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Tanin

Tanin ("resonance" in Persian) is a cultural center in Tabriz generated through a design process rooted in the study of acoustic vibration.

Rather than beginning with a conventional brief, the design translated recorded sound-wave geometries into a continuous, porous architectural mass. The result is a single organic body resting on the ground, its surface perforated by apertures of varying scale that once represented nodes of vibration. These openings now provide daylight, ventilation, and framed views toward the city. Walking through Tanin becomes an experience of moving through a frozen moment of sound — compressed in places, released in others. Across three levels, exhibition halls, gathering spaces, and public areas are woven into this form without interrupting its logic. Situated at a prominent urban junction, Tanin's soft silhouette offers a quiet counterpoint to Tabriz's rigid geometries — a reminder that architecture, like music, is a discipline of rhythm and resonance.

Location

Tabriz, Iran

About the Applicant

Mahdiyar Memar is an Iranian architect and founder of BOED, an independent architecture practice, and Vartan, an architecture school. His work explores the relationship between sound vibration and architectural form, developed through several years of design research translating acoustic patterns into spatial and structural geometries. Alongside leading design projects at BOED and teaching at Vartan, he also lectures architecture at university level.

Project Authors

Mahdiyar Memar

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Mahdiyar Memar