Purpose

Environmental and functional situations of neighbourhoods can play a significant role in maintaining neighbourhoods’ socio-economic activities and residents’ place attachment. This study aims to examine the relationship between architectural identity components (i.e. symbol, ornament and old pattern) and place attachment in Aghazaman neighbourhood as a well-known historic neighbourhood in Sanandaj, Iran.

Design/methodology/approach

The study is quantitative in nature and a questionnaire survey was conducted on a sample of 300 respondents to assess the relationships between the architectural identity components and place attachment.

Findings

The findings indicate a significant and positive relationship between architectural identity and place attachment, indicating that higher architectural identity is associated with high perceptions of place attachment amongst residents. The results further indicate that the most influencing factor in shaping architectural identity is old pattern, followed by ornaments and symbols.

Social implications

As place attachment is a strong incentive to maintain social interactions in neighbourhoods and to create a sense of attachment towards the residential environment, attention must be paid to the relationships amongst people, place, meaning and identity.

Originality/value

The architectural elements such as motifs and columns give identity to the image of historic neighbourhoods. The use of architectural identity components can help in decision making of planners and practitioners of urban neighbourhoods. The study was designed to develop a guideline so that future developments in Iran could be monitored to sustain strong neighbourhood attachment.

中文翻译：

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历史街区的建筑特色和场所依恋：伊朗萨南达杰的实证研究

目的

社区的环境和功能状况在维护社区的社会经济活动和居民的场所依恋方面可以发挥重要作用。这项研究的目的是检查建筑标识组件（即符号，装饰和旧图案）与位置附着在Aghazaman街区之间的关系，Aghazaman街区是伊朗Sanandaj的一个著名历史街区。

设计/方法/方法

该研究本质上是定量的，并且对300名受访者的样本进行了问卷调查，以评估建筑标识组件与场所附着之间的关系。

发现

研究结果表明，建筑身份与场所依恋之间存在显着且正相关的关系，这表明较高的建筑身份与居民之间对场所依恋的高度感知相关。结果进一步表明，影响建筑身份的最主要因素是旧图案，其次是装饰品和符号。

社会影响

由于场所依恋是保持邻里社会互动并营造对居住环境的依恋感的强烈动机，因此必须注意人，场所，含义和身份之间的关系。

创意/价值

诸如主题和圆柱之类的建筑元素赋予了历史街区形象以个性。使用建筑标识组件可以帮助规划师和城市居民从业者的决策。该研究旨在制定指南，以便可以监控伊朗的未来发展，以维持强烈的邻里依恋。