Urban Design Guide for the Iran University of Science an‎d Technology Campus as an Urban Space

10/19/2025 12:00:00 AM

Urban university campuses can, in addition to fulfilling their educational role, function as dynamic an‎d influential urban spaces. However, despite its potential to play an effective spatial an‎d social role in Tehran’s urban environment, the campus of Iran University of Science an‎d Technology remained inward-looking an‎d isolated from its surroundings. Its introverted layout, impermeable boundaries, limited functional diversity, an‎d lack of an integrated design framework prevented the campus from fulfilling its role as an urban space. This situation highlighted the need to develop an urban design guide to enhance the campus’s socio-spatial role. Accordingly, the aim of the present study was to formulate such a guide with an emphasis on public spaces an‎d interactive edges. To this end, comparative studies of similar campuses an‎d field surveys were conducted to assess the campus’s current conditions. Then, the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP), Space Syntax, an‎d SWOT analysis were employed for data analysis an‎d developing design strategies. The findings led to the identification of design indicators an‎d criteria that would improve campus legibility, safety, vibrancy, an‎d social connection. The identified criteria also encompassed the physical, functional, an‎d social dimensions of campus design. Ultimately, a context-specific an‎d generalizable framework for designing inner-city campuses was presented, which emphasized linking the university with the surrounding urban fabric an‎d enhancing the quality of urban life. The proposed framework can also be applied to the design of other urban university campuses. Thus, transforming enclosed university campuses into dynamic, interactive urban spaces becomes possible.

طراحي شهري , پرديس دانشگاهي , فضاهاي عمومي , لبه هاي تعاملي , پيوند شهري

Urban Design , University Campus , Public Spaces , Interactive Edges , Urban Connectivity

Soraya Ghasemi

SeyedAbdolhadi Daneshpour