Journal of Urban Sustainable Development

Subjects = architecture

Number of Articles: 38

Exploring the Impact of Constructed Spaces on the Extent of Social Acceptability in Open Spaces of Community Schools (Case Studies: Jadgal, Hagh Panah, Normobin)

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 27 April 2024

10.22034/usd.2024.2022429.1211

Rasa Moradi, Hossein Soltanzadeh, Mehrdad Matin, Mohammad Mohammadzadeh Dogahe

An Aesthetic Evaluation of Novel Forms in Free-Form Shell Structures The Perspective of Specialists

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 06 June 2026

10.22034/usd.2026.2069290.1378

Samira Jarrahi

View Article

Assessment of User Participation Levels in the User Engaged Early Stage Concept Design Process for the Architectural Development of Contemporary Shopping Centers in Tehran

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 06 June 2026

10.22034/usd.2026.2071962.1383

fatemeh MohammadiGazestani, Seaid Piri, sanaz Haghshenas

View Article

Analytical Model and Interrelation of Factors Influencing Sense of Community in University Spaces (Case Study: Universities in Isfahan Province)

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 06 June 2026

10.22034/usd.2026.2058575.1351

Sadaf Karamati, Maryam Azimi, Majid Salehinia

View Article

A Study of the Use of Local Materials in Architectural Projects and Their Impact on Sustainable Construction Management in Small Cities and Settlements

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 18 September 2026

10.22034/usd.2026.2088725.1408

Fatemeh Kazemi, Sara Gholami, َAhmad Jameei

View Article

An Analysis of Architectural Characteristics of the Synagogues of Joybare Neighborhood in Isfahan during the Qajar Period based on a Systemic Approach in Architecture

Volume 7, Issue 23, Summer 2026, Pages 1-16

10.22034/usd.2026.2022607.1213

Arezoo Hosseini

Identifying Effective Factors on Satisfaction of Low-Income ‎Housing Residents (Case study: Fooladshahr Mehr Housing)

Volume 7, Issue 23, Summer 2026, Pages 35-50

10.22034/usd.2026.2061190.1360

Rahil Khorsandi, Somayeh Rafiei

The Effectiveness of Higher Order Thinking Skills Training (HOTS)on Cognitive Processes and Design Product

Volume 7, Issue 23, Summer 2026, Pages 51-68

10.22034/usd.2026.2061007.1359

Farhad Karvan, Jamal- E-Din Mahdinejad Darzi

A Modern Classification of Passive Fresh Air Flow-Generating Strategies in Breathable Architecture with Multi-Criteria Evaluation in Four Climates of Iran

Volume 7, Issue 23, Summer 2026, Pages 69-89

10.22034/usd.2026.2089672.1415

Fatemeh Firouzmandi Bandpey, Mostafa Gholipour Geshniani

Assessing the Desirability Criterion of Housing Quality and Renovated Texture Using Regenerative Architecture Framework (Case Study: Shamshiri Neighborhood, District 9 of Tehran City)

Volume 7, Issue 22, Spring 2026, Pages 1-21

10.22034/usd.2024.1999853.1108

Amir Pejman Darvish, Behrouz Mansouri, Mehrdad Javidinejad

How Gender and Privacy Affect the Public Architecture of Historical Baths (Garmabeh) in Safavid Period in Isfahan

Volume 7, Issue 22, Spring 2026, Pages 23-40

10.22034/usd.2024.2007359.1101

Shiva Bazmi, Hossein Soltanzadeh, Maryam Ghasemi Sichani

Application of Critical Theory in the Transformative Practice of Architecture; A Critical Reading of Nader Khalili's Architecture

Volume 7, Issue 22, Spring 2026, Pages 57-83

10.22034/usd.2024.2032093.1257

Mahdi Ghaempanah, Asghar Mohammadmoradi, Gholamhossein Memariyan

The Role of Plant Species Diversity in Green Roofs for Energy Optimization: A Case Study of Shokouh School in Babol

Volume 7, Issue 22, Spring 2026, Pages 109-129

10.22034/usd.2026.2068767.1375

Rouhollah Rahimi, Fatemeh Firozmandi Bandpi

Evaluation of the Relationship between the Orientation of the Seasonal Spaces in Yazd Houses and Received Solar Energy and the Building's Thermal Load

