TEHRAN – The Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning at the University of Melbourne is scrutinizing architecture in the Iranian capital of Tehran during an exhibition, which opened on Thursday, the organizers announced.

The student exhibition, which will run until October 12, is being organized by the Global Architecture Profiling (GAP). 

The exhibit is presenting contemporary architectural productions from Tehran.

The organizers call Tehran an “ancient city, which has remained largely uninfluenced by Western culture.”

“It places value on its roots, and the architecture celebrates the city’s unique brand of Persian culture.”

The GAP exhibition series aims to broaden design discourse by showcasing the work of emerging and contemporary designers in an urban center often overlooked by major publications.

Photo: A poster for the GAP exhibition of Tehran contemporary architecture 

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