Iran contemporary Architecture and Urbanism as a New-Normal Event: Mental Representation of Critical Thinking in the Identity of Iran Contemporary Architecture and Urban Planning

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Graduated of Ph.D., Department of Architecture, Shahrekord Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord, Iran.

2 Associate Professor, Department of Architecture, Isfahan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran.

3 Associate Professor, Department of Architecture, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.

4 Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, North Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.

Abstract

The enlightenment of new age has been tied to radicalism from the beginning; as far as it no longer reproduces itself and instead of paying attention to the realization of desired situation, it justifies and defends existing situation and in a reading of order after disorder deals It expresses the question (nihilistic) of failure between the loss of reality and truth; which may destroy itself. And as a new norm, it deals with the mental representation of critical thinking in Iran contemporary architecture and urbanism identity promoting. This research that has been analyzed in a qualitative method, looking for an answer to this question, how can Iran contemporary architecture and urbanism - as the event of a New-Normal - lead to the promotion of architecture and urban planning identity? Therefore, data has collected and analyzed in semi-structured interviews form, and the answers in interview on the 17th, the highest level of saturation has been reached. According to the average agreement of 90.37% and the coverage of the criterion level of more than 0.6 kappa, the research quality index is accepted and the validity and reliability of research is confirmed and the result of research can be evaluated and interpreted by examining the criteria of adaptation, generalization, capability of understanding and control. The findings show that the research summation of causal variables’ result in the mediating conditions of existing situation, creates an event; which with a realistic and critical approach, deals with the mental representation of architecture and urbanism identity, and in a self-reflection crisis from the continuous changes of threshold situations, it is evolving into a radical alternative in a new-normal situation; which due to its ambiguity, openness and indeterminacy, results in a temporary transition between alternative situations, It leads to the promotion of Iran contemporary architecture and urbanism identity.

Highlights

  • Postmodernism– such as a New-Normal - determines distinct notions of experience in continuity while changing.
  • The Contemporary Architecture is the same event that guides a fundamental transformation in a program-oriented and practical function.
  • Iran Contemporary Architecture (ICA) is a representation of the same function that with a realistic approach, inevitably leads to the occurrence of an event!
  • What the crisis of new disenchantment era, has brought to the Iranian human is the necessity of historical self-knowledge.
  • Iran Contemporary architecture (ICA) is an event - Becomıng - between truth (narcissism to self-destruction) and essence (self-belief) in confrontation among being Iranian or remaining Iranian.

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  • Receive Date: 25 February 2025
  • Revise Date: 16 March 2025
  • Accept Date: 07 April 2025
  • First Publish Date: 19 June 2025
  • Publish Date: 19 June 2025

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