Rediscovering Bauhaus heritage in Iran

I feel that Bauhaus is Bauhaus;

we architects, build and work for our people and environment,
and they reciprocatively build us back.
The Bauhaus existence in Iran revolutionized creative and artistic thinking among Iranian art and architecture society until the Islamic revolution of Iran happened in 1979.
Now and after 43 years of receiving the hidden influences of the Bauhaus, it is evoking a powerful emotion in the new generation of
Iranian architects and artists.

Amir Abbas Aboutalebi

 

 

How many people know that Bauhaus has left so many great hidden treasures for the world in Iran?

 

This section intends to propose a challenge about the Bauhaus’s movement in Iran. The aim is to motivate researchers to investigate different aspects of the Bauhaus movement in Iran and to raise critical discussion about the artistic, social, cultural and technical challenges of this great world heritage in Iran;

+ How many people know that Bauhaus has left so many great hidden treasures for the world in Iran?
+ Why Bauhaus is so important to contemporary Iranian architecture?
+ How many pioneer Iranian architects were affected by the Bauhaus style?
+ How many Bauhaus masterpieces focusing on “villa projects” were built in Iran?
+ What is the role of Bauhaus in contemporary Iranian art & architecture?
+ How was Bauhaus culture in Iran before the Pahlavi period?
+ How is Bauhaus life in Iran during the Islamic period?

The villa magazine will examine the question: How many people know that Bauhaus has left so many great hidden treasures for the world, focusing on “villas, gardens, and single residences” in Iran?
The publication will offer a platform to facilitate future lines of inquiry in bringing about the importance of Bauhaus culture and Bauhaus life in contemporary Tehran and Iran.
So far, there have been very few investigations, researches, campaigns, public, legal and governmental efforts to this incredible world heritage.
This effort will debate the above questions and invites contributions that conceptualize the particular state of “the role of Bauhaus in contemporary Iranian architecture” and discusses concrete case studies that highlight a historical dimension of the Bauhaus style of “villas, gardens, residences, and single houses” masterpieces in Iran.
We seek support based on Cultural variables, Sharing, Adaptability and Interactions to promote and develop an awareness of Bauhaus ideology to the Iranian architectural society and increase Iranian architecture students community access to participation and improvement.

 

Eligibility

Anyone is eligible to submit. All those conducting architectural and built environment research related to architecture and architecture practice are eligible to enter the VillaAward for Research.
Submissions must be based on original work authored or co-authored by the applicant.

Submissions

Entries must send an email to award@villamagazine.ir
ALL submissions will be entered online via email to award@villamagazine.ir
The main body of the application requires the submission of:
• 100 to 300-word Abstract
• 500 to 1,000-word Research Statement
• 2,000 to 5,000-word Research Document (this excludes references, bibliography, foot/endnotes or
captions)
• Minimum of 6 images (all with correct copyright/ permissions)
The main Research Document should be uploaded as a word document or pdf of less than 13 MB.

Themes (Design, Culture, History)

+ Submissions are invited under either or both headings of Design and Technical. Research should concern an investigation addressing the influence or impact of design, form and/or technology on the use and/or performance of a built/unbuilt Bauhaus Villa project and/or Gardens/ Landscaping in Iran.
+ Submissions are invited from those investigating the relationship between the Bauhaus-culture and Bauhaus-life in Iran;
+ Submissions are invited from historians, theorists and practitioners whose work has relevance to the history and theory of the practice, culture and profession of architecture most broadly conceived.
• Historical research of direct relevance to a Bauhaus villa project
• Cultural studies relating to architecture, professionalism and the built environment
• Histories of construction, science and technology
• Historical and/or theoretical research on the place, space and urban planning
• History and/or theory of practice and praxis, including professionalism, procurement and non-design aspects of architectural practice

The Awards welcomes collaborative projects between academia and practice and others in the construction industry.

Publications

The Villamagazine will publish all abstracts in the online version of the magazine.
Commended papers will be available in pdf format on the Villa magazine website.
Winning pieces will be published in the printed version of the magazine. (subject to editorial review).
Title: Call for Papers: “rediscovering Bauhaus heritage in Iran’ focusing on villas, gardens, and single residences.
Type: Call for Submissions
Organizers: Villa Magazine
Sponsors: The German Embassy to Tehran + Bauhaus University Weimar, Germany + the German Architecture Museum
Submission Deadline: Dec 31, 2022
Price: Free