Passive cooling

thumb |An ab anbar (water reservoir) with windcatchers (openings near the top of the towers) in the central desert city of [[Yazd, Iran]] thumb |Aghazadeh Mansion in Abarkooh, [[Iran, has an elaborate 18-m windtower with two levels of openings, plus some smaller windtowers.]]

thumb|300px|A domus, with impluvium numbered 7

thumb|300px|A mashrabiya in Tunisia

thumb|Jali at Taranga Jain temple|Ajitnath Jain Temple, 11th-century [[Gujarat]] thumb|A jali is typically open, but this example of a 17th-century jali from the last Mughal period was owned by a wealthy merchant and probably placed with the external portal. Basically, the impression is friendly and inviting as the inside of the palace, but secure to outside world. The iris (plant)|iris pattern at the top is a departure from the earlier geometry and indicates a Persian influence.

In traditional Persian architecture, a howz () is a centrally positioned symmetrical axis pool. If in a traditional house or private courtyard, it is used for bathing, aesthetics or both. If in a sahn of a mosque, it is used for performing ablutions. A howz is usually around deep. It may be used as a "theatre" for people to sit on all sides of the pool while others entertain.

thumb|right|Shabestan of the Jameh Mosque of Tabriz; as Tabriz does not have a hot climate, the Shabestan here was not built underground. A shabestan or shabistan (; is an underground space that can be usually found in traditional architecture of mosques, houses, and schools in ancient Iran.

any cooling method that facilitates heat dissipation without additional energy input

building surrounded by earth

thumb|Jharokha balcony in Jodhpur (Mehrangarh) Jharokha thumb|upright|A jharokha in Maheshwar Fort, Madhya Pradesh

process of supplying air to and removing air from an indoor space without using mechanical systems

thumb|Spherical awning of a Bandstand|bandshell An awning or overhang is a secondary covering attached to the exterior wall of a building. It is typically composed of canvas woven of acrylic, cotton or polyester yarn, or vinyl laminated to polyester fabric that is stretched tightly over a light structure of aluminium, iron or steel, possibly wood or transparent material (used to cover solar thermal panels in the summer, but that must allow as much light as possible in the winter). The configuration of this structure is something of a truss, space frame or planar frame. Awnings are also often c

islamic architectural feature

all weather prayer cover

mechanical building ventilation where fans are configured to extract air from the building, suitable for cold climates

thumb|A Kucheh in Kashan. Photo was taken from entrance to [[Tabatabai House looking outside into the Kucheh.]] In traditional Persian architecture, a kucheh or koocheh (), is a narrow especially designed alley. Remnants of it are still seen in modern Iran and regional countries.