Dr. Grigor will be joined for a Q&A session with Farhang’s Dr. Shazad Ghanbari, Chair of Farhang Foundation’s Fine Arts Council and member of the Board of Trustees.
About Dr. Talinn Grigor
Talinn Grigor is professor and chair of the Art History Program in the Department of Art and Art History at the University of California, Davis. Her research focuses on 19th- and 20th-century art and architectural histories through the framework of postcolonial and critical theories, grounded in Iran and Parsi India.
Her books include Building Iran: Modernism, Architecture, and National Heritage under the Pahlavi Monarchs (2009); Contemporary Iranian Art: From the Street to the Studio (2014); and The Persian Revival: The Imperialism of the Copy in Iranian and Parsi Architecture (2021).
About Dr. Ghanbari
Dr. Ghanbari is the Design Principal at Westgroup Designs, an award-winning design firm whose work has been recognized and published nationally and internationally. Dr. Ghanbari served on the AIA/OC Board of Directors from 2002-2006 and devoted his time as Director of Education. He was part of the Steering Committee for AIA/ Chapman University which inspired his involvement in the Steering Committee AIA/ San Diego School of Architecture. Dr. Ghanbari is a graduate of the six-cycle Ph.D. Architecture Program, Sapienza University of Roma, Italy. He spent the last 10 years of his 25 year journey in Italy as a researcher and professor for the School of Architecture, and his work was selected as a virtuoso for the prestigious Venice Biannual International Exposition. Dr. Ghanbari serves as a Trustee on Farhang Foundation’s Board and is currently the Chair of Farhang’s Fine Arts Council.
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Event Details
| Event Starts | 07/10/2021 – 11:00 am |
| Event Ends | 07/10/2021 |
| Individual Price | Free |
| Location | Online |
