Amin Asali
Amin Asali, Dr. Techn., is an architect, designer, and researcher with over 20 years of international experience across Europe, the Middle East, and Canada. He earned his PhD in Architecture from the University of Applied Arts Vienna, where his doctoral research investigated the non-visual dimensions of architecture and the intersections of art, technology, and spatial philosophy. His Master’s thesis was recognized with a Token of Appreciation by the Khwarizmi International Award (2004), and he has since received several national awards in Iran. Amin is the author of published articles in DAL and Iranian Architecture magazines and was featured in Asr-E-Mardom newspaper for his role as Design Architect of the CDA Building. He is also a Grade 1 Architect with the Fars Chamber of Architects.
Many of his projects in Iran, including major works such as the Traffic Culture Centre in Shiraz, were fully developed to Approved-for-Construction level. However, due to the unstable political and economic conditions of the time, several could not advance to realization. These designs remain important milestones in his career, reflecting complete architectural processes from concept through detailed documentation. In 2018, after nearly two decades of practice in Shiraz, he closed his office and shifted his focus toward international opportunities, carrying forward the design philosophy and professional experience he had developed.
In parallel with architecture, Amin explores design in other mediums, most notably his acclaimed “Peace & War” carpet, showcased at the Tehran National Carpet Museum (2024), which reflects his commitment to narrative and symbolic design. His design philosophy represents a hybrid of high-tech modernism and Persian architectural traditions, enriched by philosophical, literary, and metaphorical narratives. His works often juxtapose complex numeric geometries with pure, simple forms in the amphibological spirit of Persian poetry — challenging yet harmonious. Identifying himself as a thinker-architect, Amin seeks to instill cultural values through architecture, inspiring more meaningful and playful ways of living while acknowledging humanity’s place in an endless and unknown universe.
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