Ali Akbar Saremi


Ali Akbar Saremi was an Iranian architect. Saremi earned a Masters in Architecture from the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Tehran, in 1968. He got his doctorate in architecture under the supervision of Louis Kahn from the University of Pennsylvania, in 1976.

Philosophy

Saremi is a well-known figure in contemporary architecture, for construction projects involving limited urban spaces. In an interview with Taghi Radmard he stated: "We designed the building in this way that solve the issue of neighborhood. Moreover, school became a happy space and a happy space needs happy and bright materials. Some colors, trees, light shadows have to hide, space for children to hide... Spaces do not have to be defined, only." He also spoke about Persian architecture.

Career

After returning to Iran, Sarmi worked in the architecture office of Sardar Afkhami and in 1968 he founded his own office, Tajeer Consulting Engineers. He was Chairman of Tajeer Engineers.
Saremi was a lecturer at Farabi University from 1976 to 1980. He was a lecturer at Islamic Azad University from 1994 to 1997, In addition to teaching at the University of Tehran, he has also published articles in prestigious architecture magazines.

Projects