The Role of Colonizer Governments in Redefining of Residential Architecture of Iran

Kouchakian, Masoud; Ayvazian, Simon; Norouzborazjani, Vida

The Role of Colonizer Governments in Redefining of Residential Architecture of Iran

Volume 19, Issue 73
Spring 2017

Pages 131-146

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Masoud Kouchakian ¹

Simon Ayvazian ²

Vida Norouzborazjani ³

¹ Ph.D. Candidate, Architecture and Urban design Department, Tehran Central Branch, Islamic Azad University

² Professor in Architecture, Architecture and Urban design Department, Tehran Central Branch, Islamic Azad University

³ Assistant professor in Architecture and Urban design Department, Tehran Central Branch, Islamic Azad University

Abstract

Modernism took residential Architecture of Iran to a vague space in former century in which colonization willing has played fundamental role. This article wants to survey this colonization process in residential architecture space. The main question is why western governments initiated reforming residential architecture of Iran and domestic affairs. This article via historical-analytical approach has concluded that the multiple approaches of Iranians toward the nature of residential architecture plays a vital role in reassessment of the ideas of: consumption, sexuality, religion, class-based and nation’s identity. These ideas were the main objectives of colonization forces in that era. They changed the characteristics and features of Iranian’s home to reach their colonization goals in long term period. This research based on qualitative and interpretative method, as well as, data has been gathered from documentary technique.

Keywords

Colonization

Residential architecture

Consumption

National identity