Semantics of the Nature of Traditional Architectural Drawings and its Identity Impact on the Globalization of Yazd city (Case Study: Malekzadeh House)

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 PhD Candidate, Department of Architecture, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran.

2 PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture, Abarkooh Branch, Islamic Azad University, Abarkooh, Iran.

10.22034/ias.2022.315509.1803

Abstract

The historical contexts of Iranian-Islamic cities have a high urban identity with their inherent physical and cultural value. The city of Yazd has a unique historical and architectural context. Identifying the architectural paintings of this city can acquaint us with the historical identity of this place. The current research while following a qualitative, descriptive, documentary and survey approach attempts to explore the living environment in the globalization of Yazd city and the Malekzadeh house by referring to the two approaches of "spatial perspective" (ontology) and "place meaning" (phenomenology) and explain and evaluate each section with the elements of identity that architecture conveys to a person. In fact, among the psychological needs, the researcher emphasized the two needs of "expression of existence" and "verification of existence" and strives to identify the criteria of Yazd's traditional houses in meeting these needs with the method of "theory arising from the context".  The result shows that the influence that the identity-building elements of Iranian-Islamic architecture in the majority of traditional houses in historical contexts has on the globalization of the city of Yazd is in search of ontology and epistemology in the identity and culture of the city.

Research aims:
1. Explaining and investigating the identity components of the traditional architecture of Yazd city and searching for its effective elements in its globalization.
2. Providing a solution to remove the crises created in the architecture of contemporary houses in Yazd city.

Research questions:
1. What role do the traditional architectural patterns of Yazd city have in the nature of this city and its registration in the world's cultural heritage?
2. How can the identity-cultural crisis created in the contemporary houses of this city be solved in by referring to the traditional architectural patterns of Yazd?

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