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        1 - The Role of Borderline-Hybrid Space in Signifying Process: Evaluation of Interpretation Potentiality of the Space Employing Semiotic Approach
        Shervin Mirshahzadeh Seyed Gholamreza Eslami Alireza Einifar
         Considering aesthetic manifestation in architecture based on the local culture, is a matter of significance because it demystifies the mystery of the potentiality of the past architectural instances in impressing the observer and leading him to aesthetic experienc More
         Considering aesthetic manifestation in architecture based on the local culture, is a matter of significance because it demystifies the mystery of the potentiality of the past architectural instances in impressing the observer and leading him to aesthetic experience. In other words the way beauty has been manifested in Iranian architecture reveals some aesthetic qualities that will result in obsever’s spiritual pleasure. Thus recognizing the continual, polished and enriched characteristics of the space that bring about such an impression, is an issue that the present study is to investigate through the analysis of architectural evidences and through opening a new window .It is to achieve the aspects that are pleasant and enjoyable and can be reproducible.  Perception of beauty, as an issue resulted from the interaction of architectural space and observer, emphasizes the characteristics that make the space capable of impressing the observer and rousing aesthetics experience within him. The outcomes of the present research reveal that this concept has been manifested in Iranian architecture through creating borderline- hybrid spaces. These are the space that the present study is to reach their efficient and effective characteristics in terms of sensory, formal and symbolic values, applying semiotic approach. Parallel to that, architectural instances of Iran are analyzed from two aspects to recognize the functional characteristics of the space; first from the opposite view (facet) and then from the roof view (plan). Thus the turning point of the spatial structure of the architectural instances are examined in terms of form and space; the spaces that are considered as the signifying base according to semiotics. Then the mentioned spaces are analyzed from three aspects. First according to the used elements (whether natural and abstract) such as water, light, vegetation, breeze, sky, second according to form and space qualities, and then according to their functions in spatial interrelation of the whole complex. Therefore the factors which can involve the observer of the space in various levels of meaning in signifying process are investigated in this level of reading. Then to evaluate the maximum interpretation potentiality of the space in spatial instances of Iranian architecture, Chehel Sotoon palace and Eyvan-e-Hasht Behesht from the complex of historical places during the reign of  Saffavi in Isfahan are scanned. These are the spaces that are capable of involving the observer’s culture and world view in this level of interpretation. They can also provide the observer with more sublime level of meaning in semiotic reading of the space.  Thus the semiotic reading of the spatial instances of Iranian architecture depicts that employing natural, pseudo natural and abstract elements in space turning point not only creates a pleasant emotional experience for the observer but also, by using the tactic of metaphor and allegory, can elevate him from natural and material world through the signifying process and as a result of generating the possibility of watching an unreal subject offer a cause of wonder and thus provide the context for the emergence of a positive aesthetic experience. Manuscript profile
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        2 - Urban Restoration and Revitalization of Community Centers and Pathology of Historical Urban Fabric of Jolfa District
        Hassan Osanloo
        The District of Jolfa is indicative of one of the most important period of history and rich culture of Iran particularly in the period of the Safavid. with its splendid artifacts coinciding with the empire of Charles V in the west and the reign of Suleiman the Magnifice More
        The District of Jolfa is indicative of one of the most important period of history and rich culture of Iran particularly in the period of the Safavid. with its splendid artifacts coinciding with the empire of Charles V in the west and the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent (XVI) the Ottoman emperor in the Middle East. The Armenian community in Jolfa lived on small businesses and handicrafts activities. This led to a very lively and active social enlivening of the streets and buildings with many shops and places of worship and gathering. Therefore, the urban structure of the region was characterized by the density of social relations and productive exchange among the inhabitants that have been maintained over time. This research applies to the Armenian quarter of Jolfa where the remainders of the Armenian community of Isfahan still live. The district currently has faced problems in relation to cultural heritage conservation and the environment protection due to ongoing urban transformations. It, therefore, undertakes an analytical approach to