Aliakbar Mirshafiei an award-winning architect and artist, founded his practice some 40 years ago. Mr. Mirshafiei started his bright career while being an architecture student where he had many collaborations with reputable architecture firms and great architects. His artistic vision and keen eyes on construction details along with his vast knowledge of the building industry promoted him very quickly. He then started his own practice and has designed and completed hundreds of private and public buildings ever since. Many of which were residential apartment buildings in Tehran, several outstanding mosques and mausoleums in Khansar his hometown, landmark projects such as Rose commercial complex in Tehran, Khansar City Hall, and the University of Khansar.

His global vision in the AEC and building industry of a need for a smarter construction system led to the establishing of Sensequake by his two elder sons who hold PhDs in structural engineering and electrical engineering. Sensequake, a structural tech company headquartered in Montreal Canada, is a leader in structural health monitoring and smart seismic analysis in the world. They have analyzed important buildings and structures across North America such as Parliament of Canada and Thousand Islands Bridge. Mr. Mirshafiei’s consultation was a key reason for the success of this tech startup company.

Farzad Mirshafiei is a design Partner of Mirshafiei Design and has been actively working in the industry since 2008. Since his early years in architecture world, he has been an apprentice to his father, Aliakbar Mirshafiei, and had worked with him on notable projects in Tehran while obtaining his bachelor’s degree in architectural engineering. In 2009, he founded M&A Architects, where they won a few international architectural competitions for their unique vision on the future of architecture. Following this, he moved to Los Angeles and continued his education at UCLA where he received his Master of Architecture under the leadership of world-class architects such as Frank Gehry and Tom Mayne. During his master’s program, his professor Tony Cosica noticed Farzad’s comprehensive knowledge in architecture and construction and invited him to work on the realization of two new iconic restaurants in LA, House of Pies Venice and House of Pies Glendale. Since 2013, Farzad has been collaborating with CosciaDay architecture and design on several high-end commercial and residential projects in Los Angeles, Malibu, Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, Glendale, and Venice.