Spahan'' in Sassanian Empire, middle Persian, rendered in English as ''Ispahan'', is a major city in the Greater Isfahan Regio ...
between 1612 and 1631. *Ustad Hosein Shamā'i.e. Shirazi: Built the ''Madreseh Khan'' in Shiraz in 1615CE. *
Baha' al-din al-'Amili Bahāʾ al‐Dīn Muḥammad ibn Ḥusayn al‐ʿĀmilī (also known as Sheikh Baha'i, fa, شیخ بهایی) (18 February 1547 – 1 September 1621) was an Iranian ArabEncyclopedia of Arabic Literature'. Taylor & Francis; 1998. . p. 85. Sh ...
: Designed a dam ''(band)'' in ''Qahrud'', 35 km south of Kashan in 1616CE, as well as
Naqsh-e Jahan Square Naqsh-e Jahan Square ( fa, میدان نقش جهان ''Maidān-e Naghsh-e Jahān''; trans: "Image of the World Square"), also known as the Shah Square (میدان شاه) prior to 1979, is a square situated at the center of Isfahan (city), Isfah ...
and
Charbagh Avenue Chahar Bagh Boulevard (, translation: ''Four Gardens'') is a historical avenue in Isfahan constructed in the Safavid era of Iran. This histories street is very similar to the Champs-Élysées in Paris, which some visitors called the Champs-Ély ...
in Isfahan, and the
Manar Jonban The Monar Jonban ( Persian: منار جنبان, meaning shaking minarets), is a monument located in Esfahan, in central Iran. Construction began in the 14th century Safavid or Ilkhanate dynasties of Iran to cover the grave of Sufi ''Amu Abdollah ...
, also known as the two shaking minarets. *Abdol-jabbar: Built the ''Madreseh Shirdar'' in Shiraz in 1618CE. *Muhammad Reza ibn Ustad Hosein Banna Isfahani: Built the
Sheikh Lotf Allah Mosque Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque ( fa, مسجد شیخ لطف الله) is one of the masterpieces of Iranian architecture that was built during the Safavid Empire, standing on the eastern side of Naqsh-i Jahan Square, Esfahan, Iran. Construction of the ...
in
Isfahan Isfahan ( fa, اصفهان, Esfahân ), from its Achaemenid empire, ancient designation ''Aspadana'' and, later, ''Spahan'' in Sassanian Empire, middle Persian, rendered in English as ''Ispahan'', is a major city in the Greater Isfahan Regio ...
in 1618CE. *
Mulla Alaul Maulk Tuni Mulla Alaul Maulk Tuni ( fa, ملا علاءالملک تونی) was an Iranian architect. He was born in Ferdows (named "''Toon''" historically) in the 17th century. He cooperated with Ali Mardan Khan in the construction of the Shalimar Gardens i ...
: One of the architects of
Shalimar Gardens Shalimar or Shalamar refers to three historic royal gardens (or Baghs) of the Mughal Empire in South Asia: * Shalimar Bagh, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India; built in 1619 * Shalimar Gardens, Lahore, Pakistan; a UNESCO World Heritage Site built in ...
, Lahore. *Shah Taher ibn Sultan Muhammad Naqqash: Built the mausoleum of Sheikh Jabrail in 1621CE near Ardabil. * Ostad Ebrahim Banna Esfahani: Worked at the tomb of Abdussamad Esfahani in Natanz and at the Jameh Mosque of Isfahan. *Ustad Muhammad Banna: Built the
Robat Robat ( fa, رباط, also Romanized as Robāţ; also known as Robāţ-e Māhīdasht, Robāţ-e Māhī Dasht, Robaţ ‘Olyā, and Māhīdasht) is a city and capital of Mahidasht District, in Kermanshah County, Kermanshah Province, Iran. At the 2 ...
of ''Shah Abbas Polur'' near
Lar Lar or LAR may refer to: Places ;India * Lar, Uttar Pradesh, a town in Deoria District * Lar (Jammu and Kashmir), a town * Lata (region), also known as Lar, former region of southern Gujarat ;Iran * Lar, Iran, a city in Fars Province * Lar, Ea ...
in 1624CE. *Ustad Hoseinali: Built the '' Imamzadeh Ismail'' in
Isfahan Isfahan ( fa, اصفهان, Esfahân ), from its Achaemenid empire, ancient designation ''Aspadana'' and, later, ''Spahan'' in Sassanian Empire, middle Persian, rendered in English as ''Ispahan'', is a major city in the Greater Isfahan Regio ...
in 1632CE. *Muhammad Ali ibn ustad Alibeyk-i banna Isfahani: Built the ''Masjed-i Hakim'' mosque in
Isfahan Isfahan ( fa, اصفهان, Esfahân ), from its Achaemenid empire, ancient designation ''Aspadana'' and, later, ''Spahan'' in Sassanian Empire, middle Persian, rendered in English as ''Ispahan'', is a major city in the Greater Isfahan Regio ...
in 1661CE. *Ustad Qasem Mimar: Built the
caravanserai A caravanserai (or caravansary; ) was a roadside inn where travelers ( caravaners) could rest and recover from the day's journey. Caravanserais supported the flow of commerce, information and people across the network of trade routes covering ...
of
Damghan Damghan ( fa, دامغان, translit=Dāmghān) is the capital of Damghan County, Semnan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 57,331, in 15,849 families. It is situated east of Tehran on the high-road to Mashad, at an elevatio ...
in 1680CE. *Muhammad Taher Hamadani: Built the ''Masjed-i soltani'' in Asad-abad in Hamedan in 1685CE. *Ustad Taher valad ustad Reza Isfahani: Built the ''
Caravanserai A caravanserai (or caravansary; ) was a roadside inn where travelers ( caravaners) could rest and recover from the day's journey. Caravanserais supported the flow of commerce, information and people across the network of trade routes covering ...
of Sheikh Ali-khan'' a.k.a. ''Chaleh siyah-i no'' in 1686CE in
Isfahan Isfahan ( fa, اصفهان, Esfahân ), from its Achaemenid empire, ancient designation ''Aspadana'' and, later, ''Spahan'' in Sassanian Empire, middle Persian, rendered in English as ''Ispahan'', is a major city in the Greater Isfahan Regio ...
. *Heydar ibn Hosein banna Isfahani: Built the ''masjed-i varzaneh'' mosque of
Isfahan Isfahan ( fa, اصفهان, Esfahân ), from its Achaemenid empire, ancient designation ''Aspadana'' and, later, ''Spahan'' in Sassanian Empire, middle Persian, rendered in English as ''Ispahan'', is a major city in the Greater Isfahan Regio ...
in 1687CE. *Mehdi Hoseini: Built a dam ''(band)'' near the village of ''Shamanlu'' over the Zayandeh River in 1689CE. *Ustad Isa Shirazi: He and many others were responsible for building the Taj Mahal in Agra in India.


