Discourse Analysis of Spatial and Ideological Dimensions  of Urban Plans of Abbas Abad Lands

Nourian, Farshad; Khadem, Alireza

Discourse Analysis of Spatial and Ideological Dimensions of Urban Plans of Abbas Abad Lands

Document Type : Original Research

Authors

F. Nourian ¹

A. khadem ²

¹ Associate Professor, Faculty of Urban Planning, University of Tehran

² Graduate of Urban Planning (Urban Design), University of Tehran

Abstract

Aims: The lands of Abbas Abad have a special place and position in the city of Tehran, and for this reason, during the last half century, it has always been considered by decision makers, planners, planners and urban designers. The urban plans presented for these lands, in addition to the design-spatial aspects, contain special ideological dimensions that may not be obvious at first glance. Understanding and explaining these dimensions is the main purpose of this forthcoming article.

Methods: In order to better understand these two aspects, the method of discourse analysis is used. Accordingly, relying on a structuralist approach based on linguistic teachings in the face of existing documents, the two parts of intra-lingual and extra-lingual factors are opposed to each other.

Results: Based on the methodological approach of the article, on the one hand, intralingual factors include design-spatial aspects of the design and on the other hand, extralinguistic factors related to its ideological aspects. Accordingly, it is shown that the existing ideas in the design-spatial dimensions of each of the proposed plans are an attempt to realize a part of the ideological dimension of this plan; Which, ironically, can be seen in their first perspectives.

Conclusion: Despite the formal differences in the spatial dimensions of urban plans of Abbas Abad lands in the two time periods considered in the article, each of these plans has a specific and unique ideological logic. Follows himself; Which is clearly tied to the initial perspectives of the designs.

Keywords

Abbas Abad Lands

Spatial Dimensions

Ideological Dimensions

Urban Plans

Discourse analysis

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