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Fariborz Sahba (Persian: فريبرز صهبا, born 1948 Mashhad) is an Iranian-American architect, living between Canada and the United States.
Fariborz Sahba, received a Master’s degree in architecture in 1972 from the School of Fine Arts in Tehran University. As head of the design teams of various architectural firms in Iran, he was involved in the design of a wide range of prestigious buildings.
Fariborz Sahba was Associate Architect for the design of the Seat of the Universal House of Justice, the administrative centre of the Bahá’i Faith in Haifa, Israel. In 1975, he was appointed Manager of the design team for the construction of Iran’s largest cultural centre, the Negarestan Cultural Centre in the Marble Palace.
Aug 21, 2011 · Popularly known as the Lotus Temple, the Bahá'í House of Worship in New Delhi, India is a house of worship that was designed by Iranian architect Fariborz Sahba and completed in 1986.
History. The architect of the Lotus Temple was an Iranian, Fariborz Sahba who now lives in La Jolla, California, [6] after spending some years in Canada. [7] . He was approached in 1976 to design the Lotus Temple and later oversaw its construction.
May 29, 2017 · The architect, Fariborz Sahba has attempted to make this building familiar and acceptable to the Indian people without imitating any of the existing architectural schools of India.
Fariborz Sahba (b. 1948) (Persian: فريبرز صهبا) is an Iranian Bahá’í architect and member of the National Spiritual Assembly of Canada. Among his designs are the Bahá’í House of Worship in New Delhi, India, also known as the Lotus Temple and the terraces of the Shrine of the Báb on Mount Carmel, in Haifa, Israel.
Feb 25, 2023 · Fariborz Sahba, Iranian-American architect, crafted the iconic Lotus Temple in Delhi. Known for sustainable, spiritual designs, his work blends East and West...
Oct 7, 2021 · Architect Fariborz Sahba based his design on the ancient spiritual symbol of the lotus. Embodying purity and tenderness, the lotus is closely associated with Manifestations of God. Realization of the delicacy of the lotus form involved complex geometry.
Apr 15, 2014 · Designed by Iranian-Canadian architect Fariborz Sahba, the House of Worship (popularly called the Lotus Temple), consists of five sets of leaves or petals (3 external and 2 internal sets) each set consisting of 9 thin cast-in-place-jointless concrete shells.
