Who & What?

Mahan Mehrvarz is a designer, strategist, & problem solver. He usually introduces himself as one who uses strategy, design, and technology to solve human wicked problems. Mahan holds a Bachelor of Architecture from the IAU, Central Tehran Branch, and a Master of Architecture, specializing in situated technologies from State University of New York (UB) where he was awarded the department Chair Award for outstanding performance through the design studios. In addition to working as a design manager and developer on both architecture and urban design projects, he was a former researcher of Center for Architecture and Situated Technologies, Technē Institute for Arts and Emerging Technologies, and Tehran Urban Innovation Center. In 2016, Mahan Mehrvarz was awarded the AIA Henry Adams Gold Medal from the American Institute of Architects. In 2017, his “Internet in Things”, a part of his masters dissertation, which explores the sociopolitical aspects of internet of things, has been selected by European Media Arts Festival. Together with three other principles, Mahan co-founded Future City Innovation Lab in 2019, where they focus on problem solving through design innovation.