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Middle-East Journal of Scientific Research 11 (2): 176-183, 2012 ISSN 1990-9233 © IDOSI Publications, 2012 Corresponding Author: Abdolbaghi Moradchelleh, Department of Architecture, Gonbad Kavoos Branch, Islamic Azad University, Gonbad Kavoos, Iran. Tel: +98-911-376-6152 . 176 The Impacts of Revivalist Trends on the Contemporary Architecture of Iran (1977-2011) Mohammadjava d Mahdavin ejad Amene Doroodg ar and Abdolbaghi Moradchelleh 1 2 3 Department of Architecture, Department of Art-Studies, 1 2 Faculty of Arts and Architecture, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran Department of Architect, Gonbad Kavous Branch Islamic Azad University, Gonbad Kavous, Iran 3 Abstract: A new age in Iranian architecture began with the rise of the Islamic Revolution. The political and social events of 1979 created a rupture between architecture before and after the Revolution. The special and unique characteristics of the Islamic revolution of Iran and the historic background of this country culminated in the comprehensive tendency to the revival of Iranian and especially Islamic patterns at so many fields, particularly the art and architecture. So, the architects’ efforts were concentrated on th e formal and conceptual connections with the past. The comparison between the architects’ theory and the practice or the architects’ claims and the respondents’ perceptions about the amount of fidelity to the traditional architecture in their works thr ough drawing an analogy b etween the architects’ an d the respondents’ comments by means of a “Correlation Test” is considered as the fundamental scope of this research. The results are based on twenty outstan ding case-st udies, focus ed in the specialized textbooks or journals, among from all contemporary Iranian architecture. The research theoretical framework is founded on the distinguished architects' viewpoints about the conte mporar y Iranian arc hitecture. Relying upon it, the case-studies are analyzed from four aspects, ranging from: 1- concept or Idea, 2- form or shape, 3- material and 4- respect to context. Based on the accomplished studie s, attempting to create t he architecture with an Islamic-Iranian identity is perceivab le in the archi tects’ comments; but they have not been so much successful in connecting their theory to the practice from the respondents’ points of view. Key words:Contempo rary Irania n archit ecture Revival ist arc hi tect ure Tr aditi ona l pat terns Isla mic Revolution of Iran INTRODUCTION various fields The Revolution mottos including Accord ing to Winston Chu rchill, we bu ild our and even tra nsf ormed many aspects of lif e. The cities and our citi es bui ld us. Thi s cita tion signifi es inte rpr etat ion of suc h mot tos was the reviva l of Isla mic - that throug h studyin g the people ’s though ts, we can Iranian iden tity, the issue which was strict ly deman ded by antic ipat e the way they build the ir houses and on the the government and the politic al organi zat ions and contr ar y, thr oug h anal yzi ng the ir arc hit ect ure , we can gra dual ly bec ame a public demand. The Ira nian perceive their thoughts. So, taking the contemporary government decision to influence over the Muslim world Iranian architectur e in to considerat ion is an opportu nity culminated in promoti ng the Isla mic patt erns. On t he oth er to compre hend th e va rious s yst ems of t hought and the hand, cons ide ring the effe cts of the anc ient findin gs, cultura l achievements of Iran after the Revolution. which are the resul t of archeological discoveries was The occu rren ce of the Isl amic Revolution of Ira n in encourag ed by the gove rnment . So, the adapt ation of 1979, as one of the turn ing poi nts in the his tory of thi s cul tura l and rel igi ous pat terns was cons ide red as a country which was followed by a long-s cale Islami zation fundamenta l factor to gain legitimacy througho ut the of the societ y, resulted in some unique deve lopmen ts at Mus lim worl d so that the tra diti ona l elements became ve ry independence, freedom and Islamic republic influenced
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