Effects of Imported Technology on Iranian Architecture

Abstract:

In order to study the effects of imported technology on Iranian architecture, a field study was conducted according to the views of architects and engineers involved in construction activities. At first, the literature subject was reviewed, then, the technology indexes, that affect the architecture, were identified. A questionnaire was prepared to recognize their effects, and ninety architects and engineers of Engineering Organization of Fars Province were surveyed. In this paper, the methodology of determination and prioritization of the indexes are studied and; the results of six indexes are discussed. According to the results, five of the indexes are negative. It is found that, lack of attention to the harmony between imported technology and social and cultural backgrounds has the most negative effect on the Iranian architecture during the past century. On the other hand buying and transferring professional imported technologies has been positive based on the participants’ idea.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 174-177)
• Pages: 1966-1970
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.174-177.1966
• Online since: May 2012
• Authors: Mohammad Reza Maghareh, Mohammad Aliabadi, Maryam Dastgheib Parsa
• Keywords: Imported Technology, Interior Condition, Iranian Architecture

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