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Over the last few decades, Iranian architects have made a significant contribution to architectural design. This has, however, remained largely unrecognised internationally, as architects in Iran have had little exposure in publications abroad and the diaspora of well-known Iranian designers working in the West, such as Hariri & Hariri and Nader Tehrani of NADAAA, are not necessarily associated with their cultural background. Moreover Iran, or rather Persia, has one of the richest and longest architectural heritages, which has a great deal of untapped potential for contemporary design. The intention of this issue is both to introduce key works and key architects from a range of generations at home and abroad and to highlight the potential of historical structures for contemporary architecture.

  • Features Hariri & Hariri, Nader Tehrani of NADAAA, Farjadi Architects, and studio INTEGRATE.
  • Places the spotlight on emerging practices in Iran: Arsh Design Studio, Flu

    Table of Contents

    EditorIal 5
    Helen Castle

    About the Guest Editors 6
    Michael Hensel and Mehran Gharleghi

    Spotlight 8

    Visual highlights of the issue

    Introduction 16

    Iran: Past, Present and Future
    Michael Hensel and Mehran Gharleghi

    Towards an Architectural History of Performance: Auxiliarity, Performance and Provision in Historical Persian Architectures 26
    Michael Hensel, Defne Sunguroğlu Hensel, Mehran Gharleghi and Salmaan Craig

    Persian Gardens and Landscapes 38
    Nasrine Faghih and Amin Sadeghy

    World of Similitude: The Metamorphosis of Iranian Architecture 52
    Farshad Farahi

    Subterreanean Landscape: The Far-Reaching Influence of the Underground Qanat Network in Ancient and Present-Day Iran 62
    Reza Daneshmir and Catherine Spiridonoff

    Contemporary Architecture of Iran 70
    Darab Diba

    Assimilating the Authentic with the Contemporary: The Work of Hadi Mirmiran 1945–2006 80
    Saman Sayar

    Practices @ Home: Assimilating the Past and the Present for a Visionary Architecture 88
    Mehran Gharleghi

    Practices Abroad: Today’s Diaspora Tomorrow’s Architecture 104
    Michael Hensel

    Latent Futures of Iranian Architecture 120
    Michael Hensel

    Counterpoint 128

    Iran in the Regional Context
    Farrokh Derakhshani

    Contributors 135

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      Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 04/04/2012
      ISBN13: 9781119974505, 978-1119974505
      ISBN10: 111997450X

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Over the last few decades, Iranian architects have made a significant contribution to architectural design. This has, however, remained largely unrecognised internationally, as architects in Iran have had little exposure in publications abroad and the diaspora of well-known Iranian designers working in the West, such as Hariri & Hariri and Nader Tehrani of NADAAA, are not necessarily associated with their cultural background. Moreover Iran, or rather Persia, has one of the richest and longest architectural heritages, which has a great deal of untapped potential for contemporary design. The intention of this issue is both to introduce key works and key architects from a range of generations at home and abroad and to highlight the potential of historical structures for contemporary architecture.

      • Features Hariri & Hariri, Nader Tehrani of NADAAA, Farjadi Architects, and studio INTEGRATE.
      • Places the spotlight on emerging practices in Iran: Arsh Design Studio, Flu

        Table of Contents

        EditorIal 5
        Helen Castle

        About the Guest Editors 6
        Michael Hensel and Mehran Gharleghi

        Spotlight 8

        Visual highlights of the issue

        Introduction 16

        Iran: Past, Present and Future
        Michael Hensel and Mehran Gharleghi

        Towards an Architectural History of Performance: Auxiliarity, Performance and Provision in Historical Persian Architectures 26
        Michael Hensel, Defne Sunguroğlu Hensel, Mehran Gharleghi and Salmaan Craig

        Persian Gardens and Landscapes 38
        Nasrine Faghih and Amin Sadeghy

        World of Similitude: The Metamorphosis of Iranian Architecture 52
        Farshad Farahi

        Subterreanean Landscape: The Far-Reaching Influence of the Underground Qanat Network in Ancient and Present-Day Iran 62
        Reza Daneshmir and Catherine Spiridonoff

        Contemporary Architecture of Iran 70
        Darab Diba

        Assimilating the Authentic with the Contemporary: The Work of Hadi Mirmiran 1945–2006 80
        Saman Sayar

        Practices @ Home: Assimilating the Past and the Present for a Visionary Architecture 88
        Mehran Gharleghi

        Practices Abroad: Today’s Diaspora Tomorrow’s Architecture 104
        Michael Hensel

        Latent Futures of Iranian Architecture 120
        Michael Hensel

        Counterpoint 128

        Iran in the Regional Context
        Farrokh Derakhshani

        Contributors 135

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