The ancient city of Kashan has joined the UNESCO Creative Cities Network, a major global recognition that shines a spotlight ...

The architecture of northern Iran exhibits an extroverted quality. Buildings are designed to let in the sounds of rain, birds and rustling trees, as well as scents of nature. Architecture in this ...

Iran has placed 17 of its most iconic mosques on UNESCO’s Tentative List under the collective title “Persian Mosque,” paving ...

T he Department of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture and Ekistics, Jamia Millia Islamia, organized the 7th International ...

"Iran, the former Persia, lies at an interface between West-East and North-South. Several early trade routes crossed the country, connecting Asia, Africa and Europe, and the cultural wealth and scenic ...

Iranian artist Arghavan Khosravi makes an inward turn in her new body of sculptural paintings that radiate light.

A fragile cease-fire between Israel and Iran, following a surprise announcement by President Trump, has offered a glimmer of calm after nearly two weeks of intense warfare—fighting that has threatened ...

Studio Integrate wants to bring the mathematical genius of ancient Iran to modern architecture. "Some of Iran's most famous structures were built 500 years ago but achieve what we want now -- ...

Tensions between the Azerbaijani and Kurdish residents of Urmia spiral sporadically in this northwestern city, now part of ...

Introduction : conceptualizing Iran and building Iranian empires -- Building the First Persian Empire -- The destruction of Achaemenid Persia and the creation of Seleucid Iran -- The rise of the ...