The designers could think about the space in front of the Centre Pompidou in Paris, though they would also have to give deep thought to how the Islamic design tradition can carry into the twenty-first century. It could become a multi-purpose paved space for markets, games, public meetings, parades etc. Remembering its history, what should the next stage be in the development of Isfahan’s landscape urbanism? Consideration should be given to keeping the water, to keeping the grass at the ends of the Maidan, and to returning the space around the water into something like its Safavid use and character. I have added 3 photos to the above post to show the evolution of landscape urbanism in Isfahan over the past three centuries. It was French influence which led to its present semi-Baroque character. The Maidan in Isfahan was originally a multi-purpose space for markets, polo-games, parades etc and was surfaced in ‘dust’.
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