Sustainable Traditional Architecture and Urban Planning in Hot-Arid Climate of Iran
The aim of sustainable architecture is to design
buildings with the least adverse effects on the environment and
provide better conditions for people. What building forms make the
best use of land? This question was addressed in the late 1960s at the
center of Land Use and Built Form Studies in Cambridge. This led to
a number of influential papers which had a great influence on the
practice of urban design. This paper concentrates on the results of
sustainability caused by climatic conditions in Iranian traditional
architecture in hot-arid regions. As people spent a significant amount
of their time in houses, it was very important to have such houses to
fulfill their needs physically and spiritually as well as satisfying their
cultural and religious aspects of their lifestyles. In a vast country such
as Iran with different climatic zones, traditional builders have
presented series of logical solutions for human comfort. These
solutions have been able to response to the environmental problems
for a long period of time. As a result, by considering the experience
in traditional architecture of hot–arid climate in Iran, it is possible to
attain sustainable architecture.
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traditional architecture of Iran", International Conference Passive and
Low Energy Cooling for the Built Environment, Greece, 2005, pp.715-
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[5] A. Rajab, and A. Safahan, Iranian Markets, The imagination of
sustainable thoughts.
[6] M. Daiiallah, and A. Anjam o Shoae, "Principles of sustainable
development in architecture and urbanism of Iran s hot and dry Climate
in the past", Danesh Nama (Technical-Professional Mounthly Journal),
vol. 21, Feb. 2014, pp. 15-21.
[7] H. Soltanzadeh, "The Role of geography in the formation of different
kind of yards in Iranian traditional houses", Human Geographical
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69-86.
[8] K. Hajighasemi, "Searching for meaning in Iranian Islamic architecture",
Annual MESA Conference, Washington, 1999.
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and traditional architecture of Arak City", Environmental evaluation,
vol. 11, 2010, pp.133-155.
[10] C. Ratti, D. Raydan, and K. Steemers, "Building form and
environmental performance: archetypes, analysis and an arid climate",
Energy and Building, vol. 35, pp. 49-59, 2003.
[11] M. Vafamehr, and H. Sanaieeian, "Studies of the climatological
technology of Soltanieh domed roof in Zanjan City by using the
ECOTECH software", Beautiful Arts (Honarhaie Ziba), vol.39, 2012,
pp. 61-68. [12] G. Memarian, and A. Sadoughi, "Application of accesses graphs and
home culture: Examining factors relative to climate and privacy in
Iranian houses", Scientific Rsearch and Assay, vol. 6, no. 30, pp. 6350-
6363, 9 December 2011.
[13] H. Arjmandi, M. MohdTahir, H. Shabankareh, M. Shabani, and F.
Mazaheri, "Psychological and spiritual effects of light and color from
Iranian traditional houses on dwellers", Social Sciences and Humanities,
vol.6, no. 2, 2011, pp. 288-301.
[14] N. Nassiri, "The influence of climatic design on Iranian symbolic form
designing", 2008, The Oxford Conference: A re-evaluation of education
in architecture, pp. 27-32.
[15] C. Rattti, D. Raydan, and K. Steemers, "Building form and
environmental performance: archetypes, analysis and an arid climate",
Elsevier, Energy and Building, vol. 35, pp. 49-59, 2003.
[1] F. Soflaee, and M. Shokouhian, "Natural cooling systems in sustainable
traditional architecture of Iran", International Conference Passive and
Low Energy Cooling for the Built Environment, Greece, 2005, pp.715-
719.
[2] L. Zare, M. Naghizadeh, and Sh. Hariri, "The relationship between
nature and courtyard-Kashan City", City Identity, Hoviatshahr Journal,
vol.12, Feb.2011, pp. 49-60.
[3] B. Ahmadkhanimaleki, "Traditional sustainable solutions in Iranian
desert architecture to solve the energy problem", International Journal on
Technical and Physical Problems of Engineering, vol.3,no. 1, pp. 84-91,
March.2011.
[4] A. Zand Karimi, B. Hosseini, "The influence of Iranian Islamic
Architecture on traditional houses of Kashan", 2th International
Conference, Archi-Cultural Translation through the Silk Road, Japan,
July 2012, pp. 81-86.
[5] A. Rajab, and A. Safahan, Iranian Markets, The imagination of
sustainable thoughts.
[6] M. Daiiallah, and A. Anjam o Shoae, "Principles of sustainable
development in architecture and urbanism of Iran s hot and dry Climate
in the past", Danesh Nama (Technical-Professional Mounthly Journal),
vol. 21, Feb. 2014, pp. 15-21.
[7] H. Soltanzadeh, "The Role of geography in the formation of different
kind of yards in Iranian traditional houses", Human Geographical
Researches, Pazhouhesh e Joghrafiai e Ensani, vol. 75, May 2010, pp.
69-86.
[8] K. Hajighasemi, "Searching for meaning in Iranian Islamic architecture",
Annual MESA Conference, Washington, 1999.
[9] A. Malek Hosseini, and A. Maleki, "The effects of climate on modern
and traditional architecture of Arak City", Environmental evaluation,
vol. 11, 2010, pp.133-155.
[10] C. Ratti, D. Raydan, and K. Steemers, "Building form and
environmental performance: archetypes, analysis and an arid climate",
Energy and Building, vol. 35, pp. 49-59, 2003.
[11] M. Vafamehr, and H. Sanaieeian, "Studies of the climatological
technology of Soltanieh domed roof in Zanjan City by using the
ECOTECH software", Beautiful Arts (Honarhaie Ziba), vol.39, 2012,
pp. 61-68. [12] G. Memarian, and A. Sadoughi, "Application of accesses graphs and
home culture: Examining factors relative to climate and privacy in
Iranian houses", Scientific Rsearch and Assay, vol. 6, no. 30, pp. 6350-
6363, 9 December 2011.
[13] H. Arjmandi, M. MohdTahir, H. Shabankareh, M. Shabani, and F.
Mazaheri, "Psychological and spiritual effects of light and color from
Iranian traditional houses on dwellers", Social Sciences and Humanities,
vol.6, no. 2, 2011, pp. 288-301.
[14] N. Nassiri, "The influence of climatic design on Iranian symbolic form
designing", 2008, The Oxford Conference: A re-evaluation of education
in architecture, pp. 27-32.
[15] C. Rattti, D. Raydan, and K. Steemers, "Building form and
environmental performance: archetypes, analysis and an arid climate",
Elsevier, Energy and Building, vol. 35, pp. 49-59, 2003.
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buildings with the least adverse effects on the environment and
provide better conditions for people. What building forms make the
best use of land? This question was addressed in the late 1960s at the
center of Land Use and Built Form Studies in Cambridge. This led to
a number of influential papers which had a great influence on the
practice of urban design. This paper concentrates on the results of
sustainability caused by climatic conditions in Iranian traditional
architecture in hot-arid regions. As people spent a significant amount
of their time in houses, it was very important to have such houses to
fulfill their needs physically and spiritually as well as satisfying their
cultural and religious aspects of their lifestyles. In a vast country such
as Iran with different climatic zones, traditional builders have
presented series of logical solutions for human comfort. These
solutions have been able to response to the environmental problems
for a long period of time. As a result, by considering the experience
in traditional architecture of hot–arid climate in Iran, it is possible to
attain sustainable architecture.
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