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City, Territory and Architecture

An interdisciplinary debate on project perspectives

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From: Left open spaces—light shafts in Iran and side setbacks in Japan: a socio-spatial approach to study awareness in open spaces in urban residential blocks

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(Top) Inner courtyards as mere light shafts in housing blocks in Iran, whereas in the Japanese case (Bottom) open spaces are shaped as side setbacks. There is a hypothesis that redistributing the open spaces in Iranian case and introduce wider inner courtyards will contribute to the better ventilation and perception of these open spaces in residential blocks (Bottom)

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