Maryam Heydarkhani

Research Interests:

Everyday life and architecture in the Islamic world

Architecture of the Qajar period in Iran

Islamic manuscripts and architectural endowments

International expositions in the 19th century

Current research:

Architecture and the Social Role of Qajar Madrasas

Selected Publications:

Heydarkhani, Maryam. “Mirroring Persia’s Aura in the Vienna World’s Fair: Tracing Mediators, Planners and Architectural Features.” Islamic Art at the Vienna World’s Fair: Displays, Framings, and Perceptions at the Weltausstellung and Its Time, forthcoming by Brill De Gruyter.

Heydarkhani, Maryam, Z. Ahari, H. Nadimi, et al. Research Types in Architecture Dissertations: A Process-Based Classification. Tehran: University of Shahid Beheshti press, (forthcoming).

Heydarkhani, Maryam, Z. Ahari, H. Nadimi, et al. “Question-Based Research: Interdisciplinary Studies in Architecture and Social Sciences and Humanities” JIAS: Journal of Iranian Architectural Studies, 12 24 (2024): 55-75, doi: 10.22052/jias.2024.253642.1251.

Heydarkhani, Maryam, Z. Ahari. “Marvi madrasa and its changes during the Qajar period” Soffeh, 33 4 (2023): 95-111, doi: 10.48308/sofeh.2023.222092.1039.

Heydarkhani, Maryam, Z. Ahari, H. Nadimi, et al. “Problem-Solving Researches in Architecture” Iranian Journal of Engineering Education, 22 87 (2020): 1-29, doi: 10.22047/ijee.2020.234541.1750.

Heydarkhani, Maryam.”Tilla Kari Madrasa” Encyclopedia of the World of Islam (EWI), Tehran: Encyclopedia Islamica Foundation, 2023.

Heydarkhani, Maryam. “Shir Dar Madrasa” Encyclopedia of the World of Islam (EWI), Vol. 28, Tehran: Encyclopedia Islamica Foundation, 2020.

Heydarkhani, Maryam. “Shah-I Zeindah” Encyclopedia of the World of Islam (EWI), Vol. 26, Tehran: Encyclopedia Islamica Foundation, 2019.

Heydarkhani, Maryam. “Persian painting as a source of History of Iran Architecture” Iranian Architectural Study 4 7 (2022): 151-163.