The Kan creek's bed and banks will be covered by stone and concrete soon. The course of the creek is going to feature bicycle routes and typical park facilites (sports fields, paths, bridges, benches etc.) The first phase will cover a distance of 5400m between Hemmat expressway and Freeway 2. This creek is one of the potential sources of Chitgar lake.

Images of where district 22 is in charge (this development is being shared by district 5 & 22)
http://oldregion22.tehran.ir/Portals/22/visual_reports/89/1/kan/pics%2088-1/DSC_0348.jpg

http://oldregion22.tehran.ir/Portals/22/visual_reports/89/1/kan/pics%2088-1/DSC_0350.jpg

http://oldregion22.tehran.ir/Portals/22/visual_reports/89/1/kan/pics%2088-1/DSC_0341.jpg

http://oldregion22.tehran.ir/Portals/22/visual_reports/89/1/kan/pics%2088-1/DSC_0335.jpg
http://oldregion22.tehran.ir/Default.aspx?tabid=21445&language=fa-IR

General maps of the area being developed:
http://oldomrani.tehran.ir/Default.aspx?tabid=23932

wow! this is a great project and can be so effective for tehran!

Some slightly older photos taken in early summer:

District 5 area
http://omrani.tehran.ir/Portals/0/UltraPhotoGallery/514/211/%5B5%5D.014.jpg

http://omrani.tehran.ir/Portals/0/UltraPhotoGallery/514/211/%5B5%5D.015.jpg

http://omrani.tehran.ir/Portals/0/UltraPhotoGallery/514/211/%5B5%5D.007.jpg
Source: link (http://omrani.tehran.ir/Default.aspx?tabid=144)

District 22 area
http://omrani.tehran.ir/Portals/0/UltraPhotoGallery/514/163/%5B6%5D.05.jpg

http://omrani.tehran.ir/Portals/0/UltraPhotoGallery/514/163/%5B6%5D.16.jpg

Masterplan
http://omrani.tehran.ir/Portals/0/UltraPhotoGallery/514/163/%5B6%5D.02.jpg
Source: link (http://omrani.tehran.ir/Default.aspx?tabid=141)

It's been confirmed that Kan creek will make up 80 percent of Chitgar lake's inflow.

maybe one of the largest tehrani projects

^^ This is just the the tip of the iceberg. In 10 years W. Tehran will be the leisure area of the city. Imagine Kan creek, Chitgar lake, the artificial waterfall, Tehransar and Mehrabad park all completed. And that's just the western side ;)

"just" the weestern side :)

tehran is changing rapidly, so much to expect from the city, and so much to do, tehran is truely unfolding , in a pretty sexy way i gotta say :)


nd whats mehrabad park? i havent heard of that

I remember way back in the day (mid 90s) when District 22 was just starting, it had not gas lines, it was far away from everything, and generally undeveloped, but the city always promised that it would be the first district in Tehran to be built with modern urban planning designs and also have the most greenery and gardens.
Looks like they're sort of keeping their promise.

the thing i like about west tehran is that the buildings are straighter than other parts of iran. not like germany for example, but the streets are more clean cut, its actually a nice place . its too young though, its clearly like a u/c scene, very dusty and unfinished, in 10 years when its "ja oftadeh@ and the parks and streets trees are all grown, itl look much better

for a view of Kan when still a virgin
http://mesopolis-lab.blogspot.com/2011/02/kan-watervalley-tehran-1956-to-its.html

new updates from the project, its progressing properly, ironic for iran

http://region22.tehran.ir/Portals/0/Visual%20Reports/1390/2/pishraft-kan/DSC_0066.jpg

http://region22.tehran.ir/Portals/0/Visual%20Reports/1390/2/pishraft-kan/DSC_0067.jpg

http://region22.tehran.ir/Portals/0/Visual%20Reports/1390/2/pishraft-kan/IMG_9767.jpg

http://region22.tehran.ir/Portals/0/Visual%20Reports/1390/2/pishraft-kan/IMG_9768.jpg

http://region22.tehran.ir/Portals/0/Visual%20Reports/1390/2/pishraft-kan/IMG_9769.jpg

http://region22.tehran.ir/Portals/0/Visual%20Reports/1390/2/pishraft-kan/IMG_9770.jpg

http://region22.tehran.ir/Portals/0/Visual%20Reports/1390/2/pishraft-kan/IMG_9771.jpg

http://region22.tehran.ir/Portals/0/Visual%20Reports/1390/2/pishraft-kan/IMG_9771.jpg

http://region22.tehran.ir/Portals/0/Visual%20Reports/1390/2/pishraft-kan/IMG_9772.jpg

http://region22.tehran.ir/Portals/0/Visual%20Reports/1390/2/pishraft-kan/IMG_9773.jpg

http://region22.tehran.ir/Portals/0/Visual%20Reports/1390/2/pishraft-kan/IMG_9772.jpg


http://region22.tehran.ir/Portals/0/Visual%20Reports/1390/2/pishraft-kan/IMG_9773.jpg

