A STUDY ON CONSISTENCY WITH PRINCIPLES OF GREEN ARCHITECTURE IN MASOULEH

Disruption and inappropriate influence of human on nature is a relatively new phenomenon relates to two major factors. First, population growth and second, demographic dominance over the nature. Since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution and excessive exploitation of the natural resources, the nature has lost balance and the natural resources having been decayed. This has resulted to some imbalances relationship between man and the nature. Therefore, steps must be taken in order to enable man survives in a clean environment as without global environmental security, national and even social security sound nonsense. Respect for the environment and having knowledge about the ecology, topography and weather are required. Thus, a sustainable designing is not a formal style derived from transient conditions and emotions, rather it in itself consists of deep concepts about interaction between man, the nature and architecture. Accordingly, the present study using a library procedures and field method will compare principles of sustainable city and the city Masouleh as a traditional city. The main purpose of the study lays in familiarity with origin of the concept of sustainability, definition and recognition of principles of green architecture analyzes the Masouleh city as an exemplary of Iranian traditional classical cities. The results suggest that the Masouleh city is known most as a case of sustainable green architecture and urban development so that, it has responded to the environmental stimuli over time passage. As a result, the Masouleh city could be regarded as a proper model in line with future urban design in Iran.

urban design, green architecture, sustainable development, Masouleh city