{"title":"Sustainable Architecture Analyses of Walls in Miyaneh Village Houses, Iran","authors":"Zohreh Salavatizadeh, Feridoun NahidiAzar, Sara Salavatizadeh, Seyyed Hossein Salehi, Ahadollah Azami","volume":67,"journal":"International Journal of Architectural and Environmental Engineering","pagesStart":491,"pagesEnd":496,"ISSN":"1307-6892","URL":"https:\/\/publications.waset.org\/pdf\/12823","abstract":"Even though so many efforts have been taken to\nrenovate and renew the architecture of Miyaneh villages in cold and\ndry regions of Iran-s northwest, these efforts failed due to lack of\nsignificant study and ignoring the past and sustainable history of\nthose villages. Considering the overpopulation of Iran-s villages as\nwell as the importance in preventing their immigration to cities,\nrecognizing village architecture and its construction technology is of\ngreat significance to attain sustainable residence in villages. As the\nonly vertical surface in the space, wall possesses its unique special\ncharacteristics, and it is also a very important architectural element\nable to provide the immunity and comfort space for the residents.\nThis article analyzes the characteristics of this vertical element, main\ntypes of adobe and stone walls, locally constructed technologies,\nimplementation, the elements forming the walls in the frame of\nvillage house typology of Miyaneh, which has the most villages in\nEast Azerbaijan, based on sustainable architectural construction\nmaterials of walls.","references":"[1] A. Zarghar, Introduction to the Village Architecture, Tehran, TEH:\nShahid Beheshti University, 2006, pp. 74-77.\n[2] R. Taheri, Geography of Miyaneh Town, Tabriz, TBZ: Sepid Miyaneh,\n2008, pp. 31-37.\n[3] Y. Farid, Geography Application in Research Method of Urban and\nRural, Tabriz, TBZ: Tabriz University, 1993, 69-78.\n[4] H. Zomorshidi, Iran Architecture-Understanding of Iranian Masonry\nConstruction Materials, Tehran, TEH: Azadeh, 2006, 55-63.\n[5] P. Moory, Status of Rural Studies in Rural Development Planning,\nMashad, KHR: Mashad, 1994, 22-37.\n[6] G. Memarian, Introduction to Iranian Architecture, Tehran, TEH: Iran\nUniversity of Science and Technology, 2001, pp. 103-113.\n[7] H. Zomorshidi, Iran Architecture-Understanding of Iranian Masonry\nConstruction Materials, Tehran, TEH: Azadeh, 2006, 44-52.","publisher":"World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology","index":"Open Science Index 67, 2012"}