CAAT Studio's home for a stone-seller in Iran is a celebration of travertine
Tehran-based practice CAAT Studio has completed a house for a local stone seller in the city of Mahallat, Iran, with a facade made from local travertine. More
-
ZAV Architects completes home with veiled balconies for orphaned Iranian girls
Balconies with adjustable covers pepper the brick facade of the Habitat for Orphan Girls designed by ZAV Architects in Khansar, Iran. More
AWE Office creates apartment building with angular stone-clad facade in Iran
This residential building containing two apartments, in the Iranian city of Yazd, has an angular form influenced by vernacular cottages. More
Alireza Taghaboni wins first Royal Academy Dorfman Award for promising architects
The Royal Academy of Arts has named Iranian architect Alireza Taghaboni as the winner of the inaugural Dorfman Award, set up to celebrate talent that "represents the future of architecture". More
"It is important to be mindful of how we use one another's cultures for our own entertainment"
When New York lighting studio Apparatus held a party themed around Tehran in the 1970s, guests turned up as camel salesmen and belly dancers. Designers should know better than to resort to such lazy cultural stereotypes, says Sina Sohrab. More
Gian Paolo Venier bases concrete tableware on ancient Iranian architecture
Postcards featuring ancient Iranian architecture informed this collection of pleated, concrete tableware by Italian designer Gian Paolo Venier. More
Zav Architects designs Iranian house as a belvedere featuring open-air viewing platforms
Tehran studio Zav Architects designed this boxy house in northern Iran as a series of enclosed living units surrounded by open-air platforms and social spaces with views across the rural landscape. More
Sprayed render covers walls of rural Iranian house by BAM Architects Office
A plaster made of sand and straw has been sprayed across the walls of this house, which was built in a village in Iran by local firm BAM Architects Office. More
Elevated walkway bridges two parts of Iranian holiday home divided by swimming pool
An elevated passageway spans a swimming pool to connect the two monolithic blocks of this weekend home in the Iranian city of Karaj by Kamran Heirati Architects. More
Concrete pavilion overlooks Tehran swimming pool by KRDS
A+Awards: next in our series of 2016 Architizer A+Award winners is a swimming pool in the Iranian capital, with a concrete pavilion by architects KRDS at one end to provide a changing room and spa facilities. More
Cultural and religious complex in Iran features roof shaped like interlocking fingers
A+Awards: this community centre and mosque in Tehran by Kalout Architecture Studio, which won a 2016 Architizer A+Award, is designed to look like linking hands. More
FEA Studio installs "cloud-like" sports hall in mountainous landscape of northern Iran
The corners of this aluminium-clad sports hall near the Iranian city of Bastam lift up from the earth to lend the irregular form a "cloud-like" appearance. More
Concave roofs collect rainwater for arid areas in proposal by BMDesign Studios
Bowl-shaped vessels would collect rainwater on the roofs of buildings located in hot and dry climates in a proposal by Iranian practice BMDesign Studios. More
Mid-century Iran villa by Gio Ponti faces demolition to make way for luxury hotel
One of the most famous houses by Italian architect Gio Ponti is set to be demolished, as the owner plans to replace it with a 20-storey hotel. More
Monochrome Iranian holiday home by RooyDaad Architects is dark outside and white inside
RooyDaad Architects created this monochrome house as a weekend retreat from their practice in Tehran, and based its design on a housing model by Le Corbusier (+ slideshow). More
Tehran office building by AWE Office features faceted windows and louvres
Faceted recesses in the stone-clad facade of this office building in the Iranian capital, Tehran, contain wooden louvres that provide shade to the large windows behind (+ slideshow). More
Afsharian's House by ReNa Design has a huge vertical slice in its facade
An angular white-walled gash creates a cavernous entrance for this house in the Iranian city of Kermanshah by ReNa Design (+ slideshow). More
11 of the best new buildings from Iran's architectural awakening
Iran's contemporary architecture scene is on the brink of a boom after the lifting of economic sanctions. We've collected together 11 of the best examples from the country's new crop of buildings and bridges. More
Inward-facing Iranian home lets light filter in through a facade of wooden slats
Timber slats cover the walls and the windows of this house in Isfahan, Iran, allowing light to filter in without compromising the privacy of its occupants (+ slideshow). More
Molteni opens first major Italian design showroom in Tehran
Italian luxury brand Molteni has opened a flagship showroom in the Iranian capital, describing itself as a "pioneer" for design companies moving into the country following the lifting of trade embargoes earlier this year. More