Iran
Past, Present and Future
Will be published approx. on 4. April 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
136 pages
978-1-119-97450-5 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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Product info
Paperback
Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 283 mm
Width: 212 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
577 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-119-97450-5 (9781119974505)
Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Michael Hensel is an architect, researcher and writer. He is Professor for 'Research by Design' at AHO (the Oslo School of Architecture and Design), where he is currently developing an architecture research centre. He co-developed the curriculum of the Emergent Technologies and Design Program and co-directed it from 2001 to 2009. Hensel has taught, lectured and held visiting professorships and fellowships in Europe, the Americas, Asia and Australia. He is the author and editor of numerous publications.
Mehran Gharleghi received his Master of Architecture from the Emergent Technologies and Design Master Programme at the Architectural Association. He is an architect and researcher. He has been collaborating with prominent architects in Iran since 2004 and is the co-founder of Studio Integrate in London with Amin Sadeghy.
Content
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 Sunguroglu 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
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 Sunguroglu 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