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Lecture

Nader Tehrani

Office dA, Boston

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Monday, September 29, 2008
6:00 P.M. - Lawrence J. Plym Auditorium
Temple Hoyne Buell Hall

Max Abramovitz Endowed Lecture                        

Nader Tehrani received a Bachelor of Fine Arts and a Bachelor in Architecture from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1985 and 1986 respectively. He continued his studies at the Harvard Graduate School of Design where he received a Masters of Architecture in Urban Design in 1991.  Tehrani attended a post-graduate program in History and Theory at the Architectural Association in London. A tenured Associate Professor of Architecture at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Tehrani has also taught at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, Rhode Island School of Design, and Georgia Institute of Technology, where he served as the Thomas W. Ventulett III Distinguished Chair in Architectural Design.

In the academic context, Nader Tehrani has focused on research surrounding materials, methods of aggregations, geometry and the advancement of digital fabrication. His participation in the Immaterial/Ultra-material Exhibition at the GSD is also paralleled by his installations at the Museum of Modern Art, Boston ICA, and Georgia Tech, investigating new means and methods of fabrication in wood, steel, rope and polycarbonate. In the professional context, Nader Tehrani is a principal at Office dA, where he has received numerous international awards, including ten Progressive Architecture awards, 5 I.D. Magazine Awards, the Harleston Parker Award, an Academy Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, as well as the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award for Architecture. Work of Office dA includes the Rhode Island School of Design Library, the Northeastern University Spiritual Life Center, the renovation of the Harvard Graduate School of Design offices, as well as numerous restaurants.  The firm’s work in green, sustainable design includes Helios House, a sustainable power station in Los Angeles, and the Macallen building, a 144 unit condominium just completed in Boston.  Office dA has also worked on such international projects as the Tongxian Arts Center in Beijing, the Elemental community project in Chile, and the Villa Moda Competition in Kuwait.