MNA � DesignMENA, Middle East�s premier website for architecture and interior design, has released a list of top 50 Middle East�s most influential architects, among which are five Iranians.


In its first publication in 2018, Middle East Architect�has rounded up 50 of the Middle East�s most influential established and emerging architects. From Lebanon to Iran, this list highlights the architects that have positively contributed to the growing development of the region.

The�list, entitled 'Who�s Who' consists of 45 established architects and five up-and-comers that the website recommends to be�on your radar for 2018. Among the 50 most influential architects there are the names of�five architects from Iran:

Amir Hossein Hajizadeh; his projects include the Tokyo Music Center, which won MEA Awards� Public Sector Project of the Year in 2015 and the Chabahar Free Zone Complex that was awarded MEA Awards� Concept Design of Year in 2017.

Arash G Tehrani; founder and principal at Arash G Tehrani Design Studio.

Behzad Atabaki; founder and CEO of Behzad Atabaki Studio.�Atabaki has been nominated for many awards including the Aga Khan Award for Architects and a World Architecture Festival Award in 2017.

Mohammad Khavarian; his studio worked on a number of projects this year including Chamestan House in northern Iran and a residential project in Yazd. For 2018, the firm looks to complete residential projects across Iran and K Mall in Baghdad.

Kourosh Hajizadeh; founder of the award-winning Tehran-based architecture firm Hajizadeh & Associates as MEA Awards� Architect of the Year in 2013.