Methods of Utilizing Nature in Samples of Iranian Contemporary Architecture

Abstract: this research is going to explore methods of utilizing nature in architecture and usethem to evaluate naturalism of the samples of iranian contemporary architecture, both qualitativelyand quantitatively. the use of various aspects of the nature in iranian contemporary architecture isless than the past. so the main questions in this research are: “which methods of utilizing nature haveinfluenced on the artistic works of iranian contemporary architecture?”, and “how and how much arethese influences?” in the research process, descriptive-analytic techniques are used. first, the theoreticalliterature was studied using the archival methods, and then the methods of utilizing nature as evaluationcriteria were extracted. next, using surveying methods, characteristics of case studies were analyzedand their quantitative and qualitative effects were presented. research results indicated that conceptual,scenery and material techniques have been the most used in the public buildings of iranian contemporaryarchitecture, and formal, functional and spatial techniques have been neglected. the conclusion is thatnaturalism has always been on the focal attention in contemporary iranian architects design process, butthere is lack of iranian architects’ effort to create works that nature is present comprehensively in them.on the other hand, public buildings are architectural patterns of every country, and utilizing the abovemethods in making such buildings can help to improve the quality of architecture in the country.