Role of urban sculptures in Beautification and Improvement of quality of urban spaces (case study: Fuman County)

Authors : Maryam Sabour, Mina Samie Yousefi, Fatemeh Samie Yousefi

Pages : 4070-4082

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Publication Date : 2015-05-13

Article Type : Review

Abstract :Abstract . Urban spaces are the places in which citizens' civil and social life occurs. Hence, attention to design of these spaces causes improvement of quality and realization of urban life and interaction between citizens and city. Arrival of urban sculptures to public spaces has been mentioned as one of the suitable solutions for beautification and improvement of quality of urban spaces. Art of sculpture at public spaces directly associates to people, causing improvement of citizens' visual culture and improvement of quality of urban environments. Urban sculptures in addition to beautifying urban spaces can undertake positive and important features such as identity - building in urban spaces, building mental image, transferring valuable messages, transferring culture and history within community, causing more interaction of citizens at urban spaces through creation of interesting and high-quality spaces. In following, the concepts pertaining to sculpture and principles and regulations to use it have been elaborated. Fuman County well known with city of sculptures enjoys this art and important feature. Hence, the present research seeks to examine role of these elements in beautification and Improvement of quality of urban spaces. Library study, case study and distribution of questionnaire have been used as the research method, proving that the volumetric elements such as sculpture have a positive effect on urban spaces. Ultimately, several suggestions have been proposed to improve this art and expand it. 
Keywords : Urban sculpture, beautification, quality, urban spaces