Leila Araghian
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| Born | Leila Araghian 1983 (age 40–41)
Tehran, Iran
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| Nationality | Iranian |
| Alma mater | Shahid Beheshti University University of British Columbia |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Buildings | Tabiat Bridge |
Leila Araghian (Persian: لیلا عراقیان; born 1983) is an Iranian architect. She has a master's degree in architecture from the University of British Columbia, where she won the UBC Architecture Alumni Henry Elder Prize.[1] She previously studied architecture in Iran, at Shahid Beheshti University.[2]
In 2005, Araghian co-founded Diba Tensile Architecture, a company specialising in the design, manufacture and installation of membrane structures.[3] She was chief architect and designer of the Tabiat BridgeinTehran, a pedestrian bridge opened in late 2014 which has won several prizes, including the 2016 Aga Khan Award for Architecture for Architecture,[4] and the Popular Choice award in the Highways & Bridges category of Architizer's 2015 A+ Awards.[5]
Araghian's Iranian heritage has restricted her international exposure; she was not allowed to enter the World Architecture Festival because of sanctions against Iran.[2] The architect herself spoke out against the sanctions because according to her, "this is ridiculous, I’m an Iranian architect and this is a cultural activity, it has absolutely nothing to do with politics."[6]
She was photographed in September 2015 by Brandon Stanton for the Humans of New York trip to Iran.[7][2]
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