Cities are in search for new ways to get promoted. Regarding the fast changes in technology and the shift from local to a globalized environment, cities are forced to compete with each other in order to become an attractive ...

In the present century, the emergence of issues such as population growth, public demand for living or working in urban centers, increasing use of land have allowed for existence of high rise residential complexes necessary ...

The policy of creating new towns in developing countries like Iran has been implemented to provide housing, reduce high migration rates to major metropolises and be incorporated within regional developmental policies. ...

In the process of time perception, humans continually try to find the link between the past, present, and future periods. This matter becomes more important, when one tries to understand the events and their outcome; ...

As an example of extreme hot humid climate, the southern marginal rim of Iran is a perfect candidate for studying climatic patterns. Attention to climatic components in housing design process within this area is therefore ...

The different offered definitions of “Neighborhood Unit" in various approaches and viewpoints by different specialized views, on the one hand; and excessive attention to expert-oriented and reduced viewpoints as well as ...

Today, access to sustainable environment for more presence of humans in open space should improve the quality of open spaces and human thermal comfort. Hence, the courtyard as an open space is an important element in ...