• Khark Library, for the National Iranian Oil Company (Exports of Oil Products) – Structural Design, 224sqm (2008)
• North Star Hotel, Chaloos City – for CCL Company & Mr. Abir – Managing of the Structural Design Team, 2000sqm (2007)
• Iran Steel Plants Group – LSF Structural Design, 2000sqm (2007)
• Kahrizak Sports Complex, for the Ministry of Education – Structural Design, 3000sqm (2003)
• The design of the Sports Complex for the Congress Council, for the Building Office – Basic Design, 500sqm (2002)
• Sooreh University, for Dr. Saremi – Strengthening of the roof structure, 200sqm (2000)
• Azadi Cinema, Tehran – for Tehran Municipality, Basic studies, 3000sqm (1997)
• Exhibition for Milad Noor Company, for Mr. Salary – Architectural Basic Design, 200sqm (1997)
• Semnan Mosallah Design, Headquarters of Semnan Friday Prayer – Basic Design, 35,000sqm (1994)
• Yazd Safaeeyeh Hotel – Reception Building, for Tarahi–Omran Company – Structural, Architectural, Electrical & Mechanical Design, 350sqm (1993)
• Tabriz Exhibition, for Mr. Ghaderi & Mr. Alamdari – Structural Design, 500sqm (1992)
• Mashhad Tourism Complex, Persica Company & FaraTarh Company – Structural Design, 5000sqm (1992)
• School Building, for Almahdi Group – 1200sqm (1992) Basic & Detail Design
• Saeiideyeh Town, School numbers 23 & 4 – 2000, 1500, 6839sqm (1990–1991)
• Bonyad Girls’ School, for Abniyeh-Fani Company – Design of Concrete Structures (1990)
Church of All Faith (Christian) (2023)
Description: Development of a new ADA access, upgrading of the rear deck, and a multipurpose room.
Type of order: Full Scope Design
Owner/Client: Church Ministry
Ordered by: Pastor J.M. Parker
Lead Engineer: Dr. Amin Ghafooripour
Project Manager: Dr. Amin Ghafooripour
Architect: Padir Consulting Engineers
Structural/Civil Eng.: Dr. Amin Ghafooripour, Fataneh Shahverdi
Location: Oakland, California
Project size: 10,000 sf
Date of project: 2023
Project #: 1067 and 795
Greater Saint John the Baptist Church (2015)
Description: Development of a new multipurpose building.
Type of order: Structural Basic design
Owner/Client: Church Ministry
Ordered by: Fred T. Smith
Lead Engineer: Mr. Ronald Loar
Project manager: Verna Brook
Architect: Fred T. Smith
Structural/Civil Eng.: Dr. Amin Ghafooripour, Mr. Ronald Loar
Location: San Jose, California.
Project size: 1000 SF
Date of project: 2015
DANA Residential Complex
Roof Top Pool and Gym (Level 25) and the Main Entrance (2015)
Description: The objective of this project is to design the rooftop pool and the main entrance of the residential complex.
Type of order: Full scope design of the pool and the main entrance
Description: EPC contract for 200 schools in Iraq (Baghdad & south provinces) awarded to I. Steel Plants Group (ISP). A contract was made for project management, design, international meetings, and negotiation on LC and banking affairs for ISP in Iraq up to the commencement of fabrication. Steel frame and LSF systems were used in these buildings. The walls are made of gypsum board, which is quick and light. The structure was prefabricated with bolts & nuts to reduce labor costs.
Type of order: Design, project management, international affairs (meetings & negotiations), LC & banking affairs – peer review of drawings.