18th century

*Muhammad Hadi Qazvini: Built the ''masjed-i muhaddathayn-i sheikh-i kabir'' mosque in Babol in 1723CE. *Ostad baqer Isfahani: Built the Minarat of Kashan's Congregation mosque, 1779CE. *Ustad Mirza Shirazi: Built the Al-Nabi Mosque, Qazvin in 1787CE. *Ustad Iskandar Shirazi: Built the ''Masjed Soltani'' mosque of Borujerd in 1794CE. *Karbalaee Muhammad-i banna: Built the ''Masjed-i Qajar'' mosque in astar-abad in Hamedan in 1796CE. *Ustad Haj Sha'ban-ali: Built the Masjed-i Agha bozorg in Kashan in the late 18th century.


19th century

*Muhammad Taqi khan Mimar-Bashi: Built the Darolfonoon in 1849CE. *
Abdallah Khan Abdallah Khan ( – ) was an Iranian court painter and architect of the Qajar era who was active between 1810 and 1850. His greatest work is a grand mural in the Negarestan Palace, Tehran, and he is also known to have painted murals at the S ...
: court architect to Mohammad Shah Qajar. *Haji Abol-hasan Mimar Navai: Built Golestan Palace to its current form in 1865CE.


20th century

*
Dariush Borbor Dariush Borbor ( fa, داریوش بوربور, born April 28, 1934), is an Iranian-French architect, urban planner, designer, sculptor, painter, researcher, and writer. In 1963, Borbor established his own firm under the name of Borbor Consulting ...
: Bazaar Reza, Mashhad, Museum and Library, Mashhad. Described as "one of the most innovative architects who is perhaps on the way of creating a Persian architectural style of the 20th century". Recipient of the
Gold Mercury International Award The Gold Mercury International Award is presented by Gold Mercury International, an International nongovernmental organization (INGO) and think tank. The original Mercurio D'oro awards were given by an association of Italian journalists to Italian ...
from Italy, and 50 Outstanding Architects of the World from the Second Belgrade Triennial of World Architecture. * Mohandes Hossein Amanat: Built the Azadi Tower in 1971


Contemporary

*
Dariush Borbor Dariush Borbor ( fa, داریوش بوربور, born April 28, 1934), is an Iranian-French architect, urban planner, designer, sculptor, painter, researcher, and writer. In 1963, Borbor established his own firm under the name of Borbor Consulting ...
*
Kamran Afshar Naderi Kamran Afshar Naderi is an Iranian architect. Biography Kamran Afshar Naderi started his studies in architecture in 1977 at the University of Tehran. While studying in Italy, he obtained a PhD in architecture. In 2019, he collaborated with c ...
* Keyvan Khosrovani * Hossein Amanat *
Kamran Diba Kamran Diba ( fa, کامران ديبا, born 5 March 1937) is an Iranian architect and museum director, and prior to the Iranian Revolution, Diba worked entirely in the public sector in Iran. He is currently residing in Paris, France. Biograph ...
( Tehran Museum of Contemporary Arts/Niavaran garden and cultural complex) *
Abdol-Aziz Mirza Farmanfarmaian Abdolaziz Farmanfarmaian (Persian: عبدالعزیز فرمانفرمائیان; Shiraz, 1920 – June 21, 2013 Spain) was an Iranian architect, offspring of Iranian nobleman Abdol Hossein Mirza Farmanfarma and a member of the Qajar dynasty of Ir ...
(University of Tehran mosques and technical college/Azadi sport complex/Niavaran Palace) *
Abbas Gharib Abbas Gharib, (born 16 June 1942), is an Italian-based architect of Iranian origin. His approach to planning and design, which goes beyond the traditional modernism or contemporary format, has made him well known as an influential figure in the r ...
