School of Architecture

The book "Native Landscape of Natanz and Abyaneh" was published by Dr. Seyed Amir Mansoori, Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture Department, University of Tehran, in 2017, in the Nazar Art, Architecture and Urban Planning Research Institute.
What is important about Natanz that leads us to understand its entirety and existence lies in the native landscape of this city. Natanz is the remaining and ongoing manifestation of the historical life of the people of Natanz. The aqueducts that they dug to bring water for their farming, work and life from the foothills to the plain. The trees that they planted on the banks of the aqueducts to shade the water and prevent its evaporation. The wood of the trees produced their agricultural tools and implements. The city centers and their neighborhoods emerged on the outskirts of the aqueduct and the city streets were along small waterways that took root and moved away from the aqueduct. The houses were built with local materials, wood, stone, and Natanz-colored soil, and continued their building tradition from generation to generation. These are the elements of the local landscape of Natanz that tell us about its nature and who it is. The travels and explorations of the group of researchers from the Nazan Research Institute and their reflections in finding the elements of the local landscape of Natanz and Abyaneh have led to the production of this book. 23 scientific notes documented by photographs, each of which tells the observer a corner of the mysterious world of the Natanz landscape.

Part 1: Ritual Landscape
Part 2: Rural Landscape
Part 3: Urban Landscape