An Investigation of Global-Regional Interactional Approach at the Prominent Works of Contemporary Iranian Architects

Subject Areas : Urban Design

Qader Bayzidi ¹ , Iraj Etesam ² , Farah Habib ³ , Seyed Mostafa Mokhtabad Amrei ⁴

1 - Ph.D. Candidate of Architecture, Department of Art and Architecture, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
2 - Professor, Department of Architecture, University of Fine Arts, University of Tehran, Iran
3 - Associate Professor, Department of Art and Architecture, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
4 - Associate Professor, Department of Dramatic Literature, Faculty of Art, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran

Received: 2012-11-05 Accepted : 2013-03-10 Published : 2013-06-01

Keywords: Identity, Globalization, regionalism, Interactional approach, Contemporary Iranian Architect,

Abstract :

Regionalism is an analytical and critical perspective which focuses on preserving special features of place andattempts to fill the vacuum in architecture. Globalization is a complex multi-stage process that causes increasing complexity oftime and place, greater awareness across the global and acceleration of cross cultural interactions. Therefore, the present paperattempts to analyze global-regional interactional approach through investigating contemporary Iranian architecture in relationshipwith the aforementioned phenomena and also tries to provide practical advice on establishing a constructive interaction. Theresearch methodology is based on content analysis and case study.The results obtained from investigating striking cases of 4 eras of contemporary Iranian architecture and presented as a table ofglobal-regional interaction components (physical, semantic and ecological) show that an interactional approach is becomingincreasingly popular and global-regional coexistence is being formed in contemporary Iranian architecture, which associates withspirit of time and its regional components. A dynamic presence and playing a componential role by contemporary Iranianarchitects in this interaction have some prerequisites: an understanding of contemporary pluralism, an understanding of the otherand establishing interaction, emphasis on the role of thought, creation and innovation, objective research, a good understandingof identity and place, past recall and identifying components of Iranian architecture.