An Analysis of Christopher Alexander's Understanding of Religious Architecture through the Study of 'Face of God' from the Fourth Volume of His Nature of Order [PDF]
Looking at the history of architectural theories, and with reference to the opinions of thinkers, one can see architecture and rhetoric as mutually related throughout history.
Seyedeh Mahsa Bagheri +2 more
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Redefining the Discourse of Sustainable Development in Compliance with the Globalization Flexibility Theory [PDF]
Since 1980s, urban activities have endeavored to increase market economic in all global aspects, especially in urban life based on the idea of Neoliberalism and so increasing some risks their main systems performance.
Mojdeh Jamshidi +2 more
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Explanation of Good Governance Factors in Shiraz [PDF]
Recently the terms "governance" and "good governance" are being increasingly used in development literature. The concept of "governance" is not new. It is as old as human civilization. Simply put "governance" means: the process of decision-making and the
Ehsan Heidarzadeh +2 more
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The Role and Power of Tehran’s Mayor on Paper and in Practice [PDF]
As the most well-known local authorities, mayors hold several roles that vary depending on different countries’ urban planning and management systems.
Sarah Faraj, Marjan Sharafi
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Analyzing and Measuring the Relationship Between Land Use and Urban Transportation Based on TOD Indicators in District 8 of Mashhad City [PDF]
The development of public transportation (TOD) is considered as one of the most obvious forms of smart growth and one of the examples of sustainable transportation.
Motahareh Khoshnevis Zadeh +2 more
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An Evaluation of Holy Shrines Pilgrims' perceptual indicators; the Case of the Surroundings of Her Holiness Masoumeh’s Shrine [PDF]
Pilgrims' perceptions and how they affect spiritual, mental states and images are important for their mental preparation. The aim of this present study is to measure and analyse the effect of perceptual indicators of pilgrims to holy shrines in their ...
Shirin Eslami +2 more
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Explaining the Basics and Principles of maintenance and upgrading urban streets with the approach of Islamic teachings and Iranian culture (Imam Reza Zaman Street of Mashhad) [PDF]
One of the issues facing today's cities in Iran is the issue of maintaining and upgrading existing streets. The way of managing theses streets and dealing with them has caused various problems in different aspects of cities.
mahdi moharreri +3 more
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Investigating the Application of the Concept of Co-creation to the Realization of Smartness in Urban Communities (Case Study: Urmia City) [PDF]
Problem statement: Though the term "smart city" appeared as the outcome of the highly technological perception of experts in the field of modern technologies regarding the challenges related to the cities, in practice, the involvement and participation ...
behrouz mohamadrezapour +2 more
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The following is an attempt to situate Urban Art within the philosophical tradition with and against Plato’s exclusion of the mimetic artist from the well-ordered city-state. It takes into account modern as well as postmodern literature on the concept of art and the city in order to rehabilitate a place for art within the city limits without ...
Christos Voutichtis, Jonas Aaron Rehm
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Increasing population causes Energy consumption and environmental pollution. It is essential to consider renewable forms of energy, especially solar power, to reduce energy consumption.
Omid Veisi, Amir Shakibamanesh
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