Rebuilding a Sustainable Image in a Cultural Landscape, Iran

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Name add the project name
Place add the city name
Country Iran
Author(s) Roya Sabri
Project start enter the date of the project start
Completion enter the date of completion
World Heritage enter the year of listing
Client enter the client
Project costs enter the costs (if known)

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Rationale: Why is the case study interesting?

  • Please summarise:- e.g. Design Innovation? Planning Exemplar? Theoretical Insights? Lessons from its failure?


Author's perspective

  • What theoretical or professional perspective do you bring to the case study? Please make a short note on your personal background


Cultural landscape context

  • Biogeography, cultural features, overall landscape character, history and dynamics

Illustration: Map; sketches; short descriptive analyses

Socio-political context

  • Brief explanation of political economy, legal framework

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Spatial analysis of area/project

  • What are the main structural features?
  • How has it been shaped? Were there any critical decisions?

Illustration: Map/diagram/sketches photos and background notes


Analysis of idea/program/function ("Planning Objective")

  • What are the main functional characteristics?
  • How have they been expressed or incorporated?

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Analysis of design/planning process ("Process Biography")

  • How was the area/project formulated and implemented?
  • Who initiated the project and why?
  • Which stakeholders have been involved?
  • Who made the major decisions and when?
  • Were there any important consultations/collaborations?

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Analysis of use/users

  • How is the area/project used and by whom?
  • Is the use changing? Are there any issues?

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Future development directions

  • How is the area/project evolving?
  • Are there any future goals?

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Peer reviews or critique

  • Has the area/project been reviewed by academic or professional reviewers?
  • What were their main evaluations?

Please add references, quotes...


Successes and limitations

  • What do you see as the main successes and limitations of the area/project?

Illustration: Summary table


What can be generalized from this case study?

  • Are there any important theoretical insights?

Short statement plus background notes


What research questions does it generate?

Short statement plus background notes

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References

Botkin, D. and K. Edward (1998). Environmental Science: Earth as a Living Planet. London: John Wiley and Sons Inc.

De luce, J., B. Dewight and C. Pletsch (1993). Beyond Preservation. Minnesota: University of Press.

Gibson, J. J. (1979). The Ecological Approach to Visual Perception. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.

Gussow, A. (1979). A Sense of Place: The Artists and the American Land, A Continuum Book, NY.

Houghton, M., and G. A. Boston (1979). A Sense of Place: The Artists and the American Land. NY: A Continuum Book.

Kaplan, S.(1979). Perception and Landscape: Conceptions and Misconceptions.

Malloy, J. (2003). Woman, Art, and Technology. Mass: MIT Press, Cambridge.

Meyer, S. M. (2004). End of the Wild. The Boston Review, April-May.

Mitchell, W. J. (1972). Environmental Design Research and Practice, Proceedings of the EDRA Conference. LA: University of California Los Angeles Publication.

Norman, D. A. (1990). The Design of Everyday Things, NY: Doubleday.

Pierssene. A. (1999). Explaining Our World: an Approach to the Art of Environmental Interpretation. London: E&FN Spon.

Rice-Oxley, M. (2004). Walkers Face off in Tragicomic Struggle. The Christian Science Monitory, May 18.

Sabri, C. R. (2006). The Role of Nature on Design. An Academic Research for Shahid Beheshti University.

Sonfist, A. (1983). Art in the Land: A Critical Anthology of Environmental Art. NY: Dutton Publication.

Susanka, S. (2004). Th Not so Big House. Taunton Press.

Weintraub. L. (1984). Land Marks. NY: Bard College Center.



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