Abstract:
Impacts of modernism on urban spaces can be observed in specific historic periods of Iran cities. This issue is important because these public spaces have undergone scale and performance alternations. Tehran, as the capital of country and as the showcase of alternations, has been the symbol of modern city and today is exposed to increasingly accelerated changes. As one of public spaces types, commercial spaces have concurred Tehran and dominated other functionalities. Due to increasing application of commercial spaces, this paper studied their development trend from
traditional bazars to specialized markets, centralized stores, malls and the like. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate the growth and development trend of commercial spaces in Tehran. This is a qualitative and descriptiveanalytical research in which data collection tools such as documentation, library and field surveys such as noncooperative observation were employed throughout the city. ArcGIS software was applied for results’ analysis. For showing the spatial development trend of commercial spaces in different periods, maps were used. The results of study
revealed formation of different commercial centers from the beginning of contemporary era in different forms which can be classified into several groups. First, the commercial centers and commercial units of Tehran were in the form of single-core units and then linearly developed around the central cores (streets and new markets); afterwards; they exhibited themselves in the format of new specialized markets. Spatial forms of this functionality in Tehran, from traditional form of bazar in the center to specialized markets in the surrounding regions of Tehran, reflect increasing
demand for these spaces and also shortage of growth space. The results also revealed that formation of these markets, regarding spatial limitations in Tehran, will be enhanced in the surrounding areas of Tehran. Spatial alternations of commercial applications in the cities highlight the role of urban planning and introduce commercial application as a crucial driving force in formation of cities.
Machine summary:
From Bazaar to Shopping Centers: Analysis of the Evolution of Modern Commercial Spaces in Tehran Leila Habibi* Farzin Mahmoudi Pati** Abstract Impacts of modernism on urban spaces can be observed in specific historic periods of Iran cities.
Spatial forms of this functionality in Tehran, from traditional form of bazar in the center to specialized markets in the surrounding regions of Tehran, reflect increasing demand for these spaces and also shortage of growth space.
46 The Scientific Journal of NAZAR research center (Nrc) for Art, Architecture & Urbanism Literature review and previous studies Many researchers believe that in the traditional era, the commercial spaces in Iran, with the centrality of bazar, had a very close relationship with the other urban elements and a mutual relationship and coordination can be observed among these elements.
48 The Scientific Journal of NAZAR research center (Nrc) for Art, Architecture & Urbanism buildings accelerated in the main part of Tehran Bazar.
At the last stage of commercial space development we can observe emergence of a new form of shopping spaces, called specialized bazars, which are mainly found in the vicinity of Tehran presenting specific goods or services.
Distribution of shopping centers, commercial streets and specialized bazars in Tehran.
54 The Scientific Journal of NAZAR research center (Nrc) for Art, Architecture & Urbanism Conclusion By looking at the development trend of modern commercial spaces in Tehran, it can be understood that population growth and its consequent demand increase resulted in increasing formation of commercial spaces in Tehran.