Iran's vernacular architecture is designed in proportion to its climatic conditions, and more than often, the unique fabled artistic background of Persia makes up for the seemingly lack of natural resources and beauty . Vernacular building techniques are particularly important because they are the result of centuries of development and practice. The recording of craftsmanship is extremely vital, not only because it provides empirical evidence of original practice, but also because it can be directly applied to practical conservation. Employing local materials in construction and repair work...

Water present century one of the greatest challenges to humanity that can be the source of many positive and negative developments in the world should be. Gap between water supply and can be requested, is creating crisis. Iran is a vast country with a little amount of precipitation. And overuse of many water sources put it into a dry and drought-prone country and today it belongs to the arid/semi-arid zone of Asia. The variances of precipitation distribution are not only about local parts, but also about seasons. This fact makes the situation more complicated. Iran's average height of...

The origin of the ourchin dome dates back to Seljuqid period, seventh and eighth century. According to the available documents, Seljuqid period is considered to be the period of the efflorescence of Irans architecture in Islamic era. The architects of Seljuqid period provided the dome structures with four porches and square chambers, which are the bases of some religious and non-religious architecture. Beside the religious structures, other structures such as tombs and graves evolved and found their place among people. The architects of tomb structures of Seljuqid period passed stable days,...