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Notions of identity, culture, tradition and history are key to understanding the contemporary architecture of Iran. Darab Diba explains how the establishment of the Islamic Republic of Iran in 1979 broke with an approach that for almost two centuries had directly equated modernity with Western influence. A revival of interest in Iran's own Iran-ness initially manifested itself in a retrospective interest in historic styles, but has more recently shifted into a sophisticated appreciation of the essence of the country's heritage.
Type
research article
Web of Science ID
WOS:000302399500007
Authors
Diba, Darab
Publication date
2012
Published in
Start page
70
End page
79
Subjects
Peer reviewed
REVIEWED
EPFL units
Available on Infoscience
May 4, 2012
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