Abstract:
Domination of modernism and non-holistic thinking in the past decades has caused the cities to lose their vitality and vivacity. Consequently, streets as the main constituent of the cities structure, the destinationand the promenade of the people during the last decade have turned into smoked- filled route congestedwith traffic. Tehran as a metropolis has been no exception. The physical and bipolar look (Cartesiandualism) have made it impossible to create a sense of place and vibrant community spaces. Unfortunately,in contemporary urbanization, the sense of place has received less attention. The available studies haveconsidered it as an object; an object which is lying in front of the human, but has not been standing by thehuman. This qualitative-deductive study draws upon landscape approach to identify the vitality componentsand their relationship with the sense of place. To this end, we have chosen the Valiasr Avenue as a casestudy because it is popular with people for its historical identity and collective memories. Methodology:Data were collected using Behavioral mapping and a questionnaire and the relation between the quality of
spatial, semantic and physical aspects of Valiasr Avenue and the vitality rate were investigated. Friedmantest formula and SPSS software were used to weigh the components of the vitality. As a result, a seriesof strategies and solutions have been proposed to revive the historical-recreational landscape of Valiasrand to increase its vitality, strengthening social activities and emphasis on collective memories wererecommended.
Machine summary:
Landscape Approach in Creating Vitality in Valiasr Avenue An Emphasis on Creating the Sense of Place* A Case Study of Valiasr Avenue (The Distance between Vanak Square and Parkway Intersection) Elnaz Mortazi Mehrbani** Seyed Amir Mansouri*** Shohreh Javadi**** Abstract Domination of modernism and non-holistic thinking in the past decades has caused the cities to lose their vitality and vivacity.
5. The Scientific Journal of NAZAR research center (Nrc) for Art, Architecture & Urbanism Elnaz Mortazi Mehrbani, Seyed Amir Mansouri,Shohreh Javadi / Bagh- e Nazar, 14 (55):5-18 Introduction and statement of the problem In comparison with other cities of Iran, Tehran, the 200-year-old capital of Iran, is young.
A high-quality place4 is a comfortable physical environment which is safe The Scientific Journal of NAZAR research center (Nrc) for Art, Architecture & Urbanism 7 Elnaz Mortazi Mehrbani, Seyed Amir Mansouri,Shohreh Javadi / Bagh- e Nazar, 14 (55):5-18 Table 1.
The sense of pace is not just a simple way to explain how a place is perceived by the individual but is a valuable and multidimensional concept which is The Scientific Journal of NAZAR research center (Nrc) for Art, Architecture & Urbanism 9 Elnaz Mortazi Mehrbani, Seyed Amir Mansouri,Shohreh Javadi / Bagh- e Nazar, 14 (55):5-18 related to the individual’s symbolic and emotional understanding of the place (Stefanovic, 1998: 31-44) and the synthesis of conscious, unconscious and perception; it is a rich concept that involves the way a place is perceived, experienced, and the expressed by individuals, it also gives meaning to the place, and the individual’s sense of place influences his attitudes and behavior in that place (Shamai, 1991: 347-358:).