Urban landscape improvement by small architectures Case study: Al-Kadhimiya Shrine

Abstract

Focus on all elements that might improve the city, the community, and the environment in general, with special elements level of small scales or so-called small architectures by considering the distribution, characteristics, quality, and location of the elements of street furniture (seats, lights, telephone booths, trees, posters, billboards, etc.).The Research Problem: increased visual distortion and urban chaos in Iraqi cities. The importance of studying small architectures: improve the urban environment by improving urban design. Scope of Study: The selection of the spaces surrounding the holy shrine in the city of Al-Kadhimiya is considered as a model.Research Hypothesis: the development process must determine how to deal with street furniture, which is deemed to be one of elements adopted towards solving the urban problem as well as an important element in promoting the city frontispiece.It has become very important to infer the imbalances in the streets, as well as propose scientific solutions for development. The conclusion of the research is that the realization process of the urban scene abstractly is conducted by means of symbols, heritage meanings, and signs of urban street spaces, which in turn increases the population’s interaction with the urban environment, as well as the need to conduct studies providing the design of the streets using the small architectures.