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Figure 1: Evaz plain in March 2011
The city’s population is around 23000 people (IAU 2015; EPNU 2015). On holidays and summer, it
increases because a considerable amount of Evazi people has shifted to other cities and countries
around Persian Gulf and others. Evazi people who has immigrated to Persian Gulf’s countries, usually they consider a part of their income to help their hometown especially for the places such as
construction areas, hospitals, schools and universities. At present, a considerable number of those
who were living abroad have returned to Evaz and some of them were invested their income over
there.

Architecture in Evaz
History of Evaz goes back to pre-Islam era (IAU 2015).In terms of the important factors of formation of the Architecture in south of Iran and Evaz, different buildings have been constructed, old/
vernacular architecture have focused on important factors such as climate and weather for each
area. Observing these factors causes the influence of comfort ability and comforting in the space
with balance and beauty that is the reason how they became center of the attention. To reduce
the heat, architecture were using different methods through passive strategies. Evaz is also included in hot and dry climatic conditions. They designed the buildings in a way of narrow streets
and winding, high walls for houses to decrease direct sun light and assist to build a shade (Kamal
1999:51).
Forms of monuments were two types introverted or extroverted. Introverted is noun for houses
with yards inside the building and extroverted is the building which looks like cage and yard is designed out of it (Pirnia 1990:32). In order to provide a good atmosphere in warm and cold seasons,
the methods which has been used by architecture of this region also included, under the ground
in homes, mosques, double shell roofs and selecting suitable materials, such as mud and brick
was the other principles to keep the house cold in a summer warm in the winter (Kamal 1999:51).
Wind tower is one of the developed factors of Iranian architecture; it has a huge usage in hot,
humid and dry areas. Wind tower is used especially on the top of the houses to direct the air flow
into the space to create a fresh and cool air. Creating openings on the four sides of the tower as-

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