The aim of this paper is to investigate the bazaars and shopping centers as public spaces. Given theweakness of public places and consequently the weakness of social interactions, today’s societies are in dire need ofsocial spaces to increase social interactions. Therefore, the review of these two as then and now’s urban spaces couldhelp solve some problems. Bazaars are among the oldest Iranian...

Public open spaces provide many services that will improve the physical and mental health of society increase quality life. These are an important indicator for measuring spatial quality. In this study, it is aimed to evaluate reinforcement elements used in Özgürlük Park city Çanakkale according criteria Space Quality Diagram. Situation analysis, which a component qualitative research design, w...

This study proposes an integrative methodology for the environmental assessment of urban parks. Since most of the studies that investigated the environmental effect of urban parks have focused on only one or two nuisances, a difficulty exists in evaluating the overall influence of urban parks on environmental quality. Moreover, the small number of studies that have tried to suggest methodologic...

Quality is the most important consequence of an urban design project, and its promotion is the final duty of an urban designer. So "urban design guidelines" which use environmental improvement factors in their structure, have an effective role in promoting urban space quality. "Urban design guidelines" are the most important instruments in urban designers' authority, to reflect and appear im...

Urban communities can feel more applicable benefits in urban environmental planning as part of their daily activities. public open spaces have not all considered the quality environment. Initial observations show that utilization space is yet optimal from and social aspects. Manado City Public a place interaction recreation for community, but currently little attention paid to ecological or fun...