PHOTO OF THE YEAR :

HEYDAR GHIAÏ WITH H.I.M. THE SHAH OF IRAN

THE ABOVE PHOTO WAS TAKEN DURING THE INAUGURATION OF THE TEHERAN SENATE HOUSE IN 1956, AND SHOWS THE ARCHITECT DESCRIBING THE MAIN CHAMBER'S VARIOUS ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS TO THE EMPEROR.

BELOW: YVES GHIAÏ RECEIVING PROCLAMATION FROM  MAYOR WILLIE BROWN

OUR FIRM IS HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT MAYOR WILLIE L. BROWN OF THE CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO HAS FORMALLY PROCLAIMED OCTOBER 26 THE AS THE "HEYDAR GHIAÏ & SONS DAY "       IN SAN FRANCISCO. THE PROCLAMATION WAS ISSUED DURING AN OFFICIAL CEREMONY AT THE ST. FRANCIS YACHT CLUB IN RECOGNITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL DESIGN ACHIEVEMENTS MADE BY OUR FIRM AND OUR ABILITY TO PLACE THE CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO ON THE INTERNATIONAL DESIGN SCENE.

YVES GHIAÏ 'S LATEST PROJECT HAS BEEN FEATURED IN THE INTERNATIONAL MAGAZINE OF " ARCHITECTURE MEDITERRANEENNE, ISSUE #52. YOU MAY  ORDER THAT  PUBLICATION ATwww.architecture-mediterraneenne.com          

A COMPLETE RETROSPECTIVE OF THE GHIAÏ FAMILY ARCHITECTURE HAS BEEN FEATURED IN THE JUNE 2001 EDITION OF ARCHITECTURE MEDITERRANEE.

A NEW ARTICLE ON GHIAÏ FATHER & SON APPEARED IN THE SEPTEMBER ISSUE OF THE PERSIAN HERITAGE MAGAZINE . YOU MAY PURCHASE THAT PUBLICATION ONLINE AT www.persian-heritage.com

AN IN DEPTH ARTICLE, AND INTERVIEW OF YVES GHIAÏ HAS BEEN FEATURED IN THE MARCH 2001 ISSUE OF THE PERSIAN HERITAGE MAGAZINE.

WE ARE HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE TWO NEW ADDITIONS TO OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS , WE WELCOME:                                        
                                                           ANAHITA C.  GHIAÏ-CHAMLOU
                                                                               
                                                           ARYANA  M.  GHIAÏ-CHAMLOU

                                                           AZITA      R.  GHIAÏ-CHAMLOU                                    

OUR FIRM IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT" ENCYCLOPEDIA IRANICA"
WHICH IS THE MOST EXTENSIVE COMPILATION OF IRANIAN HISTORY EVER,
HAS DEVOTED AN ENTIRE SECTION TO OUR PATRIARCH;
HEYDAR GHIAÏ-CHAMLOU AS THE FOUNDER OF MODERN ARCHITECTURE IN IRAN THIS SECTION CAN BE FOUND IN VOLUME10 OF THE ENCYCLOPEDIA.

WE ARE PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT  YVES GHIAÏ  HAS BEEN NOMINATED AS AN HONORARY MEMBER OF THE PRESTIGIOUS  200 YEAR OLD FRENCH "ACADEMIE D'ARCHITECTURE".

BELOW: YVES GHIAÏ RECEIVING THE GOLDEN MEDAL OF THE ACADEMY FROM ITS PRESIDENT
AYMERIC ZUBLENA ON APRIL, 8TH, 2004 IN PARIS, FRANCE.
THE HONORARY MEMBERSHIP AT THE ACADEMY IS LIMITED TO ONLY 70 OF THE MOST
PRESTIGIOUS ARCHITECTS INTERNATIONALLY.

President Zublena, Yves and his mother Mariette Ghiai-Chamlou Yves Ghiai with Francois Lagrange, Secretary of State in charge of Privatizations in France Architect Jean-Paul Viguier with Yves Ghiai

Yves Ghiai with Pres. Zublena of the Academy Yves Ghiai with Pres. Zublena of the Academy Yves Ghiai with French Legal Press Mogul, Bruno Vergé

The City of Prince George in British Columbia has selected
Yves Ghiai for revitalizing its downtown.
Ghiai Development Corporation has announced three major
phases to its "Metropolis" project which is to have a total of
21 phases spread over 13 years.

CONCEPT OF THE YEAR

WHEN FIRST INTRODUCED TO THE WORLD, SKYSCRAPERS
WERE MEANT TO RESEMBLE NEO-CLASSICAL OR ART-DECO STRUCTURES STRETCHED TO NEW HEIGHTS.
FOLLOWING THE MODERN MOVEMENT LEAD BY ARCHITECT LE CORBUSIER, HIGH RISES EMBRACED THE IDEA OF MEGA & MULTI-FUNCTIONAL SCULPTURAL STRUCTURES. THEN CAME THE MIESEAN CURTAIN WALLED
GLASS BLOCK WITH ITS PURIST MONOLITH THE MONOTONY OF WHICH HAS PROVOQUED THE 80'S POST-MODERN MOVEMENT BORROWING AD-HOC HISTORICAL ELEMENT & ABSURDLY PASTING THEM ONTO
THE OLD MONOLITHS.
DESPITE THE DECONSTRUCTIVIST'S AND POST INDUSTRIALIST'S EFFORTS TO INNOVATE THE BOX, HIGH-RISES MAINTAINED THEIR ORIGINAL CHARACTERISTICS. WE FEEL THAT IT IS TIME TO FUNDAMENTALLY ALTER , REVISE, REDEFINE AND
INNOVATE THE VERY ESSENCE OF THE SKY SCRAPER.
OUR PROTOTYPE HIGH RISE INTRODUCED THE FOLLOWING INNOVATIONS :
   INTRODUCTION OF A MYSTICO-POETIC ELEMENT EXPRESSED AS SMOOTH CURVILINEAR PLANES LEADING THE VIEWERS EYE TOWARDS BOTH THE SKY AND AN ELEMENT OF MYSTERY CREATED BY LAYERED OPENINGS.
   CREATION OF A COURTYARD/ATRIUM SERVING AS A VERTICAL MUSEUM AND SURROUNDED BY FOUR HIGH-RISES WITHIN ONE COMPLEX  (HOTEL/RESIDENTIAL/OFFICES/CIVIC) AS OPPOSED TO THE USUAL VERTICAL ARRANGEMENT OF SUCH MULTI-FUNCTION STRUCTURES.
   CREATION OF A "VILLAGE IN THE SKY" AS OPPOSED TO THE CUSTOMARY STREET LEVEL SHOPPING PLAZA THEREBY INVITING VISITORS TO SHOP WHILE EXPERIENCING THE SKYLINE AWAY FROM THE STREET.
   PLACEMENT OF A BUILDING WITHIN THE LOBBY ACTING AS CULTURAL CENTER SEEMINGLY FLOATING WITHIN A DUAL PYRAMID ALSO HOUSING THE COMPLEX'S ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES CENTRAL TO ALL CIRCULATION PATHS.

ADDITIONAL PHOTOS CAN BE VIEWED IN OUR PROJECTS PAGE UNDER " UTOPIA/ARCHI-FICTION.