the urban and architectural district, where still there are beautiful buildings, court houses, residences made of elegant clays, brick and stone, constructed over a long period of time from the beginning of the 1500s till the end of 1900s. The research applies primarily to the study of the historical formation of the district in the broader context of social, urban and regional policies in early Safavids era, followed by the analysis of the settlement morphologies of an ethnic minority in a Muslim city within its social, cultural and human context and their impacts on local Armenian community. The research also elaborates on the needs for a series of restoration and construction activities as well as revival of historic routes in the city. The potential strengths and weaknesses in the current Julfa area are reviewed and preliminary action plan for the implementation of solutions in relation to issues such as urban rehabilitation, reintegration, restructuration, consolidation and protection are addressed. In this context consideration of the elements and pathways, urban routes and communication networks, identification and location of historical monuments , nodes of the infrastructure networks, landmark signs and urban areas, formative elements of morphology, spot facts relating to particular areas are essentially important in the restoration projects of the district of Julfa. Normally the analysis of an urban area or part of a city is undertaken through series of statistical analysis applied to quantitative topographical distribution of different living functions (residential services, infrastructure, etc.) in the settlement formation. Such analysis does not give us the possibility to experience directly the long time process that led to the current situation being the result of an initial established plan and its successive transformations. The process can be reconstructed by working up it gradually to present situation. This can lead us to the past through making use of a character analysis and critical interpretation. Analysis of some fundamental variables such as: out skirt of the city, roads and waterways, residential types, monumental buildings and public places have been taken into consideration. Manuscript profile
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        3 - An Analytical Approach toward Cultural Events Effects on Temporary Urbanscape
        Maryam cheshmeghasabani Nooshin Karimi
        The appearance of landscape architecture is based upon a mutual relationship between the human being and the environment, which has been formed, based on a set of principles and logic and continued; however, it depends upon beauty, comprehensibility, function and identi More
        The appearance of landscape architecture is based upon a mutual relationship between the human being and the environment, which has been formed, based on a set of principles and logic and continued; however, it depends upon beauty, comprehensibility, function and identity. The relevant patterns applied in landscape designing are aesthetic, environmental patterns and social patterns as well as including conceptual values, socio-economic and political identity. Today, architectures and designers have found out the importance of social patterns in relation to forming landscape, especially from temporary landscape viewpoint accordingly.    What is mentioned as temporary landscapes has various dimensions that provide a background for it to be created. The mutual interaction between human being and environment may cause temporary landscapes to appear as the place events based upon social conditions, which can be programmed by the communities or they can react to their occurrence. Temporary landscapes can be accounted for places where various cultural events occurred.   Due to its role in specific social behaviors, temporary urbanscape idea is really important in the environment, providing a suitable field and situation for the citizen to have transactions; dealing with environment and having social relations with each others as well, which lead to some considerable results. It can be stated that temporary landscape and social behaviors of citizens are the two components which have mutual relationship. Therefore, as a suitable field of sociocultural events, temporary urbanscapes are potentials which in spite of their physical effects have a wide range of effects on promting and upgrading of citizen behaviors and their living settings quality. Using of descriptive method and based upon current texts and instances, this paper intends to find out and analyze the exact position and effects of cultural events on quality of temporary urbanscapes and its further applications. The major goal and ideal of this analytical article is to analyze any modern cultural events which may cause a temporary landscape and further special social behaviors, among which emotional behaviors resulted from different events and more relations between human being and the environment can be pointed to. Finally, it may lead to upgrading of life quality. The structure of this research has been established in three steps as follows: Theoretical basics (Generalities, Subject Background, Examining of Case Samples) The importance and necessity of temporary urbanscape, cultural events emphasizing on artistic aspect, surveying the effects of cultural events on quality of temporary urbanscape Conclusion (Results)   Finally, the effect of cultural events on quality of temporary urbanscape is presented as follows: Creation of sense of belonging and dependency to a place, collective memory and meaning creation through establishment a suitable field for further citizenship dealings with environment and each others promoting the meaning of citizenship and also persuading citizens to be  active members through providing suitable field to create further transactions among citizens  as well as  between them and their city. Supplying of safety and security in urban spaces through creating of deeper relations among families and close relations among citizens, as well. Manuscript profile
