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Dr. Babak Dariush

Position in the institution: Director

Education and academic rank: PhD, assistant professor

Academic email: dean@gpmsh.ac.ir

Public email: babak.dariush@gmail.com

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دکتر بابک داریوش
Educational Records

Master of Architecture (Integrated Program), Azad University, Tehran Center, 2004

Ph.D. in Architecture, specialization in Urban Landscape, University of Geneva

Teaching Experience

Undergraduate Architecture, Allameh Mohaddes Nouri University (2004–2011)

Undergraduate Architecture, University of Mazandaran (2008–2011)

Master’s in Project Management and Construction, Noor Tooba University (2014–2017)

Undergraduate Architecture, Islamic Azad University North Tehran (2017)

Concepts of Industrial Building, Ministry of Housing Research Center (2024)

Research Activities

Books

 Rural Architecture (with Dr. Mohammad Fateh), Shabestan, 2008, 5th ed.

Theoretical Foundations of Architecture, Shabestan, 2009, 5th ed.

Man, Nature, Architecture, Elm va Danesh, 2009, 7th ed.

Tourism Landscape, Mah Kameh, 2018

Industrialized Building Production, Shabestan, 2023

Alborz Mountains Mythology, Shabestan, 2023

Concerts in Historic Sites, 2024

Research Project

Development of Cultural Criteria in Higher Education Spaces, Cultural Studies Research Institute, Ministry of Science, 2016

Islamic-Iranian Architecture in District 14 of Tehran, Tehran Municipality, 2015

Free-thinking Chairs in Universities (Consultant), Ministry of Science, 2015

Settlement Stabilization in District 16 of Tehran, Tehran Municipality, 2016

Tehran Landscape Atlas, Iran-France Project,Nazar research center, 2016

Traffic Accident Reduction Strategy, Traffic Police (RAHVAR), 2023–present

Industrial Building Development Program, Iranian Industrial Building Manufacturers and Technologists Association, 2024

Selected Articles

2014

A Case Study and Review of Nanotechnology and Nanomaterials in Green Architecture. Maxwell Science Journal, Vol. 5, Issue: 02, 2014.

2017

The Alborz Mountain in the Comprehensive Plan of Tehran. Manzar Journal, 8 (37), 2017.

2019

Cultural Study of the Relationship between Mountain and the City. Socio-Spatial Studies, 3 (5), 2019.

The Proportion of Home Components and Lifestyle: A Study on Apartments in Tehran. Socio-Spatial Studies, 3 (5), 2019.

Effect of Communication Globalization on Citizen’s Tendencies towards Environment Protection: Case Study of Tehran Citizens. Socio-Spatial Studies, 3(5), 66–77, 2019.

Codification of the Principles and Basics of Designing Higher Educational Spaces with an Emphasis on Cultural and Social Factors. Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in the Humanities, 11 (2), 2019.

Mountain-City Cultural Study. Contemporary Iranian Studies Conference, University of Tehran, 2019.

Mountain Tourism Study: Alborz. Tourism and Culture, No. 2, 2019.

2020

Environmental Intelligence: A Holistic Approach to the Human-Environment Relationship. ARMANSHAHR, 13 (30), 2020.

Undesirable Relationship between Alborz and Tehran: A Phenomenological Study of Alborz Mountains’ Meanings in the Minds of Tehran’s Residents. Journal of Art and Civilization of the Orient, 8 (28), 2020.

Chahar Taqi: A Continuity of the Mountain’s Sanctity in Rituals, Architecture, and Landscape of Iran. MANZAR, the Scientific Journal of Landscape, 12 (53), 2020.

2021

Globalization and Urban Housing Architecture. Art and Civilization of the Orient, No. 33, 2021.

2023

Virtual Education as a Complementary Element of the Puzzle of Holistic Education in the Relationship between Humans and the Environment for Iranian Citizens. The Journal of Cyberspace Studies, 7 (2), 2023.

2025

Environmental Intelligence and Globalization, Redefining Educational Paradigms through an Iranian Perspective. Cyberspace Studies, 9 (2), 2025.

Iranian-Chinese Tourism Comparison. Silk Road Conference, Iran, 2025.

Mosque Typology in the Caspian Region. Makateb-e-Ehya, No. 5, 2025.

Professional Records

CEO, Kashaneh Gostar Company (precast concrete)

Licensed Architect (Grade 1), Iran Engineering Organization (since 2016)

Certified in Energy Efficiency, Code 19 (since 2009)

Construction Lead, Juybar Industrial Town (2006–2008)

Project Supervisor, Tehran Medical University (2011–2014)

Secretary-General, Union of Research Institutes, Ministry of Science (2018–present)

Designer, Persian Town Cultural Project (2021)

Scientific Advisor, Villa Magazine (since 2021)

Director, Institute of Villa Architecture Studies (since 2022)

Scientific Responsibilities

Faculty Member and Head of Architecture, Allameh Mohaddes Nouri University (2006–2010)

Faculty Member and President, Sheikh Bahaei Architectural Research Institute (since 2012)

Editorial Board Member, Journal of Culture and Safety, Ministry of Interior Municipal Organization (2011–2013)

Editor-in-Chief, Socio-Spatial Studies Journal (since 2020)

Executive Secretary, National Conference on Society, Architecture and City, Tehran, 2014

Scientific Chair, National Conference on Literature, Music and Architecture, University of Tehran, 2015

