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      • ALDAR
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      • Jondi Shahpur New Community
      • Asian Games Sports Center
      • Boston Harbor Cleanup Project
      • Tappeh Eram Residential Community
    • Commercial Offices >
      • The Intelligent Tower
      • DAMAC Headquarters
      • ADMA-OPCO Headquarters
      • Citizen’s Bank
      • Behshahr Offices
      • Al Ain D​ewan
      • Vanak Project
    • Hospitality >
      • Four Seasons Hotel
      • Four Point Sheraton Hotel
      • Royal Meridian Hotel
      • Iransarai Hotel and Shopping Center
    • Educational/Cultural >
      • Iran Center for Management Studies
      • Bu Ali Sina University
      • IT College, UAE University
      • Arab Center For Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology
      • Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art
      • Tehran Center for Celebration of Music
      • Sea Palace
      • MAN transFORMS
    • Residential >
      • Pisces Luxury Residential Towers
      • Alfred Residential Tower
      • Saman Residential Towers
      • Museum Towers: Residential Development
    • Interior Design >
      • Price Waterhouse Office Interiors
      • Thomas Lee Office Suite
      • Sheraton Hotel 'Diamond Ballroom'
      • Ardalan Residence Renovation
  • Research
    • The Aga Khan Award for Architecture
    • The Architecture, Culture And Spirituality Forum
    • Gulf Research Project
    • Gulf Encyclopedia for Sustainable Urbanism – GESU
    • Kuwait Green Campus Initiative
    • Harvard GSD Project on Southwest Florida and Sea Level
    • Blessed Jerusalem
    • Mecca Research
    • The Sense of Unity
    • Habitat Bill of Rights
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About Ardalan Associates

Nader Ardalan

Professional Experience:
2006-Present    Ardalan Associates, LLC – President
1994-2006    KEO International Consultants - Senior Vice President & Director of Design 
1983-1994    Jung/Brannen Associates & Jung/Brannen International, Boston, Massachusetts -  Senior Vice President and Design Principal
1978-1983    Nader Ardalan Associates, Boston, Massachusetts - President
1972-1979    The Mandala Collaborative, Tehran / Mandala International, Boston, MA -  Founder & Managing Director
1966-1972    Abdul Aziz Farman Farmaian & Associates, Tehran, Iran - Design Partner
1964-1966    National Iranian Oil Company, Masjid-i-Sulaiman, Iran -  Head of Architectural and Engineering Section 
1962-1964    Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, San Francisco, CA - Project Designer

Education:
1962    Master of Architecture, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA,
1961    Bachelor of Architecture, Carnegie - Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Registration and Professional Affiliations:
  • Fellow, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard University
  • Registered Architect/Planner: World Bank & UNESCO 
  • Kuwait Society of Engineers
  • Boston Solar Energy Association
  • Editorial Board, 2A Architecture & Art Magazine, Dubai
  • Advisory Board, International Journal of Architecture
  • Board of Directors, International Forum for Architecture, Culture & Spirituality

Publications by Nader Ardalan:
  • The Sense of Unity:  Traditional Persian Architecture, University of Chicago Press, Co-author, 1972
  • Habitat Bill of Rights:  Residential & Community Design Guidelines For the United Nations Habitat Conference, with Jose Lluis Sert, Moshe Safdie, George Candilis and BK Doshi, 1976
  • MANtransFORMS, National Museum of Design, Smithsonian Institute, New York, NY, 1976 
  • Blessed Jerusalem:  Preservation studies of the visual, functional and spiritual character of the Old City, Harvard University, Graduate School of Design, 1981
  • Historic Renovation of the American Mission Hospital, Dar Al Athar, Kuwait, 2000
  • Re-Conceiving the Built Environment of the Gulf Region:  Sustainable design research, guidelines and design applications, Art & Architecture Magazine, Fall, 2007- Guest Editor
  • New Arab Urbanism: The Challenge to Sustainability and Culture in the Persian Gulf By Nader Ardalan & Steven Caton, Harvard Kennedy School, 2010 
  • Persian Gulf Sustainable Urbanism: Harvard University & Msheireb Properties, A subsidiary of Qatar Foundation, publication in preparation; Nader Ardalan, Co-Senior Editor
  • Kuwait National Green Campus Initiative: Harvard University Kennedy School Middle East Initiative, Ongoing, Nader Ardalan, Project Director

Professional Experience:
The following is a partial list of commissioned design projects for which Mr. Ardalan has been responsible for their design direction and overseeing the technical development of the projects:

Master Planning Projects
  • Pardisan Environmental Park, 300 hectare educational park to demonstrate  successful ecological adaptations by plants, animals, men and institutions and help anticipate ecologically adaptive and culturally relevant action for the future - Tehran, Iran
  • Abu Dhabi Ecological Residential Development, UAE for Aldar Properties 7,500 population, Sustainable Net-Zero Energy Community Master Plan 
  • Nuran, City of Illumination – Solar City Master Plan for 100,000 - Isfahan, Iran
  • Besat New Town Master Plan for 200,000 - Mahshahr, Iran
  • New Town Master Plan for 70,000 - Bandar Shahpour area, Ahwaz, Iran
  • Tappeh Eram, New Residential Community for 60,000 - Shiraz, Iran

