Presenting a Model of the Urban Facade's Visual Pathology Process (Case Study: Pathological Process of Façade's Components on Visual Clutter)

Mercedeh Tahmasbifard ¹ ( Department of Architecture, Science and Research Branch,, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran. )
Farah Habib ² ( Department of Architecture, Science and Research Brach, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran. )
Zahra Sadat Saeideh Zarabadi ³ ( Department of Urban Development, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran. )

Submited date : 2023-08-10 Accepted date : 2023-09-02

Keywords: Pathological Process, , , , , Urban Facade, , , , , Facade Components, , , , , Visual Clutter,

Abstract :

One of the most important problems of urban planners today is the disorder and visual clutter of the urban landscape. Various factors effectively shape the city's image, one of the most important of which is the urban facades. One of the goals of creating a beautiful facade is that it will make the building more attractive and ultimately increase its visual weight and will have a better effect on the mood of the residents and visitors of the building. Dissatisfaction with the current state of facades has led to the efforts of city planners and architects to organize urban facades. One of the ways to help this issue is pathology and providing a model for visual pathology. For this reason, this research seeks to provide a model of the visual pathology process of the urban facade and to achieve this model, it has examined the pathology process of the facade components in creating visual clutter. Finally, this research presents a new pathologic method and process that can be used to examine single-facade and urban facade damage and prepare supporting documents in urban design and development, and provide a checklist to subordinate organizations to assess facade damage (specified codes).