Manifestation of Water in the Formation of Iranian Art and Architectural Desert

Desert is known as one of the most strangest and metaphorical places in Iran. Desert, the infinite trace of dunes has human beings living inside who have made exquisite and wonderful elements by minimal facilities. One of the scare and extinct elements in desert is water. Water, the life-giving substances which has a great share in growth, completion and genesis in civilizations has been sainted by all people of the world, especially the people of this region. So, considering its role in continuity of life, water has a holy place among the people living in desert. On the other hand, recognizing the architecture elements connected with water and the cultural substructures and the historical links of our people with water has a great role in advancement of today’s architecture science and continuing local and traditional architecture in the lost culture of contemporary machine-like life. Holiness of the buildings connected with water and protecting them in the culture and civilization of Iran as well as constructing and inventing exquisite places such as glaciers, cisterns, and Qanats (Aqueduct) which are masterpieces of Iranian architecture art and industry is the national and cultural task of all Iranians who value the architecture and grand culture of their territory. This article is an attempt to declare the effectiveness of water in formation of various kinds of special architecture and the related issues and the place of water in genesis of desert architecture and challenge how the continuity of this effectiveness in modern architecture would be reclamation of such spaces.