Negar Ahmadi
Founding Principal Architect
Negar Ahmadi founded NAM Group in 2013 and brings more than twenty years of experience in residential and cultural design. Her research on desert climatic architecture underpins the group’s design approach.
The people of NAM
Our team
A small but multidisciplinary team that values quality over quantity.
Arash Karimi
Design Director
Arash Karimi leads design on the group’s commercial and office projects. Before joining NAM he spent several years working with architecture practices in Europe.
Maryam Rostami
Heritage & Restoration Lead
Maryam Rostami specialises in the conservation of historic buildings and has led projects in Kashan, Isfahan and Oudlajan. She works closely with a network of master craftspeople across Iran.
Hamid Jafari
Lead Structural Engineer
Hamid Jafari has over fifteen years of experience in concrete and steel structures and seismic retrofit. He works alongside the architects from the first meeting of every project.
Leila Farahani
Senior Interior Designer
Leila Farahani leads the group’s interiors team, with a particular passion for bringing Iranian crafts into contemporary spaces. The Girih collection shown at Milan Design Week was designed under her direction.
Pouya Moradi
Urban Planner
Pouya Moradi specialises in urban design and participatory regeneration of historic neighbourhoods. He coordinated the community meetings in Oudlajan.
Kaveh Shahbazi
BIM Manager
Kaveh Shahbazi developed the group’s BIM standards and manages digital coordination between consultants. He also leads laser surveys of historic buildings.
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