I am Farshid Rahimi Kalahroudi, holding a Bachelor’s degree in Architectural Engineering from Islamic Azad University, Qazvin Branch (2018), and a Master’s degree in Restoration of Historical Buildings and Fabrics from Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch (2020).
My professional journey began in 2017 when I joined Emarat Khorshid Consulting Engineers as an architect and restoration specialist, a role I held until 2021. From 2021 to 2023, I worked as a technology expert at the Innovation and Incubation Center of the Natural Disasters Research Institute. Currently, I work independently as a freelance architect and heritage conservationist.
In addition to professional practice, research and publication have always been core aspects of my work. My published books include:
Ekbatan: Civilization of Contemporary Iranian Architecture (2016)
The Healer Conservator: Conservation as Medicine (2021)
Preservation of Rural Heritage with an Ecotourism Development Approach (2022)
I have also served as the editor-in-chief of Asemaneh Shahr, a scientific-specialized journal at Islamic Azad University of Qazvin, and was a member of its editorial board from 2017 to 2020. Furthermore, in 2015 and 2016, I co-founded and served as the secretary of the Scientific Association of the Faculty of Architecture at the same university.
Since 2014, I have been involved in architectural education, serving as a research supervisor and instructor in top high schools across Tehran.
Beyond architecture, I have a deep interest in photography and visual documentation. In 2016, I founded Bokeh Studio, where I have been working across various fields such as content production, architectural, industrial, commercial, portrait, and documentary photography.
Some of my most notable documentary and artistic photography series include:
Living with Death (a narrative on cemeteries across Iran)
Iranian Ethnic Groups
The Ballet Series
Documentation of Historic Villages and Monuments of Iran
Yād (a visual narrative of veterans with war-related PTSD from the Iran–Iraq War)
Children of Heaven (a narrative on care homes for people with disabilities, the elderly, and psychiatric patients)
By combining expertise in architecture, conservation, education, authorship, and visual storytelling, I strive to explore and preserve the deep connection between people, culture, and space.