the writing of iranian architectural history has, from its start, followed the principles of western historiography. portions of this history are well expected to be neglected or unattended when writing of it takes place outside its intellectual framework that essentially reflects the iranian throught world. to have a truly iranian architectural historiography, one has to find the theoretical p...

The writing of Iranian architectural history has, from its start, followed the principles of western historiography. Portions of this history are well expected to be neglected or unattended when writing of it takes place outside its intellectual framework that essentially reflects the Iranian throught world. To have a truly Iranian architectural historiography, one has to find the theoretical p...

We live in an inescapable ocean of time that is defined for us by Nature, our bodies, institutions, devices, and our arts. Our concepts of what time is, can be, should or will be, have always changed with knowledge, necessity, age, and imagination. Since we experience time on myriad levels all at the same time, it is no surprise to find it the subject and substance of our everyday conversations...