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Seyed-Hassan Taghvaei

Institution: Shahid Beheshti University

Country: Iran, Islamic Republic of

Seyed-Hassan Taghvaei is an architect; landscape designer, and an associated professor of landscape architecture at Shahid Beheshti University (SBU). Since 2011 he is working as head of department of landscape architecture at School of Architecture and Urban Planning. Since 2012, he Established the “Research Core of Design and Eco-Cenetred Landscape” of Department of LA at SBU. As theorist and design researcher in landscape issues, Taghvaei work regarding his Idea of “Environmental Tacit Knowledge”, “Oasis Paradigm” and The Model of "Fundamental Values and Factors of Landscape”(Proposed FVFL Model) in the academic and professional areas.

Hassan graduated in architecture (MA) – from the SBU in 1993. After 5 years working as TA of architecture and mentor in SBU and some Iranian Universities Like Yazd University, then, for the last 24 years, he has constantly been working in the field of theory and Design Education of Architecture and landscape architecture.
From 1997 to 2004 he worked and studied as Ph.D student at SBU. Meanwhile, from 2003 to 2004 and as Visiting Scholar he got his Ph.D research sabbatical under supervision of Professor Patrick Miler (preside time of ASLA) at Landscape Architecture Department, College of Architecture and Urban Studies, Virginia Polytechnic and State University (VT), USA.
S-Hassan Taghvaei graduated in the field of Architecture/ Landscape Design in 2003 with thesis dissertation: “Ecological Landscape Design in Iranian Hot Arid Zone: Oasis Paradigm”. This new concept, dissertation and topics is the first one in the field of architecture and landscape architecture in Iran.

Since 2004, He also continued his working at SINAM consulting Engineers as advisor and landscape architecture principal. During past thirty year experience in study, research, teaching and practice in areas of architecture and landscape architecture, at both of SBU and some known Iranian consulting engineers like SINAM in particular, Hassan Taghvaei has been consulting several public institutes and private firms, leading architectural and landscape architectural design of a few major projects in Iran in particular. He taking part in some national and international academic networks and research centres in the mentioned areas: Member of: TCEO (Tehran Construction Engineering Organization), Member of: LE: NOTRE- Thematic Network Project in Landscape Architecture, Exe. Member of: ACLS – Asian Cultural Landscape Association, 2011-2012.

In the academic line and based on commendable Cooperation of his colleagues and students in department of landscape architecture at SBU, Hassan Taghvaei has developed his researches during past decades in particular, very MLA theses and a few Ph.D dissertations according to today’s landscape architectural questions and problems and research based projects conducted.

S-Hassan Taghvaei is the author of book: LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE: An Introduction to Theory& Meanings (SBU, 2012),and PRINCIPLES of DESIGN and Construction for URBAN FOUNTAIN(Tehran Beautification Organization, 2015), numerous essays and papers, and editor of NCLA’ proceedings-2016, for example. Since 2002, Dr Taghvaei lectures on his work nationally and internationally including paper presentation and invited lectures at University of Yazd, University of Kerman, and Seoul National University, VT in USA. He is a member of the editorial board of Journal of Architecture and Urban Planning.

Selected Awards& Commendations:
2018 Award of Excellence and Commendation, Tehran Urban Research& Planning Centre, Tehran, Iran
2013 Commendation of: Fourth National Conference on Urban Development: Historic Urban Landscape Tehran
2006 ASLA Awards of Excellence for Faculty advisor, Student Competition (M.Adib& M. Khalesi): “Natural Disaster,
Landscape Architecture and Life”, Minneapolis, USA
2002 Commendation, The Second Int. Symposium on Ornamental Horticulture in Arid Zones, Al-Ain, UAE

Areas of expertise: Architectural and Landscape Architectural Design and Planning, Education and Leading Design University& schools’ workshops, Research and Education: Theory in Landscape Architecture, Historic Urban Landscape, Public spaces, Persian garden, Ecological Landscape Design and planning, Arid Zones Landscape Design

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