I have noticed something about Yazd and I hope it get more attention and more research. The windcatchers are not only a way to cool the houses. The city is one cooling system. Please pay attention that most of the houses are covered, most of the alleys and bazaars are covered. Imagine one huge covered city with hundreds and thousands of cooling vents called windcatchers. It is not only the house which gets cool and comfortable, but even if you walk in the street and bazar you are comfortable. It is one living breeding being, one body with a healthy lung.
Incredibly insightful lecture , amazing what eliminates modern mechanical amenities by utilizing passive cooling systems derived from minds of indigenous Architects .
"Chah" is a Persian word for "well". A chah kan is one term for a well digger. Another is "moqanni" which also means a well digger or more specifically, someone who maintains the qanats. Great video!
Great Arch insight on features that were developed in adaption to building dwellings in a desert climate to maximize longevity and comfort in one particular place in the world . So incredibly unique to the developing civilization in regions that are not so naturally hospitable . Great lecture ! Very interesting ! Thanks for posting !
Well that was an awesome lecture. Perhaps in future talks the speaker could use a collar microphone so the audio isn't all over the place. Otherwise great job.
Good reminder Persians are a technologically sophisticated culture and civilisation. The temporary setback they’re enduring will eventually go away and they’ll return to innovation.
Great lecture. I became interested in wind towers upon seeing an archive documentary on tv 7 years ago. So much detail and least expected. Pity that for me the audio was a problem and detracted from the quality of the presentation. In review, I'm sure Dr Roaf has become aware that there is a technique in presentation that is just as important as anything else and will see that this deficiency in the future won't reoccur.
We are a RUclips Chanel and we have a lot of footages about these specific wind towers, we have taken footages from different angles. For more videos please let's have a conversation.
I wonder if Iran has fewer insects. Except for that, this looks like it would be great the American desert southwest. It wouldn't be practical in moister climates.
These designs depend on nights being cold. So that alone makes them unsuitable to hot and humid places. I think they'd work great in, say, New Mexico, where architecture has independently converged to a similar style.
Yep - I only want to look at the graphics, don’t care if it’s just voice over - switching and skipping lots of graphs is SO FRUSTRATING I may not make it to the end of this😖
@@jesscorbin5981 It's stone, what maintenance? They had rope any maintenance could be done from a temp hanging a platform. Scaffolding does not need to stick out from the building that far. It's for something else. Hang sheets to capture and direct breezes?
Madam, you have recieved and earned your PhD and I persume you already know that, that Gulf has been known as the Persian Gulf for ages. So why call it the Gulf? Perhaps you wish to remain neutral? There is no need for that. Everyone knows its true name is Persian Gulf. Other than this mistake, everything else is well explained.
@@charles6762 Shoma kie mibashid ke be khodetan hamchin joraati midahid ke be in nah ba digaran sohbat konid?? Shoma ba tarze harf zadane tohin amizo raftaretan neshan midahid ke cheghar nadan wa aghab mande hastid. Be ehtemale kheili ziyad ham, manande Reisi faghat 6 klass sawad darid. Waghean motaesefan baseye shoma ke inghadr nafahm hastin ke kari bejoz tohin balad nistin.
@@charles6762 is being persian and wanting to preserve that culture the symbol of being outdated ? im persian and im damn proud of that , hail forever PERSIAN GULF !
I'm not a native English speaker. I endured listening to her up until half of the video. But literally i get annoyed so much everytime she talks with a mic behind her head. Can't understand a thing.
It's annoying as a native speaker too. I have my volume cranked all the way up, and I still have to scoot the speaker close to my ear to hear, lol. This video seems kind of token, in that it exists because it was a thing that happened and isn't necessarily targeted towards a specific audience. If you're interested in the topic you might try googling it for better results. Also I feel compelled to point out that there's a part (8:46 to 8:53) where the audio just cuts out for some reason.
I have noticed something about Yazd and I hope it get more attention and more research. The windcatchers are not only a way to cool the houses. The city is one cooling system. Please pay attention that most of the houses are covered, most of the alleys and bazaars are covered. Imagine one huge covered city with hundreds and thousands of cooling vents called windcatchers. It is not only the house which gets cool and comfortable, but even if you walk in the street and bazar you are comfortable. It is one living breeding being, one body with a healthy lung.
That's beautiful.
Excellent comment. Additionally it’s a layered environment with intermediate level of seismic hazard.
wind speed and humidity levels of the area is the impact.
Incredibly insightful lecture , amazing what eliminates modern mechanical amenities by utilizing passive cooling systems derived from minds of indigenous Architects .
Amazing Persian Architecture and a great lecture.
I'd love to see this ancient technology used in Las Vegas Nevada.
I would like to see this applied to regular small houses in hot cities. I hope this can be scaled down.
"Chah" is a Persian word for "well". A chah kan is one term for a well digger. Another is "moqanni" which also means a well digger or more specifically, someone who maintains the qanats. Great video!
Fantastic, just what I was looking for.
