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Direct Dialogue with Decision-Makers
Mazandaran Builders Summit Focuses on Investment and Construction Quality
Saeed Zarif, CEO of Sama Building Media Complex and head of the event, opened the first day of the 24th Builders, Developers and Designers Summit and Exhibition by stating that the goal of this edition is to create direct dialogue between the private sector, managers and decision-makers, and to connect…
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A New Investment Opportunity
Legal Authorization to Sell Up to ۴۰% of Mixed-Use Tourism Projects
Ali-Asghar Shalbafian, head of the Investment Center at Iran’s Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Tourism, has highlighted the capacities created under the Seventh Development Plan, announcing that the legislature has granted permission to incorporate office, commercial, and residential uses alongside tourism use. According to him, the non-tourism portion of mixed-use…
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Form Comes from Life
Ekbatans Architect: Restoring the Courtyard Feeling Depends on Defining a New Life
Fereydoun Azari, a veteran architect and the architect of Ekbatan Town in western Tehran, sees the urban fabric as a reflection of the spirit and lifestyle of its residents, and believes that the feeling of the courtyard in old homes can be recreated in today’s architecture. In an interview with…
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Reforming the Urban Structure
The Need for Architects and Experts in Municipal Government to Reform Urban Planning
Fereydoun Azari, architect of Ekbatan Town, referring to the lived experience of people in urban fabrics such as Ekbatan, believes that these spaces create a sense of identity and belonging, and that by emulating them, the quality of urban spaces can be improved without heavy costs. He emphasized the necessity…
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Testing: The Guarantor of Quality
Mehdi Bostanchi on Production Risk and the Looming Concern of Power Outages for Industries
Mehdi Bostanchi, CEO and founder of Bostanchi Industrial Group, has recounted the trajectory of his professional life in an interview with the program “SAMA Studio Narrative”; from the experiences and failures that built his current standing to the major risks in production. In this conversation, he speaks of the day…
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A Positive Assessment by a Former Council Member
Article ۳ of the Decentralization Resolution Can Curb Overloading Beyond Capacity
Ali Ata, a former member of the Tehran City Council, gave a positive assessment of the recent resolution by the Council of Ministers titled “Action Plan for the Organization, Functional Refinement, and Decentralization of Tehran and Alborz.” He said that Article 3 of the resolution, which sets out a prohibition…
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Focus on Hotels and Accommodation
Iran’s ۲۵th National Developers Summit to Be Held in Shiraz, Focusing on Destination Creation
The 25th National Developers Summit, themed “From Building Construction to Destination Creation,” will be held on Dey 9 and 10, 1405 (December 30–31, 2026) at Homa Hotel in Shiraz. The event, with a focus on southern Iran, will center on the future of hotels, accommodation, mixed-use projects, and new models…
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Stagflation and Taxation
Construction Industry Stakeholders Warn Builders Are Leaving Iran’s Housing Market
Stakeholders active in financing, insurance, construction, architecture and business development have warned about the financial, tax and executive challenges facing Iran’s construction industry, stressing that continued stagflation in the housing market will push many builders out of business and drive supply far below demand. Financial and Executive Challenges in the…
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Quality Is Not Accidental
Hanachi: Respect for Citizens Must Be Demonstrated in Practice by Managers
Pirouz Hanachi, a professor at the University of Tehran and former deputy minister of roads and urban development for architecture and urban planning, in an interview referring to his management experience at Tehran Municipality, described the development of high-quality public spaces as one of his main programs and said that…
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Corrective steps in the building industry
Rethinking Construction: From Feasibility Studies to Climate-Responsive Urban Development
According to SAMA, experts participating in a discussion emphasized the need to rethink construction processes, describing feasibility studies as the missing link in projects. They called for cities to move toward smaller housing units, the integration of “life” into urban design, the revision of regulations, the facilitation of financing methods,…
