Mohsen Foroughi

Mohsen Foroughi (Persian: محسن فروغی; 14 May 1907 – 6 October 1983)[1] was an Iranian architect, and one of the founders in 1945 of the influential Association of Iranian Architects.[2] He is best known for Niavaran Palace, which he designed as the official residence of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi in 1958 and was occupied until the Islamic Revolution.[3]

He designed the Faculty of Law and Political Science of Tehran University.[4] After Andre Godard retired as the dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts at Tehran University, Mohsen Foroughi took on the position. This transition marked a significant change within the Faculty of Fine Arts. Notably, Persian was adopted as the language of instruction, aligning with the language policies of the university's other faculties.[4]

References

  1. ^ محسن فروغی (in Persian)
  2. ^ Mohajeri, Shima (2018). Architectures of Transversality: Paul Klee, Louis Kahn and the Persian Imagination. Routledge. p. 197. ISBN 9781351759748.
  3. ^ "Niavaran Palace Complex". Contemporary Architecture of Iran. 29 April 2020. Archived from the original on September 14, 2025. Retrieved March 8, 2026.
  4. ^ a b Salari Sardari, Mohadeseh (2024-03-04). "Andre Godard and Maxime Siroux: Disentangling the Narrative of French Colonialism and Modern Architecture in Iran". Iranian Studies: 1–29. doi:10.1017/irn.2024.10. ISSN 0021-0862.


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