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Tag "Fariborz Sahba"

tag name: Fariborz Sahba type: People
web link: Fariborz_Sahba
variations: Fariburz Sahba; فريبرز صهبا
references: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fariborz_Sahba
author page: Fariborz Sahba

"Fariborz Sahba" appears in:

1.   from the main catalog (4 results; less)

  1. S. Naharoy. Architectural Blossoming of the Lotus (2011(?)). Architectural descriptions, blueprints, geometry, photos, and history of the design and construction of the Bahá'í temple in India.
  2. Fariborz Sahba (published as Fariburz Sahba). Art and Architecture: A Bahá'í Perspective (1997). This essay explores the spiritual significance of the relationship between traditional and new forms of artistic expression from the author’s experience as an architect.
  3. Universal House of Justice, Horace Holley, Fariborz Sahba, Sheriar Nooreyezdan. Institution of the Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, The (1986). Five documents from Bahá'í World 18 part four section 5: Institution of the Mashriqu'l-Adhkar, its spiritual significance, the temple on the Indian sub-continent, the Lotus of Bahapur, and the first Mashriqu'l-Adhkar of the Pacific Islands.
  4. S. Naharoy, Fariborz Sahba, John B. Monteiro, et al.. Lotus in Concrete (2011-09). A special-edition journal with photos of the temple in India, with essays "Bahá'í House of Worship," "Taj Mahal of the 20th Century," "Design and Construction," "Lotus and Other Design Highlights," "Shaping a Dream in Concrete."

2.   from the Chronology (2 results; less)

  1. 1986-12-24 —
      The House of Worship in New Delhi, the Mother Temple of the Indian Subcontinent, was dedicated in the presence of Hand of the Cause Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum and more than 8,000 Bahá'ís from 114 countries. [AWH47; BINS161; BW19:102 BW20p732-733, VV92]
    • On October 1st, 1954 the Guardian announced that a plot lying in the outskirts of New Delhi has been secured at the price of a hundred thousand rupees as the site of the first Mashriqu'l-Adhkar of the Indian subcontinent. [CBN No58 Nov 1954 p1]
    • See VV93–4 for pictures.
    • See the video A Documentary on Lotus Temple, complete with transcript, 3 minutes, 52 seconds.
    • Marble for the House of Worship was cut and chiseled by Margraf, a firm from Chiampo, Italy formerly known as Industria Marmi Vincentini. [BWNS1223]

    • The Universal House of Justice reported that the Bahá'í Temple received more than 120,000 visitors within the first thirty days of its dedication. [Ridván 1987]

      Specifics

        Location: New Delhi, India (Bahapur (Abode of Light))
        Foundation Stone: 17 October 1977 (Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum)
        Construction Period: April 1980 - December 1986
        Site Dedication:24 December 1986 (Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum placed a silver casket containing Dust from the Shrines of Bahá'u'lláh and the Báb into the crown of the Prayer Hall arch facing 'Akká)
        Architect/Project Manager: Fariburz Sahbá
        Seating: 1200
        Dimensions:Inner buds are 34.3m high, the outer leaves are 15.4m wide and 22.5m high.
        Cost: $10m
        Dependencies:
        References: BW16p486-487, BW17p368-370, BW18p103-104, 571-584, BW19p559-568, BW20p731-753
  2. 1990-05-23 —
      The work started on the project to reinforce and extend the main terrace of the Shrine of the Báb. This was the initial step in the work to have the Terraces extend from the foot of the ridge of the mountain. [Ridván Message 1992, AWH83, 102]
    • The architect for the Terraces project was Fariburz Sahba.

3.   from the Chronology of Canada (1 result)

  1. 2004-04-21 — The National Convention was held at the Toronto Bahá'í Centre. Those elected were: Husayn Banani, Enayat Rawhani, Donald Rogers, Mark Wedge, Fariborz Sahba, Judy Filson, Susanne Tamas, Karen McKye, and Gordon Naylor. [CBN Vol17 no2 Jun 2004 p5]
 
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