Brick and Art of Brickwork since Ancient times to Now

The talented architects of the brickwork art have created beautiful and eye-catching floral and geometrical patterns, some of which comprising now the profound legacy of architectural arts
of the country. The excellent designs and patterns of brickwork and their techniques have left us a variety of valuable methods from the past that can create a very deep Iranian cultural dimension
in the façade of modern buildings; an evolutionary work in promoting the rich culture of Iranian architecture. The aim of present paper is first, to elaborate the production of bricks
and its types, and second, to discuss brick decorations and brick art in the Iranian Islamic architecture. In this study, a qualitative content analysis method is used. Therefore, by the study
of library references and observations in different fields including materials science, art of decorations in the Islamic architecture, techniques in using traditional materials; and the empirical
use of theoretical and practical field materials—in particular, following the teachings of the great past masters—data were collected and the aesthetic principles of the Iranian Islamic
period in the field of brickwork were identified to introduce them to the audience and understand more about the physical and decorative principles of Islamic architecture. Therefore, an
empirical and analytical study of brick decorations of Islamic architecture has been formulated as a collection of the basics, methods, and related arts of brickwork in Iran.
Research Questions:1- How do executive decorations and methods in today constructivist building façade act? 2- How much do extensions of brickwork decorations and its outlet have desirability in today
architecture?