Iranian Brickwork Shows Us Better Architecture Is Possible

Iranian Brickwork Shows Us Better Architecture Is Possible

Kate Wagner Why the beauty and inventiveness of contemporary masonry in Iran has captured Western audiences. The post Iranian Brickwork Shows Us Better Architecture Is Possible appeared first on The Nation.

Iranian Brickwork Shows Us Better Architecture Is Possible – Pixel Envy

Kate Wagner, the Nation: What makes this architecture so appealing to Western eyes, aside from its beauty, is its uniqueness. Architectural culture, especially in the United States, remains (with some exceptions) bound to either bloated, athletic forms and spectacle or the same dull residential minimalism it’s been shilling since the early 2000s. Practice in the field is fragmented, and there is no longer a cohesive creative or ideological move…