Masoud Taghizadeh - Ph.D. Student in Architecture, Islamic Azad University, Sari Branch-Iran

The energy crisis of the last century has been one of the environmental problems that has affectedmany human activities. The issue of environmental protection, the needs of future generations andthe use of energy, has introduced a new concept called sustainability in various sciences, includingarchitecture. Indigenous architecture has unique features that, in addition to paying attention tobeauty and environmental issues, must also meet the needs of the climate. The principles used inarchitecture include many sustainable architectural sciences, which can be an effective step towardsachieving sustainable development. Due to its properties, nanotechnology can be a step towardsmaintaining and developing sustainable architecture in the present era. Here the question arises:How can nanotechnology be effective in reducing energy consumption in the native architecture ofIran? The purpose of this applied research is to investigate the effects of nanotechnology in the fieldof architecture using nanotechnology in sustainable and indigenous architecture of Iran. In thisresearch, descriptive-analytical method and its nature of qualitative studies and field documentarydata collection method and its type in terms of results based on applied research to study andevaluate various aspects of the use of nanotechnology in native architecture Iran and sustainablearchitecture are discussed. In this research, focusing on nanotechnology, first the principles ofsustainable architecture and indigenous architecture are examined and finally the fundamentalvalues of indigenous architecture that lead to the achievement of sustainable architecture usingnanotechnology are discussed. The results of this study using nanotechnology in architecture have asignificant impact on improving building performance.

Indigenous architecture, sustainable architecture, nanotechnology