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http://region22.tehran.ir/Portals/0/Visual%20Reports/1390/2/pishraft-kan/IMG_9775.jpghttp://region22.tehran.ir/Portals/0/Visual%20Reports/1390/2/pishraft-kan/IMG_9776.jpg

http://region22.tehran.ir/Portals/0/Visual%20Reports/1390/2/pishraft-kan/IMG_9778.jpg

http://region22.tehran.ir/Portals/0/Visual%20Reports/1390/2/pishraft-kan/IMG_9778.jpg

http://region22.tehran.ir/Portals/0/Visual%20Reports/1390/2/pishraft-kan/IMG_9779.jpg

http://region22.tehran.ir/Portals/0/Visual%20Reports/1390/2/pishraft-kan/IMG_9891.jpg

i hate how everywhere theres an ugly childish playground -_-


http://region22.tehran.ir/Portals/0/Visual%20Reports/1390/2/pishraft-kan/IMG_9893.jpg

but all in all it looks great i think its truly a good for tehran

pics from : http://region22.tehran.ir/DNN2/VIEW2/tabid/134/ArticleId/9934/.aspx

updates

http://region22.tehran.ir/Portals/0/Visual%20Reports/1390/5/bazdid%20kan/1.jpg
http://region22.tehran.ir/Portals/0/Visual%20Reports/1390/5/bazdid%20kan/2.jpg
http://region22.tehran.ir/Portals/0/Visual%20Reports/1390/5/bazdid%20kan/4.jpg
http://region22.tehran.ir/Portals/0/Visual%20Reports/1390/5/bazdid%20kan/3.jpg
http://region22.tehran.ir/Portals/0/Visual%20Reports/1390/5/bazdid%20kan/6.jpg
http://region22.tehran.ir/Portals/0/Visual%20Reports/1390/5/bazdid%20kan/7.jpg
http://region22.tehran.ir/DNN2/VIEW2/tabid/134/ArticleId/10677/.aspx

Iran is coming on slowly with the landscape architecture, my own brother won't work in Iran, he says people there just don't understand what is good landscape design.

Iran is coming on slowly with the landscape architecture, my own brother won't work in Iran, he says people there just don't understand what is good landscape design.

you mean the people who work municipality don`t know about the landscape design, they are a lot of people how know. stop generalizing bro

Iran is coming on slowly with the landscape architecture, my own brother won't work in Iran, he says people there just don't understand what is good landscape design.

its true for some cases, but there are many amazing feats of landscaping in iran

this one is a bit more than landscaping, more like land changing , its huge, and to be honest for the most part it seems to be coming together nicely

Iran is coming on slowly with the landscape architecture, my own brother won't work in Iran, he says people there just don't understand what is good landscape design.



Perhaps your brother should educate himself. Here is a start.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_gardens




"The tradition and style in the garden design of Persian gardens (Persian باغ ایرانی) has influenced the design of gardens from Andalusia to India and beyond. The gardens of the Alhambra show the influence of Persian Garden philosophy and style in a Moorish Palace scale from the era of Al-Andalus in Spain. The Taj Mahal is one of the largest Persian Garden interpretations in the world, from the era of the Mughal Empire in India."



From the time of the Achaemenid Dynasty the idea of an earthly paradise spread through Persian literature and example to other cultures, both the Hellenistic gardens of the Seleucids and the Ptolemies in Alexandria. The Avestan word pairidaêza-, Old Persian *paridaida-, Median *paridaiza- (walled-around, i.e., a walled garden), was transliterated into Greek paradeisoi, then rendered into the Latin paradisus, and from there entered into European languages, e.g., French paradis, German Paradies, and English paradise. The word entered Semitic languages as well: Akkadian pardesu, Hebrew pardes, and Arabic firdaws.

