Farshid Moussavi

 

PIONEIRAS

 

Country of origin: Iran

Born: 1965

Died: -

Education: University of Dundee, University of London, Master degree in Architecture at Havard School of Design.

Places of professional performance: United States of America, Britain, Iran, Japan, Holland, Spain, Italy and Turkey.

Selects Projects:

• 2001 - Hotel Bluemoon, Groningen, Holland

• 2002 - International Passenger Terminal Osanbashi, Japan

• 2005 – Spain Pavilion - Expo 2005, Japan

• 2007 - London Olympic Park, London

• 2010 - Ravensbourne College, London – England

• 2011 - Proposal Winning Residential - La Défense Financial District, Paris - França

• 2012 - Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland, Ohio – USA

• 2013 - International Competition of Architectural Concepts for the Museum and Educational Centre of the Polytechnic Museum and Lomonosov Moscow State University – Finalist

• 2013 - Jardins de la Lironde, Montpellier - France

• Book: The Function of The Ornament

• Book: The Function of The Form

 

Curiosities: Farshid Moussavi, an architect graduated in Britain and in the United States – countries which she operates professionally. Borned in 1965 in Iran, she is the co-founder of FOA architectural firm in London and teaches Architecture Practice at Harvard University.In the academic area, she wrote the books The Function of Form and The Function of ornament, which are references in the field of design practice. The architect also has projects in various countries such as Japan, France, Holland, Spain and Italy. Among these projects, stands out the Municipal Theatre of Torrevieja and Villa in Pedralbes, both in Spain.