qualitative promotion of urban modern neighborhood by applying new urbanism conception case study:mashhad,azad shahr district

Study of factors influencing infill development (Case study of Sangelaj neighborhood, urban district 12, Tehran)

Introduction: Considering the challenges of the growing cities, today, the focus is put rather on the development of the existing neighborhoods through infill development. Infill development is indeed a type of development that, in contrast to other urban development policies, is made on the existing urban infrastructure and in the presence of the citizens and neighboring units. Sangelaj neighb...

Designing a Conceptual Pattern to Integrate Urban Spaces Network with the View of “New Urbanism”, Using F’ANP Model, Case Study: District 6 of Tehran

In response to the failure of modernist approach in the new urban ideas, attention to the public spaces in cities has become as a basic necessity in terms of planning and urban design. Study on the concept of urban space as a structural element in the cities, is developing and expanding. Multiple authors have done many studies in this area, and the results indicate that urban areas play a key r...

New urbanism approach and urban space in mega cities

New Urbanism design principles have been adopted for many urban planning efforts in recent years. The purpose of this paper is studding the structure and space of Shahid Beheshti Square as one of the most important and old squares of Tabriz from the view of new urbanism principals. In order to reaching this purpose the data were collected through a questionnaire distributed among peoples that a...

A Review of the Contextual Adaptability of Three Contemporary Urban Paradigms: New Urbanism, Urban Village and Urban Renaissance

Comparative analysis between qualitative norms of ancient Iranian urbanism and western urban design approaches

The rich identity, originality and validity of the “Ancient Iranian Urbanism and Architecture”, always have been stimulating the urban designers and planners to have research about their valuable qualities and historical principles. Unlike the past, today’s Iranian cities have inefficient urban qualities; because they are inspired by the western urban designs, without paying attention to their ...

Measuring the Spatial-Physical Indexes of RahAhan and Reazashhar Neighborhoods in Mashhad Based on New Urbanism Approach

A new urbanism theory has emerged in recent decades in response to numerous urban problems of the twentieth century, with the goal of creating vibrant, compact, diverse and desirable cities in terms of work, walking, life, and transportation options. In view of the widespread acceptance of this theory among the Iranian researchers, the aim of this study is to assess the sustainability of organi...