Overview
- Provides a detailed overview from the last 150 years of Iranian architecture and urbanism, starting from mid-19th century to the present
- It is the first study of contemporary architecture and urbanism of Iran from a theoretical viewpoint
- It provides an in-depth analysis of three internationally recognised architects, their contribution to the emerging anti-modern, post-modern urban culture, and their success in creating a “space-in-between” which reflects both local socio-cultural roots and international advanced technological achievements
- Includes novel illustrations and documents about architecture and urbanism in Iran
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: The Urban Book Series (UBS)
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It argues that from the mid-19th century onwards architecture and urban design in Iran has been oscillated between two extremes of modernity and tradition. Drawing on the theory of ‘critical regionalism’ (Kenneth Frampton), the book critically analyses writings and works of the above-mentioned architects and contends that they created a ‘space-in-between’ which unified two extremes of tradition and modernity in a creative way (Khalq-i Jadid: New Creation). The book also contains three in-depth interviews with architects to discuss their singular narrative of the creation of ‘in-between’. A concluding chapter addresses the promises of critical regionalist architecture and urban design in post-Revolutionary Iran as well as the Middle East, where the dichotomy of tradition and modernity is yet a valid account.
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Book Title: Contemporary Architecture and Urbanism in Iran
Book Subtitle: Tradition, Modernity, and the Production of 'Space-in-Between'
Authors: M. Reza Shirazi
Series Title: The Urban Book Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72185-9
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-72184-2Published: 29 January 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-89154-5Published: 06 June 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-72185-9Published: 02 January 2018
Series ISSN: 2365-757X
Series E-ISSN: 2365-7588
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 193
Number of Illustrations: 23 b/w illustrations, 53 illustrations in colour
Topics: Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns), Urban History, Regional and Cultural Studies, Sustainable Development