Prayer rug is one of hand-woven products which have been common in Sistan & Baluchestan from ancient times till now, and it has deep spiritual meanings in addition to visual beauty, which has attracted the researchers to itself, especially native experts of this province in the recent two decades. In order to study the prayer rugs, we will classify them into adoptive, half–adoptive,...

The subject of outdoor thermal comfort has been researched since 1970. Due to its differences with indoor thermal comfort, it must be assessed with the proper indices. Also, the outdoor thermal comfort of each geographical region must be assessed independently. This research aims to study the measurement indices of outdoor thermal comfort and subsequently determine the most relevant index to as...

 Analysis of the relationship between dust phenomenon and rural population changes in Sistan region Abstract Aims & Backgrounds: Dust storms are a phenomenon caused by weather conditions such as high wind speeds, dry air and bare and vulnerable soil to erosion. One of the most important areas affected by dust in other parts of Iran is the Sistan region in southeastern Iran. This study was condu...

Housing types depend on the relationship between human needs and the environment. They are variable and complex due to humans’ different lifestyles and environmental conditions. What distinguishes them is not the constituent parts; rather, it is the logic of the spatial arrangement of the components, which varies based on the time, place and way of residence and represents the cultural, economi...