Maziar Behrooz Architecture

MB Architecture was founded in the early 90s in Manhattan and moved to its current location in East Hampton in 1996. Over the past 18 years we have tried to provide architectural solutions that anticipate the changing environmental and socio-economic landscape. The Norwalk Affordable Housing project, recipient of a United States Green Building Council and an AIA Peconic award, illustrated, already in 2006, a compelling model for the regeneration of land and the sustainable development of housing in a sub-urban environment. The members of the awarding jury considered it 'rich but not lavish' in its creation of an agrarian backdrop for community living.

Both our Container studio and Solarc House, recipients of AIA awards, utilize modular technology to create inviting, reflective and economical spaces for living and working. They illustrate our strategic move away from the use of conventional, non-renewable lumber and a commitment to research and discovery in the process of design and building.

Ideas and proposals which seemed out of reach (within our particular environment) in our early days are now part of our built track record. This advantage helps our clients and builders in successfully implementing alternative and economical solutions in these challenging times. But we also hope it will assist the larger effort by architects and planners to reduce energy usage of buildings 50% by 2050.

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The coming decade will no doubt require strategic changes in the way clients, architects and builders collaborate. Integration of consultants in the design process is now more important in the successful implementation of sustainable building strategies. Simplicity of concept and construction will, to a large extent, determine the choices that we make. We anticipate and are ready for such changes.

Current project explore airplane hangar technology, pre-fabricated structural and insulated panels, planted roofs, organic screens, steel-frame construction, solar & geo-thermal power, high-thermal glass, polycarbonates and processed woods, amongst others. They display our active efforts in phasing out the use of conventional lumber in our projects and their replacement with non-VOC and mold-resistant products.

As conventional building types, our projects include homes, clustered housing, spaces of worship, public buildings, commercial interiors & mobile relief shelters etc..

maziar behrooz

Maziar attended the Tulane School of Architecture '84, the Institute for Architecture & Urban Studies '82 and the Cornell School of Architecture '90.

He is the recipient of 3 AIA Peconic awards '09 & '07 and one US Green Building Council Award '08. In 2004, he was amongst four shortlisted competitors, out of 250, for the design of a Baha'i temple in Chile and earlier for the design of a financial center in Beijing.

Maziar Behrooz is a member of the AIA, USGBC and the Tulane Architecture advisory board. He travels often to New Orelans for food, architecture & music.

2007 Islip private school

2007 ‘House under perpetual construction’

2007 Sol Arch house

2007 no-House

2007 Montauk House

2007 Pre-fab Artist studio


2007 Sol Arch House

2007 ‘house under perpetual construction’

2004 Norwalk Affordable & Regenerative Housing

2002 Baha’i Temple, Chile

2007 AIA Peconic Honor Award in Project Category

2004 Finalist, Baha’i Temple Chile

1994 Winning entry, Beijing Financial Center

2007 AIA Peconic Honor Award in Project Category

2004 Norwalk Affordable & Regenerative Housing Competition (2007 AIA Peconic Award)

2002 Baha’i Temple Chile, Top four, short-listed from 250 projects

1994 Beijing Financial Center invited competition, Winning entry


Bielak, Andrew. “Montauk sees a roof go green”. The East Hampton Press.  August 15, 2007.

Salomon, Evie. “Montauk Gets Its First Green Roof In Its Entire History”. The Montauk Pioneer. August 10, 2007.

“AIA Peconic Hands Out Design Awards”. The East Hampton Press. August 8, 2007.

King-Hoge, Sharon. “Point of Departure: A Gallery Owner Commissions an Environmentally Sensitive ‘Airplane Hangar’ Home”. Hamptons Cottages and Gardens.  June 15, 2007.

King-Hoge, Sharon. “The Heart of the Matter”. Hamptons Cottages and Gardens.  August 15, 2007.

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“Criticism Wide-Ranging: Architects, Lawyers Find Flaws in New Town Plan”. The East Hampton Star.  December 23, 2004.

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