Volume 6, Issue 21, Winter 2026, Pages 57-70

10.22034/usd.2025.2047257.1314

Azam Noroozi

Experiential Model for Assessing Physical and Non-Physical Factors of Thermal Comfort in Interface Spaces of Higher Education Buildings in the City of Isfahan

Volume 6, Issue 20, Autumn 2025, Pages 35-62

10.22034/usd.2024.2017425.1169

Sanaz Motalaei, Meghedy Khodabakhshian, Fatemeh Alsadat Majidi, Mahdieh Abravesh

Knowing and Analysing the Physical Characteristics Effective in Improving the Quality of Life of the Physically-Motor Disabled People in the Public Buildings of Isfahan City

Volume 6, Issue 20, Autumn 2025, Pages 63-87

10.22034/usd.2024.2018747.1175

Ziba Hamedanian, Sanaz Rahravi Poodeh

Design Solutions for Children's Outdoor Educational Space Based on the Assessment and Analysis of the Needs of Girls and Boys 3-6 Years Old

Volume 6, Issue 20, Autumn 2025, Pages 89-103

10.22034/usd.2024.2019021.1178

Reyhaneh Sadat Tabatabaei Yeganeh, Minoo Shafaei, Farhang Mozaffar, Bahram Saleh Sedghpoor

Effect of Shading Devices in Visual Comfort with Useful Daylight in the Southern Facade of Tehran School Classrooms

Volume 6, Issue 19, Summer 2025, Pages 105-125

10.22034/usd.2025.2041085.1290

Fatemeh Hosseinpoor, Mohammad Reza Hatamian, Majid Sabzpooshani

Identification and Evaluation of Physical/Functional Characteristics of Sustainable Affordable Housing: A Comparative Analysis of Seven Case Studies

Volume 6, Issue 18, Spring 2025, Pages 23-44

10.22034/usd.2024.2013692.1146

Abdolmohammad Moghtadaei Rad, Ali Ghaffari, Neda Sadat Sahragard Monfared

A Comparative Study of the Types of Atriums Form and Skylight to Improve the Energy Efficiency in Educational Buildings in Tehran

Volume 6, Issue 18, Spring 2025, Pages 81-95

10.22034/usd.2024.2014712.1154

Ahmadreza Keshtkar Ghalati, Maryam Farahkhiz

Analyzing the Meaning in the Historical and Contemporary Architecture of Semnan, Focusing on the Phenomenological Views of Norberg-Schults

Volume 5, Issue 17, Winter 2025, Pages 39-60

10.22034/usd.2024.2007141.1083

Seyed Mahyar Hashemi Hezaveh, Faramarz Hassan Pour, Saeed Kamyabi

A Reading on the Physical Evolution of Open and Semi-Open Spaces in Buildings in Tehran Late Qajar and First Pahlavi

Volume 5, Issue 17, Winter 2025, Pages 75-94

10.22034/usd.2024.2008287.1094

Javaher Kooti, Jaleh Sabernejad, Mehrdad Matin

Philosophy of History of Islamic Architecture in Orientalism

Volume 5, Issue 17, Winter 2025, Pages 95-109

10.22034/usd.2024.2023211.1216

Marzieh Sabet Eghlidi, Ahad Nejad Ebrahimi, Leila Medghalchi

Investigating Women's Preferences in the Public Spaces of Gated Communities - A Case Study of Atisaz Residential Complex

Volume 5, Issue 16, Autumn 2024, Pages 21-40

10.22034/usd.2024.2012565.1139

Sara Anbari, Seyed Abbas Yazdanfar, Seyed Hadi Ghoddusi Far, Azadeh Shahcheraghi

Rereading Iran's Modernist Architecture from the Perspective of Peirce's Semiotics

Volume 5, Issue 16, Autumn 2024, Pages 41-63

10.22034/usd.2024.2011837.1142

Zahra Torkaman, Seyedeh Faezeh Etemad Sheykhaleslami

Journal of Urban Sustainable Development

Journal Archive

Volume 7 (2026)

Volume 6 (2025)

Volume 5 (2024)

Volume 4 (2023)

Volume 3 (2022)

Volume 2 (2021)

Volume 1 (2020)