Lecture 3. Water Architecture and Public Facilities

Water architecture in Persia consists of various types of buildings and edifices. Particular structures with various functions related to the hydraulic systems or other public, semi-public functions benefit from water. This lecture focuses on the integration between water and architecture in the public facilities in the Persian Plateau, structures directly related to the hydraulic systems with the function of contorting or preserving water, or buildings/spaces designed in a way to benefit from the water, its passive or active energy. Considering the geo-climatic situation and the available water resources in different parts of the Plateau, water architecture heritages are divided into two main categories: water architecture formed based on underground water; water architecture formed based on surface water.


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