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International Journal of Applied Arts Studies International Journal of Applied Arts Studies Volume 2, Issue 2 May – June 2017 Islamic Azad University, Yazd Branch, Iran i Editorial Team Editor-in-Chief Dr. Abolfazl Davodi Roknabadi - Department of Arts and Architecture, Yazd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Yazd, Iran Managing Editor Dr. Abolghasem Dadvar - Department of Arts and Architecture, Yazd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Yazd, Iran Assistant Editor Dr. Ali Boloor – Department of Arts and Architecture, Yazd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Yazd, Iran Editorial Board Dr. Masoud Latifi – Faculty of Textile Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), Islamic Azad University, Iran Dr. Mehrnaz Azadi Bouyaghchi – Restoration Department, Art University of Isfahan, Iran Dr. Hamidreza Mohebi – Department of Painting, Yazd University, Iran Dr. Mohammadreza Sharifzadeh – Faculty of Art and Architecture, Islamic Azad University, Central Branch, Tehran, Iran Dr. Kenneth Frampton – Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, Columbia University, United States Dr. Phil Cleaver – School of Art and Design, Middlesex University, United Kingdom Dr. Uday Athavankar – Industrial Design Centre (IDC), IIT Bombay, India Dr. Sheila Levrant de Bretteville – School of Art, Yale University, United States Dr. William Russell Pensyl – Department of Art + Design, Northeastern University, United States Dr. Kathryn Myers – Art & Art History Department, School of Fine Arts, The University of Connecticut, United States Dr. Gu Chaolin – Department of Urban Planning, Tsinghua University, China Dr. Ardeshir Anjomani – School of Architecture, Planning and Public Affairs, The University of Texas at Arlington, United States Dr. Reza Abouei – School of Architectural Conservation and Restoration, Arts University of Isfahan, Iran Dr. Mohammadreza Noghsan Mohammadi – Department of Urban Planning, Yazd University, Iran Dr. Ali Nazari – Faculty of Arts and Architecture, Islamic Azad University, Yazd Branch, Iran Dr. Ali Akbar Sharifi Mehrjardi – Department of Painting, Yazd University, Islamic Republic of Iran, Iran Dr. Seyed Mohammad Hossein Ayatollahi – Department of Art and Architecture, Yazd University, Iran Dr. Javad Ali Mohammadi Ardakani – Faculty of Art and Architecture, University of Science and Culture, Tehran, Iran Dr. Mohammad Mahdi Karimnejad – Faculty of Arts and Architecture, Yazd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Yazd, Iran Journal Technical and Executive Manager Dr. Seyedakbar Mostafavi – Department of Computer Engineering, Yazd University, Iran Proof-Reading Dr. Amin Naeimi – Department of English Language, Yazd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Yazd, Iran Journal Designer Parisa Khavaninzadeh – Department of Fine Arts, Yazd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Yazd, Iran ii Acknowledgement IJAPAS would like to thank the following people for their contributions in this volume. Section Editor Ali Boloor Ioanni Delsante Seyedjavad Derakhshan Reza Abouei Masoud Latifi Mohammad Mirjalili Luis Diaz Reviewers Ali Boloor Ioanni Delsante Luis Diaz Seyedjavad Derakhshan Reza Abouei Mohammad Mirjalili Proof-Reading Amin Naeimi iii In the Name of God Dear Readers, I, on behalf of the editorial board, am proud to present this first issue of the International Journal of Applied Arts Studies (IJAPAS) under the sponsorship of the Islamic Azad University, Yazd Branch. We were driven to found the IJAPAS by a noticeable lack of journals, in the Islamic Republic of Iran in particular, devoted to architecture, urban design, urban planning, architectural conservation and restoration, painting, art history, graphic, digital arts, fashion design, performing art, industrial design, aesthetics and semantics. Although the academic world is increasingly driven by cross-disciplinary visions and models, we seek multi-disciplinary views, an attempt to inform researchers, graduate students, and professionals about the trends, ideas and innovations being put forward in applied arts. To this end, in addition to standard articles, in every volume of the IJAPAS we hope to provide a special issue related to a respective field with innovation. We are also sending out a call for papers related to Applied Arts to appear in the next issue of IJAPAS in Nov – Dec 2017. The deadline for submissions for this issue is Oct 31, 2017. Finally, I should mention that we are committed to a speedy refereeing process for every article submitted to us. We effort to reply to all papers submitted within five weeks’ time with a response about acceptance or rejection. We also do not require formatting for submissions in our style until after the paper has been accepted by us for publication. I would like to thank our Editorial Board for their