A Contemporary Interpretation of Vernacular Architecture. The Architecture of Nail Çakirhan, Turkey

Vernacular Architecture Values

Vernacular architecture has always had appropriate answer in conformity with the environment and climate. This paper has considered values of Iran vernacular urbanization and architecture in humid and moderate climate looking through sustainability and sustainable development concepts. Gorgan city has been studied using laboratory studies and available sources and relying on the content analysi...

Explaining the Realationship between Vernacular Architecture & Contexualism

Vernacular architecture has increasingly absorbed the attention of architectural communities in recent decades. Finding a common feature between all the historical and geographical varieties of vernacular architecture will improve the recognition of this kind of architecture. On the other hand, context and contextualism in architecture is a multidimensional tendency and all the different archit...

IRANIAN VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE: NOTABLE EXAMPLE OF A THERMAL MASS

In some climates, massive buildings made of stone, masonry, concrete, earth and … can be utilized as one of the simplest and most effective ways of reducing building heating and cooling loads. Very often such savings could be achieved in the design stage of the building and with a relatively low-cost. Such declines in building envelope heat losses combined with optimized material configurati...

The Accordance of Vernacular Earth Architecture with IEPs and the Natural Image of Sustainability: Investigation of Earth Architecture of Kavir

Globalization Issues Regarding Contemporary Architecture of Iran

The term Globalization undoubtedly has affected all parts of humanity life in current century. Globalization as a comprehensive phenomenon has influenced economical, political, social and cultural aspects of our societies. Contemporary architecture as a multidimensional category is depended on various factors and needs to be pursued in different fields, in order to reach to a perfect comprehend...