شبنم گلکاریان
عضو جدید
The Adoption of Central Courtyard as a Traditional Archetype
in Contemporary Architecture of Iran
Mohammadjavad Mahdavinejad, 1 2Abdolbaghi Moradchelleh,
3Sohaib Dehghani and 4Seyyed Mojtaba Mirhosseini
1Faculty of Art and Architecture, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
2Department of Architecture, Gonbad Kavoos Branch, Islamic Azad University, Gonbad Kavoos, Iran
3Faculty of Art and Architecture, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
Abstract: Islamic-Iranian identity is one of the most controversial issues in contemporary architecture of Iran.
The literature review of the research shows that Iranian contemporary architects pay much attention to
traditional archetypes in order to meet a worthy architecture which has a meaningful connection to infinite
history of ancient Iran in which eye-catching masterpieces can be seen easily. “Central courtyard” is one of the
most important parts of Iranian traditional architecture. It plays a crucial role to unify architectural elements and
log of spaces in traditional architecture of Iran. Therefore it considers as a key element in traditional architecture
which can inspire contemporary architects. The main question of the research is: What is the role of central
courtyard in traditional architecture of Iran? And what are the impacts of central courtyard-as a traditional
archetype-in contemporary architecture of Iran? In order to answer these questions case study method and
compound strategies have adopted for inference mechanism. Forty numbers of Iranian outstanding buildings
have been selected as case studies and the role of central courtyard examines in these samples. The research
results show that central courtyard has a lot to do with building function and its constructional technology.
in Contemporary Architecture of Iran
Mohammadjavad Mahdavinejad, 1 2Abdolbaghi Moradchelleh,
3Sohaib Dehghani and 4Seyyed Mojtaba Mirhosseini
1Faculty of Art and Architecture, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
2Department of Architecture, Gonbad Kavoos Branch, Islamic Azad University, Gonbad Kavoos, Iran
3Faculty of Art and Architecture, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
Abstract: Islamic-Iranian identity is one of the most controversial issues in contemporary architecture of Iran.
The literature review of the research shows that Iranian contemporary architects pay much attention to
traditional archetypes in order to meet a worthy architecture which has a meaningful connection to infinite
history of ancient Iran in which eye-catching masterpieces can be seen easily. “Central courtyard” is one of the
most important parts of Iranian traditional architecture. It plays a crucial role to unify architectural elements and
log of spaces in traditional architecture of Iran. Therefore it considers as a key element in traditional architecture
which can inspire contemporary architects. The main question of the research is: What is the role of central
courtyard in traditional architecture of Iran? And what are the impacts of central courtyard-as a traditional
archetype-in contemporary architecture of Iran? In order to answer these questions case study method and
compound strategies have adopted for inference mechanism. Forty numbers of Iranian outstanding buildings
have been selected as case studies and the role of central courtyard examines in these samples. The research
results show that central courtyard has a lot to do with building function and its constructional technology.