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ARYAMEHR TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY


TEHRAN, IRAN

COMPLETED 1975


The Architect was responsible for the programming, design and supervision of the entire building. The design aims were to accommodate the required areas in he most economical building to be realized in the shortest period of time. The complex consists of: general classrooms and amphitheatres, a library and the faculties of Metallurgy, Chemistry, Physics and Applied Sciences, Mechanical Engineering, Electronics, Mathematics and Business Administration. The buildings were all grouped in manner to create enclosed courtyards, defined by colonnades and arcades, integrated into the buildings as in the old traditional Persian schools. Loadbearing brick walls were used with concrete earthquake bracings and prestressed, exposed, T-beams formed the floor; an economical construction system adopted from traditional and practical local building techniques. Patterns and frescos were created by the skill of local bricklayers.


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