Nashtifan Windmills
In a world where we are surrounded by high-tech architecture, why is it important to study and preserve different forms of vernacular architecture? This talk looks at the windmills of Nashtifan and examines the structural and functional features of these vernacular structures.
Figure 1. Row of the windmills in Nashtifan. Photo: Atri Hatef Naiemi.
Figure 2. Sail-houses of the windmills, Nashtifan. Photo: Atri Hatef Naiemi.
Figure 3. Internal space of the millhouse of a windmill, Nashtifan. Photo: Atri Hatef Naiemi.
Atri Hatef Naiemi, PhD
Barakat Postdoctoral Fellow
Khalili Research Centre, University of Oxford
3 St John Street, Oxford OX1 2LG, UK