Parsa Khalili

Parsa Khalili (b. Tehran, Iran, 1984) is an architect-artist based in Vienna. Spanning buildings, installation, sculpture, digital rendering, and painting, Khalili’s work explores ideas of form and space at the intersections and limits of artistic research and architectural design. His hybrid approach pushes disciplinary boundaries to foster creative transferences between artistic and architectural modalities.

After spending a year at the Ecole Nationale Superieure d’Architecture de Versailles, Khalili was recognized with the Earl Prize for Design Excellence. He graduated with honors from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, receiving the Bronze Tablet, the university’s highest distinction. He holds a Master’s degree from the Yale School of Architecture, where he received both the George Nelson Fellowship and the William Wirt Winchester Prize, the school’s highest accolade.

Alongside his art and architectural design practice, Khalili has held teaching positions at Princeton University, die Angewandte, Yale University, and the Pratt Institute. His work has been honored and supported through international grants and fellowships from institutions such as The Graham Foundation, The A+D Museum, The SOM Foundation, Yale University, and the University of Illinois.

His versatile work has been recognized internationally through exhibitions, publications, and design projects in the United States, the United Kingdom, Brazil, Germany, Italy, Austria, and Iran.