Hossein Amanat

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Hossein Amanat in front of the Freedom Tower he designed
Designed by Hossein Amanat Azadi tower on a 200-rial banknote (1960-1980)

Hossein Amanat ( listen ? / I ; PersianAudio file / audio sample 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

  1. ^ Royal welcome at jubilee gathering in Samoa. Bahá'í World News Service, November 30, 2004, accessed February 13, 2010 .
  2. ^ Northern Virginia Bahá'í Center Opens Its Door. August 23, 2007, accessed February 13, 2010 .
  3. ^ Aryamehr University. Hossein Amanat's website, accessed March 20, 2016 .
  4. ↑ Shahyad Monument. amanatarchitect.com, accessed March 20, 2016 .
  5. ↑ 7 May 2019 - To all National Spiritual Assemblies | Baháʼí Reference Library. www.bahai.org, accessed May 7, 2019 .
  6. ^ Baha'i World News Service: Design concept for the Shrine of ʻAbdu'l-Baha unveiled. news.bahai.org, accessed September 20, 2019 .

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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