Alireza Taghaboni

Alireza Taghaboni (Persian: علیرضا تغابنی), (born 1977) is an Iranian architect based in Tehran, Iran. He is, a practicing architect since 2004, founded Next Office in 2009. He has designed contemporary buildings in Tehran such as the Sharifi-ha House and Cedrus Residential. He is on the faculty at the Center for Contemporary Architecture in Tehran.

Background
Taghaboni was born in Tehran in 1977. In 1995 he studied architecture in Guilan, Iran at University of Guilan. In 2002 he earned a master's degree in architecture. He is known for his inventive and experimental architecture. He earned a Ph.D. in architecture from Tehran's Azad University and he works at the Center for Contemporary Architecture in Tehran on the faculty.

Career
He began his architecture in 2004 and he opened an architecture firm (Next Office) in 2009. He created the contemporary Sharifi-ha House with a moving facade in 2013. He also created the Cedrus Residential with its contemporary multi-layer facade and staggered balconies. He has designed 60 projects.

In an interview with the Financial Times he said that he was inspired by postwar Japan.

Awards

 * 2018 Royal Academy Dorfman Award
 * 2018 World Architecture Festival award (WAF) for the Guyim Vault House

Personal life
He is married to architect Zahra Jahani.