The International Conference of Islamic Arts and Handicrafts will be held in Tehran and Tabriz, Iran this May

The International Conference of Islamic Arts and Handicrafts will be held in Tehran and Tabriz.
Secretary of the conference, Mehdi Mohammadzadeh, said the conference will be held from May 5-7 in Tehran and in Tabriz University of Art from May 9-10.

Mohammadzadeh noted that preparing conditions for education and development, evaluating the current status of art and handicrafts in the Muslim world, studying challenges faced by the sector and determining Islamic traditions and criteria are among the objectives of the conference.
He stated that an exhibition of handicrafts and achievements of Iranian craftsmen in the field of training will be held on the sidelines of the conference.

Mohammadzadeh pointed out that the exhibition will be held in eight parts, including metal art and industries, wooden arts and industries, glass art and industries, pottery, carpet, calligraphy and book writing.

Architecture International Conference to be held in Iran starting May 8, 2013

Architecture International Conference to be held in Tehran

 

 

 

 

Organized by Iranian universities with the collaboration of Sapienza University in Rome, Italy, the conference kicks off on May 8, 2013, at the Institute of Art Education, in Shiraz.

Prof. Lucio Barbera and Antonino Saggio of the Italian University of Sapienza will attend an Iranian conference on Modern Architecture and Cultural Identity.

The event has been organized by Tehran University, Sooreh University, Ala`o`dolleh Semnani Education Institute, Shiraz Art Academy Institute, Semnan Architecture University and Sapienza University from Rome.

Lucio Valerio Barbera is a distinguished Italian expert in the field of architecture and urban design. He is also the Dean of the First Faculty of Architecture Ludovico Quaroni at the University of Sapienza and a former deputy mayor of Rome for cultural politics and the historical center of the town.

Antonino Saggio is an architect, scholar and professor and holds the Architecture and Information Technology Chair at the School of Architecture at Sapienza, University of Rome. He is the coordinator of the PhD program in Architecture Theory and Design which is one of the oldest and more relevant in Italy. 

During the conference, the place of Islamic countries in the world of architecture will be discussed.

The Architecture International Conference will be held from May 8 to May 15, 2013,  at the Institute of Art Education, in Shiraz, Sooreh architecture department in Tehran, Visual Arts Pardis, Tehran University, Tehran and Ala`o`dolleh Semnani Education Institute.