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The study explores how the building, once a symbol of modernity and progress, has been neglected, delisted from the national heritage, and fallen into disrepair. Focusing primarily on the case of Villa Namazee in Tehran, Iran, as an example of Ponti\u2019s projects in the Middle Eastern context, the second part of this paper aims to reconsider and re-narrate Gio Ponti\u2019s project in Tehran. In this context, the article sheds light on the nationally and internationally prominent concepts, ideas, collaborations, and design elements of Gio Ponti\u2019s project in Tehran. 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