Kamran Diba (Persian: کامران ديبا, born 5 March 1937)[1] is an Iranian architect and museum director. Prior to the Iranian Revolution Diba worked entirely in the public sector in Iran.[1] He is currently residing in Paris, France.[2]
Kamran Diba | |
|---|---|
 Diba in 1958 | |
| Born | 5 March 1937 |
| Education | Howard University |
| Known for | Architecture, museum director |
| Relatives | Farah Pahlavi (cousin) |
Biography edit
Kamran Diba was born 5 March 1937 in Tehran.[1] He is cousin of Farah Pahlavi, the former queen of Iran.[3][4] He studied architecture at Howard University, and graduated in 1964.[1] He did a post-graduation year studying Sociology.[1]
In 1966, he moved back to Tehran and joined DAZ Consulting Architects, Planners and Engineers.[1] He is known for designing the new campus of Jondishapur University in Ahvaz, the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art,[1] and the Niavaran Cultural Center in Tehran. In 1986, Diba received the Aga Khan Award for Architecture for Shustar New Town in Khuzestan.[5]
In 1967, Diba, Parviz Tanavoli, and Roxana Saba (daughter of Abolhasan Saba) founded the Rasht 29 Club on a northern street near the Amirkabir University of Technology (formerly the Tehran Polytechnic).[6][7] Rasht 29 Club was named after the street address, and it was a popular hangout amongst artists of the time.[7]
Diba served as the first Director of the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art from 1976 until 1978.[5]
In 1977, he was a visiting scholar at Cornell University.[1] That same year in 1977, Diba left Iran and moved to Paris as well as spending time in Washington D.C.[1]
Kamran Diba was also an artist, and had a handful of painting exhibitions in Iran.[1]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Khan, Hasan-Uddin (2003). "Diba, Kamran (Tabatabai)". The Grove Dictionary of Art. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.T022648. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
- ^ BBC Persian (23 April 2010). "Book Review: Four Thousand Days in Kamran Diba's Life". Retrieved 2010-04-23.
- ^ Murphy, Kim (2007-09-19). "Picasso is hiding in Iran - Los Angeles Times". Los Angeles Times.
who commissioned her cousin, the architect Kamran Diba
- ^ Gerhardt, Christina (2016-12-17). ""'Celebrated in Germany as a Coup': Farah Diba Pahlavi's Art Collection at Berlin's Nationalgalerie, 2016-2017"". HuffPost. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
Farah Diba Pahlavi and her cousin, Kamran Diba
- ^ a b "Kamran Diba". Archnet. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
- ^ Grigor, Talinn (2014-06-15). Contemporary Iranian Art: From the Street to the Studio. Reaktion Books. ISBN 978-1-78023-309-3.
- ^ a b Mohebbi, Sohrab. "Rasht 29: A cultural oasis in central Tehran". Bidoun, Issue 20. ISSN 1551-4048. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
External links edit
- (in Persian) Book Review: Four Thousand Days in Kamran Diba's Life, BBC Persian, April 2010
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