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 ...

As it is known for the whole world, getting old is a period of life cycle of the human beings, just like their previous ones. But what should be known is that it is a special phase of life and needs to be treated ...

In the light of technological advancement, the construction industry have changed drastically. The adoption of various emerging technologies have positively disrupted the construction sector and changed in a good way. ...

ABSTRACT: Streets in cities in addition to being movement channels provide an urban context for social interaction however, nowadays the role of streets as movement channels is overlapping its role as public open space and ...

Evolution of Iranian house started from its traditional form and space organization to its contemporary situation. There are many factors that affect the organization of spaces in a house and its quality of being pleasant ...

Natural disasters and wars have been happening in recent years because of various factors, such as cultural, political, economic, etc. The conflict has contributed to a considerable rise in refugee numbers. UNHCR ...

Housing affordability concept and measurement is a recurring subject in architecture and planning literature. Research suggests that in planning for housing, architects and planners typically apply the normative (ratio ...

During the past few decades, sustainable urban development has been considered as one of the ubiquitous subject matter of urban studies and researches. During the recent years, various factors and elements affected the ...

ABSTRACT: House as an important part of humans’ life is able to have a huge impact on its residents’ life quality. In fact, Housing as a fundamental category of architecture should be constructed by proper consideration ...

The iconic architecture has an imperative role in making image of modern urban communities. Looking through Zaha Mohammad Hadid’s architectural works, one can see a large variety of iconic buildings regarding their ...