Hospitality Projects
  • Four Seasons Hotel - Kuwait
  • Four Points Sheraton Hotel - Kuwait
  • Shangri La Resort Palm Jumeirah - Dubai, UAE (First Place Design Competition)
  • Sheraton Residential Hotel - Kuwait
  • Desert Resort Hotel - Al Ain, UAE for Emirates Land Group
  • Royal Meridien Hotel Redevelopment - Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Intercontinental Hotel Ballroom - Dubai, UAE
  • Vanak Tower, Hotel & Shopping Mall Development - Tehran, Iran
  • 1,000 Room 5 Star Hotel, Mall, Office & Residential Development - Tehran, Iran
  • Starbucks Café - Kuwait
  • Moscow Hotel Historic Renovation - Kiev, Ukraine
  • Hilton Hotel, Mersin - Turkey
  • Sheraton Hotel, Ankara - Turkey
  • Serena Hotel and Retail Center Study, The Aga Khan - Faisalabad, Pakistan    

Residential Developments Projects
  • The Alfred Luxury Apartment Tower - Lincoln Center, New York
  • Houston Courthouse Development - Houston, Texas
  • Saman Apartment Towers - Tehran, Iran
  • DAMAC Residential Towers - Tripoli, Libya
  • Faisaliah Residential Tower - Kuwait
  • CDC Residential Development - Kuwait
  • Zeina Residential Tower - Kuwait
  • Yasmine Residential Tower – Kuwait
  • Bu-Khamseen Residential Apartments - Kuwait
  • Areej Apartments - Kuwait

Private Residential Projects
  • Sea Palace for Wife of President of UAE, H.H. Sheikha Fatima - Abu Dhabi 
  • McKinnon Villa - Kuwait
  • Al Qubaisi Residence - Abu Dhabi, UAE 
  • Al Junaibi Residence - Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Dr. Abdul Aziz & Donna Sultan Villa - Kuwait
  • Faisal Sultan Residence - Kuwait        
  • Malek Residence - Tehran, Iran
  • H.E. Dr. A.G. Ardalan Residence - Caspian Sea, Iran   
  • Dr. Saidi Residence - Tehran, Iran

Commercial Office Development Projects
  • Citizens Bank Headquarters - Providence, RI (First Place Design Competition)
  • Adma-Opco Oil Company Headquarters - Abu Dhabi (First Place Design Competition)
  • The Intelligent Tower, a 70 story sustainable office building in Doha, Qatar for the GOIC (First Prize International Design Competition)
  • DAMAC Office Tower - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • Al Awadi Office Tower and Shopping Mall - Kuwait (First Place Design Competition)
  • The Diwan of H.H. the Ruler's Representative in the eastern region - Al-Ain, UAE
  • National Bank of Kuwait - New Image and Prototypical Branch Banks - Kuwait
  • Al Bahar Headquarters Tower - Kuwait

Interior Design Projects
  • Price Waterhouse Office Interiors Historic Renovation - Boston, MA         
  • Thomas H. Lee Office Interiors - Boston, MA         
  • The Beal Companies Office Interiors - Boston, MA         
  • H.N. Gorin Company Offices Interiors - Boston, MA         
  • President's Plaza, Batman Corp., Lobby Interiors - Washington, D.C.         
  • Renovation of Ardalan Residence - Naples, Florida
  • Renovation of Ardalan Residence - Chestnut Hill, MA
  • Kuwait Sheraton Hotel - New Ballroom
  • Royal Poinciana Golf Club - Naples, Florida 
  • Social Security Office - Fort Myers , Florida
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  • Home
  • About
    • Nader Ardalan
  • Projects
    • Masterplans >
      • PARDISAN, an Environmental Park
      • ALDAR
      • NURAN, City of Illumination
      • Jondi Shahpur New Community
      • Asian Games Sports Center
      • Boston Harbor Cleanup Project
      • Tappeh Eram Residential Community
    • Commercial Offices >
      • The Intelligent Tower
      • DAMAC Headquarters
      • ADMA-OPCO Headquarters
      • Citizen’s Bank
      • Behshahr Offices
      • Al Ain D​ewan
      • Vanak Project
    • Hospitality >
      • Four Seasons Hotel
      • Four Point Sheraton Hotel
      • Royal Meridian Hotel
      • Iransarai Hotel and Shopping Center
    • Educational/Cultural >
      • Iran Center for Management Studies
      • Bu Ali Sina University
      • IT College, UAE University
      • Arab Center For Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology
      • Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art
      • Tehran Center for Celebration of Music
      • Sea Palace
      • MAN transFORMS
    • Residential >
      • Pisces Luxury Residential Towers
      • Alfred Residential Tower
      • Saman Residential Towers
      • Museum Towers: Residential Development
    • Interior Design >
      • Price Waterhouse Office Interiors
      • Thomas Lee Office Suite
      • Sheraton Hotel 'Diamond Ballroom'
      • Ardalan Residence Renovation
  • Research
    • The Aga Khan Award for Architecture
    • The Architecture, Culture And Spirituality Forum
    • Gulf Research Project
    • Gulf Encyclopedia for Sustainable Urbanism – GESU
    • Kuwait Green Campus Initiative
    • Harvard GSD Project on Southwest Florida and Sea Level
    • Blessed Jerusalem
    • Mecca Research
    • The Sense of Unity
    • Habitat Bill of Rights
  • News
  • Contact