Draft:Baharash Bagherian

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  • Comment: Please don't WP:REFBOMB, as was advised before. List your three best sources on the draft's talk page (the ones that may contribute to notability of the subject by satisfying the criteria at WP:GNG). Usedtobecool ☎️ 05:46, 23 January 2024 (UTC)
  • Comment: Please read carefully the guide for articles on living people at WP:BLP and also the notability guide at WP:BIO. Currently I see no indications that he will meet the notability criteria. Ldm1954 (talk) 02:24, 11 December 2023 (UTC)

Baharash Bagherian is an Architect, urban planner and author.[1][2][3]

Career[edit]

Baharash was previously the founder of London-based design studio 'Baharash Architecture'.[4][5] He was also previously the Design Director of 'Diamond Developers' in Dubai.[6][7] He is currently the CEO of URB, a company based in Dubai Design District which is working on sustainable developments.[8][9][10]. He has been nominated for several awards in his field.[11][12][13]He also heads the URB Incubator, an innovation hub centered around sustainable cities.[14][15]

Key works[edit]

In 2013, he won the competition to design the phase 2 of 'The Sustainable City in Dubai'.[16][17][18] Following the construction of the project, he designed several new cities,[19][20][21] including the world's first climate positive city,[22] which was selected as one of the top 50 most influential projects in the world of 2022 by Project Management Institute.[23] He is also the designer of The Loop, a 93km cycling highway, climate-controlled year-round structure designed to promote cycling and walking as a primary mode of transport for people in Dubai.[24][25] Dubai Reefs, a project to create the world's largest artificial reef in Dubai was masterminded by Baharash.[26][27][28]

References[edit]

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  2. ^ "What's the big idea? - The Entrepreneurs 7 - Magazine". Monocle. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
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  5. ^ O'Neill, Tamsin (2014-06-10). "Water Boulevards | green magazinegreen magazine". green magazine. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
  6. ^ "Top Dubai designer sets up new firm 'to develop sustainable cities'". www.tradearabia.com. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  7. ^ Goveas, Bina. "Dubai designer sets up new green-focused firm". gulfconstructiononline.com. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  8. ^ Oxborrow, Ian (2022-12-13). "Dubai agritourism project to create 10,000 jobs". The National. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  9. ^ Oxborrow, Ian (2022-09-06). "Dubai Urban Tech District unveiled: 4,000 jobs to be created at new global centre". The National. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
  10. ^ Salim, Sahim. "93km climate-controlled Dubai highway: How proposed project will connect 3 million residents". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
  11. ^ "The Big 5 Construction Impact Awards Finalists". Big 5 Global. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
  12. ^ "Shortlist Revealed: Design Middle East Awards 2022". Design Middle East. 2022-11-02. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
  13. ^ "Revealed: 2022 Big Project Middle East Awards shortlist". Middle East Construction News. 2022-12-13. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
  14. ^ Saundalkar, Jason (2022-05-24). "URB launches incubator for sustainable city development". Middle East Construction News. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
  15. ^ "Dubai's URB empowers urban tech entrepreneurs - UAE Times". 2023-03-07. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  16. ^ Waite, Richard (2013-06-05). "Baharesh Architecture lands Dubai prize project". The Architects’ Journal. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
  17. ^ Welch, Adrian (2013-06-10). "Dubai Sustainable City Masterplan Design". e-architect. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
  18. ^ Laylin, Tafline (2013-06-14). "Dubai Sustainability City Phase 2 Awarded to Baharash Architecture - Green Prophet". Retrieved 2023-12-08.
  19. ^ Praverman, Frank (2022-07-01). "Zero-carbon smart city in Riyadh to house 44,000". AGBI. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  20. ^ "Baharash Architecture Wins Dubai Sustainable City Project". Bustler. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
  21. ^ "Dubai-based developer URB unveils plans for massive net-zero community in Kuwait". Arab News PK. 2022-08-25. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  22. ^ "First climate-positive, net-zero city in the world". Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building | Green design & innovation for a better world. 2022-05-02. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
  23. ^ "Nexgen | PMI most influential projects 2022". PMI. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
  24. ^ Leigh-Hewitson, Nadia (2023-02-09). "Dubai could get a 93-kilometer indoor cycling super highway". CNN. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  25. ^ Skirka, Hayley (2023-02-01). "Designs for Dubai's The Loop revealed, a sustainable 93km cycling and wellness highway". The National. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  26. ^ Skirka, Hayley (2023-05-09). "Designs revealed for Dubai Reefs, world's largest ocean restoration and ecotourism project". The National. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  27. ^ "Dubai Reefs: An update on the world's largest ocean restoration megaproject". Fact Magazine. 2023-12-05. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
  28. ^ Zeitoun, Lea (2023-12-13). "what is blue urbanism? URB on dubai's plan to unite land & sea for climate change relief". designboom | architecture & design magazine. Retrieved 2023-12-15.