• OpenAccess
    • List of Articles farah habib

      • Open Access Article

        1 - Typology of Earth-shelter Architecture in Iran
        Meghedy Khodabakhshian Seyed Majid Mofidi Farah Habib
        Earth-Shelter construction is one of the aspects in architecture where the thermal mass of the earth behind theouter walls are applied in order to reduce heat loss and keep the internal temperature at human comfort range. In case of earth-shelterbuildings, housing is es More
        Earth-Shelter construction is one of the aspects in architecture where the thermal mass of the earth behind theouter walls are applied in order to reduce heat loss and keep the internal temperature at human comfort range. In case of earth-shelterbuildings, housing is especially important. As for its applicability the earth-shelter provides good housing. Typological studies ofearth-shelter construction in Iran by introduces various Iranian examples of this type, could be a model for the today’s innovativedesigns with an approach to energy saving. This type of construction responded to human comfort requirements when modernismwas absent to claim that it could do the same through mechanical technology. The study method adopted here consists of qualitative-descriptiveand deductive analyses. The categories of earth-shelter architecture are three worldwide: Earth Mound, Rocky or In-Hill and Bellowground. Here the genotype of earth architecture and phenotype of earth-shelter are studied in details. The same is of two in Iran:Rocky, which is divided in continues and discontinues types and closed underground type. Studies conducted in Iran have revealeda new type of these structures named Combined Continues Rocky open Underground by the author. Manuscript profile
      • Open Access Article

        2 - Unsustainability of Urban Community,An Analysis to Urban Heterogeneous Area in UrbanFabric(Case Study: North Parts of Tehran)
        Farah Habib Arash Baghdadi
        What is called the problems of Tehran metropolis now a days, is deep- rooted in the policies ofurban planning in our country. Since not far past up to now, immigration from all over the country to Tehran, irregular growth of urban population, inconsistency with urban in More
        What is called the problems of Tehran metropolis now a days, is deep- rooted in the policies ofurban planning in our country. Since not far past up to now, immigration from all over the country to Tehran, irregular growth of urban population, inconsistency with urban infrastructure development, environmental pollution and low quality of living areas, erosion of self -growing fabric in most areas which get erosion very quickly due to not being benefited from minimum constructional standards, service and urban infected organ are all those problems that a city such as Tehran is confronted with. These cases caused that the greatest growth center of the country loses its capability of attracting the possibilities and parameters needed for efficient development and due to heavy pressure imposed by other towns and villages, this city is now suffering from serious problems which only by allocating extra budgets and additional funds, may be temporarily decreased. The topics which will be discussed in this article are those problems arisen from immediate neighborhood of two heterogeneous fabrics which have not been properly paid attentions to. So it has been tried in this article to address the heterogeneity in Tehran, caused by economic and social problems. In this article different aspects of the issue from urbanization viewpoint with analytical approaches and the existed challenges have been addressed. Manuscript profile
      • Open Access Article

        3 - Quality Analysis and Typology Assessment of Traditional Settlements in Tabriz
        Mehrnaz Boudagh Parvin Ghaemmaghami Farah Habib
        Looking from an historical perspective, it can be seen that many civilizations have lived in the country andconsequently produced many different cultures and architectural products. One of the oldest cities which contain such historicalexamples which have lived until pr More
        Looking from an historical perspective, it can be seen that many civilizations have lived in the country andconsequently produced many different cultures and architectural products. One of the oldest cities which contain such historicalexamples which have lived until present is Tabriz. Its traditional houses are the most important places to represent the life styleof the past. Lack of recognition and appreciation of these buildings by authorities and the public will gradually lead to theirdestruction and replacement by contemporary buildings. The present study seeks to introduce specific architectural features oftraditional houses in Tabriz. Preservation of the features of these houses helps maintain the architectural heritage and culture ofthe region.Most old houses in Tabriz were reconstructed at the beginning of the Qajar era after a devastating earthquake in 1780. Thedestruction caused by contemporary constructions, in the chaos of modern period, makes it difficult for researchers to gatherinformation about the principles of traditional buildings and to identify their typology. The survey is a compilation of a processin the typology of 52 traditional houses of Qajar and Pahlavi periods in Tabriz. The study revealed that it is possible toaccomplish the classification of the monuments with the application of a quantification process in which the qualitative datarelated to architectural elements was successfully converted into quantitative data by assigning numerical values and usingcoefficients. Manuscript profile