Kourosh Salehi, LWK + Partners Director, Talks Architecture With AED

An award winning architect, an urbanist, an active academic, an educator and the current LWK+ Partners Design Director; Kourosh Salehi can be identified by many names and titles, but on Sunday the 15th of November 2020, we had the great privilege of identifying him as the guest speaker on our AED Virtual Council MS Teams Channel, where he joined us to talk about his architectural journey.

In his talk, Salehi went over his experience as an architecture student in the 80's in London, his admiration of Zaha Hadid and Louis Khan and how they shaped his view on architecture, and the early beginnings of his career.

He also expanded on his architectural views and explained the concepts and design strategies behind two of his Dubai based projects: Habtoor Towers and the Garden Bridge, stressing on the importance of ensuring that a design is harmonious with its context, rather that just focusing on making it iconic.

I believe I speak for all of us when I say Kourosh Salehi's talk inspired us all to do better, to carefully consider the implications our designs have on the community and the city, for no design is ever disconnected from its context. We must remember that we are designing for people, and what use is a beautiful design when we disrupt the lives of those affected by it.

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About Kourosh Salehi:

Kourosh Salehi is the current MENA Design Director of LWK + Partners. Over the past 25 years, he has grown as an Urbanist and educator, and has worked in many prestigious and international architectural firms, including X Architects, Atkins and KEO International. He has designed several award winning projects here in the UAE and around the world, such as his latest Bridge design: the Garden Bridge for the Dubai Creek.

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To watch the recording of this meeting, click here!