Sky as Landscape: Sky in Landscape Preferences

Document Type : علمی - پژوهشی

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PhD, Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, Shahid Beheshti University

Abstract

Current metropolitan buildings consider windows solely as sources of natural light and rarely provide for favorable views. This paper investigates the favorableness of window view towards the sky. To this end, a literature survey including both cultural and evolutionary approaches indicates that sky is a favorable view per se. A sample of working adults was then selected for survey. Their preference for diverse views was recorded. The results show that view from a window towards the sky is significantly preferred to views to the cityscape and its built elements. After view towards the sky, vistas including the city silhouette as well as the sky are favored. The worst preferred views are those that look at built elements at a close distance.

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  • Receive Date: 14 September 2015
  • Revise Date: 02 February 2021
  • Accept Date: 31 December 2020

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