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Title Architectural dynamics in pre-revolutionary Iran : dialogic encounter between tradition and modernity / edited by Mohammad Gharipour.

Publication Info. Bristol : Intellect, 2019.

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Description 1 online resource
Physical Medium polychrome
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Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Part 1: Vernacular Integrated with Modernism; Chapter 1: A Personal Reflection: On the Traditional, the Modern, and the Perennial in Iranian Architecture; Chapter 2: Making Architecture Modern: A History of Globalization in Iran's Architecture Profession; Chapter 3: Passages and Malls in Translation: Commercial Architecture in Pahlavi Iran; Part 2: Modernism Imported, Vernacular Eclipsed; Chapter 4: Building Cities for Tomorrow: The US Point Four Program and Discourse of Urban Planning in Iran
Chapter 5: The Israeli Plan for Rebuilding the Rural Region of QazvinChapter 6: Philip Johnson's Design at Group Apartments in Isfahan: From a Dispute Between Tradition and Modernity to a Dialogue; Chapter 7: Paradise by Design: Pardisan Park in Tehran; Biographies; Index; Back Cover
Summary This volume considers the major trends and developments in Iranian architecture during the 1960s and 70s in order to further our understanding of the underpinnings and intentions of Persian architecture during this period.
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Subject Architecture -- Iran -- 20th century.
Architecture.
Iran.
Chronological Term 20th century
1900-1999
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Gharipour, Mohammad, editor.
ISBN 9781789380637 (electronic book)
1789380634 (electronic book)
9781789380583