COLLECTION NAME:
Graduate Thesis Collection
Record
Title:
The Polyphonic Embassy
Creator:
Shahbazin, Ali Reza
Subject:
Thesis (M.Arch.) -- Architecture
Subject:
Savannah College of Art and Design -- Department of Architecture
Rights:
Copyright is retained by the authors or artists of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Abstract:
"After the Iran hostage crisis in 1979, diplomatic relations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States of America ceased. The hostage crisis was
a diplomatic standoff between Iran and United States. Opinions differ over what has caused the cooling in relations. Iranian government explanations criticize the
USA’s desired hegemony on the other, and other reports include the Iranian government’s need for an illusion of external bogeyman to furnish domestic repression
against pro-democratic forces.While relations remained strained since the incident, in 2015 renewed conversations between the two countries resulted in a nuclear
deal between Iran and USA. Additionally, hope in the Iranian Social and political atmosphere for a normalized relationship between Iran and USA was possible,
however, the situation remains fragile. The nuclear deal created a vision in political global perspective to think about diplomatic strategies as a practical solution.
In terms of reaction to the local and worldwide contexts, designing an Iranian embassy in Washington DC could create an architectural design discourse.
Polyphony is a philosophy by Mikhail Bakhtin (1895–1975), a Russian literary critic, derived from aesthetic point of views of Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821-1881) in
his novels toward life which includes a diversity of points of view and voices based on the idea of the relationship between the 'other' and 'I'. Bakhtin’s Polyphonic
theory frames an innovative discussion to design a new Iranian Embassy as the 'I' within the United States as 'other' against the background of their controversial
historical and political contexts."
a diplomatic standoff between Iran and United States. Opinions differ over what has caused the cooling in relations. Iranian government explanations criticize the
USA’s desired hegemony on the other, and other reports include the Iranian government’s need for an illusion of external bogeyman to furnish domestic repression
against pro-democratic forces.While relations remained strained since the incident, in 2015 renewed conversations between the two countries resulted in a nuclear
deal between Iran and USA. Additionally, hope in the Iranian Social and political atmosphere for a normalized relationship between Iran and USA was possible,
however, the situation remains fragile. The nuclear deal created a vision in political global perspective to think about diplomatic strategies as a practical solution.
In terms of reaction to the local and worldwide contexts, designing an Iranian embassy in Washington DC could create an architectural design discourse.
Polyphony is a philosophy by Mikhail Bakhtin (1895–1975), a Russian literary critic, derived from aesthetic point of views of Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821-1881) in
his novels toward life which includes a diversity of points of view and voices based on the idea of the relationship between the 'other' and 'I'. Bakhtin’s Polyphonic
theory frames an innovative discussion to design a new Iranian Embassy as the 'I' within the United States as 'other' against the background of their controversial
historical and political contexts."
Abstract:
Keywords: Iranian embassy, USA, hostage crisis, Mikhail Bakhtin, polyphonic theory, Fyodor Dostoevsky, the "other" and "I",
the uncanny, architectural doppelgängers
the uncanny, architectural doppelgängers
Publisher:
Savannah, Georgia : Savannah College of Art and Design
Date:
2018-03
Format:
PDF : 129 pages, illustrations (some color), maps, plans, portraits