The present paper, derived from a PhD dissertation, studies the most ancient houses of Mashhad, the holy city of Iran. The residential buildings in question, including numerous traditional dwellings in different scales, have confronted with transformation and been under destruction by local municipality due to urban developments. In the meantime, most remnants which have got away with demolition are partially in ruin or abandoned, in spite of possessing historical values and architectural features worthy of being preserved. Since both great mansions and vernacular houses in Mashhad are built of brick-masonries, a descriptive documentation of the nature of bricks, the damages they face as well as the implementing methods associated with sketches will assist scholars with the recognition of heritage exposed to annihilation. The approach has been mainly concerned with direct observation of the masonries together with laboratory analyses of the brick samples taken from case studies complemented with library and archival resources. Additionally, the recent conservation projects in which the author was directly present or involved have been highlighted to provide a Comprehensive research work.
Il laterizio nelle abitazioni tradizionali a Mashhad, Iran: conoscenza e restauro / DANESHVAR SALEHI, Rana. - Sostituzione edilizia 181/ Trimestrale Anno XXXII(2019), pp. 52-58.
Il laterizio nelle abitazioni tradizionali a Mashhad, Iran: conoscenza e restauro
Rana Daneshvar Salehi
2019
Abstract
The present paper, derived from a PhD dissertation, studies the most ancient houses of Mashhad, the holy city of Iran. The residential buildings in question, including numerous traditional dwellings in different scales, have confronted with transformation and been under destruction by local municipality due to urban developments. In the meantime, most remnants which have got away with demolition are partially in ruin or abandoned, in spite of possessing historical values and architectural features worthy of being preserved. Since both great mansions and vernacular houses in Mashhad are built of brick-masonries, a descriptive documentation of the nature of bricks, the damages they face as well as the implementing methods associated with sketches will assist scholars with the recognition of heritage exposed to annihilation. The approach has been mainly concerned with direct observation of the masonries together with laboratory analyses of the brick samples taken from case studies complemented with library and archival resources. Additionally, the recent conservation projects in which the author was directly present or involved have been highlighted to provide a Comprehensive research work.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.