New Life for Old Structures - The programme comprises a range of interventions in several of the historical cities of Iran, aimed at encouraging a process of market-driven urban regeneration. Building on a joint process of documentation and research of the historical urban fabric in these cities, a number of houses and public buildings have been acquired, restored and sold or let to new owners or tenants who have identified new uses for these buildings.
New Life for Old Structures
Type
book section
Year
2001
The programme comprises a range of interventions in several of the historical cities of Iran, aimed at encouraging a process of market-driven urban regeneration. Building on a joint process of documentation and research of the historical urban fabric in these cities, a number of houses and public buildings have been acquired, restored and sold or let to new owners or tenants who have identified new uses for these buildings.
Citation
“New Life for Old Structures.” In Modernity and Community: Architecture in the Islamic World, edited by Philippa Baker, 53-64. London: Thames & Hudson, 2001.
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Copyright
Aga Khan Award for Architecture
Country
Iran
Language
English
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