Arian Hakimi

Founder

Arian Hakimi Architects[AHA]

Arian Hakimi Design[AHD]

Lead Designer Zaha Hadid Architects 2013-2021

. Founder of Arian Hakimi Architects, a multidisciplinary studio for Architecture, Urbanism and design

. Collaborated on 26 projects at ZHA, including 2 built project [KAFD Metro Station and Start-Up building Unicorn Island Masterplan]

. Led and managed over 19 International Workshops [UK-Spain-Italy-Romania-Iran]

. Guest critic, lecturer and tutor [IaaC-UPC, University of Hertfordshire, Ravensbourne University London, Cardiff University, San Jose State University, Swinburne University of Technology, Virginia Tech]

. 11 years of research on bottom-up design methodology, rooted in systematic design strategies

. Published artist “Building fashion,” ICON Magazine No.169 August 2017

. Featured at Zaha Hadid’s Final, Fashion-Futuristic Exhibition in London “The Extraordinary Process,”

Founder of Arian Hakimi Architects, a multidisciplinary studio for Architecture, Urbanism and design, rooted in systematic design strategies.  His academic background starts from India where he attended University of Pune and later transferred to University of Tehran to finish his B.Arch focusing on lost arts of Iran. He then studied M.Arch at IaaC-UPC focusing on Urban Design & computational-morphogenesis design methodology.

He has been lecturing on the field of Parametricism and systematic method of designing and has tutored over 17 international workshops promoting bottom-up design methodology to unfold new territories in the field of design. Including in ZHA intern summer program which resulted in an exhibition at the extraordinary process," the late Zaha Hadid's final show at Maison Mais Non-London.