Nader Tehrani

Nader Tehrani is an Iranian American designer and educator. He was born in England, raised in Pakistan, South Africa, Iran, and the United States. With degrees from Harvard and RISD, he was also educated in London and Rome during his college years. He founded Office dA in 1986 and started his own practice. Tehrani is currently a professor of architecture at MIT SA+P, where he served as Head of the Department from 2010-2014, MIT. He is also Principal of NADAAA, a practice dedicated to the advancement of design innovation, interdisciplinary collaboration, and an intensive dialogue with the construction industry.