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01: COMMUNITY GARDENING IN IRAN

eski’s Garden by Zav Architects is a 12,550sqm public memorial garden in Gorgan, Iran. Celebrating the life and adaptive aesthetics of environmentalist Baba Beski, the space is soaked in sunlight not far from where the famous figure lived and is now buried. The garden is dotted with old and new structures in various stages of completion. Made using woven rebar (reinforced steel commonly used in construction in Iran), the structures are designed to patina over time and continually change in appearance. Photos by

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