Benchmarking of the design principles of traditional architecture

Even though sustainable designing is the main discussion of nowadays architecture, all principles are practically concerned by our predecessors in ecological architecture. Traditional architecture of Iran considers tranquility of interior space without utilizing energy consuming and pollutant devices and this architecture is very much capable of offering methods to use these kinds of energies and can be used for designing new monuments. Advancement in technology and improper use of this advancement has caused these techniques to be ignored and the non-recyclable fossil fuels to be used excessively. To replace clean energies with fossil fuels, regarding their high expenses and the risk to humans’ life, and to achieve sustainable architecture, old architecture of Iran shall be studied and their methods be used regarding the needs of present society.

Keywords:

Ecological , Traditional , Clean energy