Mahmud Rezaei; Ayda Irani Molkkian
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TThis article tried to redefine the human scale to measure its hidden dimensions in the success of implemented urban projects along with other criteria of success. The purpose of this article was to better promote urban plans in the historical contexts of the country with the correct definition and focus ...
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TThis article tried to redefine the human scale to measure its hidden dimensions in the success of implemented urban projects along with other criteria of success. The purpose of this article was to better promote urban plans in the historical contexts of the country with the correct definition and focus on the dominant and common criteria of success. Therefore, restoration projects (improvement and renovation) implemented in the 1380s SH in the 12th district of Tehran have been considered for this work as a case study. The research method here was qualitative and quantitative, using coding concepts to redefine, Delphi technique to select designs, then ranking them through analytic hierarchy process. The qualitative interpretation of the concept of human scale in urban design literature, the degree of compliance in selected projects with other criteria and the degree of the overall success of each project is compared. That is, it can be mentioned as a common and complete limit in successful designs and spaces of the city. The share or percentage provided by this criterion, by the definition of this research, in each project, represents an acceptable ratio of the total success criteria of a project. Also, with the same relative conditions, among the internal concepts of the human scale, the role of popular participation, i.e. the non-physical dimension, is the highest in the success of space and body
Mahmood Rezaei
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Fewer scholars have dealt with the trends of urban plans in Tehran during recent years. This article aims to obtain a general view of urban thinkers on the most significant and successful urban design projects which have been implemented in Tehran from 1980 to 2015. The main question seeks how ...
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Fewer scholars have dealt with the trends of urban plans in Tehran during recent years. This article aims to obtain a general view of urban thinkers on the most significant and successful urban design projects which have been implemented in Tehran from 1980 to 2015. The main question seeks how professionals categorize and evaluate these projects. To this end, the Delphi method was applied, and five groups of urban experts consisting of 40 members professional in urban sociology, urban design, urban planning, urban management, and architecture, took part. In addition, opinions of mayors, municipalities, city councilors, and consulting engineers for each Tehran district have been taken into the account. Based on the panel view and compared to the literature review, the paper has categorized Tehran’s selected urban designs into four categories including urban frameworks, transportation plans, urban architectures, and public open spaces. It reveals the projects which have not been selected by the panelists contain important categories for Tehran and vary from urban furniture to energy-efficient scales. However, the number of successful projects has grown and especially the peak belongs to public open spaces and urban architectures during the last five years. Based on the current trends, this study suggests that the urban design projects in Tehran in the near future must shift toward projects with participatory and ecological approaches, healthy city studies, focusing on the improvement of distressed urban fabrics and providing housing projects.
