Hossein Rezai
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| Born | 24 September 1956 Tehran, Iran |
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| Nationality | Iranian/Italian |
| Discipline | Structural Engineering |
| Institutions | |
| Doctoral Advisor | Professor Paul Erskine Regan |
| Engineering Career | |
| Significant Projects | The Troika, Capella Singapore, Atmosphere (Kolkata), National Design Centre, Dhoby Ghaut Green, Pinewood Iskandar Malaysia Studios, Four Seasons Resort, Seychelles, Grand Hyatt Kuala Lumpur, Lincoln Modern Singapore |
| Significant Awards | President*s Design Award (P*DA), Designer of the Year, 2016 |
Hossein Rezai-Jorabi (born 1956) is a structural engineer, a design visionary, and an educator based in Singapore. He is the founding principal of international design engineering consultancy Web Structures Pte Ltd[1] (acquired by Ramboll in 2020[2]) and the managing director of the Milan Research Lab;[3] a research and consultancy start up, based in Milan – Italy, dedicated to research in advanced computational design and engineering analysis.
Rezai is now the Global Design Director at Ramboll[4], and a Professor of Practice at the Department of Architecture, College of Design and Engineering, National University of Singapore[5]. He has been recognised for his contributions to engineering and was named 'Designer of the Year' by Singaporean President Tony Tan in the 2016 President's Design Awards.[6]
Rezai obtained his PHD from the University of Westminster and worked there as a research assistant and fellow. He has written and presented several technical papers and has lectured at the University of Westminster, Politecnico Di Milano[7], National University of Singapore, Victoria and Albert Museum,[8] Institution of Civil Engineers[9] and Singapore University of Technology and Design.[10]
His works have been published in newspapers, international architecture magazines and books, including the Institution of Structural Engineers' magazine and the Architects' Journal.[11]