Hossein Amanat es­tab­lished his repu­ta­tion as a young gradu­ate in 1966 by win­ning a na­tion­wide com­pet­i­tion to design the Shahy­ad Free­dom Monu­ment (Azaadi Square) in Tehran, which has since be­come the sym­bol of mod­ern Ir­an. This first ar­chi­tec­tur­al pro­ject led to the op­por­tun­ity to cre­ate some of Ir­an’s most pres­ti­gi­ous mod­ern build­ings in­clud­ing han­di­craft centres, uni­versit­ies, lib­rar­ies and a town on the Caspi­an Sea. He also de­signed the em­bassy of Ir­an in Beijing, one of the dis­tin­guished build­ings in the dip­lo­mat­ic quarter of that city.

Since mov­ing to Canada in 1980, Hos­sein’s prac­tice has ex­pan­ded and di­ver­si­fied. He has de­signed the World Ad­min­is­trat­ive Cen­ter of the Baha’i Faith in Haifa, Is­rael, uni­versity lib­rar­ies and factor­ies in China, mixed-use high-rise build­ings in San Diego, res­id­en­tial con­domin­i­ums in Santa Mon­ica, a temple in Sam­oa, re­li­gious and cul­tur­al cen­ters near Dal­las, Seattle and Wash­ing­ton, D.C. and res­id­en­tial dwell­ings in Canada and Cali­for­nia. He re­cently com­pleted a trans­it-ori­ented mixed com­mer­cial and res­id­en­tial high-rise pro­ject along the Van­couver mass-trans­it line.

In all his pro­jects, Amanat demon­strates his par­tic­u­lar skill for the ap­plic­a­tion and com­bin­a­tion of di­verse cul­tur­al themes in the cre­ation of dis­tinct­ive designs. He has re­ceived nu­mer­ous design awards and has lec­tured ex­tens­ively on art and ar­chi­tec­ture at cul­tur­al and edu­ca­tion­al in­sti­tu­tions and con­fer­ences.

Join us for a night of interactive lecture and talk with Hossein Amanat and find out more about his works, experiences and vision and perspectives on architecture.

Lecture is free and open to the public. This lecture is presented in English.
Please note that this event is on the basis of first-come, first-served and is going to start right at 6:30pm.

Date: Jan 30th, 2012
Time: 6:30pm – 9:30pm
Location: UBC Robson Square – Downtown Vancouver
Event’s Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/164659110304023/

Parvaz Homay and Mastan Ensemble are coming back to Vancouver for another excellent performance; bringing us pure soul of traditional Iranian music.

UBC Persian Club is proud to be part of this great event and would like to invite all of you to join us and enjoy a night of exquisite traditional Iranian music. The event also showcases an exhibition of Persian Calligraphy by Master Esrafil Shirchi.

Date: Saturday, Nov 26, 2011
Time: 7:30pm-10:00pm
Location: UBC Chan Centre for the Performing Arts
Tickets: Starting from $40

Note: UBC Persian Club members are entitled to a discount on their tickets. For more info please email us at: info@ubcpc.com or call 778-822-6254.

Event’s Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/260927610608836/

As you may know, the event “Poetry Night with Houshang Ebtehaj (Saayeh)” was sold out on September 18th. Due to the large demand from the community and increasing interest in this event, UBC Asian Studies Department (Persian Language and Iranian Studies Initiative) in collaboration with UBC Persian Club planned to host a second poetry night with Mr. Ebtehaj, and Saayeh kindly agreed to it.

This effort has been made in hopes of giving another opportunity to those who were unable to obtain their tickets for the first event; to come and spend a night with Saayeh and celebrate Iranian poetry with the rest of us.

This event is to be held on Thursday, September 29th, 2011 at UBC Point Grey Campus. As tickets are going away very quickly, please make sure to act fast and get your tickets as soon as possible to avoid later disappointments.

You can reserve your tickets online by filling up this form.

Also, you can come to UBC Persian Club’s new office at the SUB (Student Union Building) to pick up your tickets. We will be in our office on Monday and Tuesday from 2pm-4pm to serve you with the tickets.

Come join us for a night of literature, art and love:

Date: Thursday Sep 29th, 2011
Time: 7pm – 10pm
Venue: Room 100 – Wesbrook Building, University of British Columbia (Point Grey Campus) (Click on the link for directions)
Admission: $10

Co-organized by: UBC Asian Studies Department (Persian Language and Iranian Studies Initiative) and UBC Persian Club

Having dedicated himself to his art for six decades, Sayeh (Amir Houshang Ebthaj) has shown great perseverance in writing unfettered poems. A renowned poet of conscience, he has been an inspirational and unstoppable force for his country and its people in the age of totalitarian governments exercising brutal and vicious political, social and religious control over Iranian citizens. His deceptively simple poems – loaded with sublime allegories, penetrating ironies, visual images, sober elegies, literary allusions and masterly juxtapositions – evoke powerful mental pictures. The wide spectrum of his poetic work ranges from classic rhymed lyrics (ghazals) to modern blank verse delving into the Iranian psyche.
For an unforgettable meditative experience of joy and beauty, come to Kay Meek Centre, 1700 Mathers Ave. West Vancouver, on September 25 for an evening of music and poetry with this iconic Persian poet.
Date: Sep 25
Time: 8:00pm – 10:30pm
Location: Kay Meek Centre
Event’s Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=245065835531060
(Note: Act fast if you want to be there; as tickets’ availability is VERY LIMITED).

Repertoire:

Mozart – Sonata for two pianos in D major, K.448
Arensky – Suite No. 1, op. 15
Brahms – Variations on St. Anthony Chorale (commonly known as Variations on a Theme by Haydn)
Rachmaninoff – Russian Rhapsody

The following ten Canadian works were selected to be performed as a result of Piano Pinnacle’s 2011 nationwide call for scores:

John Baker – Four Beads
John Alexander Blyth – Duo Urge
Diane Chouinard – Duo Scherzino
Craig Day – Off to the Races
Frank Levin – Taraval Street Rag
James O’Callaghan – Aquifer
John Oliver – Birds at Play on a Sunny Windy Day
Martin Ritter – Overdrive
Drew Redman – Clothed to Naked Eye
Saman Shahi – Nasim

There will be some exciting door prizes, and a reception following the concert.

For tickets, and more information, please visit:
http://www.pianopinnacle.com/

This event is proudly sponsored by UBC Persian Club.

Join in our weekly Grouse Grind hiking program and enjoy the nice weather, incredible scenery and the group-hiking with fellow UBCPCers!

Every Sunday morning, we will gather in the warm-up space at the base of the mountain and will warm ourselves up for 30 minutes and then hit the Grouse at 9. Please Note that we start hiking right at 9:00am; so, please be on time, or else you would have to climb it all by yourself!

Also, you can join our Facebook Grouse Grind Group to cheer up and upload your pictures!

Location: Grouse Grind Warm-up Space
Date: Every Sunday Morning until it gets to cold to climb!
Time: 9:00am ~ 11:00am (it may take more or less time depending on our hiking speed!)

get your tickets as soon as possible.

The Proceeds from the this event will go to the purchase of Farsi books and UBC Persian Studies.