Mathematical Elements in Historic and Contemporary Architecture

Identifying contemporary and historic sources of soil

1 VIZARD, C.G, RIMMER, D.L, PLESS-MULLOLI, T, SINGLETON, I, & AIR, V.S. 2 Identifying contemporary and historic sources of soil polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins 3 and polychlorinated dibenzofurans in an industrial urban setting. Science of the Total 4 Environment 2006, 370(1), 61-69. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2006.06.006 5 6 Identifying contemporary and historic sources of soil 7 polychlorinated...

Classification of Iranian Contemporary Architecture, Based on Trends and Challenges

The use of demands such as "Iranian-Islamic architecture" or "preservation of Iranian-Islamic identities" appeared in different dimensions and have gradually caused the shape of contemporary Iranian architecture. Many criticisms have been made from various perspectives on the architectural conditions, despite, all of them are worthy of attention, it seems that a required issue has been neglecte...

Methods of Utilizing Nature in Samples of Iranian Contemporary Architecture

The Opacity of Glass Rethinking Transparency in Contemporary Architecture

In this paper, an exchange of letters between the philosopher Jacques Derrida and architect Peter Eisenman is used as a catalyst to discuss the material qualities of glass and its relationship with the concept of transparency in architecture. In his criticism of an architecture devoid of human qualities, Derrida uses glass, defined through Walter Benjamin’s writings, as a hard and cold material...

Richness in Architecture as Defined by Contemporary Iranian Television Series

Today, mass media act like a magic mirror, not only reflecting the reality of societies, but also projecting a variety of images onto people’s thoughts. Because of this great ability to produce, reproduce and disperse images, mass media have acquired considerable influence on people’s lives. Among the different media, the television in particular has become an inseparable part of most Iranian h...