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Tehran’s new speculative bridge designed by Diba Tensile Architecture

Iran Architecture News - Apr 22, 2015 - 17:27   22460 views

Tehran’s new speculative bridge designed by Diba Tensile Architecture

Tehran-based architecture firm Diba Tensile Architecture, led by Leila Araghian and Alireza Behzadi, designed Tehran's award-winning Tabiat (nature) bridge. 

Bridges have always been close to the heart of Iranian identity. Isfahan, Iran’s top tourist destination and a former capital of Persia, boasts two spectacular bridges from the 16th century Safavid dynasty when the city was at the centre of Islamic art and culture. So it is no surprise that a new hi-tech award-winning structure has appeared in the Iranian capital, Tehran. What is a surprise is that it was designed by a young woman.....Continue Reading

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