*
Heydar Ghiai Heydar-Gholi Khan Ghiaï- Chamlou ( fa, حیدرقلی خان غیایی شاملو) was an Iranian architect. He graduated from the École des Beaux-Arts in 1952, and was known as a pioneer of modern architecture in Iran. He designed the Se ...
( Iran's Senate House ) * Nasser Golzari * * Nader Khalili *
Pouya Khazaeli Pouya Khazaeli is an Iranian architect. He founded Rai Studio in June 2007 to revive what he considers to be the lost spirit of architecture; beyond utility and conceptual design towards the extension of organic settings with reverence to the cult ...
*
Mouzhan Majidi Mouzhan Majidi (born 9 June 1964) is a British-Iranian architect and was Chief Executive of Foster and Partners Foster + Partners is a British architectural, engineering, and integrated design practice founded in 1967 as Foster Associates ...
*
Tahmineh Milani Tahmineh Milāni ( fa, تهمینه میلانی) is an Iranian feminist activist, and film director and producer. Early career She was born 1960 in Tabriz, Iran. After graduating in architecture from the University of Science and Technology ...
*
Hadi Mirmiran Seyed Hadi Mirmiran (in Persian سید هادى ميرميران) was an Iranian architect, and manager of Naghsh-e Jahan - Pars Consulting Company. He was born in 1945 in Qazvin, received his M.A. in architecture from the faculty of fine arts of ...
(Winner of many 1990s major competitions and the only architect to win a medal of honor in art after the revolution) * Mohammad-Karim Pir Nia * Mohsen Mostafavi *
Farshid Moussavi Farshid Moussavi (born in 1965, Shiraz, Iran) is an Iranian-born British architect, educator, and author. She is the founder of Farshid Moussavi Architecture (FMA) and a Professor in Practice of Architecture at Harvard University Graduate S ...
*
Fariborz Sahba Fariborz Sahba ( fa, فريبرز صهبا, born 1948 Mashhad) is an Iranian-American architect, now living between Canada and the United States. Education Sahba has a master degree from the Faculty of Fine Arts from the University of Tehran ...
*
Ali Akbar Saremi Ali Akbar Saremi (Persian: علی‌اکبر صارمی) (1943 – 2017) was an architect from Iran. Saremi earned a Masters in Architecture from the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Tehran, in 1968. He got his doctorate in architecture unde ...
* Hooshang Seyhoon (Ibn sina monument/Nader shah Monument/Baba Taher Monument) *
Bahram Shirdel Bahram Shirdel is an Iranian architect internationally known as one of the most influential architects dealing with the interdisciplinary field of architecture and science as well as Fold/Folding Architecture. Jeffrey Kipnis, Greg Lynn, Peter E ...
* Fariborz Hatam *
Iraj Kalantari Taleghani Iraj Kalantari Taleghani (1937/1938 – 21 February 2023) was an Iranian architect, noted for his contribution to the modernization of Iranian architecture. He was born in 1938 in Tehran, Iran. In 1964 he graduated with an MA in architecture fro ...
*
Nader Tehrani Nader Tehrani (born 1963 in London) is an Iranian-American designer and educator. In 2011 in partnership with Katherine Faulkner, Tehrani founded NADAAA, a practice dedicated to the advancement of design innovation, interdisciplinary collaborat ...
* Siavash Teimouri
Mazyar Mahmoudabadi
*Yaaghoob Rashtchian ( prominent architect active in urban rehabilitation and architectural restoration of historic areas and buildings in many iranian cities).


