Nasser Golzari
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Nasser Golzari is an architect
and academic. He is the principal partner in Golzari - NG Architects in London, and the MA design module leader at the University of Westminster
, Masters of Architecture: Cultural Identity and Globalisation. Golzari has also been the Architecture Pathway Leader at University of the Arts London
from 2004-2010. He was also a visiting Professor at Esfahan University of Arts and visiting critic at a number of universities in the UK and abroad. Golzari was the founding editor of A3 Times architectural magazine and A3 Forum.
As an architect, Nasser has worked both in private
and public sector
since 1985 on a number of projects nationally and internationally, building a number of educational and residential projects, some of which have been nominated for Civic Trust Award. For a number of years he has been active in design and research on urban strategies for local government and municipalities, including specific interest on the subject of sustainability
, environment
and cultural identity
.
His current architectural projects are mainly in Europe and the Middle East. This includes design projects of schools, housing and sustainable urban regeneration. One of his current activities is the setting up of Palestine Regeneration Team (PART)],http://www.palestineregenerationproject.com/ in collaboration with Professor Murray Fraser and Yara Sharif. PART is an innovative approach to urban reconstruction in the troubled region of the Middle East to heal spatial fractures caused by conflict.
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
and academic. He is the principal partner in Golzari - NG Architects in London, and the MA design module leader at the University of Westminster
University of Westminster
The University of Westminster is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom. Its origins go back to the foundation of the Royal Polytechnic Institution in 1838, and it was awarded university status in 1992.The university's headquarters and original campus are based on Regent...
, Masters of Architecture: Cultural Identity and Globalisation. Golzari has also been the Architecture Pathway Leader at University of the Arts London
University of the Arts London
The University of the Arts London, formerly known as the London Institute, is a collegiate university comprising six internationally recognised art, design, fashion and media colleges in London, England...
from 2004-2010. He was also a visiting Professor at Esfahan University of Arts and visiting critic at a number of universities in the UK and abroad. Golzari was the founding editor of A3 Times architectural magazine and A3 Forum.
As an architect, Nasser has worked both in private
Private sector
In economics, the private sector is that part of the economy, sometimes referred to as the citizen sector, which is run by private individuals or groups, usually as a means of enterprise for profit, and is not controlled by the state...
and public sector
Public sector
The public sector, sometimes referred to as the state sector, is a part of the state that deals with either the production, delivery and allocation of goods and services by and for the government or its citizens, whether national, regional or local/municipal.Examples of public sector activity range...
since 1985 on a number of projects nationally and internationally, building a number of educational and residential projects, some of which have been nominated for Civic Trust Award. For a number of years he has been active in design and research on urban strategies for local government and municipalities, including specific interest on the subject of sustainability
Sustainability
Sustainability is the capacity to endure. For humans, sustainability is the long-term maintenance of well being, which has environmental, economic, and social dimensions, and encompasses the concept of union, an interdependent relationship and mutual responsible position with all living and non...
, environment
Environmental quality
Environmental quality is a set of properties and characteristics of the environment, either generalized or local, as they impinge on human beings and other organisms...
and cultural identity
Cultural identity
Cultural identity is the identity of a group or culture, or of an individual as far as one is influenced by one's belonging to a group or culture. Cultural identity is similar to and has overlaps with, but is not synonymous with, identity politics....
.
His current architectural projects are mainly in Europe and the Middle East. This includes design projects of schools, housing and sustainable urban regeneration. One of his current activities is the setting up of Palestine Regeneration Team (PART)],http://www.palestineregenerationproject.com/ in collaboration with Professor Murray Fraser and Yara Sharif. PART is an innovative approach to urban reconstruction in the troubled region of the Middle East to heal spatial fractures caused by conflict.
Publications, News and Academic Activities
- Peckham-Palestine: Lessons in Building Communities from the Ground.[Guardian article]
- http://www.guardian.co.uk/housing-network/2011/aug/15/peckham-palestine-lessons-building-communities
- Architecture, Settlement and Urban Identity of the Persian Gulf Region
- PART's contribution to Architecture As a Sign for Peace
- The architects building the Arab future
- PART's contribution to Virus, 'Designing Coexistence'
- Golzari, N., & Sharif, Y. (2011). 'Reclaiming Space and Identity: Heritage-led regeneration in Palestine', The Journal of Architecture, Vol. 16 (1), pp. 121-44.