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The
Building Technique Features in Design of Arak Historical Monuments from Qajar
Period
Ali Mashhadi
Yerevan State Academy of
Fine Arts, Yerevan, Armenia
Abstract: Since
Arak city has been built based on a pre-determined pattern, Therefore, not only
in the steps of planning, urban design and architecture , but also in the stage
of building techniques ,exclusive patterns have been designed and implemented
by following the certain styles and considering the buildings typology.
Building techniques in every group of architectural monuments have particular
styles and can be extended to all buildings belonging to a group. Goal of the research is to identify the properties of building techniques in design of
historical monuments in Arak from Qajar period including roof structure,
types of arches, structural systems, combination of materials in wall, roof
& floor, bearing, supporting elements and beams. Methodology of the study concentrates on the
documentation, descriptive analysis of building techniques in historical
monuments considering their classification. The
combination of qualitative factors with quantitative factors for analysis of
building techniques in monuments has been used. Conclusion
of the study is presentation of classification about the building techniques
separately for different groups of monuments including religious, public,
residential, communal, memorial buildings & minor architectural forms.
[Ali
Mashhadi. The Building Technique Features in Design of Arak
Historical Monuments from Qajar Period Life
Sci J 2013;10(1):776-781] (ISSN:1097-8135). http://www.lifesciencesite.com.
Keywords: Building technique features, Historical monuments, Arak, Qajar.
