Abstract:
Developing a historically important city while retaining the essence of that place
is a crucial issue confronted by architects, urban designers and planners
worldwide. It should neither be a repetition of elements nor total disregard of
conservational norms: if that city is an urbanized living city, many facets such as
public services, commercial activities and conservation issues require
consideration. Understanding the sense of place is considered as the means of
ensuring healthy and sustainable development in a historical city. Sense of place
is always related to human interaction with places and is reflected in commercial
spaces, which have the potential of creating an identity to a city. Therefore the
objective of this research is to explore the sense of place in commercial spaces of
a living historical city.
