It's a balmy spring day in 408 BC. The Spartan general Lysander is on a diplomatic mission to Cyrus the Younger, a Persian satrap (provincial governor) and son of Darius II, the Great King. Cyrus ...

Inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List, the Persian Garden consists of a collection of nine gardens, selected from various regions of Iran, which tangibly represent the diverse forms that this type ...

The "Bagh-e Irani" (Persian Garden) project, constructed with an investment of over 220 billion rials (approximately $260,000), was opened in the Mellat Park area of Shahrekord, aiming to promote ...

An expanding civilization brought new ideas, cultures and gardens. As civilization expanded, so did landscape and garden design. Throughout history, different cultures embodied themselves through ...

The Persian Garden consists of a collection of nine gardens, selected from various regions of Iran, which tangibly represent the diverse forms that this type of designed garden has assumed over the ...

Studio Ossidiana, founded by Alessandra Covini and Tomas Dirrix, investigates architectural materials through experimental research projects. Their recent work "Petrified Carpets" explores the "ideal ...

From ancient beginnings to today's modern Islamic designs. Buildings, water and plants have combined to give the gardens of Persia a beauty which has inspired garden design throughout the world. We ...

According to three landscape designers and botanists. By Julia Halperin The Fin Garden in Kashan, Iran. Jerome/Adobe Stock Distinguishing characteristics: Enclosed, shaded, lush. The word “paradise” ...

An exhibition celebrating international garden design is to open at the V&A Dundee in a bid to inspire a “greener, fairer and more joyful future”. Garden Futures: Designing With Nature will be on show ...