Center for Studies in Architecture and Urbanism

CEAU

Center for Studies
in Architecture and Urbanism

Azar Mohammadpanah

Azar Mohammadpanah is an architect and a current Ph.D. candidate at the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Porto (FAUP, 2020). She earned her second Master's Degree in Architectural Design and History from the Polytechnic of Milan (Polo Territoriale di Mantova, 2019) .Her research interests include architectural heritage and history, housing and urban context, practices, and policies in transforming urban residential areas. She also explores novel perspectives on the relations between public and private spaces, contemporary waterfront cities, rehabilitation of urban heritage and the current challenges faced by contemporary cities. Additionally, she has a keen interest in the preservation of history of modern heritage and sustainable intervention. She is currently developing her Ph.D. dissertation, focusing on the contemporary challenges of heritage in waterfront cities concerning climate change. She has previously served as a research fellow in the Housing Think Tank: Knowledge Integration on Multi-family Residential Buildings (HoTT) at CEAU: Centro de Estudos de Arquitetura e Urbanismo/Faculdade de Arquitectura da Universidade do Porto under the supervision of professors Rui Ramos and Gisela Lameira. In 2023, she won the scholarship within CEAU's strategic project (UIDB/00145/2020); developed under the research “Well-Balanced Energy Housing: Reasoning method towards interventions crossing Heritage, Efficiency, and Comfort” (WellBEH) supervised by professors Rui Póvoas and Luciana Rocha.

Identification

Degree
Master
Category
Collaborator
Join Year
2022
Citation Names
Mohammadpanah, Azar
Ciência ID
201B-ED8B-0670
Ciência Vitae ID
201B-ED8B-0670
Email
azarmohammadpanah@yahoo.com
Activity Domains
Humanities - Arts - Architectural design
Research Groups
Architecture: Theory, Project and History (50%)
Housing architectural design and forms of dwelling (50%)
Dedication (Research)
100%

Education

Ongoing

Toward a local solution for a universal question. Water-level rise in historic waterfronts and adaptive urban public space

Doutoramento

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Arquitectura, Portugal

Concluded

PhD program in Architecture. Architecture: Theory, Project, History

Curso de doutoramento (conclusão de unidades curriculares)

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Arquitectura, Portugal

Concluded

Architectural Design and History

Laurea Magistrale

"Childhood of Water- Revitalization of the historic centre of Dezful (Iran)"

20/20

Politecnico di Milano, Italy

Concluded

Architectural Design

Master

"In-between together on the Silk Road: Urban Acupuncture to Revitalize the Historic Town of Ray, Iran"

18,5 /20

Tabriz Islamic Art University, Iran ; University of Tehran, Iran

Concluded

Architectural Engineering

Bachelor

"From Dwelling to Creation Designing a Residence/ Atelier for a sculptor"

16/20

Tabriz Islamic Art University, Iran

Professional Career

Others

collaborating member

Universidade do Porto Centro de Estudos de Arquitectura e Urbanismo

Universidade do Porto Centro de Estudos de Arquitectura e Urbanismo, Portugal

Architect

Karnei Design Group

Architect

AraTech Design Studio

Architect/ Interior designer

Hollow Space Design Studio

Projects

Grant

Ongoing

Toward a local solution for a universal question. Water-level rise in historic waterfronts and adaptive urban public spaces

PhD Student Fellow

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Arquitectura, Portugal

Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal

2023.00481.BD

Ongoing

CEAU Strategic Plan

PhD Student Fellow

Universidade do Porto Centro de Estudos de Arquitectura e Urbanismo, Portugal

Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal

UIDB/00145/2020

Ongoing

CEAU Strategic Plan

PhD Student Fellow

Universidade do Porto Centro de Estudos de Arquitectura e Urbanismo, Portugal

Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal

UIDB/00145/2020

Outputs

Conference paper

Published

From Abadan to Shushtar New Town: The Heritage of Company Towns in Iran
7th International Docomomo Conference

Valencia , Spain

Mohammadpanah, Azar

Journal article

Good Architecture Matters: The Architect’s Perspective on Design for Ageing and Energy Efficiency

Buildings, 13, 4: 1067

Lameira, Gisela; Ramos, Rui Jorge Garcia; Valentim, Nuno; Mohammadpanah, Azar. Corresponding author: Mohammadpanah, Azar

Acesso Aberto

http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/buildings13041067

issn: 2075-5309
doi: 10.3390/buildings13041067

Thesis / Dissertation

The Childhood of Water: Urban Regeneration in the Historic Center of Dezful, Iran

Master

Mohammadpanah, Azar

https://www.politesi.polimi.it/handle/10589/148997

Activities

Event participation

BIP “Interventions on contemporary architectural heritage.”

Intervention strategies for the modern heritage site Escola Sant Josep in Valencia, Spain: revitalizing the complex through the concept of neighbouring thresholds.

Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain

In-Between Margins: evoking Douro’s Limits

In-Between Margins: evoking Douro´s Limits- Workshop

Universidade do Porto Centro de Estudos de Arquitectura e Urbanismo, Portugal

ACRE: A Door into Mare Nostrum, Survey, and Musealization

ACRE: A Door into Mare Nostrum, Survey, and Musealization

Politecnico di Milano, Italy ; Shenkar College of Engineering Design and Art, Israel

Between History and Modernity

Between History and Modernity

Politecnico di Milano, Italy

Oral presentation

From Abadan to Shushtar New Town: The Heritage of Company Towns in Iran

17th International Docomomo Conference: Modern Design: Social Commitment & Quality of Life

Distinctions

Award

Research grant within CEAU's strategic project (UIDB/00145/2020). Developed under the research “Well-Balanced Energy Housing: Reasoning method towards interventions crossing Heritage, Efficiency and Comfort” (WellBEH).

Research grant within CEAU's strategic project (UIDB/00145/2020). Developed under the research “Well-Balanced Energy Housing: Reasoning method towards interventions crossing Heritage, Efficiency and Comfort” (WellBEH).

Universidade do Porto Centro de Estudos de Arquitectura e Urbanismo, Portugal

Research grant within CEAU's strategic project (UIDB/00145/2020). Developed under the research " Housing Think Tank: Knowledge Integration on Multi-family Residential Buildings (HoTT)

Housing Think Tank: knowledge integration on multi-family residential buildings (HoTT)

Universidade do Porto Centro de Estudos de Arquitectura e Urbanismo, Portugal