CAAT Studio shared with us their design for a media complex located in the main cultural zone of Tehran. Their goal is to show that the human itself, acts as a media in the project. During the day, the presence of humans can make the project alive by moving towards different parts of it such as amphitheatre on the roof and other spaces. More images and architects’ description after the break.
Tehran: The Latest Architecture and News
Media Complex / CAAT Studio
Mellat Park Cineplex / Fluid Motion Architects
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Architects: Fluid Motion Architects: Fluid Motion Architects - Reza Daneshmir, Catherine Spiridonoff
- Area: 6000 m²
- Year: 2008
2 Offices, 2 Brothers / Arsh Design Group
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Architects: Arsh Design Group: Arsh Design Group / Rambod Eilkhani, Pantea Eslami, Nashid Nabian, Alireza Sherafati
- Area: 510 m²
- Year: 2010
M Coffee / Hooman Balazadeh
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Architects: Hooman Balazadeh
- Area: 75 m²
- Year: 2009
Amaj Darman Project / KRDS (Kourosh Rafiey Design Studio)
Villa Kiani / Makan Rahmanian and Kamran Heirati
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Architects: Makan Rahmanian and Kamran Heirati
- Area: 500 m²
- Year: 2010
AA Visiting School in Tehran and Muscat results
In the past, we’ve told you about the AA Visiting School, a worldwide network organized by the Architectural Association School of Architecture in collaboration with each country they visit. They have conducted events and workshops all over the world including Beijing, Madrid, San Francisco, Santiago, Sao Paulo and Singapore among others.
Some months ago, they continued with their events in Tehran, Iran and Muscat, Oman. In recent years Iran has emerged as a cultural and economic hub within the Middle East; with its illustrious history in architecture it offers a fertile ground for research and investigation into a number of topics ranging from manufacturing to urbanism. Tehran, its capital city, has become a major laboratory for contemporary cultural production in terms of architecture and has recently undergone massive changes to its infrastructure and urban boundaries to cater for expansion.
Oman has been careful and cautions in its expansion and approach to development, with recent events in the region it is now set to profit with massive increase in tourism. With the existence of a void in architectural thinking and identity in Oman it will be incredibly interesting to see how its will approach issues relating to architecture and urbanism. You can see some photos of the workshop after the break.
Commercial-Office Building / RYRA Studio
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Architects: RYRA Studio
- Area: 1100 m²
- Year: 2009
Checker Box Office Complex / Arsh Design Group
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Architects: Arsh Design Group
- Area: 1400 m²
- Year: 2009