Mehrdad Shokoohy, Iranian architecture educator. Fellow: Royal Society for Encouragement of Arts, Manufacture and Commerce, Royal Asiatic Society; member: British Association South Asian Studies, Society South Asian Studies (member council 1994-1998).
Education
Bachelor of Architecture, National University Iran, Tehran, 1972. Master of Architecture, National University Iran, Tehran, 1974. Master of Science in Environmental Conservation, Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1976.
Doctor of Philosophy, Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1978. Doctor of Science, Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland, 2001.
Career
Writer & producer, classical music programmes Radio Iran, Tehran, 1968—1974. Director, architect Center Intellectual Development of Children & Young Adults, Iran, 1972—1974. Professor University Greenwich, London, since 1981.
Editor Urban Design Studies, University Greenwich, London, 1995—2001.
Works
Other Work
Design and building, Libraries and Cultural Centers. Author: (novels) (persian) The Calamity of the Sixth Day, The Shadow of Quicksilver, (book) Rajasthan I, Corpus Inscriptionum Iranicarum, Part IV, volunteer XLIX, Haryana I, the Column of Firuz Shah and other Islamic inscriptions from the district of Hisar, Bhadreshvar, the Oldest Islamic Monuments in India, Muslim Architecture of South India, the sultanate of Ma‘bar and the traditions of the maritime settlers on the Malabar and Coromandel coasts (Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Goa). Co-author (with N. H. Shokoohy): Hisar-i Firuza, Sultanate and Early Mughal Architecture in the District of Hisar, India, Nagaur, Sultanate and Early Mughal History and Architecture of the District of Nagaur, India, Tughluqabad, a paradigm for Indo-Islamic urban planning and its architectural components.
Author (editor): Kirtipur, An Urban Community in Nepal - its People, Town Planning, Architecture and Arts.
Membership
Fellow: Royal Society for Encouragement of Arts, Manufacture and Commerce, Royal Asiatic Society. Member: British Association South Asian Studies, Society South Asian Studies (member council 1994-1998).