%0 Journal Article %A Zohreh Salavatizadeh and Feridoun NahidiAzar and Sara Salavatizadeh and Seyyed Hossein Salehi and Ahadollah Azami %D 2012 %J International Journal of Architectural and Environmental Engineering %B World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology %I Open Science Index 67, 2012 %T Sustainable Architecture Analyses of Walls in Miyaneh Village Houses, Iran %U https://publications.waset.org/pdf/12823 %V 67 %X Even though so many efforts have been taken to renovate and renew the architecture of Miyaneh villages in cold and dry regions of Iran-s northwest, these efforts failed due to lack of significant study and ignoring the past and sustainable history of those villages. Considering the overpopulation of Iran-s villages as well as the importance in preventing their immigration to cities, recognizing village architecture and its construction technology is of great significance to attain sustainable residence in villages. As the only vertical surface in the space, wall possesses its unique special characteristics, and it is also a very important architectural element able to provide the immunity and comfort space for the residents. This article analyzes the characteristics of this vertical element, main types of adobe and stone walls, locally constructed technologies, implementation, the elements forming the walls in the frame of village house typology of Miyaneh, which has the most villages in East Azerbaijan, based on sustainable architectural construction materials of walls. %P 491 - 495