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        4 - Symbolism in Taj Mahal
        Hossein Soltanzadeh
        Taj Mahal is one of the most famous historical shrine from seventieth century that is present and is one of the most important spaces in the world. Due to surveys, it can be said that Taj Mahal is the most symbolic tombs from architectural view and it could be expected More
        Taj Mahal is one of the most famous historical shrine from seventieth century that is present and is one of the most important spaces in the world. Due to surveys, it can be said that Taj Mahal is the most symbolic tombs from architectural view and it could be expected that some concepts and symbolic aspects have not surveyed yet enough, because this complex that is in relation with Iranian architecture, haven’t studied by Iranian researchers, and it seems that non Iranian researchers who studied about Taj Mahal, haven’t compare it with Iranian buildings and architectural concepts. Study about Taj Mahal is important and necessary for Iranian experts, because it seems that it have been designed in relation with Iranian architectural patterns. The recognition of some symbolic aspects of this complex, and comparison them with Iranian architecture are the main aims of this research.The questions are these: 1) What concepts and symbols have been considered in the design and construction of Taj Mahal? 2) What are the relations between Taj Mahal design and Iranian architecture? Five hypothesis about the high concepts and symbolism in Taj Mahal and relations between it and Iranian architecture have been presented: 1) Design four areas, is an innovation in application of number four in architectural design. 2) The composition of Hasht Behasht, has drived from the structure of quadripartit plans such as the plan of Chahar Tagh in Apadana. 3) The hierarchy between four areas, is a reflection of kind movement from mundane to heaven. 4) The five parts composition of one dome and four chatri around it, has Iranian origin. 5) The triplex composition of domes in mosque and in house guest, has been Iranian origin too. The research method has been historical interpretational and data was classified in the form of descriptive and  analytical and data have been gathered in documentary form and by field study. The theoretical framework has been based on cultural and symbolic view in architecture. On the basis of this observation, cultural and religious phenomena have been used in design of cultural and religious buildings such as tombs and temples. The results of the research shows that there have been many relations between Iranian architecture and the designing of Taj Mahal. Because many of important architectural elements those ware used in design and construction of Taj Mahal such as dome , minar and Iran (balcony) are the elements of Iranian architecture and we can not imagine that many of important Iranian architectural elements and designs ( such as Chahar Tagh , chahar Iran ,chahar sou , chahar bagh , chahar minar and Hasht behsht ) were used accidentalfy. Some of these hypothesis can be considered as a new outlook to the ways of recognition and analysis of religious and ceremonial buildings. Emphasis on visual and symbolic symmetry  exemplified by the design and construction of a mosque and guest house with the same plan on the sides of the mausoleum resulting in a view and a spatial composition unseen before. Manuscript profile
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        5 - Emergence of Modernism in Turkish Architecture and it's Encounter with National Architectural Movements
        Hamid majedi jamaleddin soheili
        Ottoman revivalism in Turkish Contemporary architecture known as the first national architectural movement in 1920s, was abolished with emergence of modernism in 1930 s and drew the attentions again in 1940 s.The 1930s was a decade of attempts, improvement and change. T More