As the word expresses, such gardens would have been enclosed. The garden's purpose was, and is, to provide a place for protected relaxation in a variety of manners: spiritual, and leisurely (such as meetings with friends), essentially a paradise on earth. The Persian word for "enclosed space" was pairi-daeza, a term that was adopted by Christian mythology to describe the garden of Eden or Paradise on earth.

The garden's construction may be formal (with an emphasis on structure) or casual (with an emphasis on nature), following several simple design rules. This allows a maximization, in terms of function and emotion, of what may be done in the garden. ........



Persian Gardens (http://www.google.com/search?q=persian+garden&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a)

No no, you miss my point. With regards to standardisation of multiple projects, Iran has the creativity to design any project. But the point my brother pointed out are these. Take for example the repaving of Shariati Street, they have got lovely side walks with nice patterns but the quality of the workmanship leaves a lot to be desired. Examples of which would be metal stuck out randomly of the sidewalk and bodged corner work. Another example would be the new park in the west of Tehran. I can't remember the name? But looking at the steps and layout of the walkways around park has many issues. Firstly the uneven nature of the stone layed on the walkways has many issues regarding accesability. Secondly the lack of sturdy hand and grab rails around the park with uneven metal left the park looking shabby but more importantly the quality of the workmanship left the park dangerous to children and the infirm.

Now I understand that people will get touchy, but many landscape architects in Iran as my brother pointed out have worked with international companies in the Emirates and should understand the international standards regarding car parking, pathways, standardization and health and safety. I was recently in Spain and I found that the Spanish although more advanced with the standards than Iran have many of the same issues regarding the finalisation of urban projects.

Now Iran can do amazing project take for example Bargh E Ferdows looking and the workmanship in this park and the way the layout is disability accessible is a real positive sign. So to say that Iran doesn't have the craftsmanship available to design world beating landscape architecture is a fallacy.

^^ i know what you mean

the finishing is extremely unprofessional in many cases

^^lol that's because Iran has afghans doing all the construction. Here in America, we have Mexican workers who work hard and do a good clean job. I'm not saying afghans are bad, but I'm assuming they are not good at building.

No no, you miss my point. With regards to standardisation of multiple projects, Iran has the creativity to design any project. But the point my brother pointed out are these. Take for example the repaving of Shariati Street, they have got lovely side walks with nice patterns but the quality of the workmanship leaves a lot to be desired. Examples of which would be metal stuck out randomly of the sidewalk and bodged corner work. Another example would be the new park in the west of Tehran. I can't remember the name? But looking at the steps and layout of the walkways around park has many issues. Firstly the uneven nature of the stone layed on the walkways has many issues regarding accesability. Secondly the lack of sturdy hand and grab rails around the park with uneven metal left the park looking shabby but more importantly the quality of the workmanship left the park dangerous to children and the infirm.

Now I understand that people will get touchy, but many landscape architects in Iran as my brother pointed out have worked with international companies in the Emirates and should understand the international standards regarding car parking, pathways, standardization and health and safety. I was recently in Spain and I found that the Spanish although more advanced with the standards than Iran have many of the same issues regarding the finalisation of urban projects.

Now Iran can do amazing project take for example Bargh E Ferdows looking and the workmanship in this park and the way the layout is disability accessible is a real positive sign. So to say that Iran doesn't have the craftsmanship available to design world beating landscape architecture is a fallacy.




I understand what you are saying. There is certainly a "I know better" and "It's good enough" attitude that permeates the Iranian culture, and it's not limited to just landscape architects. It is very difficult for Iranians to follow instructions, or plans, or blueprints without interjecting their own "improvements" to the plan regardless of their area of expertise or lack thereof. This happens at every step in the process so by the end the final result is a poor representation of the original plan.

I have seen some signs of change for the better, but this will take a while. :cheers:

^^lol that's because Iran has afghans doing all the construction. Here in America, we have Mexican workers who work hard and do a good clean job. I'm not saying afghans are bad, but I'm assuming they are not good at building.

some would think thats the problem but its not. After completion there should be someone to inspect the site...somehow that person doesnt exist or is partially blind.

I am glad other people notice this as well! In regards to Afghani workers, behind our old house in Tehran, I recently saw some afghan builders on a new apartment block behind. As I understand building and renovation as I have done my own renovation projects on 1900's buildings I can say that there craftsmanship leaves a lot to be desired. My building was built in the 1970's and my question would be, what was the building quality like in those days? Did Iran have better builders?

