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Amir Shamani
- [ Architectural Technologist ]
- [ Head of R&D · Computational Designer ]
- [ Interactive & Kinetic Architecture ]
Architectural systems / Research · Making · Implementation
INDEX / 01—04
Four fields of work
A practice moving from research and computation to prototyping, construction and shared knowledge.A-01
Academic Design
Interactive Shading / In Refuting StillnessI-02
Innovative Projects
Scientific Toys / Recip · Panto · TensiT-03
Teaching Workshops
Parametric Design / Design-Build WorkshopsP-04
Architecture in Practice
Shadlou / Karimi HouseResearch · Invention · Shared knowledge · Built practice
A-01 / 04
Academic Design
Interactive systems and urban strategies shaped by research and computation.Swipe horizontally to explore projects.
M.Arch Thesis · Interactive Systems2019
A kinetic urban canopy combining parametric modules, embedded sensing and Arduino-driven actuation. A full-scale 3×3 prototype tested the system with real users.
Kinetic Installation · Cultural Computation2021–23
Islamic geometric logic is reparameterized as an interactive surface. Leap Motion, Firefly and servo-driven modules turn historic pattern into live spatial behaviour.
Deployable Structure · Full-scale Fabrication2018
A radial scissor structure with rigid folding covers, simulated in Karamba3D and Galapagos before full-scale fabrication. Maximum displacement was reduced to 0.82 cm.
I-02 / 03
Innovative Projects
Kinetic structures and products developed through prototyping and testing.Swipe horizontally to explore projects.
Scientific Toys · Deployable Structures—
Pin-connected modular components introduce scissor mechanisms and deployable structures. Panto and Panto Plus offer basic and advanced assemblies, from cross vaults to spherical frameworks.
Scientific Toys · Reciprocal Structures—
An educational construction kit exploring reciprocal-frame structures. Repeated components form varied geometric patterns, supported by an illustrated assembly guide.
Scientific Toys · Tensegrity—
A hands-on tensegrity toy using six rigid elements and six rubber bands to build a lightweight sphere and explore the balance between tension and compression.
T-03 / 03
Teaching Workshops
Knowledge translated into full-scale collaborative making.Swipe horizontally to explore projects.
Teaching · Full-scale Fabrication2016–18
An intensive workshop series across five Iranian universities, moving from Grasshopper logic and interactive prototyping to CNC fabrication and full-scale assembly.
Design-Build Workshop2017
A workshop at the University of Tabriz, moving from reciprocal-frame principles and scale models to the collective assembly of a full-scale dome.
Collaborative Structural Workshop—
A 4.5-metre dome developed from an icosahedral sphere. Sixty identical units translate geometric analysis into a full-scale collaborative structure at Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran.
P-04 / 02
Architecture in Practice
Construction-aware design grounded in professional implementation.Swipe horizontally to explore projects.
Professional Practice · Construction2020–24
Site engineering and project coordination for a 12-storey, 24-unit concrete residential building, connecting drawings, sequencing and material decisions on site.
Interior Architecture · Project Management2024
A residential renovation developed from measured survey through detailed design and implementation, with a restrained material palette and construction-led coordination.
About / 2026
Where structural logic becomes interactive behaviour.
With a foundation in civil engineering and an M.Arch in Architectural Technology, I work across computational design, interactive systems, physical prototyping and on-site implementation. My focus is architecture that remains technically legible from research and concept through fabrication and construction.
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- Head of Research & Development · SONG Architects, Tehran
- Education
- M.Arch Architectural Technology · B.Sc. Civil Engineering
- Research
- ICETAD 2019 publication · Interactive architecture book in progress
- Recognition
- NOVA patent · National awards in structural toy design
CONTACT / OUTPUT
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Available for research collaborations, computational design roles and selected architectural commissions.