In July 2018, The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran invited five well-known Iranian architects to compete to design a monumental entrance gate for their building in Tehran. Habibeh Madjdabadi's proposal offers a huge anthropomorphic sculptural volume with its head sitting centrally over the entrance plaza and the body set back inside. The design transforms a high cone shape, as the monument, into the rectangular shape of the functional part. The Translation of the Cone creates a negative space in between the two rectangular boxes and this space shapes the axis of movement under a huge vault. >>>

The project is located in the big city named Harbin, the capital of Heilongjang, in the northeast of China. The location is characterized by harsh weather and the 9 million hab. live in its territory with temperatures that reach bellow -40°C in winter season and the average up to 23°C in summer time. Based on this context, the architectural development proposes to introduce new technologies in the field of glass and facade systems,... >>>