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modern plan for a bridge in her country's capital chosen from
among the competition? The answer may come as a surprise,
because it runs counter to our stereotype: Iran. Unveiled late last
year, Leila Araghian's Tabiat (or "nature") bridge connects two
parks that are separated by a freeway. It's become a popular
meeting place, with its three levels of restaurants, cafes, and
hang-out areas, and last month, it won an Archetizer A+ award in an international competition based in New York. “I wanted it to be a place for people to stay and ponder, not simply pass,” Araghian explained. One of the things the city's pedestrians could ponder is that, with the anticipated lifting of certain sanctions, Araghian's bridge could be entered into competitions that had hitherto been denied her: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/apr/20/bridge-tehran-architect-iran-leila-araghian-tabiat-sanctions-iranian-designers?CMP=ema_565
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