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Issue 3+4: Architecture and Ideology
1/ Art lives long , though life is too short
by M.R. Jodat
The title of the article is derived from 'Hanna Arendt' and it mostly concerns the main subject of this issue, that is
'Architecture and Ideology'. The article elaborates on the fact that today's architecture undergoes a critical era while human production serves as only functional in terms of value. This sort of production is inevitably temporary. Artistic production, however, is the only real production under such and every other circumstances. It is hoped that architectural productions would be the same.
2/ Architecture and Ideology
by Research Unit
As the main subject of this issue suggests, this article primarily defines the term 'ideology' and various aspects pertaining to it, and then talks about the following items: Architecture in the (former) Soviet Union; the Eastern Bloc; Nazi Germany, and Fascist Italy, all in the 20th century, as well as the differences between eastern and western architecture.
For reason explained in the article, the source of the survey has been Anders Aman's 'Architecture and Ideology in Eastern Europe During the Stalin Era, an aspect of cold war history'; The architectural history foundation, Inc.; New York; MIT press; 1992.
3/ Political Aspects of Contemporary Architecture
by S.H. (Iradj) Moeini
This article views the same subject from another angle, under the following subtitles: Introduction; About Myth; About Ideology. Then the study cases are as follows:
a- Architecture and politics in the Left
- The experience of revolutionary left in the new-born Soviet Union
- The state architecture in Stalin's Soviet Union
Architecture and politics in Democratic Left
- Vienna between two wars
- German architecture in Weimar republic
- Housing projects in Amsterdam, 1915-1923
b- Architecture and politics in the Right
- Architecture in Fascist Italy
- Architecture in Nazi Germany
Architecture in American Democracy
- Jefferson; - Wright
Post-modern architecture in the
american Right governments of the 80's.
4/ Isfahan, from Abbasi Jame'-Mosque minarets to Mosalla minarets
(A glance at Isfahan's religious minarets from the Safavid era to the present), by 'Arash Okhovvat
Again in conjunction with the main subject of this issue, this article surveys the relationships between power (politics) and architecture, especially the effect of such state architecture on the city sky-line. It's case study explains the structure and construction of minarets in religious spaces of the past and today.
The article generally points out that the architectural works of the past in which the state utilized utmost facilities proved to be much more of a success whereas this is not the case in today's works. Isfahan's Mosalla (mass prayer site), currently under construction serves as a good example in this regard.
5/ Internet Box (Translated by H. Khademi)
- New awards program honors top architects, designers www.cnn.com
- Piano wins NY Times competition www.archrecord.com
-Women's conquest of space www.independent.co.uk
- Fallingwater dubbed state treasure www.post-gazette.com
- The herotic master of frozen motion www.independent.co.uk
- Architect Gehry talks about Biloxi, Berlin and Hollywood www.sunherald.com
- Germany fixes budget for Berlin Holocaust Memorial www.dailynews.yahoo.com
- Architect tackles History, Art, War www.news.excite.com/news
- Koolhaas's High-Art stakes www.latimes.com
- World's largest Arts Prize announced in London today's news
- Architect Calatrava awarded second major U.S. project www.jsonline.com
- A dream written in stone www.sfgate.com
- Science center announces $90 million expansion www.post-gazette.com
- 'Erotic' skyscraper arouses passions
- Architects fight to save home from it's owners www.kgw.com
- The Pritzker prize 2001 www.pritzkerprize.com
6/ Graves: Man of the House
This article is about industrial design, and is a translation of an article from the 'Architectural Record' magazine, No.4, year 2000.
7/ Introduction of an institution: UIA
The UIA is an international non governmental organisation founded in Lausanne in 1948 to unite architects from all nations.
The article enumerates the various dimensions of UIA, and announces the holding of its 21st international congress, as well as 22nd assembly in 2002 in Berlin.
8/ Humour: Check out the wit ' , by H. L. Dilmaj.
9/ A plain man's guide to the theory of signs in architecture
Geoffrey Broadbent offers a considered of architectural semiotic, in which he demystifies jargon-ridden and complex discourse and presents a succinct argument for architects once again intentionally designing meaning into their buildings.
10/ Preview of a design (for complete text, the reader is referred to pages 4-11)
I have known Arshia Mahmoodi since he was a student at the faculty of architecture and planning of Shahid Beheshti university.
His designs showed that he was a very talented student. He went to live and work in the U.S. immediately after he finished his studies in Tehran. I have been in occasional contact with him ever since, and I found it quite interesting that he is still as successful in the U.S. (which obviously is not easy).
Therefore I decided to allocate a few pages of this issue to introducing his U.S. projects with regards to the quality of his activities and architectural view points.
M.R. Jodat
11/ Art exhibition: Paintings of Jodat
M.R. Jodat, managing director of this quarterly, has resumed painting after 30 years. He has exhibited his latest works in Barg Gallery between January 23rd and February 2nd.
This section includes comments and critical views on his exhibition.
12/ Roots of Modern Architecture (3),
by Christian Norberg-Schulz
This section is a translation of the third chapter of the above mentioned book.
13/ Encylopedia of 20th Century Architecture
General editor: Vittorio Magnago Lampugniani
(English-Persian); part 3-C
Translated by: H. Khademi 
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