Nader Tehrani

Nader Tehrani is the founding principal of NADAAA and former dean of the architecture school of The Cooper Union. He is completing the redesign of the Ancient West Asia and Cypriot Galleries at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Smiljan Radić Clarke receives his Pritzker medal from Margot Pritzker.

RECORD Interviews

A Conversation with Smiljan Radić Clarke

Nader Tehrani

May 29, 2026

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The 2026 Pritzker laureate talks with Nader Tehrani on the eve of receiving his prize.

The ‘Divine Darkness’ of Architectural Determination

Nader Tehrani

February 13, 2026

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Nader Tehrani reviews Sven Blume’s new documentary on Swedish architect Sigurd Lewerentz.

Inside Look

The Grand Egyptian Museum: A Quarter Century in the Making

Cairo

Nader Tehrani

October 3, 2025

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Designed by Heneghan Peng Architects—long since removed from the project—the ambitious Cairo museum was stalled by a coup d'état, financial crisis, leadership changes, and other obstacles.

Architects on Architects

At MIT, SANAA Shapes a Music Building Among Midcentury Icons with Respectful Irreverence

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Nader Tehrani

January 10, 2025

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The Edward and Joyce Linde Music Building marks a departure from the firm’s signature style while creating a dialogue with the buildings surrounding it.

Books

In ‘Flux,’ Ila Berman and Andrew Kudless Take on the Parametric Project

Review: ‘Flux: Architecture in a Parametric Landscape’ by Andrew Kudless and Ila Berman

Nader Tehrani

October 28, 2024

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The near-encyclopedic collection traces the evolution of computational design in architecture over three decades.

A New Book Explores the Material Consequences of Wood for Architecture

Review: ‘Touch Wood: Material, Architecture, Future’ by Carla Ferrer, Thomas Hildebrand, and Celina Martinez-Cañavate

Nader Tehrani

June 13, 2023

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Dedicated to wood, this anthology explores the medium through multiple lenses from sourcing to forestry management to construction methods and technical innovations.

Review of 'Thirteen Ways of Looking at a House'

By Stella Betts and David Leven with essays by Thomas de Monchaux

Nader Tehrani

April 7, 2022

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For 2007 Design Vanguard firm LevenBetts, the house remains a fundamental site for advancing modern architectural theory and practice.

Credits: 1 AIA LU/HSW; 1 AIBD P-CE; 0.1 ICC CEU

Explore how propane-powered systems and whole-home generators can improve energy resilience, reduce electrical loads, and lower long-term residential costs.

Credits: 1 AIA LU/HSW; 1 AIBD P-CE; 0.1 ICC CEU

Explore how hospitality-driven campus design can strengthen belonging, wellbeing, and community connection in higher education environments.