Owner/Client: Ministry of Education, Republic of Iraq
Ordered by: I. Steel Plants Group (ISP)
Lead Engineer: Dr. Amin Ghafooripour
Project manager: Dr. Amin Ghafooripour
Architect: Iran Ministry of Education
Structural/Civil Eng.: Amin Ghafooripour, Fatemeh Ashtari, Heydar Abbasi, Ali Mohammad Moghaddam Tabrizi, Nastaran Ashtari, Nima Mohajer, Hesam Shamshiri, Azar Kari
Description: The 15-story hotel is located in Mazandaran, Chaloos. The theory and concept for choosing the most proper structural system for this construction contains the following results:
R.C. Moment Resisting Frame and R.C. Shear Wall for resisting against lateral loads.
Deep foundation, including Pile and Cap Pile.
Post Tension Slab for every floor and ceiling of the building.
Columns and Beams: R.C. elements, just like other structural parts.
Adapt Company designed the project under Dr. Amin Ghafooripour’s supervision & peer review.
Type of order: Management of structural design and peer review.
Description: The project studied for a sport complex in the existing location of the Parliament publication center. The project was designed for the members of Parliament.
Type of order: Feasibility study & conceptual design
Owner/Client: Confidential
Ordered by: Parliament Civil Eng. Dep.
Lead Engineer: Dr. Amin Ghafooripour
Project manager: Parliament Eng. Dep.
Architect: Padir Consulting Engineers
Structural/Civil Eng.: Dr. Amin Ghafooripour, Nastaran Ashtari
Mech. & Elec. Eng.: N.I.A.
Supervision/Construction: N.I.A.
Contractor: N.I.A.
Location: Baharestan, south street of Parliament, publication office building
Project size: N.I.A.
Construction cost: N.I.A.
Engineering Software: AutoCAD
Date of project: 2002
Hamadan Library (1998)
Description: The library is the biggest one in the western part of the country, located in Hamadan, Iran. The concrete structure features a system that has been studied for its economic viability. A 18m length of girders, with a 15m span length, was used for a 15 cm thickness shell type. Rock bolts were used to connect the foundation to the Granite surface of the hill, which was a unique feature of the project.
Type of order: Structural Design
Owner/Client: Ministry of Culture & Islamic Heritage
Ordered by: Payest Consulting Engineers
Lead Engineer: Dr. Amin Ghafooripour
Project manager: Payest Consulting Eng. – Mr. Jafari
Location: Central Library, Mosalla Hill, Shahid Mofatteh Boulevard, Ghalam Boulevard, Hamedan city, Iran
Project size: 12,000 sqm
Construction cost: 2,000,000 USD
Engineering Software: SAP 90 – ETABS 90 – STAAD3
Date of project: 1998
Semnan–Sorkheh, Cultural–Religious Complex (1994)
Description: Religious Complex in Sorkheh City includes a Mosque, a Hotel, a Restaurant, a Public water feeder, a Public sanitary installation, a Multipurpose hall & a Shopping center.
Type of order: Full scope consultancy
Owner/Client: Sorkheh Mosque Board of Directors
Ordered by: Sorkheh Mosque
Lead Engineer: Amin Ghafooripour
Project manager: Amin Ghafooripour
Architect: Nooshin Ghafooripour
Structural/Civil Eng.: Dr. Amin Ghafooripour, Nastaran Ashtari
Main elevation shopping center after 10 years of inauguration.
Yazd Geophysics’ Center (1992)
Description: The Geophysics Center in Yazd city was designed. For the country’s geophysics network, the building was designed as an administration building.
Type of order: Full scope consultancy for structural design.
Description: The main entrance structure of Tehran’s shrine, one of the largest, was designed. Also, the basic design and feasibility study of the tent-like/pyramid steel structure was delivered.
Type of order: Structural Design
Owner/Client: Shrine construction organization
Ordered by: Mr. Sartipi (main structural engineer)
Lead Engineer: Mr. Sartipi
Project manager: N.I.A.
Architect: Dr. Mohammad Tehrani
Structural/Civil Eng.: Amin Ghafooripour
Mech. & Elec. Eng.: N.I.A.
Supervision/Construction: N.I.A.
Contractor: N.I.A.
Location: At the beginning of the Tehran–Qom highway, Tehran, Iran
