Digital echoes of ancient gardens : exploring Persianate pigeon towers’ role in agriculture and heritage through three-dimensional modeling
department or school: Creative and Critical Studies, Faculty of (Okanagan)
data provider: DSpace
degree campus: UBCO
creator: Sarrami, Jalal
issued: 2024-05-23T19:11:00Z
issued: 2024
related degree: Master of Arts - MA
degree grantor: University of British Columbia
description: This thesis delves into the significance of pigeon towers within Persianate gardens and agriculture, with a particular focus on the Mardavij pigeon tower in Hezār Jarib garden, Isfahan. It addresses gaps in English-language scholarship and the underutilization of digital methodologies, underscoring the towers' roles in boosting agricultural productivity through pigeon manure and reflecting socio-political power. Employing digital arts and humanities methods, including three-dimensional modeling, alongside traditional architectural and historical analyses, the study offers a detailed examination of these structures. The findings illustrate the crucial role pigeon towers played in promoting sustainable agriculture in Persianate societies by providing valuable fertilizer, thereby linking architectural innovation with environmental stewardship. Additionally, the towers were contextualized within broader socio-political and economic frameworks, indicating their role in symbolizing and facilitating power dynamics, wealth, and social hierarchy. The research on the Mardavij pigeon tower, which incorporates digital reconstruction and historical textual analysis, unveils the tower's complex design that merges functionality with aesthetic and cultural values, enhancing the garden's utility and its representational significance. This approach not only enriches understanding of Persianate garden architecture but also advocates for the conservation of such heritage sites, stressing their relevance to contemporary discussions on sustainability and environmental guardianship. Key insights emphasize the value of integrating traditional knowledge systems into present-day sustainability practices. Advocating for the preservation of Persianate gardens and pigeon towers as sources of ecological insight, the study highlights the potential of ancient agricultural techniques to inform sustainable practices today. This thesis bridges historical knowledge with modern environmental and archit…
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note: Digital Echoes of Ancient Gardens: Exploring Persianate Pigeon Towers’ Role in Agriculture and Heritage through Three-dimensional Modeling by Jalal Sarrami B.Sc. in Horticultural Science, Isfahan University of Technology, 2009 M.Sc. in Environmental Design Engineering, The University of Tehran, 2012 A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS in THE COLLEGE OF GRADUATE STUDIES (Interdisciplinary Studies) (Digital Arts and Humanities) THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (Okanagan) May 2024 © Jalal Sarrami, 2024 ii The following individuals certify that they have read, and recommend to the College of Graduate Studies for acceptance, a thesis entitled: Digital Echoes of Ancient Gardens: Exploring Persianate Pigeon Towers’ Role in Agriculture and Heritage through Three-dimensional Modeling submitted by Jalal Sarrami in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Arts Dr. Hussein Keshani, Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies Supervisor Dr. Miranda Hart, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science Supervisory Committee Member Dr. Sajjad Nejatie, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Supervisory Committee Member Dr. Saygin Salgirli, The University of British Columbia (Vancouver) University Examiner iii Abstract This thesis delves into the significance of pigeon towers within Persianate gardens and agriculture, with a particular focus on the Mardavij pigeon tower in Hezār Jarib garden, Isfahan. It addresses gaps in English-language scholarship and the underutilization of digital methodologies, underscoring the towers' roles in boosting agricultural productivity through pigeon manure and reflecting socio-political power. Employing digital arts and humanities methods, including three-dimensional modeling, alongside traditional architectural and historical analyses, the study offers a detailed examination of these structures. The findings illustrate the crucial role pigeon towers played in prom…
has type: Thesis/Dissertation
date issued: 2024-09
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0443760
language: eng
degree discipline: Interdisciplinary Studies
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: University of British Columbia
rights: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
rights URI: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
scholar level: Graduate
contributor: Keshani, Hussein
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/88357