Executive Secretary, National Conference on Energy, Building and City, Mazandaran, 2015

Jury Member, 9th and 10th National Festival of Movement, Ministry of Science, 2016–2017

Chair, National Theorization Committee, Sheikh Bahaei Branch, since 2023

Scientific Director, National Program on Industrialized Building Strategy, 2024

Director, Theoretical Sessions on:

  • Villa-Farm (University of Mazandaran)
  • Touristic Street (Kharazmi University)
  • Persian Town, Iranian-Islamic Urban Prototype (Kharazmi University)
  • Lack of Architects in Iran’s Industrialized Construction System (Tehran Chamber of Commerce)
  • Industrialization as a Hidden Opportunity for Value Creation (Tehran Chamber of Commerce)
  • Urban Industrialization as a Forgotten Necessity (Tehran Chamber of Commerce)
  • Levitas and the Emerging Fluid Civilizatio, Housing and Urban Development Research Center

Peer Reviewer for: Bagh-e Nazar, MANZAR, Art and Civilization of the Orient, Iranian Social Issues Review

Critic at National Theory Chair: Research and Technology Priorities in Iran from Spatial Planning Perspective, 2024

Environmental Intelligence and Rethinking Engineering Approach in Iranian Architecture and Urbanism, 2025


Scientific Honors

Theoretical Chair: Environmental Intelligence (2019)

Registered Term: Environmental Intelligence, Global Encyclopedia (2020)

Chair: Chahar Taqi and Mountain Sanctity (2021)

Chair: Main Research Challenges in Iran (2021)

Scientific Debate: Academic Pseudo-Science in Iran (2023)

Chair: Industrialization Without a Holistic Approach (2024)

Speaker: UNESCO Chair on Urban Housing (2021)

Speaker: UNESCO Chair on Engineering Thought (2022)

Membership

Board Member, Private Research Institutes Union (2016–present)

House of Literati, Ministry of Culture (since 2018)

Private Sector Research Committee, Ministry of Science (since 2020)

Iranian Architectural Honors Association (since 2022)

Housing Commission, Iran Chamber of Commerce (since 2023)

Education and Architecture Committees, Industrialized Construction Association (since 2023)

Iran Sustainable Buildings Association (since 2024)

Architecture Council and Energy Taskforce, Consulting Engineers Society (since 2024)

MOU Executive Committee, Industrialized Construction and Ministry of Housing (since 2024)

Selected Thoughts And Ideas

University and Its Physical Structure: A Neglected Factor in Cultural Development, Nazar Online, 2019

Lifestyle and the Emergence of Apartment Living in Tehran, Nazar Online, 2019

A Critique on Urban Renewal Incentive Packages, Nazar Online, 2019

Ignoring Mosha Fault in Population Policies in East Tehran, Nazar Online, 2020

Iran’s Rural Architecture: An Endangered Heritage, Nazar Online, 2020

Why ‘One Home for Every Iranian’ Remains a Slogan, Nazar Online, 2021

Conflict Between Scientific and Public Ethics in Iran, Nazar Online, 2021

Western Planning Paradigm and Neglect of Mountains in Iranian Urban Plans, Nazar Online, 2021

‘Justice’ or ‘Pseudo-Elitism’ in Iranian Research, Nazar Online, 2021

Problems with Changing Residential Zoning in Tehran, Nazar Online, 2021

Feasibility of Industrialized Construction in Urban Renewal, Nazar Online, 2022

Obstacles to Industrialized Construction in Iran, Nazar Online, 2022

Should We Import or Develop Construction Technologies?, Nazar Online, 2022

Iran’s Architectural Challenges: Conversations with Academics, Villa News, 2022

Scientific Development of Villas: What Is a Villa?, Villa News, 2022

From Oil to Street Names: Mossadegh vs. Kashani, Saat24 News, 2017

Artistic Space Fencing Debate, Saat24 News, 2017

Homeownership Over Quality Housing in Iran, Saat24 News, 2019

Private Sector Research in the Year of Production Leap, Saat24 News, 2020

Introduction to Environmental Intelligence, Hamshahri Online, 2019

Challenges of Construction Culture in Iran, Hamshahri Online, 2020

Environmental Neglect in Mountain Areas, ISNA, 2019

Need for New Mountain Tourism Perspectives, ISNA, 2020

Sacredness of Mountains in Culture, ISNA, 2021

Tehran’s Disconnected View of Mountains, ISNA, 2022

Marginal Role of Engineers in Building Industry, Jam-e-Jam Online, 2021

Globalization and Persian Music, Music Now News, 2023

Industrial Housing Debate (Video), Sakhteman Online, 2024

Mountain Sanctity in Chahar Taqi Architecture, Honarmand Newspaper, No. 1650

Industrialized Building Requires a Paradigm Shift, Donya-e-Eqtesad, No. 5641

Identity and Culture at Persepolis Concert, Honarmand Newspaper, No. 2294

Commonalities of Music and Architecture, with Sediq Tarif, Etemad Newspaper, No. 5065

Expert, 4-Part Documentary ‘Mystic Heights’, Directed by Arash Eshaghi, IRIB, 2023

Affordable Housing as a Crisis Solution, Sakhteman Online, 2024

Green Belt of the Earth Under Threat, ISNA, 2024

Affordable Housing Debate, Khotout News Agency, 2024