        Ottoman revivalism in Turkish Contemporary architecture known as the first national architectural movement in 1920s, was abolished with emergence of modernism in 1930 s and drew the attentions again in 1940 s.The 1930s was a decade of attempts, improvement and change. The construction activities were programmed to display this.While it is difficult to state that this display had a distinct from, this form would characterize the 1930s as aversion of modern functionalism. May be the attitude of the administrators was never in the course of imposing a certain style.Only the Ottoman revivalist style displaying the old culture was abandoned because it was considered to be an anachronism. What was sought was an expression to represent the desired level of civilization and which came first with the Republic as in the foundation of Ankara. The tendency to modern architecture was conceived as a necessity of being contemporary and as one of completing elements of passing from the culture of Islamic/Eastern origin to that of the Western culture. During the years of revolution when the ties with the old older of society were cut one by one, the Republication staff must have evaluated the new architecture as a symbol to reflect the political radicalism. In summary, an expectation of being contemporary in architecture was born as it was in all of the order fields. This was a tendency that was not detailed and did not use the specific concepts and terms of architecture, but whit the specific direction. From this perspective, it can be said that the role of the administration in determining in the arrival of modern architecture to Turkey was significant. Emergence of modernism and it's encounter with nationalism in Turkish architecture has been a result of intellectual flows in political and social arenas in a way that the influence of modernism in Turkey began with introducing a plan know as Tanzimat with the aim of renewing and updating governmental aspects . With changing Ottoman governmental entities and replacement of republic system under the leadership of Attaturk , there was a focus on historical authority of Ottoman Impire besides starting fundamental reforms in political and social affairs of Turkey . It seems that this encounter in fact intended to satisfy public regarding the presence of modernism and keeping the public past values a live. This article seeks to study the bases of national identity crisis and encounter with western modernism in Turkish social and political situations in order to investigate the grounds of penetration of western modernistic thoughts in to Ottoman Impire. Then efforts by Turkish government in order to create an interaction between nationalists and modernism advocates are introduced. In order to study the manner of interaction between modernism and nationalistic trends in Turkish architecture, a brief review on Turkish architectural nationalism was conducted from the historical view point.Finally the intellectual trends of Turkish contemporary architecture from 1920-1950 are examined and the quality of interaction between the emergence of modernism and the appearance of national architectural movements are concluded. Manuscript profile
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        6 - Interpretation Of Architecture By Post-modern Foundation with Semiotics Aspect
        Seyed Mostafa Mokhtabad-Amrei Amirmasoud Dabagh
        This essay is considered an attempt to present how "semiotic studies can be used as a perceptional aspect of interpretation of postmodern movement in reading architecture. Semiotics is the philosophical and scientific study of   semiosis: the relation of signi More
        This essay is considered an attempt to present how "semiotic studies can be used as a perceptional aspect of interpretation of postmodern movement in reading architecture. Semiotics is the philosophical and scientific study of   semiosis: the relation of signification with sign, mind and object or more generally, the creation of meaning; But they both refer respectively to the theories of "Saussure" and "Peirce". According Saussure`s idea, the sign consists of two parts: a signified which is a concept, and a signifier which is a mental pattern of a sound or image. He has believed that the relationship between the signifier and signified is arbitrary. They are both whole cognitive and provide no form of external reference. "Peirce" claims that each sign consists of three inter-related parts: object, interpretation, representation. In postmodern textual point of view, every perception of text, exchanges to a new object. Actually the thought of post-structuralism such as postmodernism, uses different perspectives to create a multifaceted interpretation of a text, even if these interpretations conflict with one another. It is particularly important to analyze how the meanings of a text shift in relation to certain variables, usually involving the identity of the reader. Derrida believed that the absence of the transcendental signified extends the domain and the play of signification infinitely. Derrida’s alternate strategy was to de-center the text thereby increasing play and opening up the exploration of meaning. We are dealing here an approach of architecture and postmodern thought within field of semiotics. This is a shadowy zone closely linked to human nature in which we will have to convey descriptive sensations of what remain to be still discovered or analyzed. In every perception of architecture lies a vision which connects us to the signified. Because we have all our inner images, and due to human beings rising in different cultures, we live our own personal different resonances. The architecture includes some messages in its. In semiotics, a code is a set of convention or sub-codes currently in use to communicate meaning. To that extent, codes represent a broad interpretative framework used by both addressers and their addressees to encode and decode the messages. The appreciation or analysis of architecture and