READING INDEX
This is a selected collection of books that have played a significant role in shaping my journey as an architect, researcher, and creative. Each one represents a step forward in my exploration of ideas and innovations that challenge the limits of what's possible. Whether you're searching for new insights or just a good read, I hope these books inspire you as much as they’ve inspired me. I’d also love to hear your own recommendations!
Planning
- LeGates, R.T., Stout, F., & Caves, R.W. (Eds.). (2020). The City Reader (7th ed.). Routledge.
- Fainstein, S. S., & DeFilippis, J. (2016). Readings in Planning Theory (4th ed.). Wiley Blackwell.
- Sadeghi, T., (2018). The Foundation of Sustainable Urban Economic Development, DanesPub (Language Persian)
- Sanyal, B., Vale, L. J., & Rosan, C. D. (2012). Planning ideas that matter : livability, territoriality, governance, and reflective practice. MIT Press.
- Sezer, C., & van Melik, R. (Eds.). (2022). Marketplaces: Movements, Representations and Practices (1st ed.). Routledge.
METHODS
- Creswell, J. W., & Plano Clark, V. L. (2017). Designing and conducting mixed methods research (3rd ed.). SAGE.
- Riche, N.H., Hurter, C., Diakopoulos, N., & Carpendale, S. (2018). Data-Driven Storytelling. Taylor & Francis/CRC Press.
- Madani, S. (2014). Principle of Research in Design and Planning (2nd ed.) (Language: Persian)
Architecture & Design
- Bernstein, P. (2022). Machine Learning: Architecture in the Age of Artificial Intelligence. RIBA Publishing.
- Galilee, B. (2021). Radical Architecture of the Future. Phaidon Press.
- Ai, W., & Pins, A. (2014). Spatial Matters: Art Architecture and Activism. The MIT Press.
- Frumkin, P. & Kolendo, A. (2014). Building for the Arts. University of Chicago Press Economics Books.
- De Botton, A. (2006). The Architecture of Happiness. McClelland & Stewart.
- Bachelard, G. (2014). The Poetics of Space. Penguin Classics.
- Palladio, A. 1508-1580. (1965). The Four Books of Architecture. Dover Publications.
BUSINESS
- Meyer, E. (2014). The Culture Map: Breaking through the Invisible Boundaries of Global Business. (1st ed.). PublicAffairs.
- Klaas, B. (2024). Fluke: Chance, Chaos and Why Everything We Do Matters. Hachette Publishing
- Horowitz, B. (2014). The Hard Things about Hard Things. Harper Collins
Graphic Novels
- Berbian, V. & Kebbi, Y. (2019). The Structure is Rotten, Comrade. Fantagraphics Books.
- Bannerman, I., Jimenez, S., & Jones, S. (Eds.). (2019). World War 3 Illustrated. #50, Shameless feminists. AK Press.
- Khan, S. (2022). What Is Home, Mum? Street Noise Books.
- Gharib, M. (2022). It Won’t Always Be Like This. Ten Speed Press.
- Russo, M. (2021). Why is Everybody Yelling?: Growing Up in My Immigrant Family (1st ed.). Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
- Dyck, J. (2022). Shelterbelts. Conundrum Press.
- Rowser, J. & Smith, R. (2022). Wash Day Diaries. Chronicle Books.
- Brown, J. (2022). Loved and Lost: A Relationship Trilogy. IDW Publishing.
- Doucet, J. (2022). Time Zone J. Drawn & Quarterly.
- Penyas, A. (2018). We’re All Just Fine. Fantagrahics Books.
- Satrapi, M. (2005). Embroideries. Pantheon Books.
- Wertz, J. (2017). Tenements, Towers & Trash: An Unconventional Illustrated History of New York City (1st ed.). Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers.
KOO Book Shelf (Design and Built)
The KOO Book Shelf is a design I created at the age of 20, born out of a curiosity to craft a minimal, modern, and functional bookshelf for our home. Constructed with steel and metal components, this piece represents my passion for blending practicality with elegance. It remains one of my most cherished creations.
For me, the way we store and display books goes beyond mere functionality. Books not only add warmth and character to a space, but each word they carry embodies the knowledge and life’s work of the author. Designing this shelf was a way to honor that sentiment, creating a space where books can be both accessible and beautifully integrated into the home.
KOO (2017)
