PROFILE -

1954 – Makaram Elementary School, Eidgah

1965 – University of Tehran (Faculty of Architecture)

1965 – University of Tehran

1966 – Diploma of Architect Hossein Amanat

1967 – Diploma of the late Architect Oktay Parvaz

1967 – Diploma of the late Architect Saeed Khorramian

1967 – Trip Around the Desert

1967 – Trip Aroundn the Desert with the faculty

1968 – Diploma of Ms. ...

1993 – With university classmates – Garden of Artists

1995 – 30-Year Friendship Celebration

Gholamreza Pasban Hazrat was born in 1944 in Mashhad and graduated in 1972 with a degree in architecture from the Faculty of Fine Arts at Iran University.

Photos from academic years.

He began his architectural career in 1967 at the office of architect Hossein Amanat. In 1972, alongside two fellow university colleagues, he co-founded the consulting firm “UP Consulting Architects”.

The office undertook a variety of projects, including a hotel in northern Iran, several villas and apartment buildings, the Khshayār branch of Bank Melli, Jamshidieh Garden, and Negarestan Museum in Tehran.

Photos from the Executive Work Period.

1959–1965 – Accountant at Taghchehchian Trading Company – Mashhad

1968 – At the early office of Architect Amanat (in his residence)

1970 – Supervision of dock and facilities for the Ministry of Agricultural Products

1973 – With the late Architect Manouchehr Iranpour at Negarestan Museum

1987 – Preparation for Birjand Project

2001 – Syria, Aleppo – Aga Khan Award

2002 – With colleagues at Baft-e-Shahr

2004 – Berlin – Selection of partner consultant

2006 – My birthday at Baft-e-Shahr

2007 – With the late Professor Dr. Mirfenderski – Selecting the site for the Khorasan Museum

2008 – Harvard – PechaKucha Night

2008 – Roundtable at the Catholic Faculty of Architecture – Washington

2013 – With colleagues at Baft-e Shahr

In 1979, with a group of colleagues and friends, he co-founded Baft-e- Shahr Consulting Architects, where he served for nearly three decades as CEO and Director of Reasearch and Design. He continued as Director of R&D even after stepping down from executive leadership.

Over four decades of architectural and urban design leadership, he oversaw and directed seven major categories of design projects in architecture, landscape architecture, urban planning and urban–environmental design. These works are grouped as follows:

Images from Activities in Bafte-e-Shahr.

1. Residential Buildings and Housing Complexes – 29 projects, totaling around 4,000 housing units across various parts of the country

2. Public Buildings (cultural, educational, athletic, artistic, commercial, and mixed-use) – 66 buildings

3. Urban Campuses (interconnected gardens, cultural and tourism complexes) – 15 campuses

4. Public Gardens (Parks) – 7 gardens

5. Urban Landscape Architecture – 14 projects

6. Urban–Environmental Design – 38 projects
A new approach to the planning and design of urban areas influenced by or impacting natural elements

7. Special Projects – 15 projects

Photos from Site Visits by Experts and Study Group Directors of the Project.

2001 – Koohsangi – Supervision Team

Bandar Abbas – Project Explanation

Chabahar – Free Zone – Second Project – A Section of the Project Study Group

Fereydunshahr – Site Visit

Fereydunshahr – With Local Authorities

Golmakan – Ancient Sabz Spring Lake – Visiting Team

Golmakan – Sabz Spring Route – Visiting Team

Gorgan – Naharkhoran – Flight Corridor Mapping

Gorgan – Naharkhoran – Flight Path Assessment

Hamedan – Ecbatan – A Section of the Project Study Group

Hamedan – Ganjnameh – First Expert Team

Hamedan – Ganjnameh – Second Expert Team

Hamedan – Hai-Darreh – A Section of the Project Study Group

Isfahan – Eastern Lands – A Section of the Project Study Group and Client Experts

Isfahan – Soffeh Mountain – Project Explanation

Isfahan – Soffeh Mountain – A Section of the Project Study Group

Kerman – Ghaleh Ardeshir and Ghaleh Dokhtar – Visit by a Section of the Experts

Khorramabad – Kiu Garden – A Section of the Project Study Group

Khorramabad – Main Corridor – A Section of the Project Study Group

Khorramabad – Sassanid Bridge – Supervision Team

Kish – First Site Visit Team

Marivan – Zarivar Lake – A Section of the Project Study Group

Mashhad – Koohsangi – On-site Design and Visit

Mashhad – Koohsangi – 2001 – Koohsangi – A Section of the Project Study Group(1)

Mashhad – Koohsangi – 2001 – Koohsangi – A Section of the Project Study Group (2)

Mashhad – Koohsangi – Visit with Officials and Groundbreaking Ceremony

Mashhad – Vakilabad – On-Site Design Work

Mashhad – Vakilabad – Start of Implementation Phase

Shiraz – Northern Highlands – Shiraz – Northern Highlands – A Section of the Project Study Group (2)

Shiraz – Northern Highlands – Shiraz – Northern Highlands – A Section of the Project Study Group (3)

Shiraz – Northern Highlands – Shiraz – Northern Highlands – A Section of the Project Study Group

Tous – Ferdowsi Cultural Complex – Site Visit

Arak – Linear Paradise

Arak – Mostoufi Mountain

Arak – Ring Roads

Chabahar – Free Zone – First Project

Chabahar – Free Zone – Second Project

Fereydounshahr Tourism Development Plan

Gorgan – Hezar Pich

Gorgan – Naharkhoran

Hamedan – Ecbatan

Hamedan – Ganjnameh

Hamedan – Ganjnameh

Hamedan – Hai Darreh – Emamzadeh Mohsen

Isfahan – Soffeh Mountain – City Council Meeting

Isfahan – Soffeh Mountain – In Municipality

Isfahan – Soffeh Mountain – Review at Baft-e Shahr Office

Mahallat Tourism Development Plan

Mashhad – Koohsangi – Project Presentation Meeting with the Governor, Mayor, Provincial Directors, and People’s Representatives

Mashhad – Torqabeh and Shandiz

Among these, he placed particular emphasis on urban paradises (interconnected gardens) for their capacity to create vibrant and natural spaces for citizens; public gardens for facilitating people’s interaction with nature; and urban–environmental design for its active stewardship, ecological restoration, and sustainable integration of human life with natural urban environments.

Photos from Project Approval Meetings.

He has published three books:

Reconstruction and Renewal of War-Damaged Areas
(limited print, 1979)
Designing in Nature
(focused on Ferdowsi Garden and Jamshidieh Park, 2009)
Designing Urban Paradises
(focused on Kuhsangi Paradise, 2012)