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Aesthetic values of the future cities

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The aesthetic value of the city is one of the most important elements of its urban identity which distinguishes it from other cities, cities had made in their growth stages, the different ingredients of beauty. Contemporary architects and urban designers search for concepts and aesthetic values for contemporary and future cities, which are characterized by being sustainable cities. This research raises the question of what are the designing and planning characteristics that achieve aesthetic values for future cities, and what are the urban and architectural vocabularies that enhance the aesthetic values in the contemporary urban developments. In order to answer this question the research adopted an analytical approach to previous studies in order to extrapolate indicators of aesthetic values for future cities (sustainable cities). The research found to build a theoretical framework for a comprehensive vocabulary that describes formats and the possibility of achieving aesthetic values in the cities and to clarify formulas to achieve them in the future sustainable cities.

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