it`s spatial configuration is always seen between cognition, culture, knowledge and society. The appreciation, due to abstract representational configurations and geometrical pattern remain to be deciphering with great attention and care with structured distinguish of subjective/objective interpretations and reactive flexible meaning of perception’s consideration. The architecture has been consisted of different layers of meaning such as a text. These layers would make different  meanings and sense for project to be appear in the deepest plan. The spectator, according to his mysterious understanding, unveils the messages in layers of the text and also try to make interpret of it .We can divide all layers of the plan in two main groups: (a) corporal layers (b) supra corporal layers. The author`s messages at the plan and in the texture of the plan  which is contained with codes. Manuscript profile
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        7 - The Necessity of Identity Crises Management in Urban Spaces
        Mohammad Naghizadeh Shirin Toghiani
        Crisis Management is a new method of challenging the unexpected events’ consequences and crisis resulted from it, which avoids them through a scientific and systematic approach, and if the crisis happens, it efficiently tries to reduce the destructing results. Stu More
        Crisis Management is a new method of challenging the unexpected events’ consequences and crisis resulted from it, which avoids them through a scientific and systematic approach, and if the crisis happens, it efficiently tries to reduce the destructing results. Studies show that the crisis management only has been dealing with the quantitative troubles of earthquake, war, hurricane, etc. while qualitative aspects of problems such as spiritual crisis have been disregarded. One of the ignored crisis which may be an origin of some other crisis is so-called “Identity Crisis”.Low speed movement, of societies in the past and limited events of those had been led humans and societies have distinct and defined identity which infrequently faced with sudden changes. And so during time, societies identity had gradual evolution. But condition of today world and accomplished evolution in different area of sciences, technology and particulary information technology course and unlimited presence of that in contemporary human life and problems such as universalized and universalization, changed identity problem to one of biggest contemporary human problem and so identity crisis has been changed to one of most important challenges of human in modern, civilized world. on one hand , this problem challenged someone and on the other hand , this was base for challenged someone with gains. So, society can prove itself in this course which can cause to appear excellent and unique identity. Otherwise, there is no alternative except that won't obey against mentioned events.    But, there is reinforced and proved relation between human identity and related effects, and on the other hand, cities hand been and will be as one of most important human societies signs during history , so , identity dimension of cities and spaces of that , are very important in this course. Because, cities identity, show (present) their natives identity and even, higher than it, will formed identity of their inhabitants. So, identity crisis of cities will affect on fate of their in habitants and even will be forming base of human identity crisis. So, attention to identity crisis of cities must be higher than turning to that only in pure theoretical subject form. And because of importance of problem, must form applied approach to this today societies problem and for that, present research has accomplished with purpose of turning to attention necessity to identity crisis of urban spaces in general management format.   This research is going to define the importance of ‘identity crisis’ in urban space which is very important in the human beings’ life and on the one hand, its mutual relation between human’s identity and the resulted effects, and on other hand, the importance of cities and urban space as one of the achievements of human being which a symbol of communities’ culture and civilization. During studies, however, I initially give you definitions of ‘location identity’ and ‘location identity crisis’. Then, by defining the relation between them ,'identity' and ‘human identity crisis’, I discuss about the significance of considering the management of identity crisis in urban space. Manuscript profile
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        8 - A General Theory for Cities of the 21st Century (Peter Hall) and Adaptability to the Conditions of Iran
        Zohreh Davoudpour Daryoush Ardalan
        In recent decades, there are some new approaches to city and urban problems. Now these days, urban planners review the mutations of different cities. They want to achieve the realistic patterns by recognizing their evolution. Certainly, different factors (The contributi More
