issue 1 publication date 2015-06-01

• Can Urban Design Play a Role in Urban Sustainability? International developments / local challenges
• The Role of Cellars in Reducing Energy Consumption in the Residential Architecture of Iran
• A Trivalent Approach to the Quality of the “Khoshk” River Landscape in Shiraz
• Maraghe Observatory and an Effort towards Retrieval of Architectural Design of Astronomical Units
• The Role of Nationalist leaders in the Emergence of National Architectural Movements in Iran, 1924 to 1942
• A Case Study of the Bam Earthquake to Establish a Pattern for Earthquake Management in Iran
• The Role of Functional Flexibility to Improve Energy Efficiency in Energy Consumption of the Case Borojerdiha house in Kashan