1st Edition
Developing Iran Company Towns, Architecture, and the Global Powers
By Hamidreza Mahboubi Soufiani
Copyright 2024
224 Pages
64 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
224 Pages
64 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
224 Pages
64 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book examines the emergence of modern company towns in Iran by delineating the architectural, political, and industrial histories of three distinct resource-based ‘company town’ projects built in association with the ‘Big Three’ powers of World War II.
The book’s narrative builds upon a tripartite research design that chronologically traces the formation and development of the oil, steel,... Read more
Introduction
Part I: Oil Industry and the British Empire
Chapter 1: Iran’s Oil Company Towns
Chapter 2: Gachsaran Oil Company Town
Part II: Steel Industry and the Soviet Union
Chapter 3: Arya Mehr Steel Complex
Chapter 4: Aryashahr Steel Company Town
Part III: Copper Industry and the United States
Chapter 5: Sarcheshmeh Copper Complex
Chapter 6: Sarcheshmeh Copper Company Town
Conclusion
Biography
Hamidreza Mahboubi Soufiani is a researcher in architectural history based in Australia. He was awarded a master's of architecture and a PhD from the University of Western Australia.
