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This chapter refers to the concept of spatial values of two European historic cities, Bologna and Bruges , in comparison with the historic city of Yazd in Iran. It considers the porticos of Bologna as a system of connected form–space elements which move around the historic city. In Bruges , the special characteristic of form–space of the medieval street patterns with harmonious changes of facades leading toward main squares, providing ever-new interconnected vistas . And in Yazd , covered and open alleyways integrated with squares, constitute a system of form–space elements move around the whole structure. Here also principles of spatial organization in historic cities of Iran have been discussed.
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See Urban Structure in Hot Arid Environments , part 4, Springer, 2016.
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Information about Bologna in Italy and Burges in Belgium is based on our short field studies. For a detailed study concerning the historical aspects of these two cities see Leonardo Benevolo, The History of the City, Solar Press, 1980. Considering Persian Architecture , works of scholars are mainly concentrated on masterpieces, special buildings. For traditional fabrics in the hot arid zone, see Architecture in the Hot Arid Zone, 1974.
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See Hanno-Walter Kruft, A History of Architectural Theory, Princeton Architectural Press, 1994, p. 16.
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See Ernest E. Herzfeld (1941), Iran in the ancient East; Oxford University Press, Chapter 1, p. 3.
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Ibid., p. 18.
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Ibid., p. 26.
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See David Bohm , On Creativity , ed. Lee Nichol, Routledge, 1998, pp. 84–85.
The information here, in the present book, is also based on exhaustive field research.
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Tavassoli, M. (2020). Flowing Spaces, Flowing Forms. In: Form, Space and Design. The Urban Book Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-15831-6_2
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