The Center for Middle Eastern Architecture and Culture at the University of Oklahoma, College of Architecture aims for all-encompassing study of building in the Middle East, “building” here being taken in a broad sense, comprising all means by which humans give shape to their environment, including architecture, town planning and landscaping.
The Center for Middle Eastern Architecture and Culture at the University of Oklahoma, College of Architecture seeks to advance knowledge of the Middle Eastern built environment and culture for its intellectual and academic values. Therefore, the Center supports scholarship that is of historical and contemporary importance, by acting as a coordinating body for participating universities and institutions whose research focus relates to this geographic area and beyond. The Center also welcomes interdisciplinary perspectives in the study of architecture and culture of the region.
The aim of the Center is to study the architectural traditions of the region and the way these traditions, in the course of history, have been formed by social and cultural factors over the course of centuries; to contemplate the consequences of modern dynamics which presently are putting new demands on architectural developments in the region; and to make plans based upon these insights for future activities in the countries of the Middle East. The ways the Center will pursue these aims will include teaching, research, the organization of conferences, workshops and seminars, as well as other cultural activities which may highlight relevant developments in the Middle East.
The Center for Middle Eastern Architecture and Culture acknowledges and celebrates both the similarities and diversities of the region and aims towards bridging differences through a convergent academic stance concerning architecture and its constituent cultural and technological makeup, ultimately providing an opportunity for dialogue supporting the greater good of all involved.
Contact Khosrow Bozorghi Ph.D. at kbozorgi@ou.edu
Edited by Khosrow Bozorghi
Routledge, 2026
ISBN: 9781041090335
Studio Professor: Dr. Khosrow Bozorgi
The 5th year studio project theme is the U.S. Consulate in Casablanca, Morocco. The multi-building complex will include a consulate office building, Consul General’s Residence, a warehouse, main compound access pavilion, consulate compound access pavilion, service compound access pavilion, support annex, Marine security guard residence, and utility buildings. The technological concepts to focus on are high performance envelop, under-floor air distribution, daylight harvesting, solar thermal domestic hot water production, water collection, and wind power generation.
Diplomacy Lab College of Arch, University of Oklahoma Fall 2018
Studio Professor: Dr. Khosrow Bozorgi
The project theme of 5th year studio is the new US Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The multi-building complex will be situated on a large site in the city of Riyadh, and will include a Consulate office building, a Consul General’s Residence, a Marine Security Guard Residence, support buildings, and facilities for the Consulate community. The new complex will provide Consulate employees with a safe, secure, sustainable, and modern workplace. Studio Consultant: Department of State Bureau of Overseas Building Operations Planning and Real Estate.
Diplomacy Lab College of Arch. University of Oklahoma Fall 2017
Persian Architecture: Course Proposal
