The Monthly Scientific Journal of Bagh-e Nazar

An Analysis of the Design Process of the 2 nd Generation of Leading Architects in the Post-Islamic Revolution of Iran

https://doi.org/10.22034/bagh.2025.480093.5674
Volume 22, Issue 146
August 2025
Pages 5-26
The Monthly Scientific Journal of Bagh-e Nazar

Document Type : Original Research Article

Authors

Sajad Aeini 1
Farhad Shariatrad 2
Navid Jalaeian Ghane 3
Saba Hosseininasab 4

1 Department of Art & Architecture, Ma.c., Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran.

2 Department of Architecture, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran.

3 Department of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, Khayyam University, Mashhad, Iran.

4 Department of Architecture, School of Architecture and Environmental Design, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran.

Abstract
Problem statement: The contemporary architecture of Iran and the works formed in its context are the arena of representation of the current thoughts and discourses of Iranian society in this era. By reading the works of architecture and the resulting knowledge, one can get a proper understanding of the worldview that governs the platform. The problem of the research is to strive to answer the knowledge gap about the lack of registration of tacit knowledge that is created in the Intermediate of professional and academic education, to provide an opportunity to analyze the trend of the progressive architecture of Iran and to investigate the interaction of the professional platform and the progressive trend.
Research objective: The present research attempts to study and analyze the process capitals in the offices of the 2nd generation of leading architects after the revolution in Iran and to document and match them with the processes and methods known by process researchers, to record the concrete knowledge available in these offices, and the impact of quality of utilization of these processes. processes. The purpose is to gain knowledge of the process of upgrading and optimizing the design processes in the architectural offices of the second-generation architects’ post-revolution of Iran.
Research method: This research is qualitative research employing the grounded theory method, and, it uses library-documentary and field methods in data collection. Finally, the data analysis was carried out using MAXQDA software version 2020.
Conclusion: The results show that Iran’s professional society is transitioning from intuitive thinking to analytical thinking.

Keywords

Design process
Architectural design
Koberg and Bagnall theory
Leading architects
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