about Mohammadreza Nikbakht

Mohammad Reza Nikbakht was born in Tehran. He received his master's degree from Tehran’s Shahid Beheshti University in 1997. He started his career during his studies with Sharestan Consulting Engineers since 1986, and in 2004 he founded Zandigan Consulting Engineers Company. During these years, he has designed and supervised over 200 residential projects as well as a number of cultural and recreational spaces, such as the new Hosseiniyeh Ershad’s library and Enghelab Complex’s food court. He has also worked on the restoration of historical monuments such as the Chalapyoglu Monastery, the Mahidasht Caravanserai, the Salar Bathhouse, the Central Mosque of Semnan, Mozzafari Palace of Oushan, Bayazid Bastami Complex and the design of Bayazid Bastami’s tomb.

In 2009, Zandigan Consulting Engineers published the book "The Experience of Renovation & Restoration of Chalapyoglu Monastery" which won the Season’s Book Award. This book is now a reliable reference for scholars and students in this professional field. His other experiences include publishing the books “Architecture of Components” and "Motive in Miniature". The Architecture of Components is a collection of architectural details that have been designed and implemented in Zandigan Company’s projects for the past 15 years and has obtained a special rating in the third periodicity of the Architecture and Urban Book Award. The restoration and renovation project of the Tofighi House in Zanjan, along with 8 other restoration projects, won Aga Khan Foundation’s joint award of New Life in the Old framework, in year 2002.