^^ certainly

in the shah' s time building had very strict laws and regulations, thats why many 50 year old appartments in iran still stand, but 10 year old ones built under the lovely regime have collapsed constantly

certainly not. i remember that during that time thousands still died during earthquakes.

we arent talking about earthquakes, there were deaths, but surely 'thousands' didnt die,or else now that we have earthquakes much more should die, but they dont

regarding earthquake-resistance, nor today, or a few decades ago , did our construction laws really care, well they did and still do but arent enforced

today many buildings are overly cheap and weak, u think itl collapse any moment lol

^^ certainly

in the shah' s time building had very strict laws and regulations, thats why many 50 year old appartments in iran still stand, but 10 year old ones built under the lovely regime have collapsed constantly

No. This is very false.
Their are good houses made from better materials from the 50s and early 60s but once the population of Tehran started growing exponentially, the need for houses increased and builders got away with using garbage materials, having no standards....

Basically up until 15 years ago the City council (before and after revolution) didn't give a damn about how you built your house.

khob manam hamuno migam

sakhtemunaye alanam hamashin khub nistan

parsal ruberu sakhtemune madar borzorgam ye sakhtemune no dorost kardan, hanuz 2 rooz nashode bud ke goshayesh dadanesh, az bala rikht payin! kessi amma hanuz zendegi nemikard tush kessi namord khoda ro shokr

some updates, the creek itself is coming together very nicely, the atmosphere is nice, but the horses are trippy :/

http://region22.tehran.ir/Portals/0/Visual%20Reports/1390/5/gozaresh%20kan/1.jpg
http://region22.tehran.ir/Portals/0/Visual%20Reports/1390/5/gozaresh%20kan/2.jpg
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http://region22.tehran.ir/Portals/0/Visual%20Reports/1390/5/gozaresh%20kan/10.jpg
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http://region22.tehran.ir/Portals/0/Visual%20Reports/1390/5/gozaresh%20kan/14.jpg
http://region22.tehran.ir/Portals/0/Visual%20Reports/1390/5/gozaresh%20kan/13.jpg
http://region22.tehran.ir/Portals/0/Visual%20Reports/1390/5/gozaresh%20kan/15.jpg
http://region22.tehran.ir/DNN2/VIEW2/tabid/134/ArticleId/10778/.aspx

Fantastic project for Tehran, thanks for the pictures guys.

lol @ the horses :lol:

areh, the thing is that they look soo real aswell haha its scary

some more pics
you can see that in some of the more completed areas there are trees being planted

http://region22.tehran.ir/Portals/0/Visual%20Reports/1390/5/rood%20darre%20kan/1.jpg
http://region22.tehran.ir/Portals/0/Visual%20Reports/1390/5/rood%20darre%20kan/2.jpg
http://region22.tehran.ir/Portals/0/Visual%20Reports/1390/5/rood%20darre%20kan/3.jpg
http://region22.tehran.ir/Portals/0/Visual%20Reports/1390/5/rood%20darre%20kan/4.jpg
http://region22.tehran.ir/Portals/0/Visual%20Reports/1390/5/rood%20darre%20kan/5.jpg
http://region22.tehran.ir/Portals/0/Visual%20Reports/1390/5/rood%20darre%20kan/6.jpg
http://region22.tehran.ir/Portals/0/Visual%20Reports/1390/5/rood%20darre%20kan/7.jpg
http://region22.tehran.ir/Portals/0/Visual%20Reports/1390/5/rood%20darre%20kan/8.jpg
http://region22.tehran.ir/Portals/0/Visual%20Reports/1390/5/rood%20darre%20kan/9.jpg
http://region22.tehran.ir/Portals/0/Visual%20Reports/1390/5/rood%20darre%20kan/10.jpg
http://region22.tehran.ir/DNN2/VIEW2/tabid/134/ArticleId/10834/.aspx

What is the estimated date of completion for this?
Its going to be beautiful once in full bloom and fully completed.

im not sure but its really big, im assuming not anytime soon

Is there gonna be a lake too? And in that case, how big is it gonna be?

