Nationalism in Architecture of Modern Iran by Niloofar Kakhi

Nationalism in Architecture of Modern Iran by Niloofar Kakhi

Niloofar Kakhi's Nationalism in the Architecture of Modern Iran charts the fascinating and contested history of the development of a national architectural identity in Iran across the 20th century and on into the creative turbulence of international architecture today. Beginning with a discussion of Iranian architecture in the late Kajar period, up to 1925, and its successor, the Pahlavi dynasty (1925-79), Kakhi describes the establishment of the Iranian Society of National Heritage, and the first steps toward the foundation of an academic discipline in the western Beaux Arts tradition, under such international figures as Andre Godard, Ernst Herzfeld, and Arthur Pope. The narrative goes on to consider the importance of archaeological discoveries, particularly of the Archaemenid (c.705 - 329BCE) and Sassanian (224-651CE) periods, on Iranian architecture, and the tension this set up between concepts of national identity and the influence of international modernism. These are explored through detailed discussion of such significant sites as Tehran's National Garden, the Parade Ground and the Ferdowsi Monument, of such authorities as Mohsen Foroughi and Houshang Seyhoun; and of the paralells between architecture in Iran and in the broader Middle East. The re-invention and importance of such architectural features as the iwan and the chahar-taq are explained for the reader, as is the role played by specific core texts, Sufi mysticism, and the first international congresses, constructing a conceptual platform for critically assessing representations of national identity in contemporary Iranian architecture, and enabling the development a comprehensive understanding of the modern history of architecture in Iran.

Niloofar Kakhi is an architect and researcher. She received her PhD in Histories and Theories of Architecture from Architectural Association where she was nominated for the RIBA President's Award for Research 2015 (Category: PhD). She has finished a Visiting Research Fellowship at the University of St Andrews in 2017. She has briefly taught in Iran and UK and has collaborated on multiple design and construction projects since 2007

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ISBN 13	9781914983146
ISBN 10	1914983149
Title	Nationalism in Architecture of Modern Iran
Author	Niloofar Kakhi
Series	Gingko-St Andrews Series
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Publisher	GINGKO
Year published	2024-11-28
Number of pages	263
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