Examining the ‘Cultural Diamond Model’ in the Architecture of Government Buildings during the First Pahlavi Era A Critical Approach to the Sociology of Art

Document Type : Research Article

Authors

1 Ph.D. Student in Architecture, Department of Architecture, Islamic Azad University, Sanandaj Branch, Sanandaj, Iran.

2 Associate Professor, Department of Architecture, Faculty of Arts, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.

3 Assistant Professor of Social Sciences, Sanandaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sanandaj, Iran

Abstract

and political meanings, through its content and visual form, as it can influence the organization of human perceptions and behavior at the same time. The discipline of architecture has always been the focus of ruling powers and dominating systems to manifest their authority and legitimize their rule. In this research, the sociological model of the “cultural diamond” in generating and constructing government buildings during the first Pahlavi era has been studied.
Research objective: The research attempts to analyze the main role of architecture in representing the ideological concepts and regenerating the power of the ruling power in a general view, and to study the way of controlling the process of generating, propagating, and exploiting the art of architecture during the first Pahlavi era as a case study.
Research method: The study is fundamental research in case of purpose, in which the data was collected based on the qualitative approach by using reliable documented and first-hand field observations. The collected data was analyzed based on a critical approach in an interpretive-explanatory structure. An attempt has been made to study the place of findings in the cultural diamond model and to explore their relationship with the power management and ruling system during the first Pahlavi era.
Conclusion: The results indicate that the government of the first Pahlavi, by controlling and monitoring the regeneration and propagation of architecture, and supporting kind of art that represents the ideologies of the government- through the discourse of Nationalism and Archaism- tried to control the audience’s interpretation of architectural works by integrating the society, and by the mediation of architecture institutionalize its legitimacy in society and consolidate, empower and regenerate its power as a hegemonic matter.

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The Monthly Scientific Journal of Bagh-e Nazar
Volume 19, Issue 116
February 2023
Pages 55-70

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