Gardens as Architectural Heritage of the Bastion Castle Ensemble

An Overview of Identity Elements in traditional gardens of Qazvin from the Agricultural heritage Viewpoint

     The traditional gardens of Qazvin are the sign of peoplechr('39')s interaction with their natural environment throughout history and the transformation of biological barriers, such as extreme cold or heat and flood, into valuable opportunities to form agricultural gardens around the city and indigenous farming. The traditional garden of Qazvin, which is known to be up to 1400 years old, is...

Iranian Languages as Gardens

Cairo's Architectural Heritage: The Downtown Area

During the period between 1860 and 1940, Downtown Cairo witnessed a major building boom that gave birth to a unique architecture combining European styles with local influences and materials. The architectural product of that era will never be equalled and we need to increase the public awareness to these historic buildings that may be less than a hundred years old. The purpose of this project ...

Shape Grammars for Architectural Heritage

Shape grammars have been introduced in architectural theory some decades ago. They have been applied to architectural construction methods (e.g. Chinese traditional wooden buildings) or for analyzing the design patterns of well-known architects (e.g. Palladio, Frank Lloyd-Wright). These examples demonstrated that complex geometrical shapes could be generated by a set of replacement rules out of...

Doctoral Program in Preservation of Architectural Heritage

Interventions on the built environment and more generally on buildings of the past, including the recent past, and their management call for fine-tuned knowledge and organization skills in all the related areas, from planning to maintenance. In Italy, even today, these activities are frequently dealt with – by public authorities and private individuals alike – in inappropriate or inadequate way...