Department of Architecture 

The aim of the Bachelor of Architecture program is to train creative students with professional skills and to foster future architects with basic and professional capabilities. This program, which was established in 2005, covers subjects and skills such as Conceptual Framework, Construction, Graphical Presentation, Architectural Design and Construction Technology. Fostering graduates with creative ideas and visualization skills is the main purpose of the Bachelor of Architecture degree program at the School of Architecture, Urbanism and Islamic Art.

This program typically takes four years to accomplish, of which the first three semesters of the Bachelor of Architecture program covers basic subjects. From the third semester onwards there is an architectural design workshop in each semester. Students will receive the Bachelor of Architecture degree upon submitting and defending their project.

This program focuses on subjects such as: Construction, Architectural Design, Conceptual Framework, Building Design, and Studio.


Head of the Department of Architecture
Hossein_Maroufi
Hossein Maroufi
Assistant Professor
Department of Architecture
maroufi@um.ac.ir 
+985138806801

Academic staff

Akram Hosseini
Assistant Professor
Hamed Kamelnia
Associate Professor
Seyyedeh Fatemeh Mousavinia
Assistant Professor
Parsa Pahlavan
Assistant Professor
Jafar Taheri
Assistant Professor


Research

Recent journal articles

Kamelnia, H. (2025). Enhancing Daylight Performance and Visual Comfort in Office Buildings with Electrochromic Glazing: A Case Study of Mashhad. Iranian Journal of Energy and Environment, 16 (1), 154-163.
Kamelnia, H. (2025). A Paradigm Shift to CA in Spatial Indicators of Children’s Environment: an Investigation of Children’s Participation in Design and Relation to SCI: Case of CFC of BAM, 2005–2020. Child Indicators Research, 18 (1), 93-114.
Gholami, H., Kamelnia, H. (2025). Optimizing Building Configuration and Orientation for Social Housing Projects in Iran. Iranian Journal of Energy and Environment, 16 (2), 289-308.
Pahlavan, P. (2025). Impact of Natural Fiber and Fatty Acid Organic Additives on the Permeability of Lime Mortars for Architectural Conservation. Journal of Building Material Science, 7 (1), 20-29.
Kamelnia, H. (2025). Quantitative assessment model for spatial and functional performances of structures using fuzzy logic, case studies: Spaceframe structures. Structures, 74 (), 108605-108605.
Talaei, M. (2025). Comprehensive assessment of energy, daylight and visual comfort of rooftop and shading building-integrated photovoltaics across desert, steppe, and Mediterranean climates. Advances in Building Energy Research, (), -.
Hosseini, A. (2025). Bioclimatic Design In Cold Semi-Arid Climate Regions: The Case Of The Vernacular Architecture Of Dehbar Village, Iran. Vernacular Architecture, (), -.
Pahlavan, P. (2025). A Short Communication on Challenges and Opportunities of Nurturing Architectural Development in Economically Marginalized Regions by Volunteer Initiatives. International Journal of Community Well-Being, 9 (1), -.
 

Policies, rules and governance

Contact Information

Iran, Mashhad, Azadi Square, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

Faculty of Architecture, Urbanism and Islamic Art, Department of Architecture 

Phone: +985138806822

Fax: +985138807266