Climate Stories; an Approach to Understanding the Architecture of Regional Homes Based on the Critical Regional Theory (Case Study: Tehran)

Today, one of the architectural concerns in Tehran is the formation of houses without regional identity, the unification of the physical environment and the disappearance of the architectural identity and appearance of the houses. However, the concept of housing in Iran is tied to the culture and climate of each region, and this can be studied in stories and particularly climate literature and perceiving the views of authors that are taken from the layers of people's lives. The issue that can be raised here is the recognition of the role of climate stories in the awareness of architectural elements and features in the past. The research method of this research is descriptive with the method of comparative studies and the research approach is qualitative. The type of research is fundamental in terms of purpose, and considering that its output is supposed to be methodical, then it is explanatory in terms of the type of results and in terms of the technique of literary criticism analysis. The process of data collection is library research and since the foundation of this research is the use of climatic literature, literary criticism and content analysis were used. Findings indicate that through the principles of critical regionalism, one can get acquainted with the characteristics of climatic fiction. The application of semantic critique method with narrative, lexical (formalistic), technical, structural, social and aesthetic semiotics approaches is effective in understanding the architecture of old houses through climatic stories.

1. A study of the architectural features of the old houses of Tehran based on climatic stories. 2. Explaining the application of the theory of critical regionalism in recognizing the architecture of old houses in Tehran.

Research questions:

 1. How can climate stories be used to recognize the architectural features of old houses in Tehran? 2. What is the use of the theory of critical regionalism in understanding the architecture of old houses in Tehran?