Memar 147

October–November 2024·Historical Architecture·8 articles

Ancient Iranian Architecture and the Roots of Architectural Culture

Explores the origins of Iranian architectural thought from prehistoric rock art (60,000+ years) through cave dwellings, Neolithic settlements (Sialk), Mithraic temples, Anahita water temples, to the influence of ancient archetypes on modern architecture (Louis Kahn). Includes a visual essay on oculi and light from above across millennia.

Memar 147

Table of Contents

There Is a Past That Does Not Pass

Rock Art of Greater Iran

In Pursuit of Iran's Architectural Culture Roots

Mithraic Ring: Two Iranian Mithraic Temples

Sialk, Kashan

Anahita, the Goddess of Waters

Visual History of Light from Above

Yale Center for British Art: Yellow Light and Blue Shadow

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