Rethinking the residential urban environment in Iraq - literature review

Baghdad University, Iraq

Abstract

Is a new study to understand the residential architectural environment in Iraq through survey of a series of international, regional and local research and studies related to the residential architectural environment (1991-2019), which approximates 20 studies. the general problem the absence of a clear theoretical scenario that describes the architectural residential environment for the circumstances experienced by the Iraq now. Therefore, the aim of study to give an accurate description and definition of vocabulary and concepts through Theoretical conception to achieve a broader understanding of the residential architectural environment in Iraq (definition of the residential living environment, Housing satisfaction standards and description of the problem of informal housing). This is done by introduction of a three-stage model research, and classification of three items (Housing Satisfaction, Urban Context, Architectural Formation).The results of this study are a set of factors are related to spatial objective reasons for different architectural residential environments are similar the Iraq circumstances. and the research put its observations in a table divided into three axes, to archived aim.