Hossein Amanat
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Hossein Amanat (Persian: حسین امانت , born 1942[1]) is an Iranian-Canadian Bahá'í architect who has designed three buildings on the Bahá'í Arc in Haifa, Israel and the Bahá'í House of Worship in Samoa.[1][2][3][4]
Graduated from the University of Tehran[1], he is also the architect of the Azadi Tower,[5] previously known as the Shahyad Tower and he was the architect of initial buildings of Sharif University of Technology in Tehran, Iran.[6]
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- ^ a b c Bahá'í community of Canada. "Hossein Amanat". http://www.ca.bahai.org/main.cfm?sid=78. Retrieved on 2007-04-29.
- ^ "Royal welcome at jubilee gathering in Samoa". Bahá'í World News Service. 2004-11-30. http://news.bahai.org/story/337. Retrieved on 2008-01-05.
- ^ Todd, Douglas (2001-05-21). "2 B.C. architects designed new world centre for Baha'i faith". Vancouver Sun. http://www.haifa.de/architects.htm. Retrieved on 2008-01-06.
- ^ "Northern Virginia Bahá'í Center Opens Its Door". 2007-08-23. http://www.novabc.org/. Retrieved on 2008-01-06.
- ^ Hossein Amanat's official website. "Shahyad Monument". http://www.amanatarchitect.com/shahyad.html. Retrieved on 2007-04-29.
- ^ Hossein Amanat's official website. "Aryamehr University". http://www.amanatarchitect.com/aryamehr.html. Retrieved on 2007-04-29.
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