Development, architecture and the fornation of heritage in late-twentieth century Iran : a vital past.

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Front Matter -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of figures and plates -- Acknowledgements -- Note on transliteration -- Introduction Development, architecture, and heritage: The formation of a collective imagination -- A vital past: Engaging nostalgia -- Canvassing a future: The international congresses of architecture in Iran and the transnational search for identity -- Heritage in the everyday: Housing and collective identity before 1979 -- Forming a future from the past: Realizing an everyday Islamic identity -- Forming a national image through public projects: The Shahyad Arya-Mehr Tower

Plates -- Tehran's reluctant urban centre: Representing the national capital -- Conclusion: Design as the mediator of development and heritage -- Bibliography -- Index

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