Currently, sustainability has become a significant issue in urban revisions due to the consequences of unequal urban development. In order to increase the sustainability in a city, the criteria of sustainable development ...

In this article, soil and its developing stages in the framework of traditional and modern buildings are investigated. The tradition of building construction is a dynamic outcome where structure builders consciously yet ...

Diversity and complexity of the process of physical changes in urban environments have led to consider the conceptual framework as a tool for simplifying the perception of changes in identifying the indicators and variables ...

Tehran has experienced significant physical changes in recent years through various development and redevelopment projects.  Navab project which started in 1994 has been one of the largest urban renovations in modern urban ...

Nowadays tourists don't choose destinations only because of their historical, cultural or natural attraction, but visual attractions of destination are too important. This study with emphasizing on importance of tourism ...

Today, due to the rapid expansion of urbanization, the decline of social status and neglect of cultural values ​​have led to the expansion of urban inefficient neighborhoods. One of the greatest challenges of this context ...

Abstract The research presented here may sound on the surface to have aimed towards aspects of the science of stability and the factors of stability which seemingly protect the buildings against earthquakes. ...

Today, medical centers are considered to be healing environments. A healing environment provides a space with a positive effect on its occupants. Architecture has an undeniable role in creating such an environment. Comfort ...

What creates human capitals in any country is the macro policies toward learning them. Interactive learning can be defined on the basis of the socio-cultural theory of Russian psychologist, Vygotsky, (1896-1934), as he ...

Architecture and climate are two man-made and natural systems that have a strong impact on each other.The current study assesses the impact of the wind and solar energy on the formation of urban tissue andbuilding ...

This paper aims to present a conceptual model for analyzing the factors affecting the participation ofchildren in urban planning. One of the effective ways to implement urban development projects is toincrease ...

Architecture and music share many similarities from conceptual and perceptual viewpoints. They are alsosimilar in the fundamental principles governing them, such as rhythm, proportionalities, harmony,repetition, ...

The historical heritage of each country is a tangible capital that despite preserving the identity and cultureof that region, causes improvement in the tourism industry and consequently moves the economic cycle.

Urban sprawl is a significant challenge in urban areas and considered as the most influential drivers of landuse and land cover change associated with growth of populations and economy. Iran's cities have been faced