Explanation of contextualism in each of its criteria in the historical, inner suburb, valuable periferal and outer fring contexts of Tehran

Designing in the historical, inner suburb, valuable periferal, outer fring contexts of cities reveals the importance of how to pay attention to contextual criteria. The question is, “What are the effective criteria and sub-criteria for being contextual in a new architectural work?” “What criteria of contextualism have more priority in design?” “In particular, what is the relative importance of each of the criteria in the historical, inner suburb, valuable periferal ,and outer fring contexts of the city of Tehran?A combined research method including qualitative content analysis, hierarchical procedure, and statistical analysis was used. Analysis of the research results showed that the concept of contextualism and its relationship with different contexts in four main criteria (physical, conceptual, functional, and social) can be explained in the framework of the proposed conceptual model. Based on the results, attention to the criteria of contextualism is important in the historical, inner suburb, valuable peripheral ,and outer fring contexts, respectively. In common sub-criteria, attention to solving functions and favorable response to expected behaviors and especially in historical and valuable periferal contexts, social background and collective memory are remarkable points. In the outer fring context with different environmental features from the urban fabric, through considering the context domain wider and attention to the characteristics of the single buildings or getting inspiration from Special natural features of the environment, it can be possible to achieve regional attitude. In this regard, the construction of new valuable buildings can generate values based on the past culture. Also, following these patterns by other designers can strengthen and continue the contextual design in the future of an area. Finally, the results from the extraction of the criteria and sub-criteria of contextualism can be used to evaluate other buildings. The results of prioritizing research criteria also contribute to pre-design knowledge and organization of the design program in various fields. In this way, the design of contemporary buildings in valuable contexts leads to the continuation of architectural life and in contexts without significant background, causes the emergence of valuable features.