معماری ایران برای باز یافتن جایگاه ویژه خود راه دشواری پیش رو دارد، زیرا با جامعه ای در حال تحول روبروست که جریان های صنعتی شدن، جهانی شدن و شبکه ای شدن را تجربه می کند. هنر و معماری در چنین موقعیتی نقش موثری در بازتعریف هویت (زمانی که بحران هویت بزرگترین چالشی است که انسان با آن مواجه است) خواهند داشت. گذار از جامعه سنتی به مدرن و جامعه مدرن به شبکه ای در تمامی دنیا در حال بروز است و تاثیرات مطلوب و نامطلوب خود را بر جوامع می گذارد. جامعه ایران نیز دوران گذار از جامعه سنتی به مدرن را بسیار سریع و بدون ایجاد زیرساخت های لازم علمی، فرهنگی و هنری تجربه نموده است. در چنین شرایطی ظهور جامعه شبکه ای نیز در بطن جامعه ایرانی در حال وقوع است. برای ایجاد کالبد مناسب، گام نخست شناخت وضعیتی است که با آن مواجه هستیم. لذا معماری معاصر ایران در دهه اخیر نقد گردیده است. Manuscript profile

Technology affected human life in many ways in different eras of mankind history. Today, the information and telecommunication technology has revolutionized basic structures of human life. Changes are from the whole to the parts and vice versa, which include family and society too. Family lost its former structure in the information age and differentiated from patriarchy family. Societies have been formed based on logic of networking and new network societies are predominant form of our societies with their advantages and flaws comparing with the traditional societies. Basic concepts of the life i.e. space and time also have been transformed and living in space of flows and concurrency of functions require a special structure or body. Architecture constitutes the body of our societies which must meet physical and mental needs of humankind. In a transforming world, architecture is connecting ring between society and surrounding environment, previous traditions and future world, which its borders between reality and virtuality are very close. Architecture with a global-local approach can assist human who is wondering in the virtual world to redefine its own identity and finds its position in labyrinth of global networks and also safeguards his survival via respecting nature and paying attention to sense of place as one of the principles of vernacular and traditional architecture. Technology has affected on the architectural design, leading to creation of new shapes and distinct erections. Architectural design by employing networks and collective intelligence, overcome temporal and spatial limits and became a collective activity. Architecture by creating spaces according to global, regional and local considerations and emphasis on principles of design supported by collective intelligence and strengthening bonds among the human, nature and technology, will act as a panacea which will heal crisis of identity and cultural multitude; the crisis that storm out human body and soul in our present stressful world. Manuscript profile