Using Vernacular Architecture in Design of Practices for Architectural Design Basics

There is a gap between the past vernacular architecture and the contemporary architecture of Iran. Ignoring the practical characteristics of vernacular architecture has created an unidentified architecture and urban design for the life of new generations in Iran. The main problem of this research is familiarizing the students of architecture with philosophy of vernacular architecture for better understanding of environment. Since there are no local objectives in syllabus of undergraduate program of architecture this article is aimed to interject vernacular approaches in teaching of architectural design basics courses. Particularly enhance the creativity of students in architectural basic courses through understanding vernacular architecture. The results of research presented that contemporary teaching methods especially in architectural basic courses caused to disturb students’ mind and lack of creativity in architectural design. Also the results indicate that familiarizing students of architecture with vernacular materials will provide an environment in which students can create local ideas for local problems.