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CanadianÌýcities and their built form will continue to evolve as they are affected, byÌýtrends in globalization and its consequent mobilization of populations in massÌýimmigration. This thesis investigates the impact on the buildings of theÌýsuburbanÌýareas that immigrant communities move to, and proposes to developÌýdesign strategies to establish a common built identity for communities sharedÌýby Canadians and new immigrants seeking a life in Canada.

ThisÌýArchitecture will deal with the impact of mass migration of North AmericanÌýSuburb and the creation of the ethnic enclaves. In particular, how the IranianÌýimmigrant community can manifest their traditional building formats in the newÌýurbanÌýcontext of the Toronto suburb of Richmond Hill.

TheÌýresearch is based on the study of the joint form and functions of typicalÌýbuildings, both in Iranian traditional cities and the suburbs of Toronto. TheÌýconcern of the design case studies is to develop a new interpretation buildingÌýform andÌýfunction, which answers to the needs of Iranian-Canadian citizens ofÌýRichmond Hill. Each interpretation is based on a transformation of a CanadianÌýsuburban building type using the forms, uses, and culturally defined habitsÌýfound in theÌýtraditional Iranian architecture.

ThisÌýthesis is looking at hybridized architecture, which combines the originalÌýarchitecture of home culture and standardized commercial and residentialÌýarchitecture of North American suburb. This study presents a house project as aÌýprivate realmÌýand represents a public realm; a café, and shopping plaza.Ìý