Outside Iran

File:Ashkabad Temple Bahai.jpg, First Bahaʼi House of Worship (1908), Turkmenistan, designed by Ustad' Ali-Akbar Banna Yazdi File:Bahai-house-of-worship-delhi2.jpg, Fariborz Sahba's Lotus Temple in India. * Ustad' Ali-Akbar Banna Yazdi designed the first Bahaʼi House of Worship in the world in Ashgabat. * Mohsen Mostafavi * Hariri and Hariri: Gisue Hariri and Mojgan Hariri are two of the most famous the Iranian American Architects. They are listed in ''40 Top architects under 40'' . *
Farshid Moussavi Farshid Moussavi (born in 1965, Shiraz, Iran) is an Iranian-born British architect, educator, and author. She is the founder of Farshid Moussavi Architecture (FMA) and a Professor in Practice of Architecture at Harvard University Graduate S ...
*
Fariborz Sahba Fariborz Sahba ( fa, فريبرز صهبا, born 1948 Mashhad) is an Iranian-American architect, now living between Canada and the United States. Education Sahba has a master degree from the Faculty of Fine Arts from the University of Tehran ...
. A Bahaʼi architect who designed the famous Lotus temple in India. * Hossein Amanat (works include Azadi Tower and
Sharif University Sharif University of Technology (SUT; fa, دانشگاه صنعتی شریف) is a public research university in Tehran, Iran. It is widely considered as the nation's most prestigious and leading institution for science, technology, engineering, ...
, among others) *
Shahram Entekhabi Shahram Entekhabi ( fa, شهرام انتخابی ), born 1963 is an Iranian-born video and installation artist. Work He participated in a group exhibition at the Chelsea Arts Museum, where his contribution was sex worker calling cards to wh ...
* Nader Khalili o
CalEarth Institute.
Founder. Featured on Los Angeles Times and The New York Times.


References


Further reading

For a full comprehensive list of Iranian architects from antiquity up to the modern age, refer to: *''Mimaran-i Iran'' by ''Zohreh Bozorg-nia''. 2004. *''Persian Gardens and Garden Pavilions'' by ''Donald N. Wilber, Elisabeth B. MacDougall''. *''The Timurid architecture of Iran and Turan'' by ''Lisa Golombek and Donald Wilber'', Princeton University Press, 1988. *Dictionnaire des Architectes, Paris, 1982 *H. Stierlin, Iran des Batisseurs, "2500 ans d'Architecture", Geneva, 1971 *J.I Cohen, M. Eleb & A. Martinelli, "The 20th century Architecture & Urbanism" *"Iran the Senate House by Heydar Ghiai", Max Gerard, Editions Draeger 1976.


See also

* Iranian architecture * Modern Architecture * Islamic Architecture


External links


Society of Iranian Architects and Planners

A persian article about early 19-20th century architects of Tehran




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