TEHRAN – Iran and France will collaborate on brick architecture projects based on a memorandum of understanding (MOU), which has recently been signed in Tehran.
The MOU was signed by the director of Iran’s Research Institute for Cultural Heritage and Tourism (RICHT), Seyyed Mohammad Behesht, and the director of France’s Grenoble National School of Architecture (ENSAG), Thierry Joffroy, RICHT announced in a press release on Sunday.
Based on the MOU, the two institutes will cooperate in bilateral educational, technical and research activities on brick architecture.
Making use of mud bricks in new architectural designs has also been emphasized in the agreement.
The two also agreed to hold joint conferences and seminars to exchange views on applications of mud brick construction.
Reinforcement of mud brick structures, as well as architectural and anthropological studies related to mud brick architecture are also among the topics mentioned in the MOU.
Also included are publication of books and academic articles, and exchange of researchers and students.
The two also agreed to establish an international center for research and studies on mud brick structures in Iran, and provide necessary technical equipment and organize joint projects.
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