Hossein Amanat
Hossein Amanat ( Persian حسین امانت; * 1942 in Iran ) is an Iranian- Canadian architect and adherent of the Baha'i religion . He designed the seat of the Universal House of Justice , the International Teaching Center and the Center for the Study of the Sacred Texts at the Baha'i World Center in Haifa and the Baha'i Temple in Apia , Samoa , which was inaugurated in 1984 by Tanumafili II .
;He also designed some of the first buildings for the Sharif University of Technology, founded in 1966, and in 1971 won the Tehran University's competition to design the Azadi Tower .
When the persecution of the Baha'i intensified after the Islamic Revolution of 1979 , he had to leave his home country and relocated to Vancouver , Canada. He is friends with his colleague Fariborz Sahba , who also lives in Vancouver.
On May 7, 2019, the House of Justice announced that Hossein Amanat had been entrusted with the planning of the Abdul-Baha shrine . On September 19, 2019, the design for the shrine was presented by the House of Justice.
Individual evidence
- ^ Royal welcome at jubilee gathering in Samoa. Bahá'í World News Service, November 30, 2004, accessed February 13, 2010 .
- ^ Northern Virginia Bahá'í Center Opens Its Door. August 23, 2007, accessed February 13, 2010 .
- ^ Aryamehr University. Hossein Amanat's website, accessed March 20, 2016 .
- ↑ Shahyad Monument. amanatarchitect.com, accessed March 20, 2016 .
- ↑ 7 May 2019 - To all National Spiritual Assemblies | Baháʼí Reference Library. www.bahai.org, accessed May 7, 2019 .
- ^ Baha'i World News Service: Design concept for the Shrine of ʻAbdu'l-Baha unveiled. news.bahai.org, accessed September 20, 2019 .
Web links
- Website Hossein Amanats (English)
- Hossein Amanat on bahainews.ca (English)
- BBC interview with Hossein Amanat (Persian)
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SURNAME | Amanat, Hossein |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | حسین امانت (Persian) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Iranian-Canadian architect and follower of the Baha'i religion |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1942 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Iran |