Biography — Ali Behbahani Studio

Ali Behbahani is an architect, interior designer, urban planner, researcher, and educator, born in 1981. He earned his PhD in Spatial Planning and Urban Development from Politecnico di Milano in 2018, following a Master’s degree in Urban Management and Architectural Design from Domus Academy in Milan in 2008. His academic journey also includes roles as a visiting PhD scholar at the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation (GSAPP) at Columbia University in New York in 2014 and as a visiting scholar at the American University of Sharjah in the UAE in 2013.

In 2019, he was a visiting lecturer in the Master’s program in Regional Planning at Tarbiat Modares University, while concurrently supervising undergraduate students in Urban Planning at Pars University. From 2009 to 2011, he worked as a lecturer and thesis coordinator in the Master’s program in Urban Vision and Architectural Design at Domus Academy and later continued as a visiting lecturer in the same program. He has also delivered lectures at esteemed institutions such as Politecnico di Milano, Domus Academy Milan, Yeditepe University in Istanbul, and Tarbiat Modares University.

Beyond academia, Behbahani has actively contributed to urban planning, architectural and interior design projects, demonstrating his expertise in planning, design, and project management. His professional collaborations include roles with prominent firms such as Studio 5+1AA (Milan) in 2011, Studio Barreca & La Varra (Milan) in 2009, and Pars Boom Studio in 2020.

Individual Collaborators

- Arch. Zahra Mohammadi (Senior Architect & Interior Designer)
- Arch. Nasrin Eslami (3D Visualization Specialist)

Former Individual Collaborators

- Des. Fatima Khoshrou
(Social Media & Project Coordinator)
- Arch. Saba Abdolshahi (Senior Architect & Interior Designer)

- Arch. Farnoush Hemati
(Senior Architect & Interior Designer)