Geostories: another architecture for the environment Design Earth

The Accordance of Vernacular Earth Architecture with IEPs and the Natural Image of Sustainability: Investigation of Earth Architecture of Kavir

investigating the feasibility of a proposed model for geometric design of deployable arch structures

deployable scissor type structures are composed of the so-called scissor-like elements (sles), which are connected to each other at an intermediate point through a pivotal connection and allow them to be folded into a compact bundle for storage or transport. several sles are connected to each other in order to form units with regular polygonal plan views. the sides and radii of the polygons are...

Typology of Earth-shelter Architecture in Iran

Earth-Shelter construction is one of the aspects in architecture where the thermal mass of the earth behind the outer walls are applied in order to reduce heat loss and keep the internal temperature at human comfort range. In case of earth-shelter buildings, housing is especially important. As for its applicability the earth-shelter provides good housing. Typological studies of earth-shelter co...

the accordance of vernacular earth architecture with ieps and the natural image of sustainability: investigation of earth architecture of kavir

making an investigation into the traditional architecture found in iran’s kavir, one can see an architecture that has emerged by merely changing the form of the face of the earth; this [complex] architecture is nothing but an intellectual use of simple land and water which simultaneously accords with the islamic environmental principles [ieps]. in this article, following a descriptive analysis ...

The Virtual Environment - Another Approach

In this paper the virtual environment, viewed as a multi-dimensional space, populated by entities which interact with each other is considered. In this universe an entity can trigger interactions with another entities or can be subject of such interactions. The environment’s dynamics is determined by the information flow between its entities. The proposed framework is based on the concepts of p...