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Michael Hensel is an architect, researcher and writer. He is Professor for 'Research by Design' at AHO (the Oslo School of Architecture and Design), where he is currently developing an architecture research centre. He co-developed the curriculum of the Emergent Technologies and Design Program and co-directed it from 2001 to 2009. Hensel has taught, lectured and held visiting professorships and fellowships in Europe, the Americas, Asia and Australia. He is the author and editor of numerous publications.Mehran Gharleghi received his Master of Architecture from the Emergent Technologies and Design Master Programme at the Architectural Association. He is an architect and researcher. He has been collaborating with prominent architects in Iran since 2004 and is the co-founder of Studio Integrate in London with Amin Sadeghy.

• EditorIal 5Helen CastleAbout the Guest Editors 6Michael Hensel and Mehran GharleghiSpotlight 8Visual highlights of the issueIntroduction 16Iran: Past, Present and FutureMichael Hensel and Mehran GharleghiTowards an Architectural History of Performance: Auxiliarity, Performance and Provision in Historical Persian Architectures 26Michael Hensel, Defne Sunguroğlu Hensel, Mehran Gharleghi and Salmaan CraigPersian Gardens and Landscapes 38Nasrine Faghih and Amin SadeghyWorld of Similitude: The Metamorphosis of Iranian Architecture 52Farshad FarahiSubterreanean Landscape: The Far-Reaching Influence of the Underground Qanat Network in Ancient and Present-Day Iran 62Reza Daneshmir and Catherine SpiridonoffContemporary Architecture of Iran 70Darab DibaAssimilating the Authentic with the Contemporary: The Work of Hadi Mirmiran 1945–2006 80Saman SayarPractices @ Home: Assimilating the Past and the Present for a Visionary Architecture 88Mehran GharleghiPractices Abroad: Today’s Diaspora Tomorrow’s Architecture 104Michael HenselLatent Futures of Iranian Architecture 120Michael HenselCounterpoint 128Iran in the Regional ContextFarrokh DerakhshaniContributors 135

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