Finding Records of Wind Catcher in order to Demonstrate of its Iranian Identity

Subject Areas : architecture

Mahnaz Mahmoudi ¹ (Ph.D. Member of academic staff in Gazvin branch Islamic Azad University)
S. Majid Mofidi ² (Ph.D. Assistant Professor in science and technology university of Iran.)

Received: 2007-12-01 Accepted : 2007-06-22 Published : 2012-06-21

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Abstract :

    Wind tower is a part of Iranian vernacular architecture in hot and dry and hot and humid climates. It is building form ingredient that has climatic application. A traditional wind tower that served as a cooling system, used to provide acceptable ventilation by means of renewable energy of wind. Unfortunately, the contemporary architecture of Iran is entirely diverted this important architectural element in the arid areas.      A wind catcher is one of master piece of Iranian architectural design the date and record in which it was aced in Iran have remained unknown because of its location on the highest part of building which is being destructed as the first part helped by two archeological and literary areas this study has endeavored to take a stride to introduce the cultural- historical identity of Iran by demonstrating the record of wind catcher in pre Islamic area of Iran and also illustrate on the argument documents the record of its use in Iran prior to the Arabs of Persian Gulf. The research focuses on the analytical and descriptive survey and the results have been obtained by deducting documents and historical texts. It has attempted to demonstrations its long record of use in Iran.

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