work so far in helping to establish the IJAPAS. And, finally, I would like to extend my deepest gratitude to Dr. Ali Boloor, the assistant editor of the IJAPAS, for all of his hard work to ensure the timely completion of the first volume. I am delighted to invite you to visit us at www.ijapas.org. Sincerely, Dr. Abolfazl Davodi Roknabadi Editor-in-Chief International Journal of Applied Arts Studies (IJAPAS) www.ijapas.org iv INDEX NO TITLE PAGES 1 Introduction i-v 2 Regeneration of Distressed Areas of the Central District of Ahvaz City via the 7-26 Sustainable Development Approach Sheyda Masihi, Saeedeh Moayedfar, Ahmad Esteghlal 3 Physical Design of Safe Urban Environment against Environmental 27-38 Damages in case of Allameh Majlesi Street in Isfahan Maryam Bizari, Hussien Kalantari Khaliabad, Ahmad Esteghlal 4 Explaining the Principle of Semi-Public Transition Space Formation in the 39-50 Neighborhood Spatial Organization Bentolhoda Charedan, Mohammadreza Noghsan Mohammadi 5 Tie Design using Electrical Conductive Fabrics 51-60 Forough Azaditehrani, Loghman Karimi, Salar Zohoori 6 A Comparative Study of the Altar Design Content of the Jame Mosque 61-68 and the Vank Church of Isfahan Sanaz Bavaghar, Abolghasem Dadvar 7 Aesthetic and Symbolic Analysis of the Manuscript Illustration Alexander the 69-78 Great (Sikandar) in Conversation with WakWak Tree (Talking Tree) in Shahnameh Demot Seyed Hasan Soltani, Armita Saadatmand v vi Available online at www.ijapas.org International Journal of Applied Arts Studies IJAPAS 2(2) (2017) 7–26 Regeneration of Distressed Areas of the Central District of Ahvaz City via the Sustainable Development Approach Sheyda Masihia, Saeedeh Moayedfarb*, Ahmad Esteghlalc aM.A. Student in Urbanism-Urban Planning, Yazd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Yazd, Iran bAssistant Professor, Department of Human Sciences, Meybod Branch, Ayatollah Haeri University of Maybod, Maybod, Iran cDepartment of Art and Architecture, Yazd Branch, Islamic Azad Universty, Yazd, Iran Received 24 May 2017; revised 26 August 2017; accepted 12 September 2017 Abstract Central city districts and their old roots in history have high potentials in terms of their geographical centrality, easy accessibility, as well as historical and cultural characteristics. Despite their positive characteristics, those districts suffer from physical problems (e.g., urban distressed fabrics), environmental issues, poor infrastructures, etc. Ahvaz is one of those cities with these characteristics whose urban fabric is distressed and needs strategic plans and executions. The aim is to direct the central district of Ahvaz towards sustainability with strategies and plans based on the sustainable development approach and using systematic vision models. Thus, the issue of regeneration of distressed areas is very significant in this regard. The research used the random sampling method to select the participants. The research analysis was conducted using Strength, Weakness, Opportunity and Threat, Quantitative Strategic Planning Matrix, Oregon Model and Quality Function Deployment (QFD) model approaches. The study is an applied, descriptive-correlational research. The data were collected via the library research and field study techniques. After analyzing and investigating the data comprehensively, the research offered executive strategies for the success of sustainable development of the study area. The most important strategies obtained from the analysis are constructing green spaces such as green belts in the riverbank of the Karun River, improving the state of paths leading to historical monuments to the tourists’ access, and beautifying walls of buildings near the riverbank. Keywords: Regeneration; Distressed Area; Central District of Ahvaz; Sustainable Development * Corresponding author. Tel: +98-9103091494. E-mail address: [email protected]. 8 Sheyda Masihi et al. / International Journal of Applied Arts Studies 2(2) (2017) 7–26 1. Introduction Nowadays the phenomenon of distressed urban areas is considered as a factor for preventing the realization of modern methods of urban management and development. One of the most important consequences of urbanization along with the failure in creating appropriate urban infrastructures for urban residents and migrants is emerging disordered and urban worn-out fabrics around and within cities which result in different social, cultural, economic, and environmental challenges (Teimuri et al. 2010: 2). Presenting urban sustainable development as the main motto of the third millennium is resulted from effects of cities on the planet and different dimensions of human life. Therefore, with regard to the intrinsic complexity of cities and their different scales of influence, identifying main and key factors of accessing urban sustainability seems necessary (Hosseinzadeh
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