The Impact of Architectural Competitions on the Improvement of the Post-Revolution Architecture in Iran

Subject Areas : Urban Design

Reza FarmahiniFarahani ¹ (Ph.D. Department of Art and Architecture, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran)
Iraj Etesam ² (Professor of Architecture, Department of Architecture, University of Fine Arts, University of Tehran, Iran)
Seyed Rahman Eghbali ³ (Associate Professor of Architecture, Department of Architecture, University of Imam Khomeini International University, Ghazvin, Iran)

Received: 2012-01-30 Accepted : 2013-02-17 Published : 2012-04-01

Keywords: Architecture Competitions, Post-revolutionary Architectur, Decade of Recession, Decade of Construction, Decade of Development, Irans Contemporary Architectur,

Abstract :

The 1979 Islamic Revolution of Iran is considered as a turning point in the contemporaryarchitecture of the nation. There have been apexes to the eye catching architectural improvements in the threeforthcoming decades after the revolution. One of the most effective isorganizing the contests in architectural that affairshas not only removed the recession in the field but has also discarded the professional monotonicity. It may enhance thepossibility of the best selections and invite the younger generation to experience the existing trends of the profession.But, the inconsistency of the competition organizers in fulfilling their commitment to either pay cash prizes or signingcontracts with the winning competitors and failure in judging the designs decrease the positive effects. Examiningthe competitions throughout the three decades after the Revolution suggests that the continuity of such competitions,and revising their structure, can be considered as a suitable and useful approach in developing the contemporaryarchitecture of Iran.