Architectural Dynamics in Pre-Revolutionary Iran (EPUB) von Mohammad Gharipour

This volume considers the major trends and developments in Iranian architecture during the 1960s and 70s in order to further our understanding of the underpinnings and intentions of Persian architecture during this period.

Preface

Acknowledgments

Part One: Vernacular Integrated with Modernism 

Chapter 1: A Personal Reflection: On the Traditional, the Modern and the Perennial in Iranian Architecture – Nader Ardalan

Chapter 2: Making Architecture Modern: A History of Globalization in Iran’s Architecture Profession – Shawhin Roudbari

Chapter 3: Passages and Malls in Translation: Class, Culture, and Design in the Commercial Architecture of Pahlavi Iran – Farshid Emami

Part Two: Modernism Imported, Vernacular Eclipsed 

Chapter 4: Building Cities for Tomorrow: The US Point Four Program and Discourse of Urban Planning in Iran – Sahar Hosseini

Chapter 5: The Israeli Plan for Rebuilding the Rural Region of Qazvin – Neta Feniger and Rachel Kallus

Chapter 6: Philip Johnson’s Design at Group Apartments in Isfahan: From a Dispute Between Tradition and Modernity to a Dialogue – Mehdi Azizkhani

Chapter 7: Paradise by Design: Pardisan Park in Tehran – Kathleen John-Alder