Conclusion Integration of Womens Needs in Architecture and Urban Planning Curriculum

8 Conclusion Integration of Women s Needs in Architecture and Urban Planning Curriculum 

However, in the Middle Eastern societies where women s privacy is important, architects and platmers should be aware of cultural norms concerning this need in order to accommodate women in urban and public life otherwise, women will be excluded and prevented from their rights in using the public sphere comfortably, including the employment fields. Therefore, it is not correct to apply standard codes and regulations which are imported from Western cultures as they are, and without implementation of our cultural needs, particularly women s privacy, in these codes. 

In order to implement women s specific needs in the formal rules, planners and architects should be first aware of these needs and how they are relevant to their de- 

If women s privacy is an important need and value for the Middle Eastern societies which influenced their traditional and modem urban designs and women s access to public sphere, the question to be raised here is  

students in planning are taught to design cities and prepare the masterplans of these cities according to standard requirements and calculations based on the number of inhabitants and resources without considering the cultural needs of the society, including women s privacy. 

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