Main entry:

Kakhi, Niloofar, author.

Title & Author:

Nationalism in the architecture of modern Iran / Niloofar Kakhi.

Publication:

London : Gingko Library, 2024.
©2024

Description:

viii, 255 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Series:

Gingko-St Andrews Series

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction. Architectural challenges in modern Iran -- Nationalism and its architectural representation -- Conflictual modernisation -- 1. Architecture, the Rise of Nationalism and the Early Reforms. Qajar Tehran -- The development of nationalism in Iran -- Saramadan-e Honar : a blueprint for national architecture -- From the parade ground to the national garden (1925-34) -- 2. Politics and the Production of Architectural Knowledge. The past as heritage : the Society for National Heritage (Anjoman-e Asar-e Melli) -- An awakening lecture -- Ferdowsi's mausoleum : the construction of a national project -- Development of history and archaeology : towards the formation of a "representative" architecture -- From the national garden to Tehran's capitol complex (1934-41) -- 3. Developments in Architectural Discipline (1941-79). Founding the new educational system -- The University of Tehran -- The establishment of the Faculty of Fine Arts under André Godard (1940-53) -- The modern : the Faculty of Fine Arts under Mohsen Foroughi (1953-62) -- The vernacular : the Faculty of Fine Arts under Houshang Seyhoun (1962-8) -- The authentic : the Faculty of Fine Arts under Mohammad Amin Mirfendereski (1968-79) -- The development of architectural histories and theories -- Persian Architecture at a Glance : Mohammad Taqi Mostafavi (1967-71) -- "The stylistics of architecture in Iran" : Mohammad Karim Pirnia (1968) -- The Sense of Unity : Nader Ardalan and Laleh Bakhtiar (1973) -- The international approach to a nationalist question : the Architectural Congresses of 1970 and 1974 -- Shahyad Aryamehr : the end of a tradition (1971) -- Projects of authenticity -- 4. Revolution and Continuity. The post-revolution academic reforms -- Re-programming the capitol complexes : the urban expressions of change -- Addressing the question of identity -- 5. Conclusion: The value of the present.

Summary:

"Nationalism in Architecture of Modern Iran is the first comprehensive book on modern architecture in Iran to be published in English. It addresses the relationship between nationalism and architecture in Iran and discusses the role Western architects played in the development of modern architecture in the country while introducing some of the most significant and recent projects in Iran. It investigates what it means to design a building that bears an Iranian or Islamic-Iranian identity and how to construct a conceptual platform for critically assessing representations of national identity in contemporary architecture. This book will directly help practicing architects and policymakers of the built environment, especially in Iran, as well as give a comprehensive understanding of the modern history of architecture in Iran to art historians and a broader audience. It introduces some of the most significant and recent projects in Iran for the first time"-- Publisher's website.

ISBN:

1914983149 (hardback)
9781914983146 (hardback)

Subject:

Nationalism and architecture Iran.
Architecture Iran History.
Nationalisme et architecture Iran.
Architecture Iran Histoire.

Added entries:

Gingko-St Andrews series.

Holdings:

Location: Library study room new acquisitions 327988
Call No.: 327988
Copy: 1
Status: Available