Over the last few decades, Iranian architects have made a significant contribution to architectural design. This has, however, remained largely unrecognised internationally. This publication highlights the future potential from an environmental design point of view of Iran's rich heritage of vernacular architecture. It provides contemporary analysis of thermodynamics, poche walls and multi-variant envelopes in significant historic buildings, such as the Khaju Bridge and Music Chamber Ali Qapu Palace in Isfahan. Insights are provided into the postwar period in Iran with a retrospective of the work of Hadi Mirmiran. INDICE: EditorIal 5 Helen CastleAbout the Guest Editors 6 Michael Hensel and Mehran GharleghiSpotlight 8Visual highlights of the issueIntroduction 16Iran: Past, Present and Future Michael Hensel and Mehran GharleghiTowards an Architectural History of Performance: Auxiliarity, Performance and Provision in Historical Persian Architectures 26 Michael Hensel, Defne Sunguro?lu Hensel, Mehran Gharleghi and Salmaan CraigPersian Gardens and Landscapes 38 Nasrine Faghih and Amin SadeghyWorld of Similitude: The Metamorphosis of Iranian Architecture 52 Farshad FarahiSubterreanean Landscape: The Far-Reaching Influence of theUnderground Qanat Network in Ancient and Present-Day Iran 62 Reza Daneshmir and Catherine SpiridonoffContemporary Architecture of Iran 70 Darab DibaAssimilating the Authentic with the Contemporary: The Work of Hadi Mirmiran 1945–2006 80 Saman SayarPractices @ Home: Assimilating the Past and the Present for a Visionary Architecture 88 Mehran GharleghiPractices Abroad: Today’sDiaspora Tomorrow’s Architecture 104 Michael HenselLatent Futures of Iranian Architecture 120 Michael HenselCounterpoint 128Iran in the Regional Context Farrokh DerakhshaniContributors 135
- ISBN: 978-1-119-97450-5
- Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 136
- Fecha Publicación: 04/04/2012
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés