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To keep interiors cool, Iranian buildings are designed with wind flow, shade, and the orientation of the sun in mind. Image courtesy Studio INTEGRATE, Mehran Gharleghi and Amin Sadeghy.

Date: 17 April 2015 - 09:24

How Iranian architects invented ways to stay cool

How did people keep cool indoors before the invention of air-conditioning? Architect Mehran Gharleghi explains how Iran's architects developed clever strategies to beat the heat.

Tags: Arts, Architecture

A bookshop in Tehran, Iran. Photo: Tara Fatehi Irani

Date: 18 February 2015 - 10:51

A brief history of Iran's modern literature

Iranian writer Nima Malek Mohamadi walks us through Iran's recent literary history.

Tags: Literature, Arts

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