World Journal of Engineering and Technology, 2017, 5, 574-584 http://www.scirp.org/journal/wjet ISSN Online: 2331-4249 ISSN Print: 2331-4222 DOI: 10.4236/wjet.2017.54049 Sep. 22, 2017 574 World Journal of Engineering and Technology Necessity of Collaboration between Technology and Architectural Design in Order to Develop the Urban Space Quality Mina Khodadad, Mohsen Sanei Department of Architecture, Politecnico di Milano University, Milan, Italy Abstract Proper architectural design and appropriate usage of technology compatible with the environment in parts of a city which is called urban spaces, spaces such as parks, squares, sidewalks, shopping malls, leave a great impact on the quality of the urban life. Architectural design itself is born from technology; it means that, architecture is tied with science and technology, and is in direct contact with them. Technological innovations are one of the most important forces affecting the architectural changes. Nowadays, technological innova- tions are recognized as important and effective powers in development of sustainable environmental design. Today societies are constantly changing in terms of social, economic, political and technological alterations. Change is inevitable, and like all aspects of contemporary life, architecture should simi- larly offer an appropriate response to such changes for remaining sustainable, useful and appropriate. Architecture should also have a suitable response to laws and regulations of recent issues like safety, environment and energy con- servation, and even personal security in architectural space. The purpose of this paper is, primarily an exploration of the concept of “urban space”, and in the second stage, it plans to review the fundamentals and impacts of using technology in urban spaces. The research method is descriptive-analytic and library research method is used for data collecting. Keywords Urban Space, Technological Innovations, Sustainable Environmental Design 1. Introduction By looking at technology era, in the realm of urban space and social life, and How to cite this paper: Khodadad, M. and Sanei, M. (2017) Necessity of Collaboration between Technology and Architectural De- sign in Order to Develop the Urban Space Quality. World Journal of Engineering and Technology, 5, 574-584. https://doi.org/10.4236/wjet.2017.54049 Received: June 26, 2017 Accepted: September 18, 2017 Published: September 22, 2017 Copyright © 2017 by authors and Scientific Research Publishing Inc. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution International License (CC BY 4.0). http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Open Access