Cultural Development via Mediatheque Center Design

Subject Areas : Urban Design

Seyed Majid Mofidi-Shemirani ¹ , Niloufar Youssefi ²

1 - Assistant Professor, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran
2 - B.S. in Architecture, Islamic Azad University, West Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran

Received: 2012-09-27 Accepted : 2012-12-24 Published : 2013-03-01

Keywords: Mediatheque, Musictheque, library, Exchange of Information,

Abstract :

Mediatheque is an inclusive adaptation of library in which public could exchange information in practicalway by applying contemporary technology. It is exerting a new method of bilateral exchange information between clients andsources through various media, which not only serve a faster data transmission than books and libraries but also are moreefficient than the other services. This comprehensive library, which is centers of activities in different fields especially in artsand films, is a constant element in developed countries. By designing such an original scientific infrastructure, people can haveeasy access to information and freely exchange of data. This criterion can be one of the most elemental reasons thatdeveloped countries are commonly porn to use in urban areas. Investigations on these organized places for cultural activitiesthat are accompanied by comprehensive planning indicated that Mediatheque can increase the knowledge of the public in aneffective way. Therefore, for upgrading the cultural and scientific infrastructure in other countries such as Iran, havingmediatheques is vital for almost every city. This paper aims to investigate the necessity of creating mediatheques, especiallyin Iran, and compare some examples of existing mediatheques in international scene, in which it can be applied as an examplethat would be according to the rich Iranian music culture. Moreover, steps of creating a musictheque will be introduced whichshould be a symbol of traditional and native music of Iran.