Speaker Event: Farrokh Derakhshani

Join us on May 4th at our 50 Water Street showroom for a special speaker event with Farrokh Derakhshani. Derakhshani's talk will explore architecture’s capacity to generate positive social, spatial, and cultural impact, bridging critical reflection with disciplinary agency through selected projects that have demonstrably improved lives.

Farrokh Derakhshani is an Iranian architect and urban planner based in Geneva, Switzerland, with over four decades of experience spanning professional practice and institutional leadership. He has served as Director of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture since 2006. His work focuses on contemporary architecture in Muslim societies, with an emphasis on cultural context, social responsibility, and design excellence.

Arrive at 5:00 PM for light refreshments, Derakhshani's talk starts at 6:00 PM. The presentation will be Live Streamed.