Kari, the art of mirror-work in Persian architecture, was inscribed on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible ...

Safi-o-Din shrine in northwestern Iran reimagined (all images courtesy of Mohammad Hassan Forouzanfar) From the royal palaces of Persepolis to the glorious mosques of Isfahan, Iran’s ancient ...

Armenian photographer, and cultural heritage researcher Herbert Karim-Masihi is presenting a new exhibition titled “Iran ...

In an important acknowledgment of Iran's deep cultural history, the historic city of Kashan has been accepted into the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN). It has been named a creative city in the ...

Iran's art of mirror-work in Persian architecture, UAE's traditional art form that blends performing arts with oral tradition and Switzerland's yodelling -- a vocal technique involving the use of diff ...

Studio Integrate wants to bring the mathematical genius of ancient Iran to modern architecture. "Some of Iran's most famous structures were built 500 years ago but achieve what we want now -- ...

The architecture of northern Iran exhibits an extroverted quality. Buildings are designed to let in the sounds of rain, birds and rustling trees, as well as scents of nature. Architecture in this ...

A fragile cease-fire between Israel and Iran, following a surprise announcement by President Trump, has offered a glimmer of calm after nearly two weeks of intense warfare—fighting that has threatened ...

Introduction : conceptualizing Iran and building Iranian empires -- Building the First Persian Empire -- The destruction of Achaemenid Persia and the creation of Seleucid Iran -- The rise of the ...