Pioneering work. Deeply inspirational!!!!!
amazing lecture, beautiful explanations and research
Finance well utilised by researcher?
Great Arch insight on features that were developed in adaption to building dwellings in a desert climate to maximize longevity and comfort in one particular place in the world . So incredibly unique to the developing civilization in regions that are not so naturally hospitable . Great lecture ! Very interesting ! Thanks for posting !
Wonderful lecture. Thank you.
Beautiful stunning and magnificent Iran! 😍🇮🇷
Well that was an awesome lecture. Perhaps in future talks the speaker could use a collar microphone so the audio isn't all over the place. Otherwise great job.
There is a variation of this used in the Sauer Castle found in Kansas City.
I need to learn more. 🙂↕️. You are spot on 👍🏼
Good reminder Persians are a technologically sophisticated culture and civilisation. The temporary setback they’re enduring will eventually go away and they’ll return to innovation.
The 1920s Spanish Style houses in Beverly Hills have windcatchers in their homes. I don’t see why we don’t still do this.
Very interesting
Great Research
Awesome old technology🎉
i m Pakistani U very nice espeech thnx U Grend mdar
Great lecture. I became interested in wind towers upon seeing an archive documentary on tv 7 years ago. So much detail and least expected. Pity that for me the audio was a problem and detracted from the quality of the presentation. In review, I'm sure Dr Roaf has become aware that there is a technique in presentation that is just as important as anything else and will see that this deficiency in the future won't reoccur.
Very productive lecture, if you enclose the lecture research , that will be very benefit
Thx so much
I would love to find some windcatchers poems, does anyone know some? thanks
We are a RUclips Chanel and we have a lot of footages about these specific wind towers, we have taken footages from different angles.
For more videos please let's have a conversation.
Can anyone please explain what that wooden rod projection is??
Wind channelled through underground tunnels or caverns. Possibly even sewers of major cities like New York may cool the Earth.
Did it ever occur to your that the slides are impossible to read if they are posted on the wall. Adios.
It's called Badgeer, which means wi dcatchers.
I wonder if Iran has fewer insects. Except for that, this looks like it would be great the American desert southwest. It wouldn't be practical in moister climates.
These designs depend on nights being cold. So that alone makes them unsuitable to hot and humid places. I think they'd work great in, say, New Mexico, where architecture has independently converged to a similar style.
I have found s new purpose for pyramids of Egypt?
too soon to click to next graphic, long video 'selfie' sections.
Yep - I only want to look at the graphics, don’t care if it’s just voice over - switching and skipping lots of graphs is SO FRUSTRATING I may not make it to the end of this😖
what are the sticks for?
One aspect is for scaffolding for exterior maintenance
@@jesscorbin5981 It's stone, what maintenance? They had rope any maintenance could be done from a temp hanging a platform. Scaffolding does not need to stick out from the building that far. It's for something else. Hang sheets to capture and direct breezes?
@@MrBonners It seems to do that well enough bare bones as it is. Let's guess again. Is it for people to stand on the outside, on the face of it?
@@jesscorbin5981 why would they want to do that? the sticks don't need to be that long for someone to stand.
@@MrBonners they used to place sheets inside and wetted them too in Cairo
I liked everything except the remarks about the rapidly warming world.
Madam, you have recieved and earned your PhD and I persume you already know that, that Gulf has been known as the Persian Gulf for ages. So why call it the Gulf?
Perhaps you wish to remain neutral? There is no need for that. Everyone knows its true name is Persian Gulf.
Other than this mistake, everything else is well explained.
شما با ذهن پیش پا افتاده خود و میراث خود را شرمنده می کنید
@@charles6762
Shoma kie mibashid ke be khodetan hamchin joraati midahid ke be in nah ba digaran sohbat konid??
Shoma ba tarze harf zadane tohin amizo raftaretan neshan midahid ke cheghar nadan wa aghab mande hastid. Be ehtemale kheili ziyad ham, manande Reisi faghat 6 klass sawad darid. Waghean motaesefan baseye shoma ke inghadr nafahm hastin ke kari bejoz tohin balad nistin.
@@ahmaddeyhimi7335 You can say that again!
There is always one.....when we were having fun.
@@charles6762 is being persian and wanting to preserve that culture the symbol of being outdated ? im persian and im damn proud of that , hail forever PERSIAN GULF !
بله
@ 5 mins 5:00 did you let a child scrible on that chart with mspaint?
I'm not a native English speaker. I endured listening to her up until half of the video. But literally i get annoyed so much everytime she talks with a mic behind her head. Can't understand a thing.
It's annoying as a native speaker too. I have my volume cranked all the way up, and I still have to scoot the speaker close to my ear to hear, lol. This video seems kind of token, in that it exists because it was a thing that happened and isn't necessarily targeted towards a specific audience. If you're interested in the topic you might try googling it for better results.
Also I feel compelled to point out that there's a part (8:46 to 8:53) where the audio just cuts out for some reason.
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