        In recent decades, there are some new approaches to city and urban problems. Now these days, urban planners review the mutations of different cities. They want to achieve the realistic patterns by recognizing their evolution. Certainly, different factors (The contributing forces such as globalization, technological development, the informational economy, new industries, transportation and communication, environmental politics, competition among places, etc.) influence all the cities. Their evolutions are not similar together. This subject shows, offering the realistic recommendation is complex. Peter Hall studied many cities in the world near the end of 20th century, until recognizes and compares them, to achieve the suitable pattern. He said, a set of forces – economic, technological, social–are operating together, to influence profoundly the global system of cities. These changes express themselves both in the relationship of individual cities to each other and to the system of which they form a part; and also in the internal structure of these cities. First, He seeks to summary the nature and effect of the forces; and then to speculate on the resulting changes to the urban system. To understand how these changes impinge on the urban system, he needs a different taxonomy from the one we have inherited from Christaller and Losch. He can distinguish at least two significant levels of a global hierarchy, though with considerable doubt as to where many cities belong, as well as a number of other categories that has significant relations to these two. Global cities: These are cities that transact a substantial pan: of their business at a global scale, both with other global cities and with lower-order cities. This global business consists mainly in performance of specialized services. such as financial services, media services, educational and health services, and tourism (including business tourism).They are invariably seats of central banks, major clusters of clearing banks (including substantial representation of overseas banks),stock exchanges, insurance companies, headquarters of major corporations (including transnational),television stations, newspapers and magazines, publishers, major universities and hospitals, and leading international airports. However, following the Christaller scheme, they also perform lower-order functions for more restricted areas. The most important of these is the national level; London, Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam and Milan are a global city. National and regional cities : At the next level of the hierarchy it is therefore necessary to consider a complex phenomenon, since the European national capital cities immediately below the global level (Bonn, Amsterdam, Madrid, Rome, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Oslo, Vienna) can only be compared with major regional cities in the US and Japan. In particular, nations with a federal structure or a history of late union, or both (Spain, Italy, Germany, the US, Mexico, Brazil) tend to have a small number of very important provincial cities which not only challenge their national capitals, splitting functions with them and effectively serving as regional capitals for wide areas. Three kinds of activities showed themselves particularly prone to relocation. This research, primarily debates upon Peter Hall's theory, then compares middle and large cities in Iran with its results.   Manuscript profile
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        9 - The Quest for Urban Identity through Using Natural Elements in Cities (Case Study: City of Hamadan, Iran).
        Aliasghar Rahimiyon
                  Identity crisis in the cities is one of the important issues for urban society of IRAN. Lack of a logical relationship between physical aspects and constructive elements of urban identity is a common problem in the More
                  Identity crisis in the cities is one of the important issues for urban society of IRAN. Lack of a logical relationship between physical aspects and constructive elements of urban identity is a common problem in the contemporary cities. Cities have natural, social, cultural, economic and physical dimensions. In this research one of these categories namely natural elements identities is studied. City is where to growth and promotes human being; cities, like people with diverse characteristics, are different from each other which make distinction from each other. Each city based on natural conditions, cultural and social can be certain characteristics which are causeof the Identify form other cities and human settlements. The identity components can be divided into three categories: 1- natural characteristics; 2- individual characteristics and elements; and 3- human characteristics and elements (humanized environment). The goal of this research is steps taken to solve the identity crisis in the contemporary Iranian cities through identifying the natural elements and phenomena. The research hypothesis is expressed that the natural elements of cities is to be classified and can be effective in improving the quality of the physical aspects of cities. This research, for defining and classifying urban and natural elements, identity use descriptive methods and study of documents for developed theoretical framework in relation to the concept of the identity and the nature. Then, in the field of the natural elements of urban identity using comparative and analytical and comparative methods  to extract  criteria of urban identity, including criteria  for urban planning and urban design. Reviewing case study shows that Hamadan is one of the foothill cities of west of Iran. This city has cold and mountainous climate and slope less than ten percent from south to north is one of its main characteristics. According to Iranian culture and Islamic thoughts, we can find that nature is composed from 4 inanimate elements, which are water, air, soil and light. From composition of these elements, diverse natural phenomenon is created. In Hamadan City, we can find many natural phenomenons from composition of these elements. This composition and its results as a phenomenon make a unique identity for whole environment of city which can be used for and make a unique context for its urban identity.  