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Mona Azadian is a practice-based lecturer at the Department of Architecture + Design. She is a registered architect with an International practice background and has collaborated with several multinational firms in the Middle East. Mona is the co-founder of the Dubai-based architectural practice POLIS Architectural Front, with which she has undertaken several works and participated in international competitions, gaining awards. In parallel to professional practice, Mona has been teaching as an architectural design tutor since 2012, sustaining an interaction between practice and academic discourse and utilizing her experience in both. She emphasizes creative design methods underpinned by critical thinking in both a social and an environmental context. Her work and research primarily focus on educational building typology, water conservation in urban contexts, xeriscape landscape design, rehabilitation of traditional contexts, and business development strategies for architects. Mona received an honourable mention prize for a design proposal for the Iranian pavilion at the 15th Venice Architecture Biennale 2016. “Contemplating the Desert” is a scheme responding to the “Report from the Front” by critical thinking on the illusory process of contemporary urban development as well as an invitation to recall sustainable methods of water conservation in Iranian traditional urban contexts.
Educational Design Typology
Xeriscape Landscape Design
Water Conservation in Urban Contexts
Business Development Strategies
Rehabilitation of Traditional Urban Context
Lecturer, IAU University Architecture Department, DUBAI - 2012-2020
Co-Founding Partner, POLIS ARCHITECTURE FRONT, DUBAI - 2011- Present
Founder and Lead Designer, UNTOLD GARDENS, DUBAI - 2018 - Present
Architectural Designer, Variuos Architectural Consultants (NJP, Burt Hill, Woodsbagot, CAP) - 2002-2011
2017, UAE Future School Competition, 3rd Prize, Ministry of Infrastructure
2016, Iranian Pavilion for 15th Venice Architectural Biennale, Honorable Mention Award, Ministry of Housing and Urban Development
2010, Vertival SPA in Rome, Honorable Mention Award, Arquitectum
2006, Urban Facade Refurbishment for Navaab Highway, 2nd Prize, Tehran Municipality
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
MArch, IAU Azad University, Tehran, Iran, 2002
Registered Architect Part II, Iranian Architects Registration Board, TCEO
Research output: Practice-based research output › Design, Architecture, Interiors
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
Research output: Practice-based research output › Design, Architecture, Interiors
Research output: Practice-based research output › Exhibition/ Event/ Festival › Curated works: Physical Exhibition/ Event/ Festival
Research output: Practice-based research output › Design, Architecture, Interiors
Mona Azadian Qomi (Organiser) & Ines Essen (Organiser)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising an event e.g. a conference, workshop, …
Mona Azadian Qomi (Organiser), Ines Essen (Participant), Francisco Teo Hidalgo Nacher (Participant) & Kimvi Nguyen (Participant)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising an event e.g. a conference, workshop, …
Mona Azadian Qomi (Organiser)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising an event e.g. a conference, workshop, …
Mona Azadian Qomi (Organiser)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising an event e.g. a conference, workshop, …
Mona Azadian Qomi (Visiting researcher)
Activity: Research visit