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Farman-Farmaian. In 1976, the company known as AFFA, Abdol Aziz Farman-Farmaian and
Associates, was created for the design of the Stadium and in accordance with the directive of the Plan Organization to be associated with younger architects. The new associates were belonged to Reza Majd and Farokh Hirbod, both graduates from first-class American universities. AFFA's associates increased with the years.
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In 1954 Abdol Aziz Farman-Farmaian was admitted by the Plan
Organization as a recognized consultant, At this time when Abdol Aziz Farman-Farmaian designed numerous private residences for his extended relatives, friends and clients. The legal entity that was set up was known as Moassessehye Abdol Aziz
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The initial years—The
Razmara period followed by the Mossadegh years—were marked by an unstable political and economic situation. Abdol Aziz Farman-Farmaian started to work as a civil servant at the university of Teheran in the Department of Construction where he became departmental director after a
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broke the continuity of his studies and had to leave for Iran in 1940 where he stayed until 1945. During this period of worldwide uncertainty he worked at different jobs such as: Teheran
Municipality, Karnsaks, and the Ministry of Culture (Vezarate Pishehonar).
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where he received his degree in 1950. The final project presented as his thesis was the design for a modern caravanserai to be situated in southern Iran. This project received the prize for the best thesis (diploma) of the year.
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Operating Company (Consortium), as schools, houses, clubs houses, hospital, clinics, etc. has been designed and built by AFFA and Wilson & Masons of
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Baccalaureate degree was received in 1938. Abdol Aziz Farman-Farmaian and three other brothers were extremely lucky that their father, Prince Abdol Hossein Mirza, Had organized for them as guardian Mr.
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Iran education project (in collaboration with
Scandiacnsuk Intl-World Bank Project), Master planning, site selection, design and construction of 49 schools and colleges in 19 cities and towns in Iran, 1974
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International Airport-Terminal Building and about 100 different support facilities, (in collaboration with T.A.M.S New York), Construction of runways, started in
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few years. During the same period he was given a professorial chair at the
Teheran University school of Architecture (Daneshkadeh Honarhaie Ziba), where he taught students architecture until 1957–58.
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Note1, between years 1950 and 1965 construction of 100 houses for friends and family. Some of these houses have been destroyed. Residence of the Belgian Ambassador still exists.
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in 1980 and afterwards to Spain, where he died aged 93. He was also in close contact with his partner Reza Majd, who still practiced architecture until recently in
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Greater Tehran Parking Study, Study of the potential for development of underground public parking structures in major squares throughout central Tehran, 1969
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philosopher and writer. They in fact owe to him a happy childhood and excellent education away from home. Architectural studies were initiated in the
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Arj industrial complexes, 20,000 square meter factory and shop facility plus 5,000 square meters of office space units of staff apartments, 1965
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Track and field and football stadium, 100,000-seat stadium with all related facilities with an artificial lake at the north of the complex, 1970
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Bid Boland housing project (U.I.O.E) (in collaboration with Yahya Etehadieh), 500 units of lousing for the gas pumping station workers, 1968
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Darou Pakhsh Group Pharmaceutical Plan (with Wilson, Mason and Partners), 20,000 square meters of plant, laboratories and offices 300, 1965
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Hospital, Abadan (in collaboration with Wilson, Mason and Partners), 250-bed facility with orthopedics and rehabilitation center, 1959
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in Paris until 1938. A brief trip to Iran during the short summer of 1935 was his first contact as an adolescent with his family.
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In 1975 AFFA's rating in the plan organization was ranked first in Iran as a design and engineering consultant organization.
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Sarcheshmeh housing complex, 2,500 building units of single-family housing for the copper mining industry employees, 1978
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National Iranian Oil Company Headquarters (in collaboration with Yahya Etehadieh), 13 story office in Tehran, 1961
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for good until 1979, where he proceeded to create one of Iran's most important modern-day architectural legacies.
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Oil Consortium Head Offices (in collaboration with Wilson, Mason and Partners), eight-story office building, 1960
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Iranian Pavilion, EXO 67, 8,000 square meter exhibition hall in a building with blue Isfahan tile exterior, 1957
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Lavizan New Town, Master plan of 3,200 hectares for 280,000 population community on east axis of Tehran, 1977
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PIT postal sorting center (with the UK General Post Office), Automated central mail sorting complex, 1975
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Carpet Museum, 2 floors including exhibition hall, research library and carpet treatment facilities, 1978
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with his family to continue his studies and was admitted at the Atelier of Mr. Nicot at the world-famous
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Sarcheshmeh Community, 2,500 units, Residential development for the copper mining industries staff, 1978
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Pfizer pharmaceutical center (with Wilson, Mason and Partners), 8,000 square meters of offices, 1965
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697:"Iran Book News Agency (IBNA) - "Farmanfarmaian: oral history of Iran's contemporary architecture""
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Shemshak ski resort hotel, 30 rooms with sport resort facilities plus restaurant and locker rooms
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Shopping center of the Iranian army, 20,000 square meters in 3 floors plus basement level, 1966
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Squibb industrial offices (with Wilson, Mason and Partners), 7,000 square meters offices, 1965
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Iranian army general hospital, Tehran, 200-bed hospital with a major surgical department, 1968
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Covered swimming and diving pool (in collaboration with S.O.M San Francisco), 3,000 seat, 1974
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Multi purpose covered stadium (in collaboration with S.O.M San Francisco), 12,000 seat, 1979
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National Iranian Television Center, Studios, offices and other facilities in Tehran, 1972
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Saman 2 tower apartment building, 3 thirteen-story towers, totaling 400 apartments, 1972
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Telecommunication and earth satellite station for Northup Page Communications, 1970
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Out door tennis court and field hockey, For training purposes, 1974
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Bank Etebarat/Credit Lyonnais, Offices and banking facilities, 1968
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Khaneh Karaj, Different housing types recreational community, 1977
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The former building of the Ministry of Agriculture of Iran
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with Dona Munker; Crown Publishers, Inc., New York, 1992.
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