Jahad Metro Plaza in Tehran: Reclaiming Infrastructure as Civic Space

Jahad Metro Plaza/ KA Architecture Studio. Photo © Mohammad Hassan EttefaghIn Iran's capital, Tehran, movement defines the city. Each day, millions navigate a landscape shaped by highways, traffic corridors, and dense urban blocks. Over decades of rapid expansion, infrastructure has become the dominant language of development. Streets prioritize vehicles, sidewalks function as narrow conduits, and many public spaces operate primarily as passages rather than places of gathering. Across parts