Traditional houses of Iran possess significant qualities in terms of being responsive to the local context; not only from environmental aspects, but also by highly consideration of cultural values, and certainly, along ...

The Latin term “Vernaculus” which means ‘native’ generates the terminology of vernacular architecture. It represents the architecture of people that defining the built environment. Accordingly, this terminology makes ...

Last century witnessed the tragic results of ethnic separations between Turkish and Greek Cypriots, which were the two main communities of Cyprus Island. Both communities; that used to live mixed together on the same ...

The evolution of Iranian architecture has started to emerge from the first Pahlavi era, when Iran was under Reza Khan Pahlavi’s reign. Thus, the traditional layout of cities started to change drastically. Iranian architecture ...

Vernacular and modern architecture have mostly been seen as antitheses, impossible to reconcile, especially in Africa. They appear to belong to different ages, utilize different materials and methods, and encourage or ...

The international conference on Architectural Education, was held at the Faculty of Architecture, Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU) in Famagusta, North Cyprus, on April 3-4, 2014. This conference has been organized ...