Literature review about identifying critical urban identity criteria shows that we can find two criteria categories related to urban planning and design. With identifying indicators and effective characteristics in reviving urban identity with emphasis to natural elements, we can say that urban identity is extracted from human identity (material and spiritual) which could be classified under four distinctive categories: 1- human sensual characteristics; 2- characteristics which are originated from religious construction; 3- characteristics which were originated from national and cultural construction; and 4- characteristics which were originated from physical construction of built environment. These characteristics play essential roles in reviving urban identity and this research, with identifying and using these characteristics try to deal with reviving urban identity with emphasis on its natural elements.      Manuscript profile
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        10 - Housing and Traditional and Renewal Quarter of Joobareh in Isfahan
        Mohammad Reza Pourzargar
        Physical and functional study and investigation of old cities is a ground maker for taking appropriate decisions for revitalization of historical textures besides clarifying vague and unknown corners of history and culture of each country which plays important role in t More
        Physical and functional study and investigation of old cities is a ground maker for taking appropriate decisions for revitalization of historical textures besides clarifying vague and unknown corners of history and culture of each country which plays important role in the future development of cities. The objective of this study is provision of an approach along creation of a vivid urban region and as a result provision of requirements of its residents by saving the historical and cultural identity of neighborhood that along this Joobareh neighborhood was selected for providing this pattern and ideogram due to having strong potentials as a remarkable example. Proximity of the great mosque with the entrance gate of this neighborhood and covered communication path inside it and also the connection of water channels extracted from Zayandehroud River for drinking are all indicative of democracy in the urbanization of the past time. This essay is derived from the research for renewal quarter of Joobareh in Isfahan. Iranian historical cities are combined of retail elements. Quarter, bazaar, mosque and organ are known as their main elements of them and other small spaces of it are local bazaar, tekieh, hosseinieh,minaret, cistern and passages.Meanwhile the quarter of Joobareh as a self-sufficient element has an independent identity and act as a public space. Each quarter has its administrative, social, cultural, economical role in an inseparable part of historical city. In Joobareh neighborhood there is no evidence of connecting path of bazaar and its relation with old square and the great mosque and the streets constructed around the neighborhood and its commercial skin have transformed that neighborhood center to an abandoned  island due to lack or limitation of urban services. On the other hand, by settlement of migratory population and also separation of residential houses to several units the fatigueness coefficient in this neighborhood is increased.  Other historical valuable buildings such as Menorah and entrance gate of the neighborhood, café,temple and water reservoir have thoroughly disappeared from the image of Joobareh neighborhood and if they have remained are under destruction. Among them, a few number are repaired by endeavor of Cultural Heritage Organization, however due to being enclosed and seclusion of the neighborhood they have no attraction for visitors. At the end,in order to rehabilitate Joobareh neighborhood,following issues are recommended: Systematic programming and study by the subject of Neighborhood revitalization. Revival of existing system of neighborhood and revitalization of semi-closed system of that. Saving historical values and improvement and its spatial and functional revitalization. Registration of neighborhood population and limited development of that by considering the per capita ratios. Rehabilitation and revitalization of neighborhood origins and removal of social damages. Improving the economical situation and the function of neighborhood via activating economic section and its potentials. Spatial organization of neighborhood and creation of traffic facilities and provision of urban services. Identity giving to neighborhood by creation of architecture and creation of a set of urban elements that can help revitalization of old texture.   Manuscript profile