Original Paper
Architecture
Fayal Sadat Siadati; Hamid Majedi
Abstract
ABSTRACT
Several studies have examined the relationship between school conditions and student achievement, and have confirmed that the two ideas are related to each other. The present study focuses on reviewing and comparing the views of 350 students and 60 teachers of 5 elementary schools in Kashan ...
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ABSTRACT
Several studies have examined the relationship between school conditions and student achievement, and have confirmed that the two ideas are related to each other. The present study focuses on reviewing and comparing the views of 350 students and 60 teachers of 5 elementary schools in Kashan city about 4 hypothesis of designing open and semi-open spaces of school. Therefore, the aim of this study is determination the importance of 4 hypothesis from the viewpoints of students and their teachers to understand which of hypothesis are suitable and which of them are not suitable to use in designing of open and semi-open school spaces. This study is non-experimental and a descriptive research “methodology” design was used. The results of this study indicated that for designing open and semi-open spaces of school, using Non-fixed and dynamic elements is best idea; also using semi-fixed elements such as temporary semi-open spaces, furniture for sitting, is a good idea; but using fixed elements such as shape, form, decoration, material, symbol or Position and extent of school space such as layout and relationships between space are not a suitable idea for designing open and semi-open spaces of school.
Original Paper
Architecture
Hajar Panahi Barjay; Lida Balilan asl; Dariush Sattarzadeh
Abstract
The study methodology is a mixed research method that is contextual and semantic in terms of the data’s nature; in terms of the logic of thinking, the study method is deductive and, in terms of the analyses levels, it is analytical-interpretive. The selected strategy of this research is grounded ...
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The study methodology is a mixed research method that is contextual and semantic in terms of the data’s nature; in terms of the logic of thinking, the study method is deductive and, in terms of the analyses levels, it is analytical-interpretive. The selected strategy of this research is grounded theory, with the preliminary analyses (qualitative research method) being conducted based on Strauss and Corbin’s systematic coding using MaxQDA software. Then, in a second stage, the importance coefficients of the topics extracted from semi-structured interviews were analyzed using the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) using Expert Choice Software. The research findings indicate that most of the respondents find “recognition and creation of emotional bond through the use of the past generations’ memories” and “the neighborhood’s historical form and shape” as two selectable solutions and, of course, in the authors’ minds, considering the population growth and increase in the demands for new houses in the intended texture and, consequently, increase in the number of constructions and the change in the city’s countenance, these solutions seem to be somewhat illogical. “The necessity for amending the urban and regional criteria and regulations” and, also, “enhancing the awareness of the designers and the area’s addressees” and, subsequently, “reducing the influence of the designers’ tastes” are the other factors that seem to be more widely applicable for they can prevent the emergence of visual abnormalities on the façades to a large extent.
