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Lessons from Old Iranian Climate Architecture for Modern Architects

Ahmad Fathi Najaf Abadi, Mina Pakdaman Tirani

Abstract


Iranian traditional Architecture reveals the conception of the past generations from climate and ecological issues and their efforts to improve living conditions. This architecture has always inspired architects in case of environmental factors and control strategies for them to develop their living conditions. Thus, the present paper attempts to recognize the observed climatic and environmental issues in Iran's historical architecture via a descriptive-analytical approach and to explain the way contemporary architecture communicates with these issues. Finally, some strategies for the optimal use of climate and environmental issues of historical architecture is provided for contemporary architecture. Selecting examples discussed in this paper, we tried to pay attention to the most frequent traditional buildings in the historical contexts; notifying the tips which the majority of these houses have been observed.


Keywords


historical/traditional architecture, climate, contemporary architecture, climatic factors, renewable energies

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