About Us
Golzari–NG Architects (NGA) is an award-winning London-based architectural practice located in Islington. Established in 1990, the practice is driven by a deep engagement with social, cultural, and environmental contexts. Our work is grounded in design-led research, enabling us to develop culturally responsive and sustainable architectural solutions.
We undertake a wide range of commissions across varying scales and levels of complexity. From small residential projects to larger mixed-use and community developments, each project is approached with rigorous inquiry, clarity of concept, and technical precision.
NGA offers comprehensive Full Service appointments, covering all RIBA stages from feasibility and concept design through planning applications, discharge of planning conditions, Building Regulations packages, contract documentation, site inspections, and project completion. We tailor our services to meet the specific needs of each client and can be appointed for selected project stages as required.
In addition, we provide specialist services including Party Wall matters and assistance with HMO licensing.
Our approach combines research, creativity, and technical expertise to deliver architecture that is thoughtful, sustainable, and socially grounded.
Nasser Golzari
BSC Hons Arc, Dip Arch Hons, PhD, ARB
Nasser Golzari is the Principal Partner at (NG) Architects.
Since 1985, Nasser has worked extensively across both the private and public sectors, delivering a diverse range of built projects nationally and internationally. He is a former Senior Architect at the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, where he led and delivered a number of educational and residential schemes, many of which were nominated for the Civic Trust Awards.
Nasser's projects and collaborative work with NGos and community has won a number of prestigious awards, including RIBA Award for Research 2016, Agha Khan Award and Holcim Award for Sustainable Construction.
Alongside practice, his work has focused on design-led research and the development of urban strategies for local authorities with particular emphasis on sustainability, environmental responsibility, and cultural identity.
Nasser carries a wide range of academic activities.
Yara Sharif
BArch MArch PhD Part III
A partner with Golzari - NG Architects working on projects related to participatory design and social sustainability in London as well as the Middle East.
Yara has designed and built a number of projects nationally and internationally. She is currently a Senior Lecturer at the University of Westminster.
Yara's recent publication is titled Architecture of Resistance, published by Routledge.
Neil Kiernan
BA (Hons) Grad Dip Arch MArch
Neil is a registered architect and has been closely connected with the NG practice for over 20 years. He has also worked in a number of award-winning practices with projects ranging from masterplan redevelopments to bespoke transformative interiors. Neil is also a visiting tutor at the University of Westminster and Oxford Brookes Universities for both undergraduate and masters architectural design courses.
Harjeet Suri
Architectural Assistant
Harjeet studied Architecture at Central Saint Martin’s and the Faculty of Architecture and Spatial Design (LMU), where he worked heavily on collaborative project, crossing pathways between Art, Architecture and Spatial Design.
He has recently returned from India, where he worked within the area of Rapid Change and Scarce Resources developing community lead re-settlement schemes.