The Place and Value of Cultural Development in Architecture and Urbanism

Abstract

Development is one of the most important demands of modern societies, which depicts different forms of economic, political, social and cultural situation of the community. Architecture as a social phenomenon is rooted in the culture and affects it and reflects human thoughts in relation to space, aesthetics, and culture. That is why the architecture of each period is reflected in its art and culture and is proportional to the changes that occur in other areas of life and art. Thus, this issue is the most important concern of theorists and experts in the field of culture and architecture. In this study, the problem is stated by using the analytical method and library studies also relying on the literature of the subject. The main challenges before cultural development in Iran provides ground for opportunities and threats that shows the more need for efficient planning and effective cultural management in Iran. When architectural and urban space is developed in community-based cultural contexts in time and is continuously reflected in the spatial dimension in a large-scale, it can lead to a cultural development growth in architecture and urbanism.