im not sure but i think the creek will branch off and supply water for the chitgar lake which is u/c, its to the west of azadi stadium

http://region22.tehran.ir/Portals/0/Visual%20Reports/1390/6/23/kan/6.jpg
http://region22.tehran.ir/Portals/0/Visual%20Reports/1390/6/23/kan/4.jpg
http://region22.tehran.ir/Portals/0/Visual%20Reports/1390/6/23/kan/1.jpg
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http://region22.tehran.ir/Portals/0/Visual%20Reports/1390/6/23/kan/13.jpg

http://region22.tehran.ir/DNN2/VIEW2/tabid/134/ArticleId/11180/.aspx

http://region22.tehran.ir/Portals/0/Visual%20Reports/1390/7/18/kan/2.jpg
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http://region22.tehran.ir/Portals/0/Visual%20Reports/1390/7/18/kan/11.jpg
http://region22.tehran.ir/Portals/0/Visual%20Reports/1390/7/18/kan/12.jpg
http://region22.tehran.ir/DNN2/VIEW2/tabid/134/ArticleId/11463/.aspx

kheyli kar daran hanuz

are
andazeye proje ham besiar bozorge
be in zudia be payan nemirese

Nice :D

The green areas, trees etc are really needed to reduce the pollution in Tehran (They absorb all the carbon dioxide and turn it into oxygen).

(They absorb all the carbon dioxide and turn it into oxygen).

ORLY?


sorry,I hate mocking but I had to say it :D

I always wondered how we got oxygen! :P

Nice :D

The green areas, trees etc are really needed to reduce the pollution in Tehran (They absorb all the carbon dioxide and turn it into oxygen).

Expect a nobel nomination for this wonderful discovery





:lol:

SO, this will really decrease pollution?

^^ Not much. You need to stop making the pollution in the first place and that means not driving around town. Walk/cycle/get public transport.

http://region22.tehran.ir/Portals/0/Visual%20Reports/1390/7/30/kan/1.jpghttp://region22.tehran.ir/Portals/0/Visual%20Reports/1390/7/30/kan/2.jpg
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http://region22.tehran.ir/Portals/0/Visual%20Reports/1390/7/30/kan/11.jpg
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http://region22.tehran.ir/Portals/0/Visual%20Reports/1390/7/30/kan/14.jpg
http://region22.tehran.ir/Portals/0/Visual%20Reports/1390/7/30/kan/13.jpg
http://region22.tehran.ir/DNN2/VIEW2/tabid/134/ArticleId/11600/.aspx

updates
http://region22.tehran.ir/Portals/0/Visual%20Reports/1391/1/26/roode_dare_kan/01.jpg
http://region22.tehran.ir/Portals/0/Visual%20Reports/1391/1/26/roode_dare_kan/02.jpg
http://region22.tehran.ir/Portals/0/Visual%20Reports/1391/1/26/roode_dare_kan/04.jpg

in my opinion they should of covered the car bridge with brick/stone arches (like the bridges in esfahan) to soften up the look, thewhite pillars give the natural area a far too industrial look
http://region22.tehran.ir/Portals/0/Visual%20Reports/1391/1/26/roode_dare_kan/07.jpghttp://region22.tehran.ir/Portals/0/Visual%20Reports/1391/1/26/roode_dare_kan/08.jpg
http://region22.tehran.ir/Portals/0/Visual%20Reports/1391/1/26/roode_dare_kan/09.jpg
http://region22.tehran.ir/Portals/0/Visual%20Reports/1391/1/26/roode_dare_kan/11.jpg

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http://region22.tehran.ir/Portals/0/Visual%20Reports/1391/1/26/roode_dare_kan/19.jpg

another thing that annoys me, nice to see them use solar energy, but they should make the solar panels in the shape of a normal lamp , far more aesthetically pleasing, also, the main issue, like many other new parks in iran, there is a god damn lamp every 50 cm, there are waaayyy toooo many lamps, its so ugly and useless (extra costs, extra work, production), 1/6th of the lamps here is enough, i dont understand why the people making these desicions are so stupid or selfish
http://region22.tehran.ir/Portals/0/Visual%20Reports/1391/1/26/roode_dare_kan/21.jpg
http://region22.tehran.ir/default.aspx?tabid=134&ArticleId=14161

Agreed.

They want to "light it up" but IMO you don't need so many lamps for that.

Great updates.
Soroush mentioned a good point about the lamps. I remember Park Parvaz in tehran use to be quite dark (but beautiful because the whole of tehran was under you). It use to be full of couples at night, but to reduce this "privacy" the authorities added huge lamps (it ruined the park imo). It could be that they want to increase visibility in order to reduce that "privacy"