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Article
The Chronological Process of Changes in Iranian Urban Spaces–A Case Study: Tehran and Its Squares
Author(s)
Sanaz Shobeiri
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DOI:10.17265/1934-7359/2018.11.001
Affiliation(s)
School of Architecture and the Built Environment, University of Westminster, London, NW1 5LS, United Kingdom
ABSTRACT
One of the key current challenges in urban design and planning worldwide
is the notion of “scale”, which is important
in various levels of decision making for urban spaces such as squares. How
“scale” is defined in the field of design and planning will lead to divergent
approaches towards urban spaces, such as adaptation, obeying, alteration, and
neglect. In order to create successful urban spaces with suitable scales that
respond to users’ expectations, it is necessary to minimize the gap between the
subjectivity and objectivity, and to this end, this paper studies the
chronological process of such changes in Tehran and their impact on the design
of one type of space: the urban square. Furthermore, this paper aims to
identify if and how the subjectivity and objectivity of squares in Tehran have
been changed as a result of chronological phases of transformation,
particularly since the foundation of the city in 1524. The findings reveal how
aspects of the city’s squares are disappearing, but need to be revived to
achieve socio-cultural sustainability. The main methods applied include a
review of the related literature, an appropriate analysis, and direct
observation.
KEYWORDS
Square, Tehran, scale, neighborhood, urban spaces, subjectivity, objectivity.
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