Development, architecture and the formation of heritage in late-twentieth century Iran : a vital past / Ali Mozaffari and Nigel Westbrook..

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mozaffari, Ali, author.

Westbrook, Nigel, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Architectural design--Iran--History--20th century.

Architectural design.

Cultural property--Iran.

Cultural property.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (304 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour); digital file(s).

Place of Publication:

Manchester, UK : Manchester University Press, 2020.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

data file

Summary:

What is the relationship between development as a globalizing project and the production of cultural specificities in developmental contexts? Utilising an architectural lens, this book illustrates how development instigates interest in the past and in the process, creates heritage. It show multiple uses of the past and their contestation in highly fluid social contexts.

Contents:

Introduction. Development, architecture, and heritage : the formation of a collective imagination

A vital past : engaging nostalgia

Canvassing a future : the international congresses of architecture in Iran and the transnational search for identity

Heritage in the everyday : housing and collective identity before 1979

Forming a future from the past : realizing an everyday Islamic identity

Forming a national image through public projects : the Shahyad Arya-Mehr Tower

Tehran's reluctant urban centre : representing the national capital

Conclusion. Design as the mediator of development and heritage.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

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ISBN:

9781526158376

152615837X

9781526150141

152615014X

9781526150158

1526150158

OCLC:

1202598043