Alireza Taghaboni

Alireza Taghaboni (Persian: علیرضا تغابنی), (born 1977) is an Iranian architect, author, and educator based in Tehran, Iran. He is, a practicing architect since 2004 and founded NextOffice (an architectural firm in Iran) in 2009. He has designed contemporary buildings in Tehran, such as the Sharifi-ha House and Cedrus Residential. He is also the Dean of CAAI (the Contemporary Architects Association of Iran). He is on the faculty at the Center for Contemporary Architecture in Tehran.

Background Taghaboni was born in Tehran in 1977. In 1995, he studied architecture in Guilan, Iran at University of Guilan. In 2002, he earned a master's degree in architecture. He is known for his inventive and experimental architecture.

In an interview with the Financial Times he said that he was inspired by postwar Japan. 2018 World Architecture Festival award (WAF) for the Guyim Vault House 2023 Inside World Festival of Interiors Category Winner 2025 Architizer A+Awards Finalist in Residential Multi-Unit Housing

National awards

Memar Award 96 – 3rd Prize Winner (Residential Individual Apartments Category) Memar Award 94 – 3rd Prize Winner (Residential Individual Apartments Category) Memar Award 94 – 1st Prize Winner (Restorations Category) Memar Award 91 – 2nd Prize Winner (Residential Buildings Category) Memar Award 90 – 1st Prize Winner (Restorations Category) Façade Design Using Natural Material Competition 1st Prize Winner Designing the Corporate Building for the Qazvin Construction Engineering Organization (Q. C. E. O.) Competition – Winner (Best Design)

Books In 2022, he authored his first book, Momas Ba Asar (Persian: مماس با اثر), in collaboration with Gilgamesh Publications.

Personal life In 2015, he married architect Zahra Jahani.