Recognition of Revitalization Oriented Movements in the Iranian Architecture is an opportunity to rethink about contemporary Iranian architecture. This paper discusses the impacts and consequences of revitalization oriented trends on contemporary Iranian architecture. It will discuss the interactions and challenges between tradition and modernity, which is obvious in the new generation of contemporary Iranian architects.
Research questions are 1- What are the main approaches and groups in contemporary Iranian architecture? 2- What are their perspectives regarding globalization and regionalism in contemporary architecture? 3- What are the impacts of their ideas on the contemporary Iranian architecture? 4- What are the specifications of the third group (global-regionalism)?
This paper in based on a kind of a value-free approach, which analyse Contemporary Iranian buildings. Theoretical framework of the paper is based on literature review in the case of contemporary Iranian architecture, as well as the critical papers those focused on Contemporary Iranian buildings. The paper analysed the buildings in five categories:
1- The main concept and spatial character: I- International Style II- Conservative Traditionalism III- Iranian Modernism IV- Iranian Post-modernism V- Eclecticism. 2- The architects’ attitudes (especially in this project): I- Anti-modernist Regionalism, II- Anti-regionalist Modernism, III- Moderates, IV- Avant-garde. 3- Building form: I- Familiar, II- Western-looking, III- New and Eye-catching, IV- Fantastic, V- Exotic. 4- Materials and facing details: I- Brick, II- Exposed-Concrete, III- Steel and Glass, IV- High-Tech, V- Granite Slabs, VI- Colourful Façade. 5- Contextual relationships: I- Homogeneous, II - Indifferent to the Context, III – Contrasting. The results of the paper show that revitalization oriented movements in the Iranian architecture are one the most